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The U.S. wants China to help calm tensions in the Middle East by leveraging its influence with Iran. Democrats want to dismiss the impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, while some conservatives want to dismiss House Speaker Mike Johnson for backing aid to Israel and Ukraine. And hot ocean temperatures are turning coral reefs a ghostly white.

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    As fraught ceasefire negotiations continue between mediators in the Middle East, the head of Mossad is conceding for the first time that Israel must accept that they cannot free all the remaining hostages in a single truce agreement with Hamas. Meanwhile, Hamas has said rather ominously that they don’t have enough Israeli hostages left to trade. The Republican caucus in the House dealt another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, defeating a bill that would reauthorize the controversial surveillance law known as FISA, citing privacy concerns for American citizens. 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 PDB Afternoon Bulletin.  Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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