Trump nominates Musk for Department of Government Efficiency

“These two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracyreduce excess regulations, cut unnecessary spending and restructure federal agencies.” Musk, whose companies have several businesses with the US government, approached Trump after the then-candidate’s assassination attempt in July and became a of the main financiers of his campaign.

The president-elect also announced Fox News presenter Peter Hegseth, a veteran of the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, as Secretary of Defense, and former congressman John Ratcliffe as head of the CIA – the two are considered close and faithful allies of Trump. .

Government leader advances in Uruguay

The candidates of the left-wing coalition, Yamandú Orsi, and the center-right ruling party, Álvaro Delgado, appear tiedwithin the margin of error, in the first survey after the first round of the presidential election in Uruguay.

An ally of former president José Mujica, Orsi appears with 48.5% of voting intentions. Delgado records 45.1%. It is a large reduction in the difference between the two candidates compared to the first round, when Orsi won with 43.9% of the votes, and Delgado obtained 26.8%. The second round is scheduled for the 24th.

Innocents arrested in El Salvador

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, acknowledged that at least eight thousand innocent people were unjustly imprisoned in their “war” against gangs. “We have already freed 8,000 people. And we are going to free 100% of the innocent people,” said Bukele during a visit to a prison in Costa Rica, accompanied by President Rodrigo Chaves.