“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025
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TODAY
* “The Morning Meeting” with Sean Spicer, Dan Turrentine, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.
*Join Meghan McCain LIVE at noon ET on “Citizen McCain,” with special guests Salena Zito, author of Butler, and investigative journalist Vicky Ward.
* Dr. Hassan Ahmadian, Professor at the University of Tehran, and Behnam Ben Tabelu, Iran Program Senior Director at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, join me for a conversation about geopolitics and the situation in Iran LIVE at 6pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”
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Investigative journalist Vicky Ward and Butler author Salena Zito join Meghan McCain on today’s episode of “Citizen McCain.” — LIVE at noon ET.
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On Wednesday’s episode of “Citizen McCain,” Meghan sits down with Gisele Fetterman, wife of Senator John Fetterman, for an interview you will not want to miss.
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Dr. Hassan Ahmadian, Professor of Middle East and North Africa studies at the University of Tehran, and Behnam Ben Tabelu, Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, join me for a conversation about geopolitics and the situation in Iran on “2WAY Tonight” — LIVEat 6pm ET.
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Last week, I sat down with Megyn Kelly for an interview you don’t want to miss:
DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
12:30pm: Lunch with President Trump.
CABINET
9:30am: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon. Marcos Jr. meets with President Trump later in the week.
CONGRESS
The House and Senate are both back in session.
5:30pm: The Senate votes to move forward on Terrance Cole’s nomination to be DEA administrator.
6:30pm: The House votes on legislation to require a study examining the US’ exposure to the Chinese financial sector.
The House Republican Steering Committee meets to select the next chair of the Homeland Security Committee, succeeding outgoing Chair Rep. Mark Green.
ECONOMY
10:00am: U.S. leading economic indicators report due out.
Lots of earnings reports throughout the week.
LEGAL
9:30am: Harvard presents oral arguments against the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar research funding cuts in federal court in Boston.
10:00am: A panel of three federal judges meet to decide whether interim US Attorney Alina Habba will stay in that role beyond her 120-day appointment, which expires on Tuesday.
EMANUEL
Noon: Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sits down with Megyn Kelly for a live interview on “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
C-SPAN
From the great Robin Newton:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Epstein.
* Bibi.
* Tariffs and the economy.
* DNI report on Obama/Biden.
* Gotham City mayoral race.
* DNC autopsy.
* Buttigieg and oppo.
* Rahm and Ro ’28.
2WAY TODAY
