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S7E05: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Larry O’Connor, Kevin Walling, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
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* A new episode of “Next Up” drops later today.
* Former Gotham City Mayor Bill de Blasio joins me for a conversation like no other LIVE at 5pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CABINET
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets with Japanese leaders in Tokyo before heading to the US-China summit in Beijing later this week.
8:00am: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the president’s 2027 budget and developments in the conflict with Iran.
10:30am: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine testify before a Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee on the president’s 2027 budget and developments in the conflict with Iran.
2:00pm: FBI Director Kash Patel and Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terrance Cole testify on the president’s 2027 budget request before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.
CONGRESS
10:00am: House Democrats hold a “shadow” hearing with victims of Jeffrey Epstein in Palm Beach, Florida.
11:30am: The Senate votes to confirm Kevin Warsh.
11:45am: Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal hold an event to push kids’ online safety legislation.
Secret Service Director Sean Curran meets with Senate Republicans during a close-door lunch.
2:00pm: Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao testifies before the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.
4:00pm: The House Appropriations Transportation-HUD subcommittee will hold a 4 p.m. budget hearing with HUD Secretary Scott Turner.
4:00pm: House Rules meets to consider bills including the Military Construction-VA 2027 funding bill.
Republican and Democratic House leaders hold private meetings before evening votes.
2:00pm: The House votes on suspensions.
2026
Voters head to the polls for primary elections in West Virginia and Nebraska.
9:00am: Two Republican bills to redraw South Carolina’s congressional map and delay next week’s House primaries until August 11 begin a fast-track push from subcommittee to the House floor.
INTERNATIONAL
EU defense ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the Ukraine and Middle East conflicts.
ECONOMY
8:30am: Consumer Price Index report is due out.
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Iran.
* Xi and Iran.
* Gas tax holiday.
* Jimmy Lai and Taiwan.
* SCOTUS and redistricting.
* Housing bill.
* Katie Porter criticizes her way back.
* The Hunter Biden documentary.
* Vance-Rubio ’28.
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