“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Sean, Dan, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
* Pollster David Burrell, Republican commentator Ryan Girdusky and Free Press investigative reporter Gabe Kaminsky join me for a special LIVE pretaping of “2WAY Tonight” at 3pm ET.
* “The Group Chat” returns LIVE at 4pm ET.
* A second LIVE taping of “2WAY Tonight” with Republican strategist Alex Castellanos and Fight co-authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes at 4 pm ET.
* Seth Harp, author of The Fort Bragg Cartel, joins Michael Moynihan on “The Moynihan Report” LIVE at 7pm ET.
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Pollster David Burrell, Republican commentator Ryan Girdusky, and Free Press investigative reporter Gabe Kaminsky join me on “2WAY Tonight” for a special LIVE taping at 3 pm ET.
David will break down the scenarios where Mamdani can be beaten in New York in a way you have not seen anywhere else.
Watch LIVE and interactive on Zoom here.
Watch on-demand on YouTube at 6pm ET here.
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The Fabulous Five — Batya, Robby, Nina, Emma-Jo, and Dan — are back LIVE at 4pm ET on “The Group Chat.”
Watch LIVE by Zoom here.
You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.
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Join Fight co-authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, along with Republican strategist Alex Castellanos and me, for a second helping of “2WAY Tonight” — a special LIVE taping at 4 pm ET.
Watch LIVE by Zoom here.
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Seth Harp, author of The Fort Bragg Cartel, joins Michael Moynihan on “The Moynihan Report” — LIVE at 7pm ET.
Watch LIVE by Zoom here.
You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.
“Next Up”
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
The Vice President is the United Kingdom for a mix of meetings and recreation.
CONGRESS
The House and Senate are out until September 2.
CALIFORNIA
2:30pm: California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a news conference to unveil his retaliatory redistricting plan.
COLOMBIA
Senators Bernie Moreno and Ruben Gallego — the first two Colombian Americans elected to the Senate — will visit Colombia to “strengthen bilateral relations.”
ECONOMY
8:30am: Initial Jobless Claims and Producer Price Index reports due out.
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Ukraine-Russia.
* DC crime.
* Redistricting.
* Gallego ’28.
* NYC mayoral.
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