The Brief with Brandon Doggett

A companion to Brandon Doggett’s independent reporting, The Brief offers in-depth political analysis, behind-the-scenes insights, and honest conversations about how news gets made and why it matters.

The Brief with Brandon Doggett is a news podcast hosted by Brandon Doggett, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brandon Doggett hosts The Brief with Brandon Doggett, a news show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  S2 EP 4 - A Democrat Flips NJ, Maxwell's Pardon Push & d4vd Arrested For Murder

  Apr 17, 202620 minS2

  <p>A Democrat just flipped a House seat in New Jersey. Analilia Mejia, a progressive backed by Bernie Sanders and AOC, won Mikie Sherrill's old seat 60-40 last night. Republicans now have a 218-214 working majority with three seats still vacant — the fifth special election in a row where Democrats have overperformed their 2024 numbers.</p><p>Politico published a major report this morning that Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer believes Trump will pardon her. Her attorney has direct ties to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — they've done podcasts together, they almost worked the classified documents case together, and Blanche personally flew to inte...

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  S2 EP 3 - Fairfax Murder-Suicide, Noem's OnlyFans Debts & Boston's $500 Migrant Spa Vouchers

  Apr 16, 202620 minS2

  <p>Season 2, Episode 3 of The Brief with Brandon Doggett.Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife overnight, then turned the gun on himself. Their teenage son called 911. The couple was in the middle of a brutal divorce — and Fairfax's political career had already been destroyed by sexual assault allegations years ago.The Daily Mail dropped new financial disclosures showing Kristi Noem and her husband Bryon racked up over $2.6 million in debt since 2020 — while he was secretly spending tens of thousands on OnlyFans models. A former CIA officer says this is a textbook blackmail scenario for a DHS...

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  S2 EP 2 - Vance Heckled at Empty Arena, Italy Breaks With Trump & Americans Warming to China

  Apr 15, 202629 minS2

  <p>Vance spoke at a Turning Point USA event at UGA last night and got heckled twice, once over Gaza and once over the Iran war. The arena holds 8,000 people. Maybe 1,200 showed up. Erika Kirk canceled last minute citing threats. Vance actually admitted that young voters don't love the administration's Middle East policy, which is a rare concession.</p><p><br></p><p>Italy's PM Meloni, who was one of Trump's closest allies in Europe, suspended her country's defense pact with Israel after the IDF fired warning shots at Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. Trump fired back and called her "...

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  S2 EP 1 - Congressional Resignations, A Blockade Begins & The Alex Cooper-Alix Earle Feud

  Apr 14, 202646 minS2

  <p>Season 2 of The Brief is officially here. Monday's stream had some technical issues so we're kicking things off today instead. New studio, new setup, and a brand new show, The BDN War Room, dedicated daily coverage of the Iran war. Episode 1 dropped yesterday but will also be included in today's show.</p><p><br></p><p>Reps. Swalwell and Gonzales have both announced their resignations from Congress after sexual misconduct allegations. The pressure from both parties was overwhelming and we have the clips to prove it. </p><p><br></p><p>The U.S. naval blockade of Iran's ports...

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  The Brief with Brandon Doggett

  EP 8 - The US and Israel Attack Iran

  Feb 28, 202631 minS0

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