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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…
Episodes
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 6th, 2025: FBI Releases NOLA Killer's Recordings & North Korea Fires Suspected Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, an update on the ISIS-inspired New Orleans terror attack, as the FBI releases video recordings from the…
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January 6th, 2025: Ukraine Launches Massive Counterattack in Kursk & Undersea Sabotage Off Taiwan
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Reports of a surprise Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region following months of pressure from Russian…
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PDB Situation Report | January 4th, 2025: Terrorism Hits Home & Beijing’s Strategy for 2025
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We begin with a deadly New Year's Day, where two separate incidents over 1,700 miles apart have raised alarm about…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 3rd, 2024: Las Vegas Green Beret Bomber Revealed & Elite Ukrainian Troops Go AWOL
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We start with the shocking revelations about Matthew Alan Livelsberger, the man behind Wednesday’s Cybertruck…
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January 3rd, 2025: What We Know About The New Orleans Terrorist & Inside Israel's Covert Raid On Iran's Underground Missile Factory
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We’ll begin with an update on the ISIS inspired terror attack in New Orleans, as details emerge regarding the…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 2nd, 2025: ISIS Inspired Terror Attack Strikes New Orleans & Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Outside Trump Vegas Hotel
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We’ll begin with the tragic New Year’s day terror attack in New Orleans, where a U.S. Army veteran flying an…
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January 2nd, 2025: Putin's Economic Crisis & Migrant Gangs Escalate Attacks Ahead Of Trump's Return
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First, we'll have a preview of the domestic challenges facing Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in 2025, namely…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 31st, 2024: Chinese Hackers Breach US Treasury & The Taliban's Campaign Of 'Gender Apartheid'
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, state-backed Chinese hackers have executed another major breach of sensitive U.S. networks, this time…
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December 31st, 2024: Russia Rejects Trump’s Peace Deal & Hamas Chief Assassination Details
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The Kremlin has reportedly shot down key parts of a peace deal proposed by Donald Trump and his incoming…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 30th, 2024: NATO's Stark Warning Over Moscow's Hybrid Warfare & Hopes For Democracy Dashed In Syria
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, senior NATO officials have issued a stark warning about the growing threat posed by the Kremlin’s “shadow…
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December 30th, 2024: Putin Apologizes for Deadly Plane Crash & ‘Human Wave’ Attacks in Russia
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: A deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash prompts an apparent apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin—though he…
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PDB Situation Report | December 28th, 2024: Ukraine's Weapons Surge & America's Fentanyl Crisis
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: The Biden administration pledges a surge of weapons to Ukraine, doubling down on support as a new administration…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 27th, 2024: Undersea Cable Sabotage & South Korea's Leadership Crisis Deepens
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We’ll begin today with a potential act of sabotage by Moscow, as Finland seizes a Russian oil tanker suspected…
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December 27th, 2024: Israel Unleashes On Houthis, Putin's Christmas Day Attack, & Kim Jong Un Doubles Down In Ukraine
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First, with Iran’s Axis of Resistance in tatters across the Middle East, Israel is intensifying their focus on…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 26th, 2024: Did Russian Air Defense Cause Deadly Azerbaijan Crash? & Pakistan Escalates Attacks On Taliban in Afghanistan
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll look at the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight over Kazakhstan on Wednesday, as evidence…
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December 26th, 2024: Top 6 Global Stories of 2024: A Countdown with Mike Baker
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief, Mike Baker reflects on the top six foreign policy and national security stories that defined 2024. From seismic…
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PDB Christmas Message 2024
A quick holiday message from the PDB's Mike Baker. PDB will resume normal episode releases on Thursday the 26th.
