PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 13, 2025

Monday on the News Hour, Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees are released after two long years of war. The Trump administration's latest round of mass firings further hollows out the Department of Education. Plus, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents, adjusts to life outside prison after his sentence was commuted.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Israeli hostages freed after 2 years of brutal war
https://youtu.be/GE63KGpKhjI
Experienced Mideast negotiators analyze Gaza peace deal
https://youtu.be/2F1NobIqRPI
News Wrap: Nor’easter slams East Coast
https://youtu.be/eOwU-dWwx4s
Speaker says U.S. 'barreling toward' prolonged shutdown
https://youtu.be/OngF0bBEDms
Shutdown firings hollow out special education office
https://youtu.be/lXdL5Gqw0kM
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on peace deal's political impact
https://youtu.be/2HcPgz1OUB8
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on life after prison
https://youtu.be/BkMOt7FbYTo

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00:00 - Intro
02:45 - Released
11:22 - Ceasefire Deal
19:42 - News Wrap
25:08 - Shutdown
29:19 - Federal Layoffs
34:51 - Political Stakes
44:54 - Leonard Peltier
54:01 - Goodnight