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The President's Daily Brief

by The First TV

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.

Latest episodes

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September 24th, 2026: Iran Returns to the Negotiating Table as Sanctions Bite & Zelensky Seeks a Winter Arsenal

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • Iran’s president says Tehran will not bend to Washington, even as U.S. and Iranian officials resume talks for the first

Sep 24
20 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 23rd, 2026: Iran Directed the Houthi Offensive & Hackers Claim FBI Breach

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: • New reporting says Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers helped direct the Houthi offensive that swept down Yemen’s Red S

Sep 23
14 min

September 23rd, 2026: Britain Joins Saudi Arabia’s Fight With the Houthis & Russia’s $7 Billion Financial Network

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • Britain steps in to support Saudi Arabia as the Houthi fight intensifies, sending an RAF tanker to assist Saudi aircraf

Sep 23
23 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 22nd, 2026: Tehran Offers To Reopen Hormuz & North Korea’s New Weapon

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: • Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as commercial traffic through the vital waterway nearly collapses, while Chin

Sep 22
15 min

September 22nd, 2026: Trump Calls Off Major Attack Against The Houthis & Chinese Ships Near Alaska

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • President Trump reportedly came within minutes of ordering U.S. strikes against Yemen’s Houthis before calling the oper

Sep 22
22 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 21st, 2026: Xi Jinping Purges China’s Military & Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • China’s military purge reaches the highest levels of command as Xi Jinping removes two of the country’s most powerful g

Sep 21
14 min

September 21st, 2026: Houthi Missiles Target Riyadh & Ukraine’s Biggest Moscow Drone Attack

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • Houthi missiles and drones target Riyadh as Turkey signals it could help Saudi Arabia under a new defense pact, raising

Sep 21
24 min

The PDB Situation Report | September 19th, 2026: Iran’s Targeting of U.S. Forces May Be Getting More Dangerous & Putin’s Wartime Election

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: • New reports suggest Russian and Chinese companies may be helping Iran improve its ability to target American forces across

Sep 19
58 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 18th, 2026: Trump Nears "Big Decision" on Major Strikes Against Iran & Pakistan Rocked by Deadly Terror Attack

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First—President Trump says he must soon decide whether to pursue diplomacy with Iran or potentially “annihilate” the re

Sep 18
15 min

September 18th, 2026: China Is Being Pulled Into Saudi Arabia’s Houthi War & Russia’s Parliamentary Election

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - Saudi Arabia is turning to China for help as its confrontation with the Iran-backed Houthis intensifies, with Riyadh al

Sep 18
22 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 17th, 2026: Iran’s Plan to Beat the U.S. Blockade Is Failing & Russia’s Satellite Help to Tehran

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: • Iran’s effort to bypass the U.S. blockade is running into major problems, with thousands of trucks stranded at border cr

Sep 17
14 min

September 17th, 2026: U.S. Destroys Iranian Boats & China Supercharges Cyber Spying

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • The U.S. military opens fire on two Iranian boats after officials say they attempted to seize an American unmanned vess

Sep 17
21 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 16th, 2026: Inside America’s Secret Meeting With the Houthis & Attacks on U.S.-Bound Tankers

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: • New details emerge about a secret U.S. meeting with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, held as fighting between the militants

Sep 16
14 min

September 16th, 2026: Ukraine Launches a New Ground Offensive Against Russia & NATO Faces New Baltic Tensions

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • Ukraine goes back on offense in northern Donetsk, launching a new push in one of the most heavily contested parts of th

Sep 16
20 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 15th, 2026: U.S. Reveals Orbital Weapons & Military Stockpiles Run Low

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • The United States makes a historic admission that it has weapons in orbit, with the Pentagon publicly revealing the cap

Sep 15
14 min

September 15th, 2026: Iran’s Government Is Splintering Over the War & China Fears the AI Revolution

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • New reporting reveals a deep power struggle inside Iran, where hard-line security figures allegedly sabotaged a peace a

Sep 15
24 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 14th, 2026: Houthis Target Saudi Air Base & Russia’s Drone Evolution

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • The Houthis are escalating again in the Red Sea, claiming a massive missile-and-drone attack on a major Saudi air base.

Sep 14
13 min

September 14th, 2026: China Helped Iran Carry Out Strike That Killed 3 U.S. Troops & Russian Drone Strikes Near Poland

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • U.S. officials say Iran obtained high-resolution satellite imagery from Chinese entities before launching the July miss

Sep 14
23 min

The PDB Situation Report | September 12th, 2026: The Iran Conflict Just Entered a More Dangerous Phase & Pentagon Considers Postwar Pullback

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: • The Iran conflict enters a new phase of escalation, and Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies jo

Sep 12
44 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 11th, 2026: Strikes Are Spreading Across Iran & Anthropic Warns of AI Bioweapon Risks

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: • Labor unrest is spreading across Iran as truckers, taxi drivers and ride-share workers strike amid worsening fuel short

Sep 11
12 min

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What listeners say

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I don’t ever write reviews. This podcast is solid. Baker is direct, tells you the news and lets you decide. Only thing I don’t like is its short shows! I can listen to Mike all day! Great job

Michael102481 · Dec 2024

An excellent podcast to keep up with REAL news impacting the Globe. Only wish it was about twice as long with more such news, but as they say, “Leave them wanting more.”

Y2856Y · Oct 2024

Mike is incredibly knowledgeable and these punchy episodes pack all the world news you need to know into 10-15 minutes. The best part is Mike’s sarcastic side commentary. Please keep it up!

Elaine231 · Oct 2024

The PDB is simply the most informative & entertaining pod on world issues. Mike Baker is sarcastic in the best, most playful way. His use of irony & common sense is unique, as are his insights into international politics. This is a must for any student of world issues. I never miss an episode.

soloam · Sep 2024

This show was recommended to me as a non-partisan information only podcast and after listening to just two episodes it is ABUNDANTLY clear that this podcast is in fact biased and right leaning.”be awake, not woke”, and having guests on the show from entities that also present themselves as non-partisan while actually being extremely partisan, and then fawning all over them is at best ridiculous and probably outright deceitful.

AmandaJ4181 · Nov 2024

I just listened to the show on August 10th. The host makes a big deal of Iran’s “unreasonable” demands. But when he actually reads out the demands they basically boil down to “leave us alone and pay for the damage you caused to our country”. And I’m supposed to think these are unreasonable? Whether or not our idiot in chief will accept their terms and whether they are reasonable are two different things. The host of this show apparently does not recognize this distinction.

Sean Cooley 17 · Aug 2026

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