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 23rd, 2024: Mossad Agents Expose Beeper Bomb Operation & Syria's New Rulers Seek End To Sectarian Violence
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll begin with Israel, as Mossad agents spill the beans about how they managed to infiltrate…
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December 23rd, 2024: Christmas Terror Attack in Germany & US Jet Shot Down Over the Red Sea
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: A tragedy in Germany as a driver plows into a crowded Christmas market, leaving five dead and over 200 injured…
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PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024
In this episode of the PDB Situation Report: We begin in Israel, where a potential breakthrough could be close—a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 20th, 2024: US Eliminates ISIS Leader & Putin Taunts West With Proposed 'Missile Duel'
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, an update from Syria, where the U.S. has managed to take out the top leader of ISIS in a precision…
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December 20th, 2024: Putin Talks Deal With Trump To End Ukraine War & China Under Scrutiny Over Mystery Drone Phenomena
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll begin with an update on the war in Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin claims he is ready to…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 19th, 2024: Mass Graves Expose Assad's 'Machinery Of Death' & Zelensky Admits Ukraine Cannot Reclaim Lost Territories
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll bring you some truly horrifying discoveries from Syria, where mass graves uncovered since the…
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December 19th, 2024: Syria’s Drug Empire Collapses & ISIS Prison Crisis Looms
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: Fallout from Assad’s collapse in Syria has reportedly upended the Middle East’s most profitable drug empire…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 18th, 2024: Syrian Rebels Disband & Iranian Nationals Charged Over Deadly Jordan Drone Strike
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, the leader of the rebel opposition that overthrew Syria’s Assad regime has announced plans to disband…
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December 18th, 2024: Turkey Prepares To Invade Syria & Gaza Ceasefire On The Horizon
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Turkey's military buildup along the Syrian border is raising alarms. Ankara's moves signal a potential…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 17th, 2024: Putin's Withdrawal In Syria & Ukraine Assassinates Russian General In Moscow
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We begin in Syria, where the Russian military appears to be conducting a large-scale withdrawal, ending over a…
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December 17th, 2024: CNN Rescues a ‘Torturer’ From Assad’s Prison & Israel’s ‘Earthquake Bomb’
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We begin with a strange story out of Syria, where CNN is facing scrutiny for showing the rescue of a man now…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 16th, 2024: Feds Deploy Drone Detection System To Northeast & Assad Speaks
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has broken his silence from exile in Moscow, issuing his first…
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December 16th, 2024: Will Iran Be The Next To Fall? & Iran’s ‘Drone Motherships’ Revealed
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Why the Iranian regime may be the next to collapse as its key ally Hezbollah faces devastating leadership…
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PDB Situation Report | December 14th, 2024: Inside The Collapse of Assad & China’s Massive Military Drills
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We're starting in Syria, where the fall of Bashar al-Assad has dramatically shifted power dynamics in the Middle…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 13th, 2024: Trump Mulls Strikes On Iran's Nuclear Sites & Inside Assad's Covert Escape To Russia
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering preemptive airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program…
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December 13th, 2024: Hamas Yields To Israeli Ceasefire Demands & Trump's Vision For Ending The Ukraine War
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll begin with an update on the war in Gaza, as Hamas reportedly yields to two of Israel’s key demands for a…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 12th, 2024: Biden Warns Trump Over New 'Axis Of Upheaval' & Suspect in CEO Slaying To Plead Not Guilty
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Biden administration has issued a…
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December 12th, 2024: Putin’s Humiliation in Syria & Biden’s Historic Migration Surge
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll begin with a look at the fate of Russia's military bases in Syria. With Bashar al-Assad's regime toppled…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 11th, 2024: Iranian Drones Over New Jersey? & Israeli Forces Advance Into Syria
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we begin with a mystery in the skies of New Jersey, where frustration is mounting among local officials…
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December 11th, 2024: Who’s Running Syria’s New Government? & Fighter Jets For Kim
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Syria forms a new interim government under the relatively unknown Mohammed al-Bashir as Israel dismantles…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 10th, 2024: Syria's Al-Golani: Terrorist or Liberator? & China's Escalating War Games Against Taiwan
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, with the fall of the Assad regime, there is one major question on the minds of America’s top national…
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December 10th, 2024: Inside Assad’s “Human Slaughterhouses” & Suspect in CEO Slaying Revealed
