“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Sean, Dan, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
* A new episode of “Next Up” airs later today.
* “The Group Chat” returns LIVE at 4pm ET.
* Join me LIVE at 6pm ET on 2WAY Tonight with Amber Duke, senior editor at The Daily Caller, and Democratic commentator Nomiki Konst.
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Earlier this week, I spoke with Michael Smerconish about why Trump refuses to acknowledge his connection to Epstein:
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The Fab Five — Batya, Robby, Nina, Emma-Jo, and Dan — are back LIVE at 4pm ET on 'The Group Chat.
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Amber Duke, senior editor at The Daily Caller, and Democratic commentator Nomi Konst join me for a conversation like no other on “2WAY Tonight”—LIVE at 6pm ET.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
12:30pm: The Vice President has lunch with President Trump.
CONGRESS
The House is out.
The Senate is in session, working through the president’s nominations.
9:30am: Senate Appropriations will consider the chamber’s fiscal 2026 Defense and Labor-HHS-Education spending bills.
10:00am: Behind closed doors, the House Oversight Committee questions top Biden aide Mike Donilon about the former president’s apparent decline.
11:00am: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a news conference with Texas Democrats on Republicans’ redistricting efforts in Texas.
ECONOMY
8:30am: Initial jobless claims, personal income, and personal spending reports due out.
WITKOFF
Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, travels to Israel —his first known visit in months—to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu and discuss the Gaza crisis.
BIDEN
7:00pm: Former President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the closing gala of the National Bar Association’s Centennial Convention in Chicago.
NTSB
9:00am: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) meets for the second day of hearings to investigate the deadly midair collision over Washington in January.
C-SPAN
From the great Robin Newton:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Trade.
* Russia.
* Israel.
* Harris.
* Democrats ‘28.
* Bessent.
2WAY TODAY
