The President's Daily Brief

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 Mike Baker hosts new episodes daily.

Episodes

July 30th, 2025: Armed Vigilantes Take Over Russian Streets & Britain’s Palestine Shift

July 30, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Russia’s police forces are vanishing as officers leave to fight in Ukraine. Now, armed nationalist vigilantes are filling the power vacuum—and the Kremlin appears to be looking the other way. The United Kingdom says it may soon recognize a Palestinian state, joining a growing list of European countries breaking with U.S. policy. Months after a deadly terror attack in...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 29th, 2025: US Deploys Nuclear Weapons To UK & Mass Shooting In New York Leaves Four Dead

July 29, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—as the war in Ukraine drags on and Vladimir Putin continues to rebuff efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement, reports indicate that the U.S. has redeployed nuclear weapons to the U.K. for the first time in nearly two decades. Later in the show—four people were tragically killed during a mass shooting at an office tower in Midtown Manhattan on Monday night by a cra...
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July 29th, 2025: Putin’s Navy Humiliated Once Again & Houthis Plan an Invasion of Israel

July 29, 2025 • 24 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Russia cancels its Navy Day parade, citing vague “security concerns,” as its Black Sea Fleet continues to take major losses—from drone attacks to sunken flagships and a naval blockade that Ukraine has effectively broken without even having a navy. A disturbing new report reveals Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are training for a ground invasion of Israel, 1,200 miles awa...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 28th, 2025: Trump Steamrolls Europe On Tariffs & Issues A New Deadline To Putin

July 28, 2025 • 14 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—President Donald Trump strikes a historic new trade deal with the European Union after months of tense negotiations, ending fears of a looming transatlantic trade war. We’ll have the details. Later in the show—Disappointed by the Kremlin’s continued intransigence regarding negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump is tightening the screws on Moscow, givi...
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July 28th, 2025: Israel Pauses Military Operations Across Gaza & & U.S.-China Tech Rivalry

July 28, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Israel announces a “tactical pause” in military operations across parts of Gaza to allow aid deliveries, following global outrage over reports of starvation and malnutrition. Deadly clashes continue between Thailand and Cambodia along their disputed border, as President Trump steps in to broker peace talks set to take place in Malaysia. It’s America versus China in...
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PDB Situation Report | July 26th, 2025: China Kidnaps American Citizens & Slaughter in Syria

July 26, 2025 • 61 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: China imposes exit bans on a U.S. Commerce Department official and a Wells Fargo banker, a provocative escalation in its standoff with Washington. Stephen Yates from the Heritage Foundation joins us to explain what Beijing's move signals—and what the U.S. response could be. Shocking reports out of Syria as government forces under interim president Al-Jolani are accused of m...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 25th, 2025: Macron: France Will Officially Recognize A Palestinian State & California Charity Under Fire Over 'Misallocated' Wildfire Relief Funds

July 25, 2025 • 18 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—French President Emmanuel Macron reveals plans to officially recognize an independent Palestinian state in the coming months, prompting condemnations from Israeli leaders, who called the move a, quote, "black mark on French history and a direct boost to terrorism." Later in the show—Six months after wildfires tore through Los Angeles County, questions are swirling ove...
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July 25th, 2025: Chinese Hackers Breach US Nuclear Weapons Agency & Zelensky Backs Down

July 25, 2025 • 24 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   Microsoft sounds the alarm after revealing that Chinese hackers breached a U.S. agency tied to America’s nuclear weapons stockpile.   Mass protests and European Union backlash force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to propose a new anti-corruption bill.   Voice of America is under scrutiny following claims that executives met with Chinese officials to discuss...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 24th, 2025: Report: Putin Quiet On Hillary’s 'Psycho-Emotional' Problems In 2016 & Violence Erupts Along The Thailand-Cambodia Border

July 24, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassifies a House Intelligence report suggesting that Russia sat on damaging information regarding Hillary Clinton’s severe health problems ahead of the 2016 presidential election, likely calculating that the former secretary of state would defeat Donald Trump. Later in the show—Thailand and Cambodia trade fire over t...
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July 24th, 2025: Chinese Spy Busted Stealing U.S. Nuclear Secrets & Tariff Deal With Japan

July 24, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   A Chinese-American engineer pleads guilty to stealing sensitive U.S. national security tech, raising new alarms over Beijing’s espionage campaign.   Delegations from Ukraine and Russia meet in Istanbul to discuss a potential peace deal—though progress remains uncertain.   President Trump unveils a major trade agreement with Japan, featuring 15% tariffs and reduced a...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 23rd, 2025: Uprisings In Kyiv as Zelensky's Government Enters Crisis Mode & Beijing Bans US Federal Employee From Leaving China

