The leftist president recently forced out a state governor accused in the U.S. of drug trafficking, pushing aside a powerful ally of her mentor.

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Sinaloa state Gov. Rubén Rocha is accused by U.S. prosecutors of ties to kingpins of a top drug cartel.

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Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s current president, says the revocation amounts to U.S. interference in “Mexican politics.”

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