Episodes

Putin’s Crumbling Economy & Trump’s DC Takeover

By The First

Sat, Aug 16, 2025

Length 56:11

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska for high-stakes ceasefire talks. Is Putin negotiating from a position of strength—or is Moscow’s hand weaker than it appears? Kyiv Post correspondent Jason Jay Smart joins us with insight.
The Trump administration deploys the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and places the city’s police department under federal control in an unprecedented move to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, Zack Smith, weighs in on the legal and political implications.
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Trump Greenlights Covert War Against Cartels & Israel Approves Gaza War Expansion

By The First

Sat, Aug 9, 2025

Length 55:55

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

President Trump secretly signs off on using U.S. military force against Latin American drug cartels. It’s a dramatic escalation in the war on drugs—and it could put American troops on foreign soil.
Israel’s security cabinet approves a new plan to seize control of Gaza City, aiming to evacuate nearly half the territory’s population and eliminate Hamas’s last major foothold. The controversial strategy is set to begin on the symbolic anniversary of the October 7th attacks—but critics at home and abroad are urging Israel to reconsider.
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Raymond Ibrahim’s Warning About Islam & Pressure Mounts On Israel

By The First

Sat, Aug 2, 2025

Length 55:52

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:

We step back from battlefield updates to examine the militant ideology driving groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iranian regime. Author and Islamic scholar Raymond Ibrahim joins us to break down how theology and history shape their violent worldview.
Later in the show, pressure grows on Israel as several Western governments announce plans to recognize a Palestinian state. Jonathan Schanzer from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins us to analyze this diplomatic shift and what it could mean for the war in Gaza.
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–Guests–

Raymond Ibrahim
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Jonathan Schanzer
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