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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise notedDONALD TRUMPJD VANCENo known public events at this writing. CONGRESSThe House is out. 5:30pm: The Senate votes to advance Kathleen Lane’s nomination to be a judge for the District of Montana. 6:00pm: Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff, Mark Kelly, and Elissa Slotkin hold a news conference on their proposal to ban the creation of settlement funds arising from a lawsuit filed by the president or vice president. INTERNATIONALTaiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrives in San Francisco to begin a two-week U.S. tour, with additional stops planned in Boston, New York, Washington, and Los Angeles. COURTSTina Peters is set to be released from a state prison in Pueblo after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted the former Mesa County clerk’s sentence last month. A Utah judge decides whether to bar reporters and the public from parts of a key upcoming hearing in the case of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk. WEEK AHEADTuesday is one of the biggest primary days of the 2026 cycle, with six states holding statewide primaries: California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will testify at the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Dr. Jill Biden’s new memoir, View from the East Wing, is released Tuesday. The former First Lady launches her book tour in New York that day (“Morning Joe,” etc) before making stops in Washington on Wednesday and Pinecrest, Florida, on Saturday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will make back-to-back appearances on Capitol Hill this week, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday and the House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday. The House returns from recess on Wednesday. Secretary Rubio will testify at the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a Senate Appropriations panel on Wednesday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will testify at the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Congressman Ro Khanna will join Graham Platner on Friday, June 5, for a Get-Out-the-Vote rally ahead of Maine’s June 9 primary election. Senator Mark Kelly headlines the opening stop of Stand Up America and End Citizens United’s “Kick Out Corruption Tour,” which kicks off Sunday in Phoenix. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” guests this week include: Olivia Wilde, Jeremy Allen White, Kevin Hart, and Johnny Knoxville. “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” guests this week include: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Jonas, and John Lithgow. “The Morning Meeting” topics:* Iran. * Platner. * California races. * Iowa. * South Carolina. * Trump and Congress. * Delaney Hall. * Biden. 2WAY TODAYYou’re currently a free subscriber to Wide World of News.
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Eye On The Prize
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