PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 17, 2025
Friday on the News Hour, Ukraine's president visits the White House amid tensions over long-range missiles and discussions with Vladimir Putin. The disfigured, injured, and traumatized children and parents of Gaza begin the long road to recovery as the tenuous ceasefire holds. Plus, the Trump administration provides a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina's flailing economy.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Zelenskyy presses Trump for more help from U.S. to end war
https://youtu.be/a5zXJj8ICn4
News Wrap: Bolton pleads not guilty to federal charges
https://youtu.be/i1gQfogI7CE
War leaves Gaza’s children with physical and emotional scars
https://youtu.be/mRPpS2NoMKs
Why Trump is giving Argentina a $20 billion bailout
https://youtu.be/MWphrCHFCkg
A look at Russell Vought's push to reshape the government
https://youtu.be/BPcpqQT43GU
Brooks and Capehart on Trump commuting Santos' sentence
https://youtu.be/NTiDNF0ofNk
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00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Arming Ukraine
12:03 - News Wrap
17:59 - Wounds of War
24:18 - Argentina Aid
31:14 - Point Man
38:45 - Brooks & Capehart
49:04 - Platon’s Dialogues
54:17 - Goodnight
