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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We have the latest on the escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. As Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with American counterparts, the US has issued a stern warning to the terror group: Don’t assume that Washington can stop Israel from attacking you. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops on the front lines this we...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    In a disturbing announcement, U.S. law enforcement have identified more than 400 immigrants who were brought into the U.S. by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network. The Putin regime announced plans to ban access inside Russia to 81 different media outlets from the European Union in their latest retaliation. To listen to the show ad-free, becom...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We begin with the latest from Dagestan, where a devastating Islamist terror attack has claimed 20 lives, according to the latest figures from the Russian government. The investigation is underway to uncover the orchestrators of this tragedy. The focus then shifts to Europe, where Ukraine and Moldova have initiated formal discussions to join the Europ...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    After a 14 year legal fight with authorities in Britian and the U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has struck a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice that will set him free and allow him to return to his home country of Australia. The International Criminal Court is ramping up the diplomatic pressure on Russia for their actions in Ukraine, i...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signals a slowdown in combat operations in Gaza, while IDF troops prepare for potential conflict on Israel's northern frontier with Hezbollah. Victims of the October 7th attacks file a lawsuit against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, alleging the UN agency aided Hamas in building "terror infrastructure." T...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    Terrorism has struck Russia for the second time in recent months, as suspected Islamic gunmen kill at least nine people and injure dozens in coordinated attacks on several locations in Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province. More than two decades after the 9/11 attacks, new questions are being raised about Saudi Arabia's potential involvement. New...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Ominous nuclear warnings out of Russia. President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to ramp up Russia's nuclear arsenal and further develop its nuclear triad, aiming to strengthen strategic deterrence against the West. The war in Ukraine continues to take its toll on civilians as Russia and Ukraine traded a pair of deadly missile attacks over the we...

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We start today's Situation Report in the Middle East, where tensions are on the rise between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah. Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, David Daoud, provides some insight into the motives and methods of Hezbollah. We'll examine the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests continuing across the U...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: The White House has announced a big revision of its policy toward the use of US weapons in Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian forces further leeway to strike inside Russian territory. US and Chinese officials hold high-level talks to solidify a growing anti-narcotics partnership. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily...

In this premier edition of The PDB Personnel Files, we explore the life of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Mike details Putin’s rise to power: from his humble beginnings as a spy novel-obsessed youngster in Leningrad to the most powerful man in Russia.   To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: An announcement from the Biden Administration could mean a major boost for Ukrainian air defense, with the White House planning to pause the delivery of Patriot interceptor missiles to other nations so it can fast-track orders for Kyiv. A major cyberattack is underway across the US, affecting thousands of car dealerships and throwing the industry into...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   We’ll look at the growing tension between Israel and Hezbollah as Israel’s foreign minister warns of “all-out war” with the Iranian-backed group after Hezbollah released what it claimed were videos of sensitive Israeli military sites and civilian areas. An update on the situation in the Red Sea, where Houthi militants continue to terrorize commerci...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    Israeli-American relations hit a new low this week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Biden administration of withholding weapons and ammunition, causing U.S. officials to lash out at the prime minister and cancel a critical meeting regarding Iran. Staring down a more unified Europe than ever before, Vladimir Putin is escalating hi...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We examine an alarming new report about Iran’s nuclear program, which suggests that the Islamic republic has a much shorter runway to a bomb than previously believed. We’ll turn to the South China Sea, where a recent collision between Chinese and Philippine vessels is escalating tensions between the two nations and testing America’s support for its a...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    In what is almost certainly an election year play, President Joe Biden is moving to put half a million illegal immigrants on a pathway to citizenship if they are already married to a U.S. citizen. With the war in Ukraine raging with no end in sight, NATO countries have significantly increased their annual defense spending in a bid to strengthen the...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: As some of Hamas’s closest allies plead with it to be flexible on a potential ceasefire deal, we'll examine a report suggesting the terror group’s leadership believes it’s winning. They see the civilian casualties in Gaza as an integral part of their plan to defeat Israel. We’ll turn to China where a new report is giving us some insight into the mind...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    We’ll have two major updates out of Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially dissolved the war cabinet and criticized the recently announced “tactical pause” of Israel’s offensive in the southern Gaza. An international nuclear watchdog has released a major report revealing that the number of operational nuclear warheads has se...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   Just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his vision for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, 80 nations signed on to a letter asserting that sustainable peace can only be secured if Ukraine's territorial integrity remains intact. We'll turn to the conflict in Gaza where Israel sustained its most deadly single day since January as t...

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We're starting today's show with an important update from Eastern Ukraine, where Russia's offensive in Kharkiv seems to be hitting a wall. We'll chat with Retired Lieutenant Colonel Tony Shaffer, who will share his analysis and insight on exactly what's happening on the ground. China's aggressive wargames in the Taiwan Strait are raising serious alarms....

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    As we begin to learn more about the horrors facing the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza, a senior Hamas official has said the terror group doesn’t even know how many hostages are still alive. Russian leader Vladimir Putin issued what Kyiv called "absurd" demands for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday, as Switzerland prepares to host scor...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     A flurry of updates out of the Middle East, where Israel is pushing further into Rafah and frustrated Gazans are beginning to turn on Hamas’s leadership, expressing anger at the group’s failure to agree to a recent ceasefire proposal. International anxieties are riding high as Iran moves to expand its uranium-enrichment capacity at two undergroun...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    The U.S. unveiled some 300 new sanctions targeting Russia’s wartime economy on Wednesday, a move that caused Russia to immediately suspend trading in dollars and euros on the Moscow Exchange and sent panicked Russians scrambling to trade in their rubles for American currency. The Biden administration is preparing to sign a 10-year bilateral securit...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:     Authorities in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia recently arrested eight migrants from Tajikistan with suspected ties to ISIS. They had reportedly been released into the U.S. under Biden-era immigration policies over the past year. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated again after an Israeli airstrike killed one of the militant...

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    Negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza have hit a major snag, as Hamas requests numerous changes to a U.S.-backed proposal that Israel says is tantamount to a rejection. The Biden administration is making a concerted diplomatic push to convince skeptical European allies to allow the use of frozen Russian assets to help fund the defense of Ukraine ah...

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:   We’ll start off today’s show at the border between Israel and Lebanon, where Israeli Defense Forces and Hezbollah continue to trade blows. The United States is now warning Israel against instigating a war on its northern frontier.   Later on, we’ll turn to Ukraine, where a controversial unit within Ukraine’s military has been cleared to receive Ame...