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S7E43: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Kevin Walling, Larry O’Connor, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
* “The Morning Meeting” airs at 10am ET on SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly Channel (ch. 111).
* Dana Loesch joins Meghan McCain LIVE at noon ET on “Citizen McCain.”
* A new episode of “LifeLONG” with Ethan Suplee pre-tapes LIVE at 2pm ET.
* Katy Balls and Hans Nichols join me for a conversation like no other LIVE at 5pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”
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Dana Loesch, host of “The Dana Show,” joins Meghan McCain LIVE at noon ET for a new episode of “Citizen McCain.”
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A new episode of “LifeLONG” with Ethan Suplee pre-tapes LIVE at 2pm ET on the 2WAY platform.
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Hans Nichols of Axios and Katy Balls, Washington Editor of The Times of London, join me LIVE at 5pm ET for a conversation like no other on “2WAY Tonight.”
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“NEXT UP”
My updated July “8 for ‘28” rankings are out.
On the latest episode of “Next Up,” I explained why Bernie Sanders moved up, what Democrats’ reluctance to challenge the party’s progressive wing could mean for 2026 and 2028, and, with Melissa DeRosa and Erick Erickson, broke down the collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate campaign and the party’s growing leadership crisis.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
12:30pm: Visits Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he will deliver remarks on the Trump Administration’s work to combat fraud, and attends a fundraiser.
CABINET
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth travels to Israel for a meeting with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu.
CONGRESS
The House and Senate are out.
INTERNATIONAL
The NATO summit wraps up in Turkey.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a three-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
2028
9:30am: Rahm Emanuel speaks at Tel Aviv University, where he lays out where he believes the U.S.-Israel relationship must go from here.
ECONOMY
9:00am: The International Monetary Fund releases its July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update.
ESSENTIAL READING
Graham Platner’s campaign says it contacted state party to discuss process if he drops out (Politico)
Republicans prepare $8 million ad blitz against Platner replacement (Axios)
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Iran MOU DOA.
* NATO other business.
* Platner, falling action.
* Platner replacement.
* Michigan Senate.
* Rahm in Israel.
* McConnell.
2WAY TODAY
