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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 Afternoon Bulletin | January 19th, 2026: Iran TV Hijacked & Venezuela’s New Power Play
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up— Iran’s tightly controlled propaganda apparatus suffers a rare an...
January 19th, 2026: U.S. Deploys Bombers Toward Iran & American Forces Kill ISIS Leader In Syria
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Bombers, aircraft carriers, and missile defense systems are shifting into...
PDB Situation Report | January 17th, 2026: If the U.S. Hits Iran: A Fighter Pilot Breaks It Down & Venezuela at a Crossroads
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
Washington says military options against Iran remain firmly on the table. Re...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 16th, 2026: U.S. Carrier Strike Group Races Toward Iran & Gaza’s Paper Ceasefire
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Despite an easing of rhetoric, the United States tightens its military po...
January 16th, 2026: Why President Trump Changed His Mind On Striking Iran & Ukraine Faces Manpower Strain
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
U.S.–Iran tensions appear to ease after days of escalating rhetoric, and...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 15th, 2026: Iran Protest Momentum Slows & U.S. Cartel Pressure
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
New reporting suggests Iran’s nationwide protest movement may be losing mo...
January 15th, 2026: How Iran Is Crushing Protests & More Tanker Seizures Ahead
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
As Iran’s regime tightens its information blackout, rare eyewitness accou...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 14th, 2026: Evacuations Begin As US Strike On Iran Looms & America Hits Somali Terror Targets
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Diplomacy with Iran appears to be breaking down, as U.S. personnel and civ...
January 14th, 2026: What Could A Strike In Iran Look Like? & A Terror Labeling Shakeup
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—with Iran’s regime now acknowledging mass deaths among protester...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 13th, 2026: Trump Speaks Directly To Iran’s Protesters As Crackdown Grows
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—President Trump issues a direct message to Iranian protesters, ur...
January 13th, 2026: UK Joins U.S. in Seizing Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers & Trump Threatens Cuba
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
The United Kingdom prepares to join the United States in seizing Russian...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 12th, 2026: Iran Slaughters Protesters & Hamas Signals Exit
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up— new reporting from Iran indicates coordinated state violence aga...
January 12th, 2026: U.S. Military Preparing to Strike Iran & ISIS Targeted in Syria
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
President Trump weighs strike options against Iran, as the regime unleash...
PDB Situation Report | January 10th, 2026: Former CIA Caracas Chief Explains What's Next For Venezuela & Iran’s Regime On The Brink
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
First up—less than a week after a United States special operations mission r...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 9th, 2026: Post-Maduro Regime Starts Playing Ball With Trump & Putin Unleashes Hypersonic Missile Near NATO Border
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—Venezuela is making a major concession to the U.S., announcing the release...
January 9th, 2026: Colombian President Backs Down After Call With Trump & Moscow Says No To Peace Again
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—after days of heated rhetoric and even talk of military action,...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 8th, 2026: Iran’s Protesters Just Crossed a Dangerous Line & ICE Shooting Sparks Outrage
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Violent clashes spread across Iran as nationwide protests enter their twel...
January 8th, 2026: Trump’s Endgame in Venezuela: Forcing Out China, Russia, and Iran & Iranian Protesters Make A Dramatic Plea
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—the Trump administration’s endgame in Venezuela is coming into f...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 7th, 2026: U.S. Military Intercepts Sanctioned Russian Oil Ships & Iran Protesters Seize The Streets
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
The U.S. military seizes two sanctioned oil tankers in the Atlantic, inclu...
January 7th, 2026: Why Maduro’s Fall Is a Strategic Disaster for Putin & Ukraine’s Postwar Plans
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—Russia lashes out over the fall of Nicolás Maduro, but the outra...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 6th, 2026: Why Trump Refused to Back Venezuela’s Opposition & Iran’s Assassination Plot Against Damascus
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
New reporting sheds light on one of the biggest unanswered questions after...
January 6th, 2026: Maduro’s Successor Signals Cooperation & Russia Targets U.S. Assets
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodríguez abruptly softens her tone followin...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 5th, 2026: Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Planning To Flee Tehran & Ukraine’s Power Shakeup
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up— stunning new reporting suggests Ali Khamenei is already planning...
January 5th, 2026: Inside The Delta Force Raid That Captured Maduro & Iranian Protests Continue To Grow
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
First up—remarkable new details are emerging about the operation that cap...
PDB Special Report | January 3, 2025: The Fall of Maduro: Inside the U.S. Operation That Toppled Venezuela’s Dictator
In this Special Edition of The President’s Daily Brief:
The world wakes up to stunning news as the United States captures...
PDB Situation Report | January 3rd, 2026: Iran’s Streets Erupt & What Comes Next for Israel
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
Anger spills into the streets of Tehran as nationwide protests turn deadly,...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 2nd, 2026: Iran Protests Turn Deadly & China’s Hidden Role in Oklahoma’s Marijuana Boom
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Protests in Iran turn deadly as security forces open fire on demonstrator...
January 2nd, 2026: The Brutal Reality For Russian Soldiers In Ukraine & Xi Signals No Retreat on Taiwan
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—new reporting from The New York Times pulls back the curtain on...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 31st, 2025: The 2025 Stories We Didn’t Cover On The PDB
In this special New Year’s Eve edition of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin Mike Baker looks back at the stories from 2025 that didn’t quite make it into the...
December 31st, 2025: CIA Carries Out Drone Strike Inside Venezuela & Russian Society Is Starting to Fall Apart
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—new details emerge on a covert United States strike inside Venez...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 30th, 2025: Iranian Unrest Explodes & North Korea Goes Nuclear at Sea
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Pressure is building inside Iran, where a collapsing economy has driven pr...
December 30th, 2025: China’s Military Encircles Taiwan & Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Foul Play
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
China encircles Taiwan with the largest military exercises in its history...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 29th, 2025: President Trump Announces Strike Inside Venezuela & Zelensky At Mar-A-Lago
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
President Trump announces that U.S. forces carried out a strike inside Ven...
December 29th, 2025: How China Is Exploiting Russia & U.S. Strikes ISIS
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
China and Russia appear closer than ever—but the relationship is far from...
PDB Situation Report | December 27th, 2025: Why This Year of War Rewrote the Ukraine Playbook & Asia’s Strategic Crossroads
In this episode of The PPDB Situation Report:
We begin in Ukraine, where another brutal year of war has upended long-held...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 26th, 2025: Inside Xi Jinping’s Bizarre War on Golf
In this special edition of the PDB Afternoon Bulletin--We take a step back from the daily headlines to explore one of the strangest political fault li...
December 26th, 2025: Cuba Is On The Verge Of Total Collapse & Fighting Erupts In Syria
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Cuba teeters on the edge of collapse, as a U.S. oil blockade targeting Ve...
December 24th, 2025: Mike Baker’s Christmas Message to PDB Listeners
In this Christmas message, Mike Baker pauses the usual news rundown to share a few thoughts on Christmas thanks. Thank you for listening, supporting,...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 23rd, 2025: Angry Russians Confront Putin Over Economy and War & Starlink in the Crosshairs
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Rare cracks appear in the Kremlin’s façade as frustration over poverty, in...
December 23rd, 2025: China Crosses Nuclear Red Line & Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Alarming new intelligence from the Pentagon suggests China is rapidly fil...