The President's Daily Brief

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    Russian President Vladimir Putin is lashing out over Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, vowing retribution and claiming the west is waging war on Moscow by using Ukraine as a proxy. Iranian officials have issued an ultimatum regarding their potential retaliation on Israel, saying they will only forgo a direct attack if a cease...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We start with reports of deepening infighting within Israel's government, as Defense Minister Yoav Gallant dismisses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's promise of absolute victory in the ongoing war as "gibberish." Later, while Iran has reportedly delayed its retaliation against Israel, Hezbollah has escalated its attacks, firing at least 30 rockets...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    Moscow and Kyiv are trading blame after a fire broke out at a massive Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, prompting a warning from the UN nuclear watchdog of the risks of a nuclear accident. In a major reversal, Israel is now warning that Iran could launch a direct retaliatory attack against Israel in the coming days, contra...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The Trump campaign reveals that its internal emails were hacked, with accusations pointing towards Iranian actors. This comes shortly after a Microsoft report on Iranian interference in the 2024 U.S. election. An update on the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk, where Kyiv’s troops are advancing deeper into Russian territory. The latest from the Middle E...

In this episode of the PDB Situation Report: We start in the Middle East, where the world is on edge awaiting a military response from Iran and its proxies following two high-profile assassinations. We'll dive into the latest developments with former deputy assistant to the president Robert Greenway. Later in the show, Ukraine escalates its conflict with Russia, launching a cross-border incursion...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    · With the Middle East teetering on the brink of war, the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are making a last ditch push to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.   · Microsoft is warning that Iranian cyber operatives are attempting to influence and monitor the U.S. presidential election, going so far as to try breaking into the account of a high-ra...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     Israel is warning Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah that they will suffer a devastating and disproportionate military response if any Israeli citizens are targeted in the militant group’s planned retaliation. The latest on Ukraine’s surprise invasion of Russia’s Kursk region, as Kyiv’s forces continue to gain ground in the unprecedent offensive. An...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    In a bombshell development out of Iran, the regime’s newly elected president is reportedly making appeals to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to refrain from attacking Israel, despite the supreme leader’s vows for revenge. In disturbing news out of Europe, authorities narrowly thwarted an ISIS plot to attack pop superstar Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna th...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Hamas has announced October 7th mastermind Yahya Sinwar will become its new political leader, just weeks after its last political leader was involuntarily retired by a Mossad bomb. We’ll take a look at the terror groups’ new boss. In the latest signs of deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran, Russia is reportedly transferring advanced weaponry to I...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    We are beginning to learn more about how Israeli intelligence managed to infiltrate Iranian security and pull off the assassination of Hamas’s political chief inside Tehran last week, and the revelations are proving to be a major embarrassment for the Iranian regime. In a big development out of the war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have flipped the scr...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: According to US intelligence, Iran and its proxy Hezbollah are planning two waves of attacks in the coming days. This warning coincides with multiple Arab nations advising Iran not to use their airspace for its impending strike. Multiple US troops were injured in a rocket attack on Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. We’ll have the details on that. The crackdo...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    A Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran was arrested last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump and multiple other public officials, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court. In the latest shakeup of the 2024 presidential election campaign, vice president and presumptiv...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We'll begin in the Middle East, where tensions are escalating between Iran and Israel. Iranian officials are issuing new threats, prompting Israeli authorities in Jerusalem to brace for conflict. There are even discussions of a possible preemptive strike against Iran by the Israeli government. Later in the show, we'll examine the turmoil that shook t...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    With an Iranian retaliation on Israel looming, we are learning about some internal discord within the Islamic regime’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, who have reportedly grown paranoid about Israeli infiltration.  As proof mounts that the opposition won the Venezuelan presidential election in a landslide, dictator Nicolas Maduro is expanding his violent...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: As the world awaits Iran’s expected attack on Israel, the US Military has announced it’s sending additional warships and fighter jets to the Middle East to bolster defenses. An update on the shocking plea deal for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. After significant outcry, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked the agreement and relieve...

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We kick off with a look at events in the Middle East, most notably the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed by a hidden explosive device in Tehran while attending the swearing-in of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. We'll be joined by Senior Fellow Behnam Ben Taleblu from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies to discuss the fal...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    As the fallout from the death of Hamas’s political chief in Tehran intensifies, we are learning more about what a possible Iranian retaliation against Israel may look like, and that the U.S. is scrambling to send additional combat aircraft to the Middle East to guard against escalation. In an update on the political upheaval in Venezuela, the U.S....

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     Congressional scrutiny is intensifying over the Biden administration’s handling of Iran-related affairs, as Vice President Kamala Harris’s national security adviser comes under fire for his alleged ties to an Iranian influence network. In the wake of the assassination of Hamas’s political chief this week, we’ll look at the man reportedly being ta...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    As Iran gathers their network of terrorist proxies to plan their retaliation against Israel, we are beginning to learn just how the assassination of Hamas’s chief political leader was pulled off.  In a rare bit of good news, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and American veteran Paul Whelan are finally coming home as part of a massive s...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered that Iran retaliate with a direct attack on Israel in the wake of the death of Hamas’s chief political leader in a suspected Israeli strike inside Tehran on Wednesday. Kyiv comes under one of the largest Russian drone assaults in the war to date, while their forces deal an embarrassing blow to Put...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    Hamas’ chief political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran’s capital of Tehran early on Wednesday morning in a major blow to the terrorist group, throwing ceasefire talks into question and fueling concerns of an Iranian intervention in the war. As international outrage mounts over Venezuela’s fraudulent presidential election and violence...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     The latest revelations from the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as Congress grills the new acting Secret Service director and leaked emails surface showing mounting anger within the Secret Service over the agency’s leadership. Russian forces are on the offensive again in Ukraine, recently capturing two front-line vi...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    Venezuela is in turmoil following the widely contested election of dictator Nicolás Maduro to a third term in office, as the opposition says they have proof Maduro lost, and protesters take to the streets. In the latest reminder of the national security threats posed by the border crisis, border patrol agents recently arrested three Palestinian ter...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     The latest bombshells from the ongoing investigation into the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as we learn that Secret Service had no contact with the local police SWAT team until after the shooting took place. Turkish President Recep Erdoğan is threatening military intervention in Israel, prompting calls from Israel...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    In a controversial presidential election suspected to be rife with fraud, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed victory over the opposition, despite exit polling suggesting Maduro lost by as many as 4.5 million votes. Israel has vowed retaliation in the wake of the deadly Hezbollah rocket strike over the weekend that killed at least 12 childre...