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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'll get 20 minutes of the most important topics of the day and why you should care, arming you with what you need to know to help solve America's most pressing challenges. Former CIA Operations Officer…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 21st, 2025: Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire In Jeopardy & American Hostage Freed From Taliban's Clutches
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Kyiv and the Kremlin traded accusations on Friday of terrorism and deceit over the destruction of a…
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March 21st, 2025: Pentagon Mulls Controversial Global Shakeup Of Military Command & Turkey In Turmoil Over Arrest Of Key Erdogan Rival
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up, the Pentagon is considering a major shake-up in U.S. military command, prompting the Republican…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 20th, 2025: China's Massive 'Invasion Barges' Spotted & Israel Unleashes On Gaza Following Ceasefire Collapse
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, China has unveiled their new "D-Day style" amphibious assault barges, an ominous sign regarding their…
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March 20th, 2025: Grisly Cartel ‘Extermination Camp’ Uncovered & Houthi Leaders Go Into Hiding
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • A grisly discovery in Mexico—volunteers searching for missing loved ones uncover what appears to be an…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 19th, 2025: Trump's Limited Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Already Risks Collapse & China Looks To Thwart US Panama Canal Deal
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 19th, 2025: Trump's Limited Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Already Risks Collapse & China Looks To Thwart US Panama Canal Deal
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March 19th, 2025: What Trump Said To Putin & Houthi Rebels Remain Defiant
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: A high-stakes call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin—after 90 minutes of discussion…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 18th, 2025: Gaza Ceasefire Collapses & Syria Reaches Truce With Lebanon
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, the ceasefire in Gaza collapsed Tuesday morning, as the Israel Defense Forces launched dozens of strikes…
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March 18th, 2025: Trump’s High Stakes Meeting With Putin & A Shocking Lab Leak Admission
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump speaks with Vladimir Putin today, pushing for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. But Russia isn’t…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 17th, 2025: U.S. Missile Destroyer Deployed To The Border & Trump Defies Court on Deportations
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: • The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided missile destroyer to the southern border, an unusual move typically…
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March 17th, 2025: Trump Unleashes Hell On The Houthis & ISIS Commander Eliminated In Iraq
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: • The U.S. launched major airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen after the group vowed to resume attacks on…
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PDB Situation Report | March 15th, 2025: Trump Calls Putin’s Bluff & Syria Erupts in Violence
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: A major development in the war in Ukraine—Kyiv has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire following high-level talks in…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 14th, 2025: China, Russia Back Iran In Nuclear Standoff With Trump & Israel Condemns Hamas For Using Hostages For "Psychological Warfare"
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, China and Russia are coming to the aid of Iran, at least diplomatically, condemning the Trump…
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March 14th, 2025: Pentagon Draws Up Plans For Retaking The Panama Canal & Taiwan Hits Back At China's Infiltration And Espionage Campaign
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up, the White House has directed the Pentagon to draw up several options for increasing the American…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 13th, 2025: Putin Pours Cold Water On Ceasefire Hopes & Houthis Threaten To Resume Attacks On Israeli Vessels
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, U.S. officials have arrived in Moscow to try and sell the Kremlin on a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine, but…
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March 13th, 2025: Global Tariff War Escalates & Russia Responds To US Ceasefire Proposal
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up, the trade war is now escalating worldwide, as Canada hits the U.S. with a 25 percent reciprocal…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 12th, 2025: Trump Says Violence Against Tesla Is Domestic Terrorism & US-Backed Kurdish Forces Merge With Syria's Islamist Government
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, President Donald Trump is coming to the aid of his chief political ally Elon Musk, threatening to label…
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March 12th, 2025: Trump Slaps New Tariffs On Canada & Security Clearance Crackdown
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: The trade war with Canada escalates—President Trump slaps fresh tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum after…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 11th, 2025: Ukraine Agrees To A Ceasefire & Elon Musk's X Hit By Major Cyber Attack
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Ukraine has reportedly agreed to a 30-day ceasefire after a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State…
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March 11th, 2025: Russian Troops Launch Sneak Attack In Kursk & Canada Gets A New Prime Minister
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: Russian forces are using a dangerous new tactic—sneaking through gas pipelines to ambush Ukrainian troops from…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 10th, 2025: Germany Wants Nukes & Hamas Floats Five-To-Ten-Year Truce With Israel
