A Finish Line Like No Other
S5E81: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Sean, Dan, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
* Virginia’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears and journalist Mary Katharine Ham join Meghan McCain LIVE at noon ET on “Citizen McCain.”
* Republican strategist Matt Gorman and Democratic strategist Steve Elmendorf join me for a conversation like no other on Election Day Eve’s “2WAY Tonight” LIVE at 6pm ET.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CONGRESS
The House is out.
10:00am: Speaker Mike Johnson holds a news conference.
3:00pm: The Senate works on government funding legislation.
5:30pm: The Senate votes to end debate on various nominations to the U.S. District Court.
COURTS
10:00am: The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Rico v. United States, a case that addresses the question of whether supervised release should be paused while individuals under supervised release are fugitives.
11:00am: The Supreme Court hears argument in Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, a case on whether a servicemember’s state lawsuit against a government contractor can proceed.
SPORTS
2:00pm: The World Series victory parade for the L.A. Dodgers takes place in downtown Los Angeles.
WEEK AHEAD
On Wednesday, November 5, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases challenging President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose global levies.
On Friday, November 7, President Trump will host Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guests include: Sean Hayes, Josh Brolin, Carol Burnett, and David Duchovny.
“The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert guests include: Tom Hanks, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Tiffany Haddish, and Sydney Sweeney.
ESSENTIAL READING/VIEWING
How the U.S. Economy Has Defied Doomsday Predictions on Tariffs (WSJ)
‘I’m not sure anyone would run against those two’: How Vance and Rubio came out on top (Politico)
President Donald Trump: The 2025 “60 Minutes” Interview:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Election Day.
* Shutdown.
* Polling.
* “60 Minutes.”
* The Trump contretemps.
* Tariffs and SCOTUS.
2WAY TODAY
