In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• Mexico is ramping up its fight against drug cartels, deploying thousands of troops into cartel strongholds. Is the country on the verge of an all-out shooting war with these powerful criminal organizations? Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies Todd Bensman joins us to break it down.

• U.S. and Russian delegations met in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss potential pathways to ending the war in Ukraine. What came out of the talks, and is a diplomatic breakthrough possible? Steve Yates of the Heritage Foundation shares his insights.

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• We’ll begin in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing revenge against Hamas after discovering the terrorist group failed to turn over the remains of an Israeli hostage as promised, throwing the fragile ceasefire into question.

• Later in the show, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to propose a European-led military force of 30,000 to oversee a potential Ukraine-Russia ceasefire when he meets with President Donald Trump in Washington next week.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• U.S. Army Green Berets are in Mexico, training the country’s Naval Infantry Marines—what this rare mission says about deepening security ties between Washington and Mexico City.

• Russia is demanding NATO withdraw from Eastern Europe as a condition for peace talks with the U.S. What’s behind this latest push, and how are European allies responding?

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders the Pentagon to slash billions from its budget over the next five years. What programs are on the chopping block, and what does it mean for U.S. military readiness?

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• First, Hamas provoked international outrage with a barbaric display as they returned the bodies of four deceased hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest captives taken during the 7 October 2023 terror attack, parading their coffins in front of a crowd of cheering spectators who shouted anti-Israel taunts.

• Later in the show, the Trump administration moves to designate Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and a number of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations in their latest crackdown on transnational crime.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: 

• First, relations between the U.S. and Ukraine are taking an ugly turn, as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky engage in an escalating war of words, with the president slamming the Ukrainian leader as a "dictator."

• Later in the show, we’ll have an update on the ceasefire in Gaza, as Hamas signals they are willing to release all the remaining hostages at once, provided the truce moves into the second phase.

• Plus, Sudan’s civil war takes another bloody turn, as Sudanese paramilitaries announce plans to form a breakaway government.

• In our 'Back of the Brief' segment, we’ll look at reports out of Israel that Iran, in partnership with Turkey, is covertly working to smuggle money to Hezbollah in an attempt to help the Lebanese militants rebuild their military operations.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• With more U.S. military assets deployed to the border, calls for direct action against the cartels are growing louder. But taking the fight to the cartels won’t be as easy as some think—we’ll break down the challenges.

• An Arab and Gulf state-led plan for post-war Gaza is beginning to take shape, with up to $20 billion in regional contributions potentially on the table. What does this mean for the future of the region?

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• Russia is playing hardball in negotiations with the U.S. over ending the war in Ukraine, demanding the West abandon Ukraine’s NATO ambitions and rejecting NATO peacekeepers.

• Iran is vowing another direct attack on Israel while taunting the U.S. over its nuclear program—what’s behind Tehran’s latest threats?

• Hamas says it will return the bodies of four hostages, including the youngest victims of October 7th, but what does this move signal?

• And in today’s Back of the Brief: North Korea is making bold new promises to expand its nuclear arsenal, dismissing U.S. efforts to curb its ambitions.

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• A major escalation in the fight against the cartels—President Trump has the CIA flying covert drone missions over Mexico, using the same Reaper drones deployed in the war on terror.

• Migrant shelters that once housed nearly a thousand people a day are now almost empty, as Trump’s border crackdown sharply reduces border crossings.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• As Russian and U.S. officials engage in peace talks in Saudi Arabia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has offered to send U.K. troops as peacekeepers in a potential deal. But European leaders remain divided on putting boots on the ground in Ukraine.

• Reports claim Hamas has agreed to hand control of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority—but Prime Minister Netanyahu is rejecting that idea outright.

• Newly revealed accounts from Hamas hostage survivors expose the brutal conditions they endured in captivity.

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• First, we’ll discuss the fallout from Vice President JD Vance’s fiery address at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, where he chastised European leaders over their attempts to stifle democratic norms, leaving one official in tears.

• Later in the show, the Trump administration takes aim at Pentagon spending, with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency looking to trim eight percent from next year’s defense budget, an amount exceeding $800 billion.

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