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López Obrador’s head of Security will be the main secretary of the Sheinbaum Government
The current Secretary of Security of Mexico, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, will be the head of the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) of the Government of Claudia Sheinbaum, so the main position of her cabinet will be in the hands of one of the closest profiles to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as announced on Thursday by the future president of the country.
Rodríguez has been head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) since October 2020, so she is considered one of López Obrador’s preferred officials, and previously she was Secretary of the Government of Mexico City (2018-2020) in the local mandate of Sheinbaum (2018-2023), to whom she is also close.
The Segob is the most important position of the Government of Mexico after the presidency, since its holder is responsible for replacing the president in case of absence, conducting domestic policy, implementing immigration measures and negotiating with unions, companies, governors and the other powers.
“He has a vast experience and we have worked together and I know that the Ministry of the Interior will perform in an excellent way and with a lot of professionalism and honesty,” Sheinbaum said when announcing it at an event in Mexico City.
As Secretary of Security of the federal government, Rodríguez has received criticism because the crisis of violence has not been resolved, with a cumulative of more than 184,000 homicides so far since the six-year term of López Obrador (2018-2024).
While the opposition has accused it of ceding public security tasks to the Armed Forces, since the National Guard, created by the president as a civilian body in practice, obeys the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena), although there is still a lack of constitutional reform to formalize this management.
The elected president, who will be the first president of Mexico, highlighted that Rodríguez, “of course, is the first woman in the history of Mexico to hold this position” of Security.
Rodríguez was the main appointment of Sheinbaum’s third cabinet announcement, who will take over on October 1 and still needs to appoint head of key units such as Labor, Defense and Navy.
The official promised to continue with the “second floor of the Fourth Transformation of Mexico,” in reference to López Obrador’s political movement.
“It is a privilege to walk by your side as the first woman president in the history of our country, with you we arrived all together, grandmothers, mothers and daughters, a high responsibility, like the one you trust me now, requires a high commitment as well,” Rodríguez said.
He also guaranteed that “there will always be coordination and dialogue,” in addition to “acting with respect and civility.”
International
Police investigate deaths of Rob Reiner and wife as apparent homicide
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating the deaths of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reinerand his wife as an “apparent homicide,” amid a wave of tributes to the director of classics such as When Harry Met Sally.
According to U.S. media reports on Sunday, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles mansion with what appeared to be stab wounds.
Several political figures shared messages of condolence following the reported deaths of the director of A Few Good Menand his wife.
While the LAPD did not officially confirm the identities of the victims, it stated that homicide detectives were dispatched to the Reiner residence.
“At this time, no additional details are available and the investigation into an apparent homicide is ongoing,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement posted on social media.
LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters that no arrests have been made and that no individuals are currently being questioned as suspects.
“I’m not going to confirm whether anyone is being questioned at this moment or not. We are going to try to speak with as many family members as we can,” Hamilton said.
CNN reported that a family spokesperson confirmed the deaths of Reiner and his wife.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and former Vice President Kamala Harrisissued statements expressing their condolences.
International
U.S. and Mexico Reach Deal to Address Water Deficit Under 1944 Treaty
The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to comply with current water obligations affecting U.S. farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to cover its water deficit to Texas under the 1944 Water Treaty, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement.
The department уточified that the agreement applies to both the current cycle and the water deficit from the previous cycle.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of failing to comply with the water-sharing treaty between the two countries, which requires the United States to deliver 1.85 billion cubic meters of water from the Colorado River, while Mexico must supply 432 million cubic meters from the Rio Grande.
Mexico is behind on its commitments. According to Washington, the country has accumulated a deficit of more than one billion cubic meters of water over the past five years.
“This violation is severely harming our beautiful crops and our livestock in Texas,” Trump wrote on Monday.
The Department of Agriculture said on Friday that Mexico had agreed to supply 250 million cubic meters of water starting next week and to work toward closing the shortfall.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, quoted in the statement, said Mexico delivered more water in a single year than it had over the previous four years combined.
Trump has said that if Mexico continues to fall short of its obligations, the United States reserves the right to impose 5% tariffs on imported Mexican products.
Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Roberto Velasco, said that a severe drought in 2022 and 2023prevented the country from meeting its commitments.
International
Several people shot in attack on Brown University campus
Several people were shot on Saturday in an attack on the campus of Brown University, in the northeastern United States, local police reported.
“Shelter in place and avoid the area until further notice,” the Providence Police Department urged in a post on X. Brown University is located in Providence, the capital of the state of Rhode Island.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that he had been briefed on the situation and that the FBI was on the scene.
At 5:52 p.m. local time (11:52 p.m. GMT), Brown University said the situation was still “ongoing” and instructed students to remain sheltered until further notice.
After initially stating that the suspect had been taken into custody, Trump later posted a second message clarifying that local police had walked back that information. “The suspect has NOT been apprehended,” the U.S. president said.
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