Trump Calls Colombian President an ‘Illegal Drug Leader,’ Cuts US Subsidies

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump labeled Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” on Oct. 19 and said he’d be cutting off U.S. subsidies to the South

Trump Announces Increased Tariffs on Colombia After Labeling President ‘Illegal Drug Leader’

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump will raise tariffs on Colombia after a public dispute with the nation’s president, who Trump labeled as an “illegal drug leader”

Trump to Increase Tariffs, Cut Subsidies to Colombia Over Drug Trafficking

(Left) U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the WHite House on Jan. 20, 2025. (Right) Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 19, 2024. Jim Watson, Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump will raise tariffs on Colombia after a public dispute with the nation’s president,

Sen. Mark Kelly on government shutdown: “we should be able to wrap this up this week”

Washington — Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, said Sunday that lawmakers could resolve the shutdown stalemate and reopen the government as soon as this week, urging Republicans to come to the negotiating table on health care subsidies.  “We should be able to wrap this up this week, if they will sit down and have

Transcript: Christine Lagarde on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 19, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 19, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. The ECB sets interest rates for many countries in the

Transcript: Sen. Katie Britt on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 19, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 19, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Republican Senator Katie Britt, who joins us from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Welcome to ‘Face the Nation’, Senator. SEN. KATIE BRITT: Thank you

U.S. military strikes a seventh alleged drug boat in Caribbean, Hegseth says

The U.S. military struck another alleged drug-carrying vessel on Friday, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Sunday. It is the seventh known attack since last month. Hegseth said Friday’s strike targeted a boat linked to Ejército de Liberación Nacional, a Colombian guerrilla group that the U.S. has considered a terrorist organization since