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S6E81: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Melissa DeRosa, Hogan Gidley, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
* “The Morning Meeting” airs at 10am ET on SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly Channel (ch. 111).
* Conservative commentator Ben Ferguson joins Meghan McCain LIVE at noon ET on “Citizen McCain.”
* Join me for a conversation like no other LIVE at 5pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”
* Ethan Suplee sits down with comedian Will Sasso for a conversation that goes far beyond weight loss on “LifeLONG,” LIVE at 7pm ET.
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Ben Ferguson, host of “The Ben Ferguson Podcast” & co-host of “The Verdict with Ted Cruz” stops by “Citizen McCain” with Meghan McCain LIVE at noon ET.
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On today’s episode of “LifeLONG,” Ethan Suplee sits down with comedian Will Sasso for a conversation that goes far beyond weight loss—LIVE at 7pm ET.
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You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.
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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.
10:00am: The House holds a pro forma session
1:00pm: The Senate holds a pro forma session.
WEEK AHEAD
Republican Clayton Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris face off Tuesday in a runoff to fill the Georgia House seat once held by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance will visit Budapest, Hungary on Tuesday and Wednesday.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit the White House on Wednesday.
The National Action Network’s 35th Anniversary Convention runs April 8–11, featuring conversations with Kamala Harris, Ruben Gallego, Wes Moore, Pete Buttigieg, and more.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guests this week include: Jason Segel, Oscar Issac, Jean SMart, and Carey Mulligan.
“The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert guests include: Keanu Reeves, Oprah Winfrey, and Bryan Cranston.
“The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon guests include: Cardi B, Johnny Knoxville, Tom Brady, and Kerry Washington.
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* The negotiations.
* The deadline.
* War crime allegations.
* Markets and oil.
* The Trump Truth Social post.
* China.
* Plouffe’s theory of campaigning.
* California gubernatorial ’26.
* Newsom ’28.
2WAY TODAY
