Latest news in Mexico? September 11th, 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected recent statements made by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, demanding that Mexico not be turned into a political target in U.S. election campaigns. Rubio had alleged that drug cartels control vast areas of Mexican territory and hinted at the possibility of unilateral U.S. action, to which Sheinbaum reaffirmed Mexico’s national sovereignty and urged U.S. officials to focus on domestic drug addiction and arms trafficking into Mexico.National security figures presented this week showed daily homicides decreased by 53% compared to baseline figures from earlier years, though cartel violence remains a major focus of cross-border diplomacy.The National Defense Secretariat finalized preparations in Mexico City for the upcoming September 16 Independence Day parade, which will feature more than 18,000 military personnel, National Guard members, and roughly 100 aircraft conducting flyovers across the Zócalo.The executive branch submitted a draft Digital Economy Law to Congress intended to regulate and expand electronic payment infrastructure nationwide. Meanwhile, annual headline inflation ticked up slightly to 3.26% in late August, breaking a four-month cooling trend.