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S6E30: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
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NEWS
A bit of news I broke last night:
Behind the scenes in Davos, President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom privately shared an affable, joking exchange before Trump’s speech, complete with laughter and light banter. The friendly moment drew in top White House staff, underscoring a rare oasis of personal warmth between two frequent political rivals.
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“NEXT UP”
In the latest episode of “Next Up,” I break down why second-term presidents so often look overseas—even as voters keep asking about costs, security, and daily life at home—and why Davos isn’t Dayton, as Greenland, Ukraine, and the Middle East dominate the agenda.
I’m joined by Melissa DeRosa and Mark Bednar to stress-test the administration’s case on Greenland and Venezuela, and to ask whether any of it translates into real benefits for Americans beyond leverage and headlines.
We also dig into the reported slowdown in low-dollar giving and what a $10 donor recession could mean for campaigns heading into 2026 and 2028.
And finally, I sit down with Michael Knowles for a wide-ranging conversation on coalition politics on the right—touching on faith, Charlie Kirk, political violence, immigration in Minnesota, and what a second Trump term is revealing about the people shaping it.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
12:00pm: Attends the March for Life in Washington, D.C., delivering the keynote address.
CONGRESS
The House and Senate are out.
12:00pm: Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks at the March for Life.
RNC
1:15pm: Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters delivers remarks at the RNC’s 2026 Winter Meeting in Santa Barbara, California.
INTERNATIONAL
8:00am: The U.N. Human Rights Council holds an emergency session in Geneva to discuss the “alarming violence” used in Iran against protesters.
Senior officials from the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine meet for peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Zelensky and Europe.
* Vance and Minnesota.
* Klobuchar for the People.
* New York Times poll.
* Newsom and Trump.
* TikTok on the clock.
* March for Life versus anti-ICE.
* The politics of snow and ice.
* Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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