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New evidence from Syria exposes the horrifying depths of former President Bashar al-Assad's brutality as…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 9th, 2024: US, Israel Launch Airstrikes in Syria & Haitian Gangs Slaughter Civilians In Brutal Massacre
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Israel and the U.S. have unleashed airstrikes across Syria in the wake of the fall of the Assad regime on…
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December 9th, 2024: Assad’s Regime Toppled & Global Reactions Begin
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: A historic day in the Middle East as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime falls to rebel forces, ending…
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PDB Situation Report | December 7th, 2024: Will Assad Survive in Syria? & Iranian Hackers Target Kash Patel
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: The Assad regime in Syria faces a growing challenge as rebel forces push southward. Brian Carter from the Critical…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 6th, 2024: Architect of Syria Uprising Breaks His Silence & Islamic State Terror Attack Thwarted In Germany
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We’ll begin in Syria, where the leader of the Islamic rebel insurgents has spoken publicly for the first time…
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December 6th, 2024: Ukraine Opens Talks With Trump To End War, Hezbollah Joins Syrian Civil War, & Moscow's Billion-Dollar Money-Laundering Network
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First, senior members of the incoming Trump administration have begun holding high level talks with leaders…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 5th, 2024: Syrian Rebels Deal Another Blow To Assad & Israel Renews Ceasefire Push In Gaza
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, rebel insurgents in Syria are on the move, capturing another key city from the Syrian army in their quest…
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December 5th, 2024: Kash Patel Targeted By Iran & EU Governments Collapse
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We begin with reports that Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, was targeted in a cyberattack…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 4th, 2024: China's Deep Cyber Infiltration Of US Networks & Cuba In Disarray
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, U.S. intelligence officials are urging Americans to protect their private communications behind encrypted…
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December 4th, 2024: Lebanon Ceasefire On The Verge of Collapse & Syrian Rebels Continue To Advance
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: An update on the fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, which is already showing signs of strain just…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 3rd, 2024: South Korea’s Martial Law Chaos & Trump’s Warning to Hamas
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Breaking news from the Far East: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is lifting his declared of martial law…
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December 3rd, 2024: Putin Strikes Back in Syria & Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Updates from Syria, where government forces, bolstered by Russian airpower, are ramping up efforts to push back…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 2nd, 2024: Biden's Sweeping Pardon For Hunter & Iranian-Backed Iraqi Militias Join The Fight In Syria
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, after a long legal odyssey, President Joe Biden has granted his son Hunter Biden a full and unconditional…
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December 2nd, 2024: Rebels in Syria Overrun Assad’s Stronghold & Zelensky’s Shocking Offer
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Major developments out of Syria as rebel forces seize control of Aleppo, the country’s second-largest city, and…
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PDB Situation Report | November 30th, 2024: Trump’s China Strategy & Security Breaches in the UK
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Former President Donald Trump’s potential cabinet picks—how they could reshape U.S. policy on China. Author and…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 29th, 2024: Bomb Threats Target Trump Nominees & Kellogg’s Ukraine Appointment
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Reports have surfaced that several of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb…
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November 29th, 2024: Iran Leverages ICC Ruling on Israel & Crypto CEO Sued Over Hamas Terrorism Allegations
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, and Iran takes advantage of…
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November 28th, 2024: Mike Baker’s Thanksgiving Message
Retired CIA officer Mike Baker explains what he’s thankful for on this Thanksgiving. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 27th, 2024: Isolated Hamas Pushes For Ceasefire & China's Military Purge Intensifies
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, with a ceasefire now in place in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, a newly isolated Hamas has reached…
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November 27th, 2024: Israel-Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire, Russia Schemes With The Houthis, & Pakistan On The Brink
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We’ll start things off in the Middle East, where in a major diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and Lebanon's…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 26th, 2024: Trump's Tariff Threats & Baltic Plane Crash Sparks Sabotage Speculations
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, President-elect Donald Trump declared his plans to enact sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China…