“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025
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TODAY
* Sean, Dan, and I return with “The Morning Meeting” LIVE at 9am ET. There's a new Yacht Rock-inspired theme song option for the program.
* Meghan McCain is joined by New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz on “Citizen McCain” LIVE at noon ET.
* Top political reporter Marc Caputo of Politico joins me for a special taping of “2WAY Tonight” LIVE at 3pm ET. The episode is available on-demand at 6pm ET.
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Meghan McCain is joined by New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz on a new episode of “Citizen McCain” LIVE at noon ET.
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A special “2WAY Tonight” pre-taping is LIVE at 3pm ET. Join me and Axios Trump White House reporter Marc Caputo for a conversation like no other.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
Per CNN: The Vice President hosts top administration officials—including Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, and Kash Patel—at the U.S. Naval Observatory to discuss how to handle the fallout from the Epstein case.
CABINET
10:15am: US Education Secretary. Linda McMahon Speaks at the Conservative Student Conference.
CONGRESS
The House and Senate are out.
Speaker Mike Johnson is on day four of a trip to Israel along with other Republican members.
A group of 20 Democrats are traveling to Israel led by House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Rep. Steny Hoyer.
A separate group of House Republicans is heading to Israel, led by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.
RUSSIA
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is in Moscow to meet with Russian officials.
C-SPAN
From the great Robin Newton:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Newsom and redistricting.
* Russia-Ukraine.
* Gaza.
* Epstein.
* Fed chair.
* Trump and the economy.
* Is the Washington Post addicted to liberal readers?