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, following President Trump’s sharp reversal of U.S. policies on Ukraine last week, European nations are…
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March 10th, 2025: Syria Erupts In Bloodshed & Gaza Reconstruction Plan Divides the West
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Syria is descending into its worst violence since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, with fractured rebel factions…
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PDB Situation Report | March 8th, 2025: Trump’s Ultimatum to Hamas & China’s War Warning
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Donald Trump lays down the gauntlet, demanding that Hamas release all remaining hostages or face the full force of…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 7th, 2025: Trump Reaches Out To Iran's Supreme Leader For Nuclear Talks & CIA Purge Sparks National Security Concerns
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, President Donald Trump has made a personal appeal to Iran’s supreme leader to come to the negotiating…
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March 7th, 2025: Trump Hits Pause On Trade War With Mexico And Canada & South Korea Accidentally Bombs Their Own Civilians
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We’ll kick things off with a major update on the Trump administration’s trade war, as the president pauses…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 6th, 2025: When Will Ukraine Run Out Of Weapons? & Trump Drafts Order To 'Make Shipbuilding Great Again'
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, the latest fallout from the Trump administration’s order to halt military aid to Ukraine, as officials in…
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March 6th, 2025: Trump Leaves Ukraine In The Dark & White House Negotiations With Hamas
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: U.S. and Ukrainian officials have agreed to meet for negotiations—just days after Washington cut off…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 5th, 2025: The US 'Reclaims' The Panama Canal & White House Designates Yemen's Houthis A Foreign Terrorist Organization
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We'll kick things off with President Trump's address to Congress last night, where he declared that the U.S. is…
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March 5th, 2025: Food, Cars & Tech: Here's What You'll Pay More For Under The New Tariffs & The Unlikely Iran Deal Broker
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China just went into effect—so what does that mean for your wallet? We’ll…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 4th, 2025: Zelensky Apologizes For Oval Office Dust-Up & Trade War Begins With Canada, Mexico, And China
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Fallout from Ukraine's Oval Office clash with President Trump continues. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
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March 4th, 2025: Cartel Operatives Confess: ‘We Live In Fear’ & Trump Blasts Zelensky...Again
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: As the U.S. and Mexico tighten their grip on the border, cartel henchmen are starting to panic. With the…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 3rd, 2025: UK And France Propose Russia-Ukraine Truce & Another Ramming Attack In Germany
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, European leaders are scrambling to put forth their own peace plans to end Russia’s war in Ukraine…
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March 3rd, 2025: Oval Office Fallout: Europe’s Hollow Embrace of Zelensky? & Hamas Rejects Ceasefire Extension
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Fallout from Friday’s explosive Oval Office shouting match between Ukrainian President Zelensky, President…
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PDB Situation Report | March 1st, 2025: Will Gaza Erupt Again? Cease-Fire Nears Collapse & America’s Energy Security
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Tensions are rising as the fragile Gaza cease-fire deal nears its expiration on Saturday. With no agreement yet on…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 28th, 2025: Trump Explodes At Zelensky During Heated Meeting & A Secret CIA Drone Program Is Hunting Down Cartel Bosses
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, an explosive confrontation between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy that played out in front of the world…
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February 28th, 2025: Putin Warns Europe Against Sabotaging Talks With Trump & Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader Calls For End To 40-Year Conflict With Turkey
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll begin with the latest threats from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, who is warning European leaders…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 27th, 2025: Iran Reportedly Bracing For US-Israeli Strike & North Korea Doubles Down In Ukraine
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Iran is reportedly growing anxious that Israel and the U.S. will move to take out its nuclear facilities…
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February 27th, 2025: Why Syria Has Become A Ticking Time Bomb & Israel And Hamas Reach A Deal
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The U.S. and Israel ramp up airstrikes in Syria, targeting terrorist groups as concerns grow over the country’s…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 26th, 2025: Tulsi Gabbard Purges Intel Officers Over Explicit Chat Scandal & US And Ukraine Agree To Mineral-Rights Deal
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, a major shakeup in U.S. intelligence, as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fires more than…
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February 26th, 2025: The Kremlin Pushes Back On President Trump & North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The Kremlin contradicts President Trump, stating that Russia has not dropped its opposition to peacekeeping…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 25th, 2025: Could The U.S. Use Privateers To Fight Cartels? & Europe Pledges Billions More For Ukraine
