Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump blasts Colombia’s Petro after alleged drug strike death

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Trump goes all-out against Colombian Petro after claiming drug attack killed fisherman: What do we know?

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

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who is politically aligned with Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, has a contentious relationship with the President. Donald Trump and is expected to challenge the actions of the United States. But Washington has released only limited evidence linking the targeted ships to drug networks, and U.S. intelligence officials have refused to say how confident they are of the assessments that led to the attacks.

Minister of War Pete Hegseth He insisted the intelligence was accurate…READ MORE.

white house

DC SHOW: In photos: Bernie Sanders, costumed demonstrators march against Trump at No Kings Day protest

RALLY RAGE: ‘No Kings’ agitator who allegedly vowed to ‘fight ICE’ with firebombs at protest in Blue City arrested: report

Protesters gather in Washington, D.C. for a No Kings Day protest on October 18, 2025 (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead)

WEIGHT: Trump calls Jay Jones ‘an animal’, says ‘everyone would go to jail for what he said’

World Stage

DRUG WAR CASEColombia recalls US ambassador after Trump calls leader ‘illegal drug leader’ and threatens military action

NUCLEARERS UNDER: US to send nuclear-powered submarines to Australia that will stop close to China’s doorstep

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

NO MORE DISTRIBUTIONTrump doubles down on Colombia pressure, calls Petro ‘crazy’ and vows to end all US payments on drugs

WAR OR WARNING?: Is Trump’s ‘fire’ on Venezuela the start of a broader campaign for regime change?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he holds a news conference amid rising tensions with the United States over the deployment of U.S. warships in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, where U.S. warships say are aimed at addressing threats from Latin American drug cartels, Venezuela, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria (Reuters)

Capitol Hill

GRIDLOCK GAMBLING: Prediction markets indicate government shutdown could last until mid-November

NO GLOBAL TAXES: GOP bill targets United Nations’ global carbon ‘tax plan’

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

CAPITAL CONFLICT: Chip Roy says Democratic Party is taking the ‘breath of death’

MONEY TALK: House GOP announces $24 million cash take as government shutdown continues

Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DY), are not ready to back down from their shutdown positions just yet as the fight approaches its fourth week. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

‘WE ARE TAKING A STOP’: Charlamagne tha God says Democrats are losing the shutdown messaging war

across america

EARNING BASIC: The governorship fight may end in a photo finish in closely watched elections

Republican Jack Ciattarelli (L) watches as Democrat Mikie Sherrill speaks during the final debate of the New Jersey gubernatorial race on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (Heather Khalifa/AP)

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW: Former Kentucky AG Cameron says Letitia James opposes ‘by-the-book’ ‘savvy’ prosecutor

PRIMARY PROBLEMS: ‘America First’ attorney general distances himself from former boss McConnell as Kentucky race determines GOP’s future

Former Kentucky Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Cameron gives a speech at Fancy Farm in Kentucky on Saturday, August 2, 2025. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

EXIT WARNING: Cuomo warns ‘nobody will be left’ in New York if Mamdani becomes mayor

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