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nothing new under the sun. So on this podcast we take the news of the day and we

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Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. We'll start off today's show in eastern Ukraine

where Putin's latest gamble seems to have failed. Russia's offensive in the Kharki region has stalled amidst heavy casualties

and the arrival of Western weapons.

Later on, we'll examine a new report that suggests the White House is considering unilateral negotiations with the

Iranian-backed terror organization Hamas for the release of five Americans that are currently

being held hostage in Gaza.

Then we'll turn our attention to the U.S. Southern border where, according to a leaked memo,

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