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S7E17: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
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Yesterday on a new episode of “Next Up,” I explain what will actually decide the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
Pollster Spencer Kimball joins with new numbers on the emerging 2028 field, while Steve Maltepes breaks down the political bet too many voters and strategists are still making wrong.
Plus, “Mark the Mailman” returns as I take questions directly from Nexters.
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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 and Senate are out.
2026
Rep. Jim Clyburn hosts his “World Famous Fish Fry” in Columbia, South Carolina, with keynote remarks from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Rep. Ro Khanna.
EPSTEIN
9:00am: Former AG Pam Bondi sits for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee amid questions over her handling of the case.
INTERNATIONAL
Israeli and Lebanese officials head to D.C. for talks on their fragile ceasefire.
NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session kicks off in Lithuania today and continues through Monday, June 1.
REAGAN NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM EDT — Conversation Over Coffee: Themes and Big Ideas Driving the Day
10:45 AM – 11:50 AM EDT — Panel 1: A Pro-Growth Policy Playbook
Speakers: Paul S. Atkins, Ted Decker, French Hill, Charlie Scharf
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EDT — Conversation with Jamie Dimon
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM EDT — Panel 2: New Ideas for Reinvigorating American Economic Growth
Speakers: Karan Bhatia, Mary Daly, Kristen Silverberg, Michael R. Strain
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM EDT — Panel 3: Fintech, Agentic Commerce, and Financial Freedom in the Digital Economy
Speakers: Zach Abrams, Eric Glyman, Sigal Mandelker, Arjun Sethi
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM EDT — Panel 4: Infrastructure and Energy for the AI Era
Speakers: Jodey Arrington, Brian Potter, Dan Wright
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM EDT — Panel 5: American Economic Growth through Homegrown Talent and Better Immigration
Speakers: Daniel Diermeier, Brian Hooks, Daniel Lubetzky, Gina Raimondo
2:40 PM – 4:20 PM EDT — Luncheon Keynote & Conversation
Speaker: Scott Bessent
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM EDT — Panel 6: The Courts and Policymaking
Speakers: Donald F. McGahn II, Neomi Rao, Matthew H. Solomson
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM EDT — Panel 7: Getting to World-Beating Manufacturing
Speakers: Chris Power, Boris Sofman, Jan Sramek
5:20 PM – 5:50 PM EDT — Conversation with Brooke Rollins
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM EDT — Panel 8: Funding Science and Solving Public Problems
Speakers: Anastasia Gamick, Ethan Klein, Roger Marshall, Niccolo de Masi
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM EDT — Panel 9: Leading Through Uncertainty
Speakers: Katie Koch, Horacio Rozanski, Jason Smith
6:55 PM – 7:40 PM EDT — Panel 10: Cities, States, and Fiscal Futures
Speakers: Eric Garcetti, David Holt, Bill Lee, Joshua Rauh
6:55 PM – 7:40 PM EDT — Panel 11: Economic Statecraft in an Era of Great Power Competition
Speakers: Kevin Cramer, Michael Froman, William Kimmitt, Andrew Puzder
7:50 PM – 8:15 PM EDT — Conversation with Jared Isaacman
8:15 PM – 9:00 PM EDT — Closing Plenary: The Next 250
Speakers: David Bahnsen, Michael Faulkender, Steve Forbes, Bridgit Mendler
ECONOMY
8:30am: Advanced U.S. trade balance in goods, Advanced retail inventories, and Advanced wholesale inventories reports are due out.
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Iran.
* Midterm polling.
* DNC X account.
* Los Angeles mayoral.
* Epstein.
* E. Jean Carroll.
* Summer concert follies.
* Whitmer indecision ’28.
* Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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