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, could the United States turn to privateers to bring the fight to South America’s drug cartels? We’ll…
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February 25th, 2025: Zelensky Says He’s ‘Ready’ To Resign Under Certain Conditions & A Rare Admission From Hamas
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a major statement, saying he’s open to resigning under the right…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 24th, 2025: How Europe Is Funding Both Sides In Ukraine & Dan Bongino Named Next FBI Deputy Director
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll look at a report out of Europe that reveals the EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels…
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February 24th, 2025: Twin Islamist Terror Attacks Strike Europe & Trump Shakes Up Military Leadership
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Islamist terror attacks rock Europe, with a brutal stabbing in Berlin and a violent spree in France, raising…
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PDB Situation Report | February 22, 2025: Is A Shooting War Coming In Mexico? & Peace Talks Over Ukraine Begin
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Mexico is ramping up its fight against drug cartels, deploying thousands of troops into cartel strongholds. Is…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 21st, 2025: Netanyahu Vows Revenge After Hamas Lies About Returned Remains & Starmer Proposes 30,000 Strong 'Reassurance Force' For Ukraine
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We’ll begin in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing revenge against Hamas after discovering…
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February 21st, 2025: U.S. Green Berets Deploy To Mexico & Russia Pushes NATO Withdrawal
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: U.S. Army Green Berets are in Mexico, training the country’s Naval Infantry Marines—what this rare mission says…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 20th, 2025: Hamas Holds Sick Propaganda Ceremony For Dead Israelis & White House Designates Latin American Cartels As Terrorist Organizations
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Hamas provoked international outrage with a barbaric display as they returned the bodies of four deceased…
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February 20th, 2025: Trump Brands Zelensky A 'Dictator' & Sudan's Paramilitaries Pursue Breakaway Government
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First, relations between the U.S. and Ukraine are taking an ugly turn, as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 19th, 2025: Why A U.S. Military War on Cartels Would Be a Nightmare & An Arab Plan For Gaza Takes Shape
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: With more U.S. military assets deployed to the border, calls for direct action against the cartels are growing…
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February 19th, 2025: Russia Plays Hardball In Riyadh & Iran Vows Another Attack On Israel
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Russia is playing hardball in negotiations with the U.S. over ending the war in Ukraine, demanding the West…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 18th, 2025: CIA Reaper Drones Over Mexico & Border Crossings Collapse
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: A major escalation in the fight against the cartels—President Trump has the CIA flying covert drone missions…
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February 18th, 2025: U.K. Peacekeepers in Ukraine? & Hamas Agrees To Step Aside In Gaza
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: As Russian and U.S. officials engage in peace talks in Saudi Arabia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 17th, 2025: European Official Breaks Down In Tears Over Vance Speech & DOGE Comes For The Pentagon's Budget
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll discuss the fallout from Vice President JD Vance’s fiery address at the Munich Security Conference…
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February 17th, 2025: Arab Leaders Turn On Hamas & Trump Team Pursues Russia Peace Deal
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: Arab nations are turning up the heat on Hamas—just weeks after President Trump floated his controversial plan…
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PDB Situation Report | February 15th, 2025: Trump's Crackdown Triggers Cartel Retaliation & Global Tariff Fight
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Mexican drug cartels are reportedly planning to target U.S. law enforcement as the Trump administration escalates…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 14th, 2025: Arab States Seek Alternative To Trump's Gaza Plan & Moscow Accused Of Striking Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, following President Trump’s proposal last week for the U.S. to take control of the Gaza Strip and…
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February 14th, 2025: European Leaders Chastise Trump Over Putin Call & White House Unveils Plans For Reciprocal Tariffs On US Allies
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll start things off in Europe, where leaders are criticizing the Trump administration following the…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 13th, 2025: Another Terror Attack In Germany & Hamas Agrees To Resume Hostage Releases
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, an Afghan migrant has carried out a suspected terror attack in Germany ahead of the Munich Security…
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February 13th, 2025: Ukraine Negotiations Set To Begin & Gaza Braces For Renewed Conflict
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump announces that negotiations to end the Ukraine war will begin immediately following his call…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | February 12th, 2025: Drug Cartels Using Tunnels To Avoid Detection & An American Returns Home
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The Trump administration’s border crackdown is showing real progress on the surface, but underground, cartel…