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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise notedDONALD TRUMP
JD VANCENo known public events at this writing. CABINET2:00pm: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the President’s 2027 budget request amid the rising cost of gas. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin heads to Mexico for two days of meetings with government officials focused on immigration, border security, and regional cooperation. CONGRESS10:00am: National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the President’s 2027 budget request and planned reorganization of the NIH. 10:00am: House Transportation holds a markup of its portion of legislation reauthorizing expiring highway and transit programs. 11:00am: Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, and Space Force Chief of Staff Gen. B. Chance Saltzman testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the President’s 2027 budget request amid the war in Iran. 2:00pm: State cybersecurity officials from Florida, Tennessee, and New York testify alongside policy advocates before a House Homeland Security subcommittee about the growing threat cyberattacks pose to local and state governments. 4:30pm: The House votes on legislation including an Iran war powers resolution. A Senate vote-a-rama this evening as lawmakers consider advancing a Republican-led reconciliation bill focused on immigration enforcement. Sarah Kellen, a former top assistant to Jeffrey Epstein who has been described as a possible co-conspirator, sits for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee. INTERNATIONALPakistan’s top military ruler heads to Tehran in a bid to revive deadlocked US-Iran ceasefire talks. MEDIACandace Owens-Hunter Biden video podcast drops. 11:35pm: The finale of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” ECONOMY8:30am: Initial Jobless Claims report is due out. “The Morning Meeting” topics:* Iran. * Trump and ethics. * Trump and the Hill. * Trump and the ballroom. * Trump and the midterms and polling. * Trump and Pratt. * Ebola. * Democrats and ’28. 2WAY TODAY
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