July 23, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—Thousands of Ukrainians take to the streets in Kyiv to protest a controversial new law that guts the country's top two anti-corruption agencies. They are the first major anti-government demonstrations to hit Ukraine since Russia’s invasion more than three years ago. Later in the show—U.S.-China relations take another escalatory turn, as Beijing imposes exit bans on a ...
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July 23rd, 2025: Iran Finally Admits Nuclear Facilities Were 'Destroyed' & Zelensky Under Fire Over Legislative Power Grab

July 23, 2025 • 24 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:    First—Iran’s foreign minister admits that his country’s nuclear facilities were “destroyed” by the recent American bombing campaign, but vows to resume uranium enrichment efforts once their sites have been rebuilt. Later in the show—Russia and Ukraine are holding a new round of peace talks in Istanbul today aimed at ending the ongoing war, but the Kremlin is already dash...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 22nd, 2025: DOJ To Meet With Epstein Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell & Hamas's Financial Crisis

July 22, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—as questions continue to swirl around the Jeffrey Epstein case, officials at the Department of Justice have reached out to interview his longtime associate and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell. We’ll have the details. Later in the show—Hamas is reportedly facing its worst financial and political crisis in decades, unable to pay its fighters or civil servants u...
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July 22nd, 2025: White House Blasts ‘Madman’ Netanyahu & Britain Backs Trump’s Russia Play

July 22, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Tensions mount between the U.S. and Israel as members of Trump’s team express outrage over Israeli airstrikes in Syria, with one official reportedly calling Prime Minister Netanyahu “a madman.” Britain throws its support behind Trump’s 50-day ultimatum to Putin, pledging a new push to arm Ukraine as the clock ticks on Russian aggression. Iran agrees to return to nucl...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 21st, 2025: Gabbard: Obama Admin Engaged In 'Treasonous Conspiracy' Against Trump & Ukrainian Defenses Buckle Under Russian Drone Attacks

July 21, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accuses former President Barack Obama and senior U.S. national security officials of engaging in a "treasonous conspiracy" after the 2016 election, alleging they manufactured intelligence claiming that Russia helped secure President Donald Trump’s first-term victory. Later in the show—Russia unleashes another massive dro...
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July 21st, 2025: Iran Preparing New Attacks On U.S. and Israeli Targets & Israeli Church Attack Draws Rebukes

July 21, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: Iran may still be licking its wounds from the 12-Day War, but signs point to a dangerous new phase. Tehran is rearming its proxies across the region, raising fears of another major conflict. Attacks on Palestinian Christians have sparked international backlash for Israel—including rare criticism from the United States and a high-profile visit to the West Bank by Ambassador ...
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PDB Situation Report | July 19th, 2025: PDB Situation Report | July 19th, 2025: Israel Signals Ceasefire Deal & Trump Arms Ukraine via NATO

July 19, 2025 • 62 mins
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Senior Israeli officials claim a Gaza ceasefire deal is within reach, but past negotiations have collapsed at the last minute. Is this breakthrough the real thing—or just more smoke and mirrors? We’re joined by John Hannah, former National Security Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney, to assess how close we actually are to a truce in Gaza. President Trump approves a new roun...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 18th, 2025: Report: Trump Discussing A Weapons 'Mega-Deal' With Zelensky & Mexico Threatens Legal Action Against ICE

July 18, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—President Donald Trump is reportedly discussing a weapons "mega deal" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that would see Washington buy battlefield-tested Ukrainian drones in exchange for Kyiv purchasing American-made arms. Later in the show—Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatens legal action against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the de...
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July 18th, 2025: Russia Threatens 'Preemptive Strikes' Against NATO & US Intel Suggests Iran Strikes Only Destroyed One Nuclear Site

July 18, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:    First—we’ll have the latest developments from the war in Ukraine, as Russian leaders threaten the U.S. and NATO allies with "preemptive strikes" over President Donald Trump’s pledge to boost weapons shipments to Ukraine. Later in the show—a new U.S. intelligence assessment finds that last month’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only fully destroyed one of Iran’s three ma...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 17th, 2025: Report: Russia Using Chemical Weapons In Ukraine & Syrian President Lashes Out At Israel

July 17, 2025 • 16 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—disturbing news from the front lines of the war in Ukraine, where the Putin regime is reportedly intensifying their use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces. Later in the show—as a fragile ceasefire holds between Syria’s Druze community and the governing regime in Damascus, Syria’s Islamist president is lashing out at Israel over their strikes on the capital, ...
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