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**** TODAY* “The Morning Meeting” with Sean, Dan, and me is LIVE at 9am ET. * USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and pop culture critic Colonel Kurtz join Meghan McCain on today’s episode of “Citizen McCain” LIVE at noon ET. * A special opportunity to join a LIVE pre-taping of “The Moynihan Report,” featuring music historian Jonathan Gould, at 3pm ET. * All the day’s news, plus Paul Grewal, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer, joins me for a conversation like no other on “2WAY Tonight,” LIVE at 6pm ET. * “Real America” with Bridget Phetasy returns LIVE at 7pm ET for a conversation about addiction and recovery. **** Join us this morning LIVE at 9am ET for “The Morning Meeting.” Watch LIVE at 9:00am ET this morning by Zoom here. You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here. Please share the links above with your circles and invite them to be a part of “The Morning Meeting.” And please subscribe to our YouTube channel here. **** Meghan is joined by USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and pop culture critic Colonel Kurtz on a new episode of “Citizen McCain” — LIVE at noon ET. To join LIVE and INTERACTIVE by Zoom, sign up here. To join LIVE by YouTube go here. **** Join Michael Moynihan and author Jonathan Gould for a LIVE pre-taping of an upcoming episode of “The Moynihan Report” at 3pm ET. Watch LIVE and interactive on Zoom here. **** Paul Grewal, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer, joins me for a conversation like no other on tonight’s episode of “2WAY Tonight,” LIVE at 6pm ET. Watch LIVE and interactive on Zoom here. Watch LIVE and on-demand on YouTube here. **** “Real America” with Bridget Phetasy returns LIVE at 7pm ET for an important conversation about addiction and recovery. Join LIVE and interactive on Zoom here. Watch it LIVE on YouTube here. NOW PLAYINGOn a new episode of “Cancer Decoded,” Calley Means laid out his bold vision for a healthier America, Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong broke down the latest cancer breakthroughs, and the 2WAY community joined the conversation. Don’t miss this episode.  **** On a new episode of “Next Up,” Emily Jashinsky and Dan Turrentine delved into Elon Musk’s third-party ambitions, the media’s retreat from Epstein, and what America’s obsession with conspiracy theories reveals about our national trajectory. Plus, Salena Zito joined me to share firsthand details from that day—and her new book Butler, which explores how one small town became the unlikely epicenter of a national reckoning. Please download, subscribe, and share wherever you consume podcasts. Apple:
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JD VANCENo known public events at this writing. CABINETSecretary of State Marco Rubio is in Kuala Lumpur to participate in the ASEAN-United States Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. 2:00pm: Secretaries Kristi Noem and Pete Hegseth attend a virtual FEMA Review Council meeting. CONGRESSThe House returns on July 14. Former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor is set to testify behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into President Biden’s mental acuity while in office. 9:30am: The Senate HELP Committee meets to consider Susan Monarez’s nomination as CDC director. 10:00am: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee meets to consider the appointments of multiple ambassadors, including Kimberly Guilfoyle, who’s been nominated as ambassador to Greece. 11:00am: Speaker Mike Johnson attends Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Greg LeMond. 12:45pm: Republican and Democratic senators hold separate weekly conference lunches. 2:00pm: Prime Minister of Israel Bibi Netanyahu meets with a bipartisan group of senators including Senate Leaders Chuck Schumer and John Thune after yesterday’s meeting was postponed. NEWSOMCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom is in South Carolina for day two of his tour "On the Road With Governor Newsom," organized by the South Carolina Democratic Party. MACRONPresident of France Emmanuel Macron is in the UK for day two of a three-day state visit. LEGAL10:00am: The U.S. District Court in D.C. will hear a challenge from the ACLU on the Trump administration’s use of expedited removal for rapid deportations. 2:00pm: The U.S. District Court in D.C. will hear a challenge from the Justice Action Center on the Trump administration’s use of expedited removal for rapid deportations ECONOMY10:00am: Wholesale inventories report is due out. “The Morning Meeting” topics:Today's topics: * Russia. * Tariffs. *Trump’s congressional agenda. * The Fed. * Epstein fallout. * Newsom ’28. * Gotham City mayor's race.
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