The Bret Baier Podcast
Join Bret Baier - Host of Special Report on The FOX News Channel - twice weekly for The Bret Baier Podcast. Every Tuesday, listen to the All-Star Panel where Bret focuses on the most important topics on the minds of Americans. Bret is joined each week by a rotating all-star panel of experts to discuss the policies, practices, and solutions to the biggest issues of the day. Every Thursday on Common Ground, Bret sits down with lawmakers, business leaders, and public figures from different perspectives coming together to discuss issues of the day and how Americans can find common ground in a polarized world.
Episodes
July 1, 2025 • 20 mins
Following a series of sweeping cuts from Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, President Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' narrowly cleared the Senate — after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking 51-50 vote. Now, as the bill heads back to the House, where it also only passed by one vote back in May, how will House Republicans react to the slashes made to their original legislation? Will they accept the changes to get the ...
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June 26, 2025 • 16 mins
Last Saturday the United States launched airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities. While many Americans feared the country was on the brink of full-scale war, many were surprised when the President announced Monday on Truth Social that a "Complete and Total CEASEFIRE" had been reached.
Moments after this announcement, Bret sat down with Vice President JD Vance for an exclusive interview — where the Vice President reacted...
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June 24, 2025 • 19 mins
On Saturday, the U.S. launched a successful strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, dealing a major blow to its nuclear program and hampering its ability to escalate regional conflict. Meanwhile, President Trump arrived at the NATO summit in the Netherlands today amid uncertainty over a possible ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The strike has triggered swift political reactions in Washington, with sharp divisions emerging along part...
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June 19, 2025 • 32 mins
Tensions between Israel and Iran have simmered for decades, fueled by Iran's opposition to Israel's existence, Tehran's funding of militant proxy groups, and their quickly developing nuclear program.
In an exclusive interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins Bret to explain why he believes Israel’s mission to eliminate Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities is a matter of national survival—and far more justified t...
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June 17, 2025 • 19 mins
After years of fighting through proxies, Iran and Israel are now exchanging direct military strikes—a dramatic escalation that’s unfolded over just the past five days. As tensions rise by the hour, President Trump is demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” telling reporters he isn’t interested in a ceasefire but in bringing a “real end” to the conflict.
USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers, host of ‘The Big ...
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June 12, 2025 • 11 mins
As President Trump calls on American companies to ramp up domestic production and reduce reliance on countries like China, many lawmakers are welcoming the push — seeing it as an alignment with priorities they’ve been working on for years.
Today, Bret revisits his conversation with Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL), who have been leading the charge to bring shipbuilding back to America. They discuss how p...
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June 10, 2025 • 28 mins
Before President Trump and Elon Musk publicly cut ties last week, they were closely working together to identify government waste. The President even tapped Musk to lead the charge, appointing him as head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency. Months later, Musk is now saying President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," is undermining the work his team set out to do in the first place.
Bret revisits his conversa...
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June 5, 2025 • 21 mins
The FBI has faced growing calls for greater transparency and accountability—something new FBI Director Kash Patel pledged to prioritize when he first stepped into the role.
Bret had the opportunity to travel to Quantico, Virginia, for a one-on-one conversation with Director Patel on his plans for the bureau.
Speaking from FBI headquarters, Director Patel tells Bret why he believes the bureau has taken a positive turn since Presid...
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June 3, 2025 • 26 mins
The Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Monday with a new mission at the top of their agenda: uniting behind President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill." It took Congress weeks to narrowly agree on the legislation, passing it with a thin 215-214 vote. Many Senate Republicans have been vocal that they will not support the bill as it currently stands.
So, what will the major sticking points be for the Senate GOP? Will the modificati...
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May 29, 2025 • 9 mins
Coming out of Memorial Day Weekend, Americans across the country are reminded of just how many men and women have valiantly sacrificed their lives for the nation. In the eyes of Congressman Jake Ellzey (R-TX) and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC), the two veterans who co-chair the Four Country Caucus, the least we can do is ensure their families, and the veterans who return from war are taken care of.
Today, Rep. Ellzey and Rep. Davis ...
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May 27, 2025 • 25 mins
Just last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump were reportedly having a cordial two-hour phone call, while House Republicans were locked in a high-stakes standoff over what was being called a "big, beautiful bill." Fast forward to this week, and the political landscape has shifted: President Trump took to Truth Social to proclaim that President Putin has "gone absolutely crazy" following a blitz attack in Ukra...
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May 22, 2025 • 10 mins
Since reports emerged that Chinese President Xi Jinping allegedly directed the People’s Liberation Army to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan by 2027, the United States has ramped up efforts to ensure Taiwan has the resources and support it needs to defend itself. On Capitol Hill, Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Chris Coons (D-DE), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, are leading that charge with The PORCUPINE A...
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May 20, 2025 • 22 mins
Since the start of his second term, President Trump has championed his vision for "One Big, Beautiful Bill" — a comprehensive piece of legislation that would include tax reforms, immigration enforcement, defense spending, while cutting what he describes as “waste, fraud and abuse” in social programs like Medicaid and SNAP. With just two days left before the initial deadline to get the bill to his desk, President Trump stepped up th...
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May 15, 2025 • 18 mins
As President Trump's extensive Middle East tour continues, Bret remains on the ground, closely following the President’s meetings and offering historical insights into key countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
In addition to his coverage, Bret has secured exclusive interviews with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim, where he dives into strat...
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May 13, 2025 • 35 mins
President Trump kicked off a four-day trip to the Middle East, with a visit to the Saudi capital where he sat down Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The world leaders discussed the path forward for U.S.-Saudi relations and the push for an Iranian nuclear deal.
Bret looks back on his conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman where they discussed Saudi Arabia's role in the Middle East, the relationship the Saudi...
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May 8, 2025 • 9 mins
President Trump has expressed the demand for shipbuilding in the United States as a major priority, as most U.S. commercial ship production is in China. Will the United States be able to build up ship production quickly enough to run a modern economy, without being economically pigeonholed by our adversaries?
Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-ID) discuss how their bipartisan bill, the SHIPS for America Act, seeks to ...
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May 7, 2025 • 13 mins
Despite bipartisan claims that Democrats are "stranded in the wilderness" after President Trump's sweeping 2024 victory, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have been vocal about their disagreement. Though Sen. Sanders blamed the Democrats' poor performance on the party's abandonment of the working class and defending the status quo, he and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez are assuring Americans they a...
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May 6, 2025 • 20 mins
Just a week after eking out a win for the liberal party in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney was catching a flight to Washington. Sitting down with President Trump in the Oval Office today, the two leaders addressed President Trump’s recurring suggestion that Canada consider becoming the “51st state,” as well as the current state of U.S.–Canada trade relations following the recent unveiling of the President’s new tariff plan.
Ac...
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May 1, 2025 • 18 mins
The week has been marked by major developments in Washington—from the signing of the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal to President Trump's decision to remove National Security Advisor Mike Waltz from his position and nominate him as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. To unpack these events, Bret sat down with Vice President JD Vance following a tour of Nucor Steel in South Carolina, where he was promoting President Trump's "...
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April 29, 2025 • 19 mins
Tuesday marked 100 days since President Trump returned to the White House to begin his second term. As the President touts his administration's handling of immigration, border security, the economy, and foreign policy challenges, many Americans' remain anxious that his tariff plan could impact prices at home and global relationships.
To share their analyses of the President's first 100 days, FOX News Senior White House Corresponde...
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