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Podcast: The President's Daily Brief
Episode: PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 13th, 2026: Terror Attacks Raise U.S. Security Concerns & Cuba Signals Diplomatic Opening as Trump Pressure Mounts
Description: In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:Â
First—two violent incidents on American soil are now drawing the attention of federal investigators: an attack on a synagogue outside Detroit and a deadly shooting inside an ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Authorities say the Virginia case is being investigated as an act of terrorism, while the synagogue attack is being treated as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. I’ll have the details.
Later in the show—Cuba’s communist leadership is acknowledging talks with the United States for the first time in years...