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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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PDB Situation Report | December 13th, 2025: Inside Japan’s Biggest Military Shift Since World War Two & Iran’s Student Uprising
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
Japan’s largest military buildup since World War Two is now underway. New re...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 12th, 2025: Kyiv’s Biggest Drone Attack Yet & Trump Targets Illicit Oil
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up— as pressure mounts on Kyiv to make concessions, Ukraine answers...
December 12th, 2025: Russia’s Shadow Fleet Hit Again & NATO Sounds The Alarm
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Ukraine steps up its campaign against Russia’s shadow fleet as a new nava...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 11th, 2025: Why The Legal Justification For The Tanker Seizure Is Solid & U.S. Chips in Putin’s Arsenal
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
We take a closer look at the dramatic U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil tan...
December 11th, 2025: Trump’s Post-Maduro Strategy Revealed & Ukraine’s New Peace Proposal
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New reporting reveals that the Trump administration has been quietly prep...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 10th, 2025: Russia Nearly Took Down U.S.-Bound Planes & Zelensky Read To Hold Elections
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Bombshell reporting reveals that Russia’s hybrid war nearly reached the Un...
December 10th, 2025: Japan’s New “Missile Archipelago” Stuns Beijing & Joint China-Russia Flyover Against South Korea
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
A major military buildup is underway as Japan races to construct a “missi...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | Devember 9th, 2025: How Russia Built a Spy Base Next Door to the U.S. & Ukraine’s New Peace Plan
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up — Russia is running one of its largest spy networks just across...
December 9th, 2025: China Threatens Japan With Nuclear Annihilation & Mexico’s Police Station Bombing
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
China issues its most alarming threat in years, releasing a video that de...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 8th, 2025: Secret Israel–Qatar Talks & Trump’s Fragile Southeast Asia Truce
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
A covert meeting on American soil brings Israel and Qatar back into the sa...
December 8th, 2025: Military Drones Zero In on Zelenskyy’s Plane Over Europe & Alleged Pipe-Bomb Confesses
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland takes a dangerous turn as military...
PDB Situation Report | December 6th, 2025: What Maduro Asked For Before Leaving Power & The Welfare Scandal Rocking Minnesota
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
Maduro’s possible terms for stepping aside are coming into focus. We’ll walk...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 5th, 2025: Trump Doubles Down on Narco Strikes & Iran Warns US Amid Massive Missile Drill
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—The fallout over the Trump administration’s campaign against narco-terrori...
December 5th, 2025: REVEALED: Nicolás Maduro’s Terms of Surrender & FBI Breaks Pipe Bomb Case
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
New reporting is exposing Nicolás Maduro’s terms of surrender. We’re lear...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 4th, 2025: Deadly Terror Attack Thwarted In Delaware & Signalgate Findings Released
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
A potential mass shooting is stopped at the last moment. Authorities arres...
December 4th, 2025: Maduro Now Fears His Own Military & Hamas’ Aid Network Infiltration
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Signs of deepening paranoia inside Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle. New repo...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 3rd, 2025: Putin Suffers A Nuclear Missile Disaster & Confusion Over Ukraine Peace Talks
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Russia’s so-called “Satan II” missile suffers a humiliating crash on launc...
December 3rd, 2025: Gaza Militias Declare War On Terror Group & Juan Orlando Hernández Walks Free
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
A new strategy appears to be emerging in Gaza, as clan-based militias ste...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 2nd, 2025: Minnesota Taxpayers May Be Funding Somali Terrorists & Kyiv Targets Moscow’s Tankers Again
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
A major investigation out of Minnesota. New reporting from City Journal al...
December 2nd, 2025: Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Shadow Fleet & A Potential War Crime Probe
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Ukraine strikes at the financial core of Russia’s war machine, using nava...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 1st, 2025: Trump Delivers Final Ultimatum To Maduro & NATO’s Warning to Russia
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
A dramatic phone call between President Trump and Venezuelan leader Nicolá...
