Reconciling the Unreconcilable
S6E11: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today
“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CABINET
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hold an all-Senators classified briefing on the Trump administration’s recent actions in the Caribbean.
CONGRESS
12:00pm: The House meets for morning hour debate.
4:00pm: House Rules considers a bill to streamline environmental permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act.
5:30pm: The Senate votes to advance the NDAA.
6:30pm: The House votes on suspension bills.
UKRAINE
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British PM Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO chief Mark Rutte in Berlin as peace negotiations enter a second day.
WEEK AHEAD
On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance will visit Allentown, Pennsylvania.
On Wednesday, the House is expected to vote on the latest health care legislation presented by House Republicans.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his end-of-year news conference.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guests this week include: Simu Liu, Martha Stewart, Timothée Chalamet, and Carmelo Anthony
“The Tonight Show” starring Jimmy Fallon guests this week include: Michelle Obama, Will Arnett, Robby Hoffman, and Macaulay Culkin.
“The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert guests this week include: Paul Rudd, Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen, and Hugh Jackman.
ESSENTIAL READING
Bruce Mehlman’s patented charts on the Trump presidency.
Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry (The New York Times)
15 years into Obamacare, the GOP health care message is as muddled as ever (Politico)
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Australia attack; implications.
* Brown attack; who was targeted?
* Reiner attack; the reaction.
* Ukraine-Russia.
* Health care.
* Kirk-Owens.
* Epstein release deadline.
* The Clintons and contempt.
* Newsom and Harris ’28.
* Shapiro ’28.
* Gallego ’28.
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