“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
Meets with Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.).
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CONGRESS
House and Senate are out.
C-SPAN
From the great Robin Newton:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* The Pope and the president.
* Taxes, reconciliation, and the path ahead.
* China and Russia and the tale of leverage.
* Fetterman update.
* The investigation of Letitia James.
* Ed Martin out/Jeanine Pirro in.
* The Biden interview aftermath.
* Winners, losers, and what to look for this weekend.