U.S. Secretary of State Rubio acknowledged that political violence in Mexico is "real" and said he would work to stop arms trafficking following the murder of two government aides on Tuesday.

The murder of Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz is a direct challenge to Morena, the ruling party, in its largest political stronghold

An attack on a political event in Mexico, where a mayoral candidate and three others were killed, is the latest in an uptick in political violence in the country.

A former presidential candidate in Mexico has been branded a “political violator against women” because of his view on transgenderism.

Mexico is dealing with another wave of violence. In the state of Guanajuato, seven people were killed during a Catholic festival, and two officials were murdered in the country's capital. Authorities suspect that drug cartels are behind the attacks.

What began as a festive campaign march quickly turned into a scene of terror in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday night when a mayoral candidate was gunned down alongside three other people.

A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one onto a fleet of semi-trucks.