“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Dan, Sean, and me LIVE at 9am ET.
* Meghan McCain joins me later today on “Next Up.”
* “The Group Chat” returns LIVE at 4pm ET.
* Republican strategist Jim Bognet, and Pastor Allen Jackson of the World Outreach Church in Tennessee join me on “2WAY Tonight” LIVE at 6pm ET.
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A new episode of “Next Up” is on the way today with Meghan McCain joining the show to discuss her exclusive interview with Second Lady Usha Vance.
Plus, my reported monologue on the meaning of the Gotham City mayoral contest.
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“The Group Chat” returns today LIVE at 4pm ET. Batya Ungar-Sargon, Dan Turrentine, Nina Turner, Emma-jo Morris, and Robby Soave discuss the day’s hottest topics and answer questions from our 2WAY community.
Watch LIVE by Zoom here.
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Tonight, Republican strategist Jim Bognet, and Pastor Allen Jackson of the World Outreach Church in Tennessee, join “2WAY Tonight” for a conversation about all the latest in American politics LIVE at 6pm ET.
Watch LIVE and interactive on Zoom here.
Watch LIVE and on-demand on YouTube here.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CABINET
8:00am: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room.
2:00pm: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine are among those expected to participate in a Senate briefing on Iran.
CONGRESS
9:00am: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and the Reproductive Freedom Caucus host a hearing on reproductive rights.
11:00am: Speaker Mike Johnson and congressional leaders hold a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring US Army Ranger veterans of WWII.
ECONOMY
8:30am: Initial jobless claims, GDP (second revision Q1), and durable goods orders reports are due out.
LEGAL
10:00am: The Supreme Court is expected to issue one or more opinions.
C-SPAN
From the great Robin Newton:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Iran, facts on the ground and negotiations.
* Iran, the fake debate.
* Gotham City update, local.
* Gotham City update, national.
* Reconciliation.