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 Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour 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