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.

PodSkip has analyzed 62 episodes of The President's Daily Brief, averaging 3.9 ads per episode (17% of runtime).

Episodes

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 20th, 2026: U.S. Charges Raúl Castro In 1996 Shootdown & Tehran Warns Of Broader War
May 20, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: The Justice Department unveils criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, as controversial…
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May 20th, 2026: Russia Strikes Chinese Vessel Before Putin-Xi Summit
May 20, 2026
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: Just before Vladimir Putin’s arrival in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping, a Russian drone strike damages a Chinese-owned cargo vessel near Ukraine…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 19th, 2026: Havana Issues Chilling Threat To The United States & San Diego Mosque Shooting
May 19, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Cuba’s president warns of a possible “bloodbath” if the United States attacks the island, just one day after intelligence reports revealed Havana’s…
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May 19th, 2026: Trump HALTS Planned Strikes On Iran & Putin’s Inner Circle Cracks
May 19, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump says he’s pausing a planned military strike on Iran as Gulf leaders push for continued negotiations, even while the White House warns…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 18th, 2026: Ukraine Launches MASSIVE Drone Assault On Moscow & ISIS Chief Killed In Africa
May 18, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Ukraine launches one of the largest drone assaults on Moscow since the start of the war, bringing explosions and air defense fire to the Russian capital…
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May 18th, 2026: U.S. Intel: Cuba Planning Drone Attacks On U.S. Territory & Iran Seizes Chinese Ship in Hormuz
May 18, 2026
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: U.S. officials are sounding the alarm over a potential new drone threat emerging just 90 miles off America’s southern coast, after intelligence reports…
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PDB Special Bulletin: Nicolas Maduro's Life Behind Bars Is A Living Hell
May 17, 2026
In this special edition of The President’s Daily Brief, Mike Baker takes a closer look at the extraordinary downfall of former Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro—from ruling Venezuela with absolute…
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PDB Situation Report | May 16th, 2026: Hormuz Crisis Continues As Iran Retains Missile Power & Trump Meets With Xi Jinping
May 16, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: New intelligence assessments suggest Iran may still retain significant missile capabilities despite weeks of U.S. and Israeli strikes, as the crisis in…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 15th, 2026: CIA Director Makes Secret Visit To Cuba & FBI Hunts For Ex-U.S. Intel Agent Turned Iranian Spy
May 15, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First—Just hours after protests erupted across Havana over catastrophic blackouts and fuel shortages, CIA Director John Ratcliffe quietly arrived in…
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May 15th, 2026: Ukraine May Be Turning The Tide Against Russia & Trump Meets Xi
May 15, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: After months of grinding Russian advances, Ukraine may finally be starting to shift the momentum on the battlefield, thanks to a major change in how…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 14th, 2026: Saudi Arabia SECRETLY Struck Iran During The War & Zelensky’s Corruption Crisis
May 14, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Just days after reports revealed the UAE secretly struck Iran during the war, new reporting now claims Saudi Arabia quietly launched retaliatory attacks…
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May 14th, 2026: U.S. Intel Warns China May Be Secretly Supplying Iran With Weapons & Trump Meets With Xi
May 14, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New U.S. intelligence suggests Chinese companies may be quietly working to funnel weapons to Iran through third-party countries, raising fresh concerns…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 13th, 2026: Iran’s Missile Network May Have Survived The War & California Mayor’s CCP Ties
May 13, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: New intelligence assessments reportedly show Iran’s military may be far more intact than publicly advertised, with Tehran regaining access to most of…
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May 13th, 2026: Iranian Commandos Captured In Kuwait & Ukraine’s New Drone Alliance
May 13, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iran is accused of sending IRGC commandos onto Kuwaiti territory during the fragile Gulf ceasefire, raising fears the region’s shadow war is still…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 12th, 2026: UAE Launches Strikes In Iran & Pakistan’s Secret Iran Assistance
May 12, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: New reporting says the United Arab Emirates has joined the fight against Iran, launching direct strikes on Iranian territory as the Gulf conflict…
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May 12th, 2026: Tehran’s Internet Blackout Is Backfiring & North Korea’s Dead Man’s Switch
May 12, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iran’s months-long internet blackout is exposing growing cracks inside the regime itself, as politically connected elites reportedly receive privileged…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 11th, 2026: U.S. Spy Planes Swarm Cuba & Trump Rejects Iran Deal
May 11, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—U.S. surveillance flights around Cuba are suddenly surging, with advanced American spy planes and reconnaissance drones appearing just miles…
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May 11th, 2026: Iran Finally Reveals Condition Of Injured Supreme Leader & Moscow’s Victory Day Parade A Bust
May 11, 2026
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: First up—after weeks of rumors and silence, Iran is finally revealing new details about the condition of its injured Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei…
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PDB Situation Report | May 9th, 2026: Iran Attacks American Warships Despite “Ceasefire” & Trump’s China Trip
May 09, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: First up — American destroyers come under missile and drone attack in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets even as…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 8th, 2026: Strait Of Hormuz Erupts Again & Hantavirus Outbreak Raises Global Alarm
May 08, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First—American destroyers come under missile and drone attack in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets—even as…
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May 8th, 2026: Did Gulf Allies Force Trump To Halt Project Freedom?
May 08, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up — officially, Project Freedom was paused to give negotiations with Iran a chance. Unofficially? New reporting suggests key Gulf allies may…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 7th, 2026: New Intelligence Links Trump Assassination Plot To Iran War & China’s Iran Defiance
May 07, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up — new intelligence suggests the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner may have…
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May 7th, 2026: Cracks Are Forming Inside Russia’s Army & U.S. Fires On Iranian Ship
May 07, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New reporting suggests Russia may be facing a growing manpower problem inside its military ranks, as desertions rise and the Kremlin increasingly…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 6th, 2026: New Details Emerge About Trump’s Iran Proposal & U.S. Gulf Base Damage
May 07, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—new details are emerging about President Trump’s decision to pause “Project Freedom,” as reports suggest the United States and Iran may be…
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May 6th, 2026: Trump Pauses “Project Freedom" & A Major Kremlin Defection
May 06, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—President Trump pauses “Project Freedom,” the U.S. effort to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as talks with Iran show signs of…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 5th, 2026: U.S. Opens Hormuz Shipping Lane Despite Iran Attacks & Russia and Ukraine Announce “Ceasefires"
May 05, 2026
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—the United States begins to make headway in the Strait of Hormuz, successfully opening a narrow, protected corridor for commercial ships…
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May 5th, 2026: Iran Fires on U.S. Ships & Intelligence Shows Putin Scared Of A Coup
May 05, 2026
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: First up—ceasefire or not, the shooting has already started. U.S. forces engaged Iranian boats and came under missile and drone fire just hours into…
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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 4th, 2026: U.S. Launches “Project Freedom” In The Strait of Hormuz & Russia’s Momentum Breaks
May 04, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—United States launches “Project Freedom” to break the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, escorting commercial ships through one of the world’s…
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May 4th, 2026: Putin Grows Increasingly Paranoid & Trump Reviews Iran's 14-Point Peace Plan
May 04, 2026
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—Vladimir Putin is surrounding his personal residence with nearly 30 air defense systems—protection typically reserved for major military…
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PDB Special Bulletin | Baker & Slater: WHCD Shooting Raises Major Security Questions
May 03, 2026
In this PDB Special Bulletin: Mike Baker sits down with Mike Slater to break down the shocking shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner—and the serious questions it’s raising about security…
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