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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 | April 29th, 2026: Russian Politician Says Country Could Be Heading Toward Revolution & US Heaps More Sanctions On Iran
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—a striking warning out of Moscow, as a senior political figure suggests...
PDB April 29th, 2026: Iran’s Generals Seize Control Of The Government & UAE Breaks From OPEC
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—new reporting from Reuters and The New York Times is shedding light on...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 28th, 2026: Iran’s Oil Crisis Is About To Get Much Worse & Cartel Boss Taken Down In Mexico
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—Iran is facing a major new pressure point, as a U.S. blockade leaves it...
April 28th, 2026: Trump Security Breach: The Details Are Worse Than Expected & China’s Economic Strain
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
First up—we’re learning more about the security gaps that allowed a gunman to ge...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 27th, 2026: Iran Just Offered To Reopen Hormuz & Israel Deploys Iron Dome To UAE
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Behind-the-scenes diplomacy with Iran continues as Tehran floats a new proposal t...
April 27th, 2026: ASSASSIN’S MANIFESTO: The Plot Against Trump Explained & Washington Pulls Plug on Pakistan Talks
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
Gunfire erupts inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where President Tr...
PDB Situation Report | April 25th, 2026: Iran Talks Collapse—What Happens Next?
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
First up—a rocky week in the Iran conflict, with failed negotiations, rising aggres...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 24th, 2026: TALKS BACK ON: U.S. and Iran Set Face-to-Face Meeting & Soldier Charged After Betting on Maduro’s Capture
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—after days of uncertainty, the United States and Iran are heading back to...
April 24th, 2026: Why Clearing The Strait Of Hormuz Could Take MONTHS & China’s AI Espionage
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
A new warning from the White House on Iranian mine-laying in the Strait of Hormu...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 23rd, 2026: How Close Is the U.S. to Running Out of Key Weapons? & Iran’s Secret U.S. Operative
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—a new analysis warns the U.S. may be running dangerously low on key muni...
April 23rd, 2026: Iran’s Hardliners Are Turning Against Each Other & Russia Threatens Europe
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Iran’s posture hardens rapidly—refusing talks and escalating in the Strait of Ho...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 22nd, 2026: Iran Just Changed Its Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz & U.S. Squeezes Iraq Over Militias
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Iran appears to change its strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, attacking and seizin...
April 22nd, 2026: Iran’s Internal Crackdown Just Took a Dark Turn & UAE Dismantles Iran Terror Cell
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
First up—the fighting may be paused, but inside Iran the regime is tightening it...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 21st, 2026: U.S. Forces Board Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean & Americans Killed In Counter-Narcotics Mission
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
The U.S. boards a sanctioned oil tanker deep in the Indian Ocean, marking the fir...
April 21st, 2026: Iran's Secret Power Struggle Is About to Blow Up Negotiations & Russia’s Oil Revenue Up In Smoke
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
U.S. negotiators head toward talks with Iran, but growing signs of internal divi...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 20th, 2026: U.S.-IRAN TALKS AT RISK: Tehran Sends Mixed Signals & A Deadly Lebanon Ambush
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
Uncertainty surrounds planned U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan, as Tehran sends mixed...
April 20th, 2026: Iran Reopens Hormuz, Then Attacks Ships & U.S. Diplomats In Havana
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Confusion and escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran declares the critical...
PDB Situation Report | April 18th, 2026: U.S. Expands Blockade Of Iran & Russia Feeling the Strain
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
U.S. escalates its pressure campaign on Iran, expanding a global blockade targeting...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 17th, 2026: Iran Surrenders? Tehran Gives In To Key Demand & Cuba’s Secret Message to Trump Intercepted
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, President T...
April 17th, 2026: Iran’s Economic Crisis Is Growing & Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Iran’s economy is under mounting pressure, as war damage and a U.S. blockade com...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 16th, 2026: U.S. Expands Naval Crackdown Worldwide & Pentagon Turns To Auto Manufacturers
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Washington tightens the economic noose on Iran, expanding its naval blockade wor...
April 16th, 2026: IED Bomb Hits Tehran, Basij Member Injured & Iranians Using Chinese Satellites?
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
An apparent IED attack in central Tehran leaves three injured, including a membe...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 15th, 2026: U.S. Sends More Troops To Middle East & Kim’s Growing Nuclear Threat
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
U.S. Sends More Troops Despite “Endgame” Talk — Even as the White House signals t...
April 15th, 2026: Iranian Infighting Derails Negotiations & Israel And Lebanon Meet In Washington
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New reporting suggests internal infighting within Iran’s leadership may have hel...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 14th, 2026: Why The Blockade Could Cripple Tehran & Chaos Continues In Haiti
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
The United States launches a full-scale blockade of Iranian ports, targeting the...
April 14th, 2026: WHY The Iran Negotiations Collapsed & Israel Decapitates Hezbollah
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
New details are emerging from high-stakes U.S.-Iran talks, revealing exactly whe...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 13th, 2026: The High-Risk Operation to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz & & Orbán Ousted in Hungary
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—the U.S. begins a high-risk operation in the Strait of Hormuz, working t...
April 13th, 2026: Trump Announces BLOCKADE Of Hormuz & China Arms Iran
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
President Trump suspends traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after marathon neg...
PDB Situation Report | April 11th, 2026:CEASEFIRE IN NAME ONLY? Why the Ceasefire Is Already Failing
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is already showing signs o...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 10th, 2026: Trump Blasts Iran as Hormuz Standoff Deepens & Putin Declares Orthodox Easter Truce In Ukraine
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First—A ceasefire is holding between the United States and Iran—but the Strait o...
April 10th, 2026: Netanyahu Signals Diplomacy With Lebanon & China's Devastating Cyber Breach
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
First—Prime Minister Netanyahu moves toward diplomacy, announcing direct...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 9th, 2026: Iran’s Demands Revealed & Russia’s Submarine Operation
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
U.S. and Iranian officials prepare for their first face-to-face talks since the w...
April 9th, 2026: Iran Closes The Strait Of Hormuz Again & Israel Unleashes on Hezbollah
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
The Strait of Hormuz is supposed to be open, but ships aren’t moving, Iran is st...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 8th, 2026: Why The Iran Ceasefire Is Already Struggling & American Hostage Freed
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
New details emerge on how President Donald Trump’s last-minute ceasefire with Ira...
April 8th, 2026: Trump HALTS Iran Strikes Before Deadline & Russia’s Secret Support of Iran
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
President Donald Trump steps back from the brink, delaying strikes on Iran just...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 7th, 2026: U.S. Strikes Iran’s Kharg Island & First Look at Moon’s Far Side
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
U.S. forces launch strikes on Kharg Island, targeting Iran’s most critical econom...
April 7th, 2026: Top IRGC Commander Eliminated & Hormuz Traffic Rises
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
Israel delivers another major blow to Iran’s leadership, killing the head of IRG...
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 6th, 2026: Iran Ceasefire Collapse & China Cyber Intrusion
In this episode of PDB Afternoon Bulletin:
First up—ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appear to have collapsed,...
April 6th, 2026: Inside the Daring U.S. Rescue Mission in Iran & ICE Detains Soleimani Relative
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:
After a tense, multi-day search behind enemy lines, U.S. forces successfully res...
PDB Situation Report | April 4th, 2026: Iran War at a Crossroads & Japan Goes Long-Range
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
First up—after a month of fighting, the war with Iran may be entering its most deci...