Daily brief
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated that US forces were not involved in the operation that resulted in the death of a cartel leader. The government is considering legal action against Elon Musk after the billionaire linked the president to drug cartels on his social media platform. Analysts separately suggested that U.S. pressure was behind the raid.
President López Obrador's political party, Morena, led by Claudia Sheinbaum, is refining an electoral reform proposal with allied parties for a legislative push.
A U.S. judge held Department of Homeland Security officials in contempt and ordered compensation for a Mexican national who was released into a winter storm.
The US Ambassador to Mexico met with President López Obrador at the National Palace.