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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 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...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 22nd, 2025: Israel May Strike Iran Again & Russian General Assassinated
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
New reporting reveals that Israel is weighing another round of military st...
December 22nd, 2025: U.S. Unleashes Massive Ground and Air Assault in Syria & Another Tanker Boarded Off Venezuela
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
A major U.S. military response in Syria, as American and coalition forces...
PDB Situation Report | December 20th, 2025: New Year’s Eve Terror Plot Foiled & Gaza Ceasefire Tested
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
Federal authorities stop a coordinated New Year’s Eve terror plot, arresting...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 19th, 2025: Ukraine Blows Up Russian Ship In The Mediterranean & Brown University Killer Found Dead
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—a major expansion of Ukraine's campaign against Russia's shadow fleet of o...
December 19th, 2025: Russia Deploys Nuclear-Capable Missiles On NATO’s Doorstep & China Rages Over Taiwan Arms Sale
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Moscow deploys its newest nuclear-capable missile system to Belarus, plac...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 18th, 2025: Venezuela Sends Warships to Challenge U.S. Naval Blockade & Colombia Cartel Labeled Terrorists
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Tensions are climbing in the Caribbean as Venezuela orders its navy to esc...
December 18th, 2025: China Accused of Accessing Sensitive U.S. Nuclear Research & A European Ukraine Force
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
A troubling congressional report reveals Beijing may be quietly tapping i...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 17th, 2025: Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers In Venezuela & ISIS-Inspired Attack in Australia
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
President Trump orders a U.S. naval blockade targeting sanctioned oil tank...
December 17th, 2025: A Major Power Shift Is Coming To The U.S. Military & Putin Says No Deal
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New reporting reveals senior defense officials are preparing a major reor...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 16th, 2025: US Commandos Raid Chinese Ship Carrying Cargo to Iran & Navy Carries Out More Strikes On Narco Boats
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
U.S. commandos carry out a rare and highly sensitive operation at sea, qui...
December 16th, 2025: New Year’s Eve Terror Plot Foiled in the U.S. & Ukraine’s Underwater Drone Strike
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up— a New Year’s Eve terror plot disrupted. Federal authorities arr...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 15th, 2025: Ukraine Offers Massive Concession to Moscow & Deadly Attack at Bondi Beach
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Ukraine makes a major concession in peace talks with Russia. President Zel...
December 15th, 2025: Inside Putin’s Echo Chamber & Americans Killed In Deadly Ambush in Syria
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Moscow is feeling the strain of slumping oil revenue, slowing economic gr...
BONUS CONTENT: Mike Baker & Jillian Michaels
Mike Baker sits down with Jillian Michaels on her podcast Keeping It Real. A wide range of topics were discussed including everyone's favorite topic...
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...