Washington Today (10-17-25): Trump & Zelensky meet at WH on long-range missiles, Trump-Putin summit

President Donald Trump tells Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a White House meeting that if the U.S. gives Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, it would escalate the war between Ukraine & Russia.

President Trump expresses confidence his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary will go a long way to ending the war in Ukraine.

President Trump also talks about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and recent military tensions.

John Bolton, former Trump WH National Security Adviser, turned critic, pleads not guilty today in federal court in Maryland to felony charges of mishandling classified materials;.

Day 17 of the federal government shutdown, and with House & Senate not in for business, the shutdown will extend into the weekend.

Saturday there will be mass protests around the country against the Trump Administration, what organizers call "No Kings" rallies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives an update on U.S.-China trade negotiations.

Former Secretaries of State Mike Pompeo & Anthony Blinken tell jokes at the annual Alfred E. Smith Foundation charity dinner in New York City.

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