PBS News Hour | October 16, 2025 – Bolton Indicted & Key News Highlights

Thursday on the News Hour, John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser turned critic, is indicted over classified documents in the latest retribution against his perceived enemies. The Trump administration authorizes covert CIA operations in Venezuela as maritime strikes on alleged drug boats continue. Plus, Israelis work to process the collective trauma of the Oct. 7 attacks.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTSTrump adviser turned critic John Bolton indicted
https://youtu.be/Fq8j9LniKS4
News Wrap: Judge says ICE must wear body cameras in Chicago
https://youtu.be/crgDVbJ2QU8
Trump weighs Venezuela land strikes following boat attacks
https://youtu.be/HY8Dj9xly7U
Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages
https://youtu.be/t5kzSCGbZT8
How Israelis are working to process the trauma of Oct. 7
https://youtu.be/PSFFx3XF6S8
Young Republicans' hateful group chat sparks condemnation
https://youtu.be/JyA29mERTE4
Abortion bans fueling rise in domestic violence, experts say
https://youtu.be/0_EnG_I4jfY

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00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Indicted
08:11 - News Wrap
14:31 - Rising Tensions
24:52 - Alaska Flooding
31:56 - War & Trauma
39:58 - Hate Speech
45:24 - After Roe
54:21 - Goodnight