“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
CABINET
8:45am: Pete Hegseth speaks in Tampa at the JW Marriott to special operations gathering.
10am: Scott Bessent testifies before House Appropriations.
Also testifying on the Hill: Kristi Noem, Brooke Rollins, and Doug Collins.
1pm: Jamieson Greer speaks at the Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles.
ECONOMY
8:30am: March trade data released.
CONGRESS
House and Senate are in.
Lots of private committee and leadership meetings in the House, including on Medicaid.
10am: House Republican leadership weekly press conference.
10:45am: House Democratic leadership weekly press conference.
12:45pm: Separate Senate weekly party lunches.
C-SPAN
From the great Robin Newton:
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* The Trump-Carney meeting.
* The Bessent Factor.
* The Democrats organized Resistance.
* Kamala Takes Manhattan.
* Who is trying to take out Pete Hegseth?