Washington Today (10-16-25): Hungary will host 2nd Trump-Putin summit; fmr. NSA John Bolton indicted

President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and announces they will meet in Budapest, Hungary in the coming weeks to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. President Trump will be meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday to discuss possibly sending Tomahawk long-range missiles to Ukraine.

President Trump also asked about this online post, "If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Venezuela brings the matter of what it calls President Trump's “bellicose” language to the United Nations Security Council, after President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he secretly authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela was considering military strikes on Venezuelan territory to combat illegal drug smuggling.

U.S. government shutdown is on Day 16 and will go through the weekend, after the Senate rejected for the 10th time a Republican proposal to temporarily fund the government and did not advance a standalone Defense spending bill.

Former Trump White House National Security Adviser John Bolton is indicted on federal charges of illegally keeping and transmitting classified material.

Democrats push back on Republicans calling the 'No Kings' protests planned for Saturday around the country 'Hate America Rallies'.

President Trump announces new steps designed to expand access to IVF; Border Czar Tom Homan flatly denies he took a $50,000 bribe from FBI undercover agents.

President Trump presents models of a proposed Independence Arch he wants to build near the Lincoln Memorial as part of the America's 250th Anniversary in 2026.
 
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