Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump Blasts Colombia’s Petro After Alleged Drug Strike Deaths

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Trump Goes All Out Against Colombia’s Petro After Claims Drug Strike Killed Fishermen: What We Know

Colombia’s government says a fisherman killed in a recent US raid near Venezuelan waters was not a drug trafficker – directly challenging Washington’s claims that its growing Caribbean campaign is hitting “narco-terrorist” targets and pushing relations with a key non-NATO ally into a new spiral.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who is politically aligned with Venezuelan ruler Nicolas Maduro, has had a contentious relationship with the president. Donald Trump and is expected to challenge US actions. Yet Washington has released only limited evidence linking the targeted ships to drug networks, and US intelligence officials have declined to say how much they believe the assessments that led to the strikes.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth It is insisted that intelligence is decisive…Read more.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends the COP16 summit in the Valle del Cauca department of Cali, Colombia on October 29, 2024. (via Luis Acosta/AFP Getty Images)

The White House

DC Demonstration: In photos: Bernie Sanders, costumed protesters rally against Trump in No King’s Day protest

rally rage: ‘Kings’ protester who vowed to fight ‘ICE’ with firebombs at Blue City protest not arrested: report

Protesters gather in Washington DC for the No King’s Day protest on October 18, 2025 (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead)

weighing up: Trump calls Jay Jones ‘animal’, says ‘anyone would be put in jail for what he said’

world stage

Drug War War: Colombia recalls US ambassador, threatens military action after Trump calls its leader ‘illegal drug leader’

NUKES down: US to quickly bring nuclear powered subs to Australia that will sit on China’s doorstep

President Donald Trump, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands outside the West Wing of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington. (via Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg Getty Images)

No more handouts: Trump doubles down on Colombia crackdown, calls Petro ‘crazy’, vows to end all US payments on drugs

Warning or warning?: Is Trump’s ‘heat’ on Venezuela the start of a broader regime change campaign?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in Caracas, Venezuela, amid rising tensions with the U.S. over the deployment of U.S. warships in the southern Caribbean and nearby waters, U.S. officials say, to counter threats from Latin American drug cartels. Viloria (Reuters)

Capitol Hill

Gridlock gambling: Forecast markets indicate that the government shutdown will last until mid-November

There are no global taxes: GOP bill targets UN’s global carbon ‘tax plan’

Representative Chip Roy speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)

Capital Clash: Chip Roy says the Democratic Party is breathing its ‘dead breath’.

Talk about money: House GOP Announces $24M Cash Run As Government Shutdown Continues

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. Senate Democrats, led by (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)

‘taking a role’: Charlamagne Tha God Says Democrats Losing Shutdown Messaging Battle

All over America

gaining ground: The battle for the governorship could be a photo finish in a closely watched election

Republican Jack Ciatarelli, left, looks on as Democrat Mickey Sherrill speaks during the final debate in the New Jersey governor’s race, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (Heather Khalifa/AP)

No one is above the law: Leticia James ‘By-the-book’ prosecutors who mean business,’ says former Kentucky AG Cameron

Primary problem: ‘America First’ Attorney General Distances Himself From McConnell – His Former Boss – As Kentucky Race Defines GOP Future

Daniel Cameron, former Kentucky attorney general and U.S. Senate candidate, delivers a speech on Saturday, August 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Kentucky. (Getty Images via Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service)

Exit warning: Cuomo warns NYC ‘will have no one left’ if Mamdani becomes mayor

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