WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife, his son, and Interior Minister Armando Alberto Benedetti over alleged involvement in the global drug trade, sharply escalating tensions with Colombia’s first leftist leader. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Petro let cartels flourish; Trump threatened aid cuts and...
Air travel is straining under the federal shutdown as sick calls by air traffic controllers fuel mounting delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in Philadelphia. Staffing shortfalls now account for an average 5% of delays and have spiked to 53%; seven facilities were short-staffed Friday, with many more reporting gaps...
President Donald Trump is weighing plans to hit cocaine facilities and trafficking routes inside Venezuela, while not ruling out diplomacy after ending talks with Nicolás Maduro, officials told CNN. He has authorized CIA covert operations as the Pentagon shifts major assets toward the Caribbean, ordering the Gerald R. Ford carrier...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out raising income tax in next month’s Budget, softening September’s insistence that Labour’s manifesto promise not to lift basic, higher or additional rates “stands.” Speaking in Leeds, she said she aims to keep taxes “as low as possible,” but faces a £22bn hole...
The United States carried out its 10th missile strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel, killing six and pushing the campaign’s known death toll to 43. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the nighttime attack on social media, saying President Donald Trump authorized the strike in international waters in the Caribbean and...
A rare fissure emerged among Republicans as lawmakers pressed for oversight of President Trump’s expanding, congressionally unauthorized campaign against drug cartels, which has conducted at least 10 lethal boat strikes since September and deployed over 10,000 troops and aircraft. The Senate may vote next week on a bipartisan measure to...
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, signaling a late-stage party coalescence despite months of friction. In a written statement, Jeffries cited Mamdani’s “free and fair” primary win, his focus on affordability and public safety, and a pledge to keep Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch,...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked President Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to San Francisco as “laughable,” saying he reversed course for “obvious reasons” because “there’s nothing happening.” Citing the Major Cities Chiefs Association, he said the city is tracking a 70-year low in homicides and a year-over-year drop...
The Justice Department said it will send federal election observers to Passaic County, N.J., and five California counties—Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno—during closely watched Nov. 4 contests. Citing transparency and ballot security, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced the plan after Republican parties in both states requested monitoring. Democrats,...
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Budapest is working to circumvent new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and gas firms, after President Donald Trump announced measures against Lukoil and Rosneft. He told Good Morning Hungary he has consulted MOL executives and insisted the battle is not over, arguing Hungary must keep...
