The Forgotten Word: Compromise
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“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
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“NEXT UP”
I open yesterday’s new episode of “Next Up” with a reported look at the escalating Netflix–Paramount battle for Warner Bros. — and why this corporate brawl has politicians both circling for advantage and growing increasingly uneasy and jockeying as the future of voter outreach shifts to streaming.
I break down what the fight means for Donald Trump, the flow of information heading into 2026 and 2028, and how the fate of Warner’s assets could reshape the mechanics and control of political communication.
Then I’m joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Joe Flint for a behind-the-scenes view of the power players, foreign-money complications, and Trump-era regulatory leverage shaping the showdown.
And finally, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius helps me assess America’s evolving role in Europe, what’s at stake in Ukraine, and why a U.S. pullback could leave European allies dangerously exposed.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CABINET
10:00am: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomes Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey to the Pentagon for the annual AUKUS Defense Minister’s Meeting.
CONGRESS
9:00am: House Republicans and Democrats hold their weekly conference meetings.
10:00am: The Senate convenes to vote to advance 97 of President Trump’s executive and judicial nominations.
10:00am: House Republican leaders hold a news conference.
10:45am: House Democratic leaders hold a news conference.
10:15am: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer holds a news conference on health insurance premiums.
11:45am: The Senate votes to advance a resolution to reverse an HHS notice-and-comment policy
1:30pm: The House votes on a rule for the National Defense Authorization Act.
2:00pm: House Judiciary holds a subcommittee hearing on Obamacare subsidy fraud.
3:00pm: Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries host the Congressional Menorah Lighting.
4:00pm: The House votes on the final passage of the NDAA.
ECONOMY
2:00pm: The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announces its decision on interest rates.
2:30pm: Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers remarks on the Fed’s decision.
COURTS
10:00am: The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Hamm v. Smith, a case about a defendant’s attempt to overturn his death sentence on the grounds that he is intellectually disabled.
11:30am: The Supreme Court hears argument in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, a case concerning whether shareholders of investment funds can sue directly to enforce the Investment Company Act of 1940.
UKRAINE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to unveil his own updated vision for a revised peace plan.
SANDY HOOK
7:00pm: Lawmakers, gun-violence survivors, and advocates gather at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting with a remembrance vigil.
ESSENTIAL READING/VIEWING
Poll: Here’s what Americans’ affordability problems look like (Politico)
Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats Trump’s pick (Miami Herald)
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Trump and the economy.
* The Fed.
* Health care.
* Miami mayor.
* Ukraine-Russia.
* Wicker watch.
* Harris versus Newsom ’28.
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