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The President's Daily Brief
Each morning, the President of the United States receives a highly classified briefing on the most important issues facing the country -- The President's Daily Brief. Now you can hear your very own PDB, in the form of a podcast, every morning at 6am Eastern, and every afternoon at 4pm Eastern. You'l...
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May 6th, 2026: Trump Pauses “Project Freedom" & A Major Kremlin Defection
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—President Trump pauses “Project Freedom,” the U.S. effort to escort shi...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 5th, 2026: U.S. Opens Hormuz Shipping Lane Despite Iran Attacks & Russia and Ukraine Announce “Ceasefires"
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—the United States begins to make headway in the Strait of Hormuz, succes...
May 5th, 2026: Iran Fires on U.S. Ships & Intelligence Shows Putin Scared Of A Coup
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
First up—ceasefire or not, the shooting has already started. U.S. forces engaged...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 4th, 2026: U.S. Launches “Project Freedom” In The Strait of Hormuz & Russia’s Momentum Breaks
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—United States launches “Project Freedom” to break the standoff in the S...
May 4th, 2026: Putin Grows Increasingly Paranoid & Trump Reviews Iran's 14-Point Peace Plan
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—Vladimir Putin is surrounding his personal residence with nearly 30 air...
PDB Special Bulletin | Baker & Slater: WHCD Shooting Raises Major Security Questions
In this PDB Special Bulletin:
Mike Baker sits down with Mike Slater to break down the shocking shooting at the White House Correspondents...
PDB Situation Report | May 2nd, 2026: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT: Inside the DC Security Breach & Russia’s Economic Strain
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
A stunning security breach at one of Washington's most high-profile events is now u...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 1st, 2026: DOLPHIN WARFARE? Iran Signals New Threats in Strait of Hormuz & DHS Shutdown Ends Without ICE Funding
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—Iran is reportedly exploring unconventional ways to strike U.S. forces, in...
May 1st, 2026: IRAN IN “DEATH SPIRAL”: Economy Crumbling Fast & A Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire?
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—new signs Iran’s economy is entering what some analysts are calling a “...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 30th, 2026: Trump Weighs Hypersonic Strike & Europe Faces Coordinated Attacks
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—new signs the U.S. could escalate in Iran, as President Trump reviews fr...
April 30th, 2026: Trump Rejects Iran Offer — Says Blockade Will Continue
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
The White House says the blockade of Iran’s ports is here to stay, even as it qu...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 29th, 2026: Russian Politician Says Country Could Be Heading Toward Revolution & US Heaps More Sanctions On Iran
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—a striking warning out of Moscow, as a senior political figure suggests...
PDB April 29th, 2026: Iran’s Generals Seize Control Of The Government & UAE Breaks From OPEC
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—new reporting from Reuters and The New York Times is shedding light on...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 28th, 2026: Iran’s Oil Crisis Is About To Get Much Worse & Cartel Boss Taken Down In Mexico
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—Iran is facing a major new pressure point, as a U.S. blockade leaves it...
April 28th, 2026: Trump Security Breach: The Details Are Worse Than Expected & China’s Economic Strain
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
First up—we’re learning more about the security gaps that allowed a gunman to ge...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 27th, 2026: Iran Just Offered To Reopen Hormuz & Israel Deploys Iron Dome To UAE
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Behind-the-scenes diplomacy with Iran continues as Tehran floats a new proposal t...
April 27th, 2026: ASSASSIN’S MANIFESTO: The Plot Against Trump Explained & Washington Pulls Plug on Pakistan Talks
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
Gunfire erupts inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where President Tr...
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
First up—a rocky week in the Iran conflict, with failed negotiations, rising aggres...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 24th, 2026: TALKS BACK ON: U.S. and Iran Set Face-to-Face Meeting & Soldier Charged After Betting on Maduro’s Capture
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—after days of uncertainty, the United States and Iran are heading back to...
April 24th, 2026: Why Clearing The Strait Of Hormuz Could Take MONTHS & China’s AI Espionage
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
A new warning from the White House on Iranian mine-laying in the Strait of Hormu...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 23rd, 2026: How Close Is the U.S. to Running Out of Key Weapons? & Iran’s Secret U.S. Operative
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—a new analysis warns the U.S. may be running dangerously low on key muni...
April 23rd, 2026: Iran’s Hardliners Are Turning Against Each Other & Russia Threatens Europe
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Iran’s posture hardens rapidly—refusing talks and escalating in the Strait of Ho...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 22nd, 2026: Iran Just Changed Its Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz & U.S. Squeezes Iraq Over Militias
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Iran appears to change its strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, attacking and seizin...
April 22nd, 2026: Iran’s Internal Crackdown Just Took a Dark Turn & UAE Dismantles Iran Terror Cell
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—the fighting may be paused, but inside Iran the regime is tightening it...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 21st, 2026: U.S. Forces Board Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean & Americans Killed In Counter-Narcotics Mission
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
The U.S. boards a sanctioned oil tanker deep in the Indian Ocean, marking the fir...
April 21st, 2026: Iran's Secret Power Struggle Is About to Blow Up Negotiations & Russia’s Oil Revenue Up In Smoke
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
U.S. negotiators head toward talks with Iran, but growing signs of internal divi...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 20th, 2026: U.S.-IRAN TALKS AT RISK: Tehran Sends Mixed Signals & A Deadly Lebanon Ambush
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Uncertainty surrounds planned U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan, as Tehran sends mixed...
April 20th, 2026: Iran Reopens Hormuz, Then Attacks Ships & U.S. Diplomats In Havana
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Confusion and escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran declares the critical...
PDB Situation Report | April 18th, 2026: U.S. Expands Blockade Of Iran & Russia Feeling the Strain
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
U.S. escalates its pressure campaign on Iran, expanding a global blockade targeting...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 17th, 2026: Iran Surrenders? Tehran Gives In To Key Demand & Cuba’s Secret Message to Trump Intercepted
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, President T...
April 17th, 2026: Iran’s Economic Crisis Is Growing & Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Iran’s economy is under mounting pressure, as war damage and a U.S. blockade com...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 16th, 2026: U.S. Expands Naval Crackdown Worldwide & Pentagon Turns To Auto Manufacturers
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Washington tightens the economic noose on Iran, expanding its naval blockade wor...
April 16th, 2026: IED Bomb Hits Tehran, Basij Member Injured & Iranians Using Chinese Satellites?
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
An apparent IED attack in central Tehran leaves three injured, including a membe...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 15th, 2026: U.S. Sends More Troops To Middle East & Kim’s Growing Nuclear Threat
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
U.S. Sends More Troops Despite “Endgame” Talk — Even as the White House signals t...
April 15th, 2026: Iranian Infighting Derails Negotiations & Israel And Lebanon Meet In Washington
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New reporting suggests internal infighting within Iran’s leadership may have hel...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 14th, 2026: Why The Blockade Could Cripple Tehran & Chaos Continues In Haiti
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
The United States launches a full-scale blockade of Iranian ports, targeting the...
April 14th, 2026: WHY The Iran Negotiations Collapsed & Israel Decapitates Hezbollah
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New details are emerging from high-stakes U.S.-Iran talks, revealing exactly whe...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 13th, 2026: The High-Risk Operation to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz & & Orbán Ousted in Hungary
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—the U.S. begins a high-risk operation in the Strait of Hormuz, working t...
April 13th, 2026: Trump Announces BLOCKADE Of Hormuz & China Arms Iran
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
President Trump suspends traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after marathon neg...
PDB Situation Report | April 11th, 2026:CEASEFIRE IN NAME ONLY? Why the Ceasefire Is Already Failing
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is already showing signs o...