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Again, text PDB to 9889-89-898. It's Wednesday, the 31st of December. Ah, the very last day of 2025, and my, what an eventful year it's been.

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed on this last day of the year, shall we?

First up, we've got new details on a covert U.S. strike inside Venezuela,

as the CIA reportedly launches a drone attack on a port facility,

signaling a sharp escalation against the Maduro regime.

Later in the show, new reporting from the Washington Post

shows how Russia's war is taking an

increasing toll at home as social strain and public disillusionment deepen.

Plus, Saudi Arabia bombs a Yemeni port city after a weapons shipment from the UAE, exposing a deepening

rift between the two key Gulf allies.

And in today's back of the brief, a 21-year-old Texas man faces terrorism charges

for allegedly supplying bomb-making materials to ISIS.

But first, today's PDB spotlight.

The U.S. has now confirmed that it carried out a strike inside Venezuela,

reportedly destroying a port facility or dock facility linked to drug trafficking.

This was, according to what details are currently available, and there's not many of them,

not a conventional military operation. According to an exclusive report from CNN, the strike was not conducted

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