December 1st, 2025: Russia’s War Machine Is Collapsing & Trump Eyes Controversial Pardon
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New admissions out of Moscow reveal a major problem inside Russia’s war m...
PDB Situation Report | November 29th, 2025: The Ukraine Peace Talks With Ryan McBeth & A Terror Label for the Muslim Brotherhood
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
Washington’s Ukraine peace proposal takes a sharp turn. The 28-point framewo...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 28th, 2025: The Deadly Shooting in Washington D.C. & North Korea Quietly Supercharges Nuclear Program
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
We’re bringing you the latest on the tragic attack in Washington, D.C. A Nationa...
November 28th, 2025: Putin Speaks Out On Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan & Taiwan’s $40B Defense Plan
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Moscow declares it won’t make major concessions in any Ukraine peace agre...
November 27th, 2025: Mike Baker’s Thanksgiving Message to PDB Listeners
In this Thanksgiving message, Mike Baker pauses the usual news rundown to share a few thoughts on giving thanks. Thank you for listening, supporting,...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 26th, 2025: Saudi Pushback Stunned Trump In White House Meeting & U.S. Scraps Key Warship Plan
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New reporting reveals President Trump’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince M...
November 26th, 2025: Trump Ready for Direct Talks With Maduro & Moscow Signals 'No Deal' On Ukraine
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
President Trump signals he’s ready for direct talks with Nicolás Maduro—e...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 25th, 2025: China’s Taiwan Invasion Rehearsal Caught On Satellite & U.S.-Russia Face-To-Face Talks
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
New satellite imagery reveals China practicing the exact beach-landing man...
November 25th, 2025: U.S. & Ukraine Agree to Ceasefire Deal & UK–Russia Naval Clash
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Washington and Kyiv appear to have hammered out a new 19-point peace plan...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | Novebmer 24th, 2025: Xi Rages as Japan Deploys Missiles Near Taiwan & Russian Tracker Found Off U.K. Coast
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Japan announces plans to deploy missile systems on an island just miles fr...
November 24th, 2025: U.S. Plans ‘New Phase’ in Push Against Maduro & Ukraine Considers Trump’s Peace Plan
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
Washington prepares a new phase of its Venezuela campaign, and Nicolás Ma...
PDB Situation Report | November 22nd, 2025: Putin's Economic Crisis Gets Worse & China Trades Blows With Japan
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
Russia’s war economy is starting to crack. Deep Ukrainian strikes and tough...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 21st, 2025: Secret US Wargame Models Maduro’s Collapse & Trump Threatens Ukraine With Thanksgiving Peace Deadline
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—Washington’s pressure campaign on Venezuela comes with a warning label. A...
November 21st, 2025: Coordinated Terror Attacks Thwarted Across Europe & Iran Faces New Nuclear Pressure
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
Europe narrowly avoids a wave of Hamas terror attacks, as Mossad reveals...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 20th, 2025: Russian Drones Penetrate NATO Airspace & Europe Rejects U.S. Proposal
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
NATO fighter jets scramble after a Russian drone penetrates deep into alliance ai...
November 20th, 2025: Maduro Offers To Step Down & Poland Accuses Russia Of Train Bombing
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
President Trump has reportedly authorized new CIA plans for covert action...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 19th, 2025: NATO Alarm: Russian Vessel Near U.K. & Trump’s Fight With Mexico Over Cartels
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin
A second Russian intelligence ship has appeared near NATO territory, this t...
November 19th, 2025: Putin Begins Purge Of His Own Supporters & Trump’s High-Stakes Talks With Saudi Arabia
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
Russia launches a surprising crackdown on its own pro-war bloggers, silen...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 18th, 2025: Russian Oil Sector Continues To Collapse & Berlin Reopens Arms Flow To Israel
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Russia’s oil sector is taking heavy hits on two fronts. Ukrainian drones are stri...