Mexico Congress backs National Guard, weakens military role

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress has passed a measure creating a National Guard — but it weakens controversial proposals to give the military a greater formal role in policing.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday he’s not satisfied with the bill that passed the night before and hopes the Senate will modify it to restore a greater role for the armed forces.
The president originally proposed a National Guard under military command as t