The morning of January 29 opened with a media focus on Storm Kristin's impact and the fallout of José Luis Ábalos’s resignation, but editorial attention quickly consolidated around Transport Minister Óscar Puente’s appearance in the Senate. Editors tracked his defensive testimony regarding the Adamuz disaster, where he dismissed calls for resignation and blamed previous administrations for investment deficits. By early afternoon, the narrative diverged ideologically: conservative outlets highlighted Puente's admission of maintenance funding gaps and his dismissal of opposition critics as "neofascist," while progressive sources focused on his technical justifications for the Madrid-Andalusia line and new judicial probes into pandemic-era contracts in Madrid. The evening headlines were dominated by the funeral in Huelva for the 45 Adamuz victims. Media prioritized the presence of the Royal Family and the emotive demands for "truth" from the victims' relatives. Simultaneously, editors reported a socio-economic shift as the Labor Ministry and unions bypassed employers to formalize a minimum wage increase to 1,221 euros.