“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025
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TODAY
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Author and journalist Nancy Rommelmann joins Ethan Strauss on a new episode of “Random Offense” LIVE at 4pm ET.
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Join Fight co-authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, along with Republican strategist Alex Castellanos and me on “2WAY Tonight” for a look ahead to 2028 at 6pm ET.
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“Next Up”
A new episode of “Next Up” is now available.
I opened the show with a reported monologue on the Democrats’ decade-long failure to answer a basic question: how to beat Donald Trump at politics. Starting with Trump’s push to address D.C.’s crime troubles, I examined his opponents’ counterarguments and the glaring absence of a clear “theory of the case” for taking him on.
Then, Joe Scarborough joined me for a wide-ranging conversation on crime, higher education, the future of American elections, and why Democrats should run against individual Republican records rather than making every race about Trump.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
CABINET
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff join President Trump in Alaska for the summit with Russia.
CONGRESS
The House and Senate are out until September 2.
ECONOMY
8:30am: US Retail Sales and Import Price Index reports due out.
C-SPAN
From the great Robin Newton:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* The summit: Trump expectations, strategy, and tactics.
* The summit: Putin expectations, strategy, and tactics.
* The summit: Zelensky.
* The summit: the media.
* DC safety clash of control.
* Midterms: redistricting.
* Midterms: the Senate.
* Winners and losers and what to look for this weekend.
ESSENTIAL READING
Nobody’s Buying Homes, Nobody’s Switching Jobs—and America’s Mobility Is Stalling (WSJ)
2WAY TODAY
