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For Pete's Sake

S3E6: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today

Mark Halperin

Nov 13

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“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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“2WAY Tonight”

Please join me at 6pm ET this evening, where are guests will include legendary Democratic Everything Steve Elmendorf as part of our “D Future” series, along with the head of the Boston College Republicans.

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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted

JOE BIDEN

10am: Delivers remarks at the Classroom to Career Summit with Jill Biden.

11am: Meets with Donald Trump in the Oval Office with a photo op at the top.

12:30pm: White House briefing.

KAMALA HARRIS

DONALD TRUMP

In Washington for his meeting at the White House and with House Republicans.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS

Leadership elections, followed by 3pm media availability.

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Leadership elections.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

11am: Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu hold a news conference.

“The Morning Meeting” topics:

* Why Pete Hegseth?

* The rest of the Trump transition.

* Latest Democratic green shoots.

ESSENTIAL READING/VIEWING

* New York Times:

Jack Smith, the special counsel who pursued two federal prosecutions of Donald J. Trump, plans to finish his work and resign along with other members of his team before Mr. Trump takes office in January, people familiar with his plans said.
Mr. Smith’s goal, they said, is to not leave any significant part of his work for others to complete and to get ahead of the president-elect’s promise to fire him within “two seconds” of being sworn in.
Mr. Smith, who since taking office two years ago has operated under the principle that not even a powerful ex-president is above the law, now finds himself on the defensive as he rushes to wind down a pair of complex investigations slowed by the courts and ultimately made moot by Mr. Trump’s electoral victory.

* Some Australians have a scathing critique of James Carville: