“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026
By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin
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TODAY
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I open yesterday’s all-new episode of “Next Up” with a deep dive into the white-hot fight over Greenland — why Donald Trump’s push to bring the island under U.S. control is no longer just a headline, but a fast-brewing transatlantic clash with Denmark, Europe, NATO, and the people of Greenland.
Morton Halperin then joins me to map out what a serious U.S. strategy toward Iran should look like, including how America can support democratic change without stumbling into another destabilizing conflict. We dig into what a post-theocracy Iran could become and what Washington should prioritize as tensions rise.
I close with Ben Ferguson and Yemisi Egbewole, breaking down how the Greenland standoff could end, what it means for Trump’s legacy, and why both parties remain stuck in Trump-era politics as the midterms — and 2028 — come into view.
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted
DONALD TRUMP
JD VANCE
No known public events at this writing.
FLOTUS
12:00pm: First Lady Melania Trump will deliver opening remarks at “Zoom Ahead: AI for Tomorrow’s Leaders,” a national student learning experience designed to help K–12 students understand how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly, creatively, and confidently
CABINET
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and USTR Jamieson Greer will spend two days in the Midwest on a “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” swing, visiting factories in Cleveland and Toledo ahead of a tour of the Detroit Auto Show tomorrow.
CONGRESS
Speaker Mike Johnson is in London for official meetings and will become the first Speaker of the House to address the British Parliament.
A bipartisan, bicameral delegation of lawmakers — including Sens. Thom Tillis, Chris Coons, Dick Durbin, Jeanne Shaheen, Lisa Murkowski, and Peter Welch, along with Reps. Steny Hoyer, Gregory Meeks, Madeleine Dean, Sara Jacobs, and Sarah McBride — is in Copenhagen, Denmark, through Saturday.
COURTS
Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of killing Charlie Kirk in September, appears in court for a pretrial hearing.
ESSENTIAL READING/VIEWING
States jockey to get to the front of the line of Democrats’ 2028 primary (Politico)
Democrats chart long-shot path to retake Senate through these states (Washington Post)
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* Iran.
* Venezuela.
* Minnesota.
* Health care and reconciliation.
* The Plouffe thesis.
* The Democrats 2028 nominating calendar.
* Newsom ‘28.
* Khanna ‘28.
* Beshear ‘28.
* Winners and losers of the week and what to watch for this weekend.
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