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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 5th, 2025: Hamas Returns Remains Of American-Israeli Soldier & Democratic Socialism Wins Big In NYC

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—an emotional moment in Israel, as the body of American-Israeli soldier Itay Chen is returned under Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal. We’ll break down what this exchange means for the families still waiting, and for the future of the president’s fragile peace plan. Later in the show—Election shockwaves in New York and beyond. On Tuesday, voters deliver a sharp rebuke to Washington’s agenda as a democratic socialist claimed the mayor’s office in America’s largest city. We’ll have the details. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting ⁠PDBPremium.com⁠. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: ⁠youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief⁠ True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at ⁠https://trueclassic.com/PDB#trueclassicpod⁠ TriTails Premium Beef: Feed your legacy. Visit ⁠https://trybeef.com/pdb⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Again, text PDB to 989-898. It's Wednesday, the 5th of November. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

0:39.4

I'm Mike Baker.

0:40.2

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

0:42.8

All right, let's get briefed.

0:44.5

First up, an emotional moment in Israel.

0:47.8

As the body of American Israeli soldier, Etai Ken, is returned, will break down what his

0:53.7

exchange means for the family still waiting

0:56.1

and for the future of the fragile peace plan. Later in the show, election results in New York and

1:02.1

beyond. On Tuesday in the U.S., progressive voters delivered a sharp rebuke to the GOP as a Democratic

1:08.9

socialist claim the mayor's office in America's largest

1:12.1

city will have the details. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. Hamas returned the body of

1:19.2

American-Israeli soldier Yatai Ken last night, marking the latest exchange under the Trump

1:24.8

administration's Gaza ceasefire deal. It's a rare moment of closure

1:28.3

for his family amid the slow and fragile progress of the agreement. The 19-year-old staff

1:34.1

sergeant, who held dual American and Israeli citizenship, was serving in a tank unit

1:39.0

when Hamas terrorists stormed the Jewish state on the 7th of October back in 2023, of course.

1:45.4

Two years later, after the handover late Tuesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross

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