Name: Capitol Report Full Broadcast (Oct. 17)
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Description: President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the White House, hoping to ride the momentum from the Gaza peace deal.

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The Capitol Report is a political news show based in Washington D.C. We provide the world with a direct channel to the voices and people who shape policy in America. Capitol Report features all of the political news of the day with expert interviews and analysis.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the White House, hoping to ride the momentum from the Gaza peace deal.

Will the United States and Ukraine broker a weapons deal? Trump says he prefers to see an end to the war. Retired Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille joins us for analysis.

Democratic lawmakers are now seeking to restrict U.S. strikes against Venezuelan drug-trafficking vessels. The White House says these boats were carrying more than a hundred thousand lethal doses of drugs.

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to send in the National Guard to Chicago. What’s the situation like on the ground right now ahead of the planned "No Kings" protest? We take you there.

Former national security adviser John Bolton is in a Maryland courthouse facing an 18-count indictment. He says he’s not guilty. We have more details on the case.

A Middle East research fellow at the Hudson Institute joins us for an analysis of Trump's projects and peace deal in the Middle East. What do they mean for the United States and our adversaries—China, Russia, and Iran?

The Chinese Communist Party expels nine of its high-ranking officials. All of them are deemed part of Party leader Xi Jinping’s faction. Could the Chinese leader’s grip on power be slipping?

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