The President's Daily Brief

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We start at America’s southern border, where Mexican drug cartels are reportedly ordering attacks on U.S. Border Patrol agents using suicide drones and other explosives. We'll break down what this means for border security and how U.S. officials are responding. Denmark signals openness to a greater U.S. military presence in Greenland as Prime Ministe...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, President Donald Trump’s unique foreign policy strategy is starting to yield results, as Mexico partially caves over Trump’s tariff threats, and Panama makes a big concession aimed at curbing China’s influence over their vital canal. Then, we’ll discuss this weekend’s drama over the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, after E...

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: The Department of Justice orders a sweeping purge of FBI officials, targeting agents involved in Trump-related investigations and national security cases. Canada fires back against President Trump’s trade restrictions with retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, escalating economic tensions between the two allies. The U.S. military launches its first ai...

President Trump has made it clear America must come first in the global trade economy. What does that mean for competition with China and Russia? Mike Slater discusses with Mike Baker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iranian leaders are reportedly instructing their proxy forces to hold back, fearing they may provoke President Donald Trump. Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies joins us to analyze Tehran’s strategy. President Trump has signed new executive orders calling for a multilayered homeland air defense system, including space-...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, President Trump said Thursday he plans to make good on his threats against Mexico and Canada, and will imminently enact a 25 percent tariff on their imports. We’ll discuss the implications, and how both countries plan to respond. Then, in a sign of the escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over the Arctic, multiple Russian warplanes...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     We'll start things off with an update on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, where three more Israeli hostages and five Thai hostages were released on Thursday. The latest exchange revealed just how fragile the truce is, as Hamas tried to turn the hostage handover into a public spectacle, prompting condemnations from leaders in Jerusa...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, tragic news out of Washington, DC, where an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people suffered a midair collision with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night, causing both aircraft to crash into the Potomac River. Then, President Donald Trump has announced plans to open a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantanamo Bay military...

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: Iran has ordered its proxy forces across the Middle East to lay low, as the regime grows increasingly concerned about the threat it faces following Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Syria’s new government is demanding reparations from Russia in an effort to “rebuild trust” after a high-stakes meeting between Damascus’ new leadership and a Mos...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, as they work to trim waste across government agencies, the Trump administration has pulled $50 million dollars in taxpayer funding allegedly earmarked by the Biden administration for condoms in Gaza. Then, following months of tense negotiations, the U.S. military is transferring 90 Patriot missile interceptors from storage in Israel to Ukrain...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump issues a wave of executive orders reshaping the U.S. military—banning transgender service members and dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. A senior NATO official confirms a Russian plot to assassinate the head of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, part of a broader effort to weaken Europe’s defense industry. A dev...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, we’ll begin at the U.S. southern border, where US Border Patrol agents came under fire on Monday from suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel as a group of migrants attempted to enter the U.S. illegally. Then, we’ll discuss President Donald Trump’s plans to build a new comprehensive air defense system for the United States modeled after Is...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: A fresh blow for President Vladimir Putin as the European Union extends sanctions against Russia, raising questions about cracks in the nation’s economy. Tragic news from the Middle East as Hamas announces the deaths of 8 hostages set for release under the ongoing ceasefire agreement. Reports indicate President Donald Trump is exploring an asylum dea...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, the Trump administration claimed a victory over Colombia this weekend after forcing the country to backtrack on its refusal to accept deportation flights from the US. Then, as the White House granted Israel a ceasefire extension in Lebanon on Sunday, violence erupted between Israeli forces and protesters in southern Lebanon, resulting in at l...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Reports emerge of a fiery clash between President Trump and Denmark’s Prime Minister over Greenland, with Denmark in crisis mode as the President pushes hard for U.S. control of the Arctic island. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold, as President Trump pressures Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats a pl...

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: President Trump begins his second term with sweeping actions on the southern border, including executive orders to restart the border wall and reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy. Mark Krikorian from the Center for Immigration Studies joins us to break it all down. In the national security realm, President Trump removes General Mark Milley as chairman...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, tensions are once again flaring with Hezbollah, as Israeli leaders say they will not withdraw their troops from Lebanon by Sunday’s ceasefire deadline, throwing the future of the peace deal into question. Then, turning to Israel’s northeast, leaders in Jerusalem are signaling they intend to maintain their troop presence in a demilitarized buf...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     We'll kick things off in Europe, where threats to the continent's critical undersea cables are intensifying, as Britian warns that a Russian spy ship recently passed by the English coast for the second time in three months. Later in the show: Trump sets his sights on Iran, tapping Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to lead efforts to rein in Tehran’...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, we’ll begin at the U.S. southern border, where President Donald Trump plans to deploy some 10,000 troops to fortify security and aid in the swift arrest and deportation of illegal crossers. Then, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog has issued a stark warning on Iran’s nuclear program, saying the mullah’s are “pressing the gas pedal” on enrichment in...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Donald Trump warns Vladimir Putin of massive tariffs and sanctions if no deal is reached to end the war in Ukraine. Russia faces a major blow in Syria as its 49-year port contract is terminated by the new government, losing a critical foothold in the region. President Trump announces The Stargate Project, a $500 billion initiative to revolutionize Am...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, we’ll begin with President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, as the U.S. Mexico border closes and mass deportations get underway.  Then, we’ll turn to the war in Ukrainian, as President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on European allies to commit a minimum of 200,000 troops to serve as a peacekeeping contingent should Kyiv reach a peace...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping removal of Biden appointees from his administration, starting with General Mark Milley, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He’s also revoked security clearances for dozens of former intelligence officials. A major shakeup in the Israeli Defense Forces as the Chief of Staff and the head of the South...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, we'll discuss a Wall Street Journal report that details how, in the hours following the start of the cease-fire agreement with Israel, Hamas has quickly moved to reassert its control over the Gaza strip. Then, in a quick reversal of Biden policy, President Trump has returned the nation of Cuba to the list of state sponsors of terrorism. To li...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The world reacts to Donald Trump’s inauguration, with Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulating him on Russian television and urging him to avoid starting World War Three. Yemen’s Houthi rebels announce a shift in strategy, declaring they will stop targeting international shipping and focus exclusively on Israeli-affiliated vessels in the Red S...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First, President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to kick off his second term in office by signing as many as 100 executive orders within hours of taking office on Monday. Meanwhile, outgoing President Joe Biden used his final hours in office to issue a wave of controversial preemptive pardons. Then, Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners a...