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PBS News Hour - Full Show

October 20, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Monday on the News Hour, Ukraine turns to European leaders for military support after President Trump urges Kyiv to cede territory to Russia. Trump spars with the president of Colombia over U.S. strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. Plus, how Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and further dismantle the Voting Rights Act may disenfranchise Black voters. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz. And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, Ukraine turns to European leaders for military support after President Trump urges Keev to cede territory to Russia.

0:16.2

President Trump spars with the president of Colombia over U.S. strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean.

0:23.7

And how Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and further dismantle the Voting Rights Act

0:28.9

may disenfranchise black voters nationwide.

0:32.4

This type of discrimination is sadly still current, still rampant, and still contaminating our democracy

0:41.6

and our electoral processes.

1:01.1

Welcome to the News Hour. President Trump today expressed doubt that Ukraine could defeat Russia and win back all the land Moscow has seized since it first invaded in 2014.

1:06.4

The president's renewed skepticism comes after his Friday meeting with Ukrainian President Vlodemir

1:11.6

Zelensky in which Mr. Trump declined Ukraine's request for long-range missiles.

1:16.9

Nick Schifrin has the details.

1:19.7

On Ukraine's front lines this weekend, a woman lay badly wounded, a few feet from the victim of a Russian gunshot.

1:27.2

They and many Ukrainians tonight fear they must fend for themselves amid fire. wounded, a few feet from the victim of a Russian gunshot.

1:27.5

They and many Ukrainians tonight fear they must fend for themselves amid fallout from Friday's

1:32.7

cabinet room meeting with President Trump.

1:35.2

Would much rather have them not need tomahawks.

1:39.0

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived hoping for American Tomahawk cruise missiles, whose range can reach well beyond

1:47.0

Moscow.

1:48.1

But President Trump said no for now.

1:50.4

They're a very dangerous weapon, and it could mean big escalation.

1:55.0

It could mean a lot of bad things can happen.

1:59.7

Tomahawks are a big deal.

2:02.1

But one thing I have to say, we want tomahawks also.

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