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S6E22: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Larry O’Connor, Hyma Moore, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
* A new episode of “Next Up” drops later today, with my latest “8 for ‘28” rankings.
* Mark Bednar and Melissa DeRosa join me for a conversation like no other LIVE 6pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”
* “The Moynihan Report” with Michael Moynihan is LIVE at 7pm ET.
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Mark Bednar, Republican strategist, and Democratic strategist Melissa DeRosa, join me for a conversation like no other LIVE 6pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”
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“NEXT UP”
I break down the latest “8 for ’28” Democratic presidential nominee rankings — who’s rising, who’s falling, and what’s driving the shifts on today’s new episode of “Next Up.”
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CABINET
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine brief President Trump on options for Iran.
CONGRESS
9:00am: House Republicans and House Democrats hold their weekly conference meetings.
10:00am: Senate takes up its own minibus legislation.
10:00am: House Republican leaders hold a post-meeting press conference.
11:00am: Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and top house Democrats hold a press conference.
12:45pm: Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats hold their weekly conference lunches.
1:30pm: The House votes on a rule and labor-related legislation.
2:00pm: House Rules considers a two-bill appropriations package for Financial Services and State-Foreign Operations.
2:00pm: Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats hold weekly news conferences.
2:15pm: The Congressional Progressive Caucus holds a press conference on Department of Homeland Security funding and reform.
2:15pm: The Senate votes to overturn a package of Obamacare implementation rules.
4:30: The House votes on a bill dealing with calculations for overtime pay.
5:30pm: The Senate votes to advance a minibus appropriations package for Energy and Water, Interior and Commerce-Justice-Science spending bills.
6:30pm: The House votes on suspension bills, including legislation to renew duty-free trade preferences for countries in Africa.
COURTS
10:00am: The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Little v. Hecox, a case about whether Idaho’s ban on transgender women and girls in female sports teams violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
11:00am: The Supreme Court hears oral argument in B.P.J. v. West Virginia, a case about whether West Virginia’s law banning transgender girls and women from female sports violates Title IX and the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Claus
ECONOMY
8:30am: U.S. Consumer Price Index and Core CPI reports out.
2028 WATCH
8:00pm: Former Vice President Harris kicks off the second stage of her book tour at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Powell.
* Iran.
* Affordability for real.
* Warren.
* Newsom and the billionaires.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
* Minnesota.
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