Weekend news roundup from Mexico and the world, November 7-8, 2026, Digi Mart USA News: The weekend brought developments that reach beyond politics and society into economic activity, from security challenges in Mexico to labor policy, housing finance and an investigation involving a major technology company. According to the source, these stories point to issues likely to remain in public and business discussion.
1. Río Bravo mayor freed after being detained in Zacatecas
Security returned to the national agenda after Miguel Ángel Almaraz Maldonado, mayor of Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, was deprived of his liberty on Saturday, November 7, while traveling with his family on the border between Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí. According to early reports from the investigation, the mayor’s relatives were also detained, but they regained their freedom hours later.
The mayor was released on Sunday and returned to Tamaulipas under his own means. During his journey, Almaraz Maldonado requested assistance from officers of the Policía de Acción y Reacción de Coahuila at a security checkpoint on the border with Zacatecas, where authorities inspect vehicles entering Saltillo.
The Coahuila State Attorney General’s Office said the official was placed under official protection and received a medical evaluation, food, hydration and institutional support.
Authorities said they are coordinating to continue the corresponding proceedings and to guarantee his safe return to Tamaulipas, although they did not specify when the transfer would take place.
2. Nvidia investigates possible links to an alleged Chinese espionage operation
In international technology news, Nvidia announced an independent investigation after reports by The New York Times indicated that its co-founder and chief executive, Jensen Huang, may have been the target of an espionage operation linked to China. The company’s board of directors said a committee of independent directors, supported by outside lawyers, will review the available information to clarify what happened.
In its statement, Nvidia said it has no reason to believe that U.S. national security or its trade secrets have been compromised.
It also expressed confidence in Huang and confirmed it will cooperate with the review process.
The news came amid a personal controversy involving the executive, who acknowledged to company employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologized for the consequences of his actions. In a message to staff, Huang said: “I owe an apology to my family and to all of you.
I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children.
There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.” He also acknowledged that his behavior affected the trust of those who work with him and said leading Nvidia is the greatest privilege of his life.
3. INE proposes 6% salary increase amid threatened national strike
In Mexico, the National Electoral Institute (INE) announced a proposal to improve working conditions for staff at its Citizen Service Modules (MAC) after a national strike was called for Monday, November 9. In communiqué 492, published Sunday, November 8, the electoral body said it proposes a 6% salary increase for personnel at level FA1, to take effect in January 2027.
The proposal responds to demands from workers, who have requested better pay, job stability and dignified working conditions. In addition to the salary increase, the INE presented other measures: guaranteeing the 30-minute meal break; setting a fixed vacation period from December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027; holding training activities during working hours; upgrading equipment at service modules; improving the supply of stationery, fuel and cleaning materials; and reviewing staff responsibilities to optimize work organization.
The Institute also said that during the first quarter of 2027 it will continue evaluating other salary scenarios and their funding sources, with the aim of incorporating new proposals into its 2028 institutional budget.
4. Sheinbaum rejects alleged embezzlement at Infonavit and Fovissste
Housing policy also generated debate over the weekend. President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected allegations of alleged embezzlement at Infonavit and Fovissste related to the restructuring of mortgage loans promoted by her administration.
Speaking at a Vivienda para el Bienestar event in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, she defended the loan modifications and said they aim to resolve debt conditions that for years affected millions of workers.
Sheinbaum said the strategy includes restructuring more than five million loans and maintained that reducing balances or modifying payment terms does not compromise the institutes’ resources. According to the president, some loans followed schemes in which debts grew over time even when borrowers made their payments.
She defended mechanisms to reduce balances, adjust monthly payments and facilitate loan settlement, stating: “What we are doing is justice, because they had already paid what they had to pay.”
She also rejected the idea that these adjustments encourage default and said the goal is to offer alternatives to families struggling to complete their loans.
5. Israel weighs a possible coalition with Netanyahu’s party
In international politics, Gadi Eisenkot, an Israeli politician seeking to lead the formation of a new government, said he is willing to include Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and the Religious Zionist Party, linked to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in a possible coalition. He set one condition: both parties would have to back an administration led by him and accept the political principles he has proposed.
Eisenkot argued that Israel needs a period of political unity and said the willingness shown by these parties to reach that goal should translate into support for a new government. The proposal represents a possible rapprochement between political forces that have maintained differences, although no final agreement exists and there is no confirmation that Netanyahu has accepted participation in such an administration.
