The PDB Situation Report | October 31st, 2026...

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

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:- The Trump administration makes a new diplomatic push to avoid another round of strikes against Iran. Vice President JD Vance is bypassing traditional diplomatic channels and reaching out to Mohsen Rezaei, a former Revolutionary Gua ...  Show more

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

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

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