October 29th, 2026: Why Is the Pentagon Preparing for a 90-Day Emergency? & U.S. Warns of Iran War

October 29th, 2026: Why Is the Pentagon Prepa...

Up next

The PDB Situation Report | October 31st, 2026: Saudi-Houthi War Threatens to Spread & Xi Purges 33 Officials

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:The war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis threatens to draw more countries into the conflict as Egypt, Turkey, and Pakistan become increasingly involved. Former British Ambassador to Yemen Edmund Fitton-Brown joins ...  Show more

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 30th, 2026: Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes & Three-Star General Accused of Leaking Secrets

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:President Trump receives a high-level briefing from his top Middle East commander on the Iran blockade as the Pentagon weighs another round of military strikes. New reporting reveals the enormous financial and operational strain of ke ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

6 PM ET: Israel-Hamas war latest, Biden slams Trump, NY special election & more
CNN 5 Things

The Israeli military released a video that it says shows a Hamas leader inside a tunnel below a southern Gaza city. President Joe Biden criticized former President Donald Trump over his comments about NATO while urging the House to pass the Senate’s foreign aid package. Voters ar ...  Show more

5 PM ET: Gaza hospital findings, Biden-Xi remarks, social media ruling & more
CNN 5 Things

The Israeli military says it has uncovered “military equipment used by Hamas” in its raid at Gaza’s largest hospital. A high-stakes summit between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has begun. The UK’s Supreme Court blocked a plan to send asylum-seekers to ...  Show more

10 PM ET: Suspicious letters, Willow oil drilling project, Trump classified documents & more
CNN 5 Things

We begin with a wave of civilians in northern Gaza fleeing south in the war between Hamas and Israel. Plus, the Justice Department is investigating suspicious letters potentially laced with fentanyl. A federal judge ruled that a controversial drilling project in Alaska could move ...  Show more