The President's Daily Brief

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'll get 20 minutes of the most important topics of the day and why you should care, arming you with what you need to know to help solve America's most pressing challenges. Former CIA Operations Officer Mike Baker hosts new episodes daily.

Episodes

PDB Special Report | January 3, 2026: The Fall of Maduro: Inside the U.S. Operation That Toppled Venezuela’s Dictator

January 3, 2026 • 13 mins
In this Special Edition of The President’s Daily Brief: The world wakes up to stunning news as the United States captures Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro following a sweeping U.S. military operation deep inside Caracas. We break down Operation Absolute Resolve, including how U.S. intelligence tracked Maduro for months, the scale of the air campaign, and the special forces raid that led to his capture. To listen to the ...
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PDB Situation Report | January 3rd, 2026: Iran’s Streets Erupt & What Comes Next for Israel

January 3, 2026 • 62 mins
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Anger spills into the streets of Tehran as nationwide protests turn deadly, transforming economic despair into open defiance of Iran’s clerical regime. Shirin Nariman, a human rights advocate and former political prisoner in Iran, joins us to share her personal story and provide insight into the situation on the ground. Israel closes out a turbulent 2025, marked by war in Ga...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | January 2nd, 2026: Iran Protests Turn Deadly & China’s Hidden Role in Oklahoma’s Marijuana Boom

January 2, 2026 • 15 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Protests in Iran turn deadly as security forces open fire on demonstrators, escalating an already volatile situation and prompting a sharp warning from President Donald Trump. A surprising U.S. domestic story with global implications, as a New York Times investigation reveals how Oklahoma’s marijuana boom led to hidden ownership networks stretching from rural farms to New...
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January 2nd, 2026: The Brutal Reality For Russian Soldiers In Ukraine & Xi Signals No Retreat on Taiwan

January 2, 2026 • 24 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—new reporting from The New York Times pulls back the curtain on Russia’s war machine, revealing a system built on abuse, coercion, and the ruthless exploitation of its own soldiers fighting in Ukraine. Later in the show—fresh warning signs from Beijing, as Xi Jinping uses his New Year’s speech to double down on Taiwan, declaring reunification inevitable after a r...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 31st, 2025: The 2025 Stories We Didn’t Cover On The PDB

December 31, 2025 • 16 mins
In this special New Year’s Eve edition of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin Mike Baker looks back at the stories from 2025 that didn’t quite make it into the President’s Daily Brief — not because they weren’t real, but because they didn’t fit the daily intelligence picture. From a drunken raccoon with a rap sheet in Virginia, to a Christmas brawl on Nantucket that left police reports looking more like classified documents, to Florida m...
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December 31st, 2025: CIA Carries Out Drone Strike Inside Venezuela & Russian Society Is Starting to Fall Apart

December 31, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—new details emerge on a covert United States strike inside Venezuela, as reporting reveals the Central Intelligence Agency carried out a drone attack on a port facility, signaling a sharp escalation in pressure on the Maduro regime. Later in the show—new reporting from The Washington Post shows how Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a growing toll at home, with so...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 30th, 2025: Iranian Unrest Explodes & North Korea Goes Nuclear at Sea

December 30, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Pressure is building inside Iran, where a collapsing economy has driven protesters into the streets, merchants have shut down key markets, and security forces are struggling to contain growing unrest that is turning increasingly political. Later in the show—North Korea unveils what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel comparable in size to som...
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December 30th, 2025: China’s Military Encircles Taiwan & Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Foul Play

December 30, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: China encircles Taiwan with the largest military exercises in its history, deploying warships and fighter jets in a move that blurs the line between training and real-world preparation. Russia claims Vladimir Putin was targeted by a Ukrainian strike, with Moscow hinting at tougher negotiating positions while Ukraine flatly denies the accusation. Donald Trump meets...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 29th, 2025: President Trump Announces Strike Inside Venezuela & Zelensky At Mar-A-Lago

December 29, 2025 • 16 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: President Trump announces that U.S. forces carried out a strike inside Venezuela, targeting what he described as a major drug-related facility. With few confirmed details publicly available, we break down what we know so far—and the key questions that remain unanswered. President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, striking an optimistic tone as negoti...
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December 29th, 2025: How China Is Exploiting Russia & U.S. Strikes ISIS

