Trump to Host Roundtable on Operations Targeting Cartels, Human Trafficking

President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (R), speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump is holding a roundtable on Oct. 23 to discuss his administration’s efforts to target and counter cartel, drug, and human trafficking operations, the White House

Colombia calls for U.S. to stop boat strikes, “engage in dialogue”

The Colombian government has asked the United States to stop attacking vessels in the Pacific and the Caribbean as part of an operation that Washington says is targeting drug smuggling. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced strikes on two alleged drug-running boats in the Pacific that left five people dead. The first