Senator John Fetterman stated that the current government shutdown is not a political game, emphasizing he is not considering poll numbers or who might concede, according to Fox News. In other developments, officials are reportedly already referring to the White House ballroom as “The President Donald J Trump Ballroom,” according to ABC News. Representative Carlos Gimenez criticized Colombian President Petro, asserting that Colombia is a "colony of the Cartel of the Suns of #Venezuela" and that Petro will not be stopped by "mafia-type threats and extortion." Separately, EPIC for America tweeted that Democrats are fighting for "Biden COVID credits" to allow taxpayer funding for abortion and subsidize gender transition procedures, linking to articles detailing these claims. These developments occurred during the reporting window of 10/25/2025, 12:02:42 AM to 10/25/2025, 1:02:42 AM UTC. The previous report from October 24th, 2025, detailed President Donald Trump's announcement that he would not seek congressional authorization for strikes against alleged cartels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, with Trump stating, "I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we are going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, OK? We are going to kill them, you know? They are going to be, like, dead," as reported by The New York Times. NPR noted that the power to declare war rests with Congress, not the White House. Steve Bannon also asserted that Donald Trump would serve a third term as president in 2028, during an interview with The Economist.