December 29, 2025 • 24 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: China and Russia appear closer than ever—but the relationship is far from equal. We’ll break down how Beijing is exploiting Russia’s growing dependence as the war in Ukraine drags on, turning Moscow’s isolation into long-term leverage for China. Christmas Day airstrikes in Nigeria. The U.S. hits Islamic State targets hard, as President Trump signals there is a limit to ho...
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PDB Situation Report | December 27th, 2025: Why This Year of War Rewrote the Ukraine Playbook & Asia’s Strategic Crossroads

December 27, 2025 • 65 mins
In this episode of The PPDB Situation Report: We begin in Ukraine, where another brutal year of war has upended long-held assumptions on both sides of the battlefield. What’s changed, what hasn’t, and what it tells us about where the conflict is heading next. Joining us to break it all down is George Barros from the Institute for the Study of War. Later in the show, we shift our focus to the Far East, where strategic c...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 26th, 2025: Inside Xi Jinping’s Bizarre War on Golf

December 26, 2025 • 18 mins
In this special edition of the PDB Afternoon Bulletin--We take a step back from the daily headlines to explore one of the strangest political fault lines in modern China: Xi Jinping’s war on the game of golf. We explain how golf became associated with corruption, elite privilege, and unwanted Western influence inside the Chinese Communist Party—and why Party officials learned to treat it as politically radioactive. We trace the sto...
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December 26th, 2025: Cuba Is On The Verge Of Total Collapse & Fighting Erupts In Syria

December 26, 2025 • 23 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Cuba teeters on the edge of collapse, as a U.S. oil blockade targeting Venezuela cuts off critical fuel supplies to the island, triggering widespread blackouts, shortages, and a growing wave of Cubans fleeing the country. I’ll have the details. The Trump administration orders nearly thirty U.S. ambassadors home, creating major gaps in the diplomatic corps—even as the Whit...
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December 24th, 2025: Mike Baker’s Christmas Message to PDB Listeners

December 24, 2025 • 4 mins
In this Christmas message, Mike Baker pauses the usual news rundown to share a few thoughts on Christmas thanks. Thank you for listening, supporting, and being part of The President’s Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 23rd, 2025: Angry Russians Confront Putin Over Economy and War & Starlink in the Crosshairs

December 23, 2025 • 14 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Rare cracks appear in the Kremlin’s façade as frustration over poverty, inflation, and the war in Ukraine spills into Vladimir Putin’s tightly controlled year-end “Direct Line” address—offering an unusual glimpse of domestic pressure inside Russia. Later in the show—Western intelligence agencies warn that Moscow may be developing a new anti-satellite weapon aimed at Starli...
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December 23rd, 2025: China Crosses Nuclear Red Line & Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia

December 23, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Alarming new intelligence from the Pentagon suggests China is rapidly filling newly constructed missile silos with intercontinental ballistic missiles, signaling a nuclear buildup moving faster than analysts expected and raising fresh concerns about Beijing’s long-term intentions. Ukraine takes the fight deep inside Russia, striking energy infrastructure, aircraft, and na...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 22nd, 2025: Israel May Strike Iran Again & Russian General Assassinated

December 22, 2025 • 12 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: New reporting reveals that Israel is weighing another round of military strikes against Iran, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu preparing to brief Donald Trump on potential options as concerns grow over Tehran’s missile activity. Later in the show—Russia’s war comes home again, as a senior Russian general is killed in a car bombing in Moscow, the third high-ranking mi...
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December 22nd, 2025: U.S. Unleashes Massive Ground and Air Assault in Syria & Another Tanker Boarded Off Venezuela

December 22, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: A major U.S. military response in Syria, as American and coalition forces unleash one of the largest strikes on ISIS in years. We break down how the operation unfolded, what was targeted, and what it signals about the fight ahead. Pressure ramps up on Venezuela, with U.S. forces boarding yet another oil tanker in the Caribbean as President Trump’s maritime blockade tighte...
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PDB Situation Report | December 20th, 2025: New Year’s Eve Terror Plot Foiled & Gaza Ceasefire Tested

December 20, 2025 • 59 mins
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Federal authorities stop a coordinated New Year’s Eve terror plot, arresting multiple suspects accused of planning bombing attacks in and around Los Angeles. Former FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence operative Eric O’Neill joins us to break down how the plot was disrupted and what it reveals about the threat landscape. The Gaza ceasefire holds for now, even as Isra...
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 19th, 2025: Ukraine Blows Up Russian Ship In The Mediterranean & Brown University Killer Found Dead

December 19, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—a major expansion of Ukraine's campaign against Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers. For the first time in the war, Ukraine has struck a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, delivering another significant blow to Moscow's energy revenues and their clandestine global shipping network. Later in the show—The manhunt for the Brown University shooter has come to an en...
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