The Morning Meeting
Every weekday morning, the executives who run America’s television news networks chair a key gathering of their anchors, correspondents, and producers to look ahead at the day’s forthcoming events. The meeting offers – for those lucky enough to attend – a fascinating, forward-looking snapshot of the news cycle ahead. Each weekday morning on 2WAY, the home of conversations like no other, “The Morning Meeting” offers the chance to attend – and participate in – one such meeting, hosted by 2WAY’s Mark Halperin, the #1 bestselling author and former ABC News political editor, and a rotating panel of co-hosts.
"I Don’t View It as a Hit on Me": Trump Gives His Take on Big Loss as Democrats Plan Investigations
WEDNESDAY, 11/4/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
What happened.
What happens next.
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Decision Day: Can Republicans Pull Off an Upset or Is a Blue Tsunami Hitting?
TUESDAY, 11/3/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
Final polls.
Republican concern over turnout.
Final videos/ads.
How to spend election night.
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Bombshell: Could Haley Stevens’ Defection Cost Democrat Abdul El-Sayed the Senate Race?
MONDAY, 11/02/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
The New York Times polls.
Implications of a Blue tsunami.
Michigan Senate.
Trump Effect.
Closing ads/videos.
Harris/Newsom ’28.
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Democratic Fizzle or Blue Tsunami? What Do Final Polls Reveal?
FRIDAY, 10/30/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
The scenarios.
Senate flips and a possible Blue tsunami.
Michigan Senate.
Alaska Senate.
Third-party candidates.
New ads.
House races.
Gubernatorial races.
Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Democrats and Republicans Trade Fire in Final Battle of Attack Ads as Trump Heads to South Carolina
THURSDAY 20/29/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview and Rove predictions.
Alaska Senate.
Michigan Senate.
New polls.
New ads.
Trump versus Obama.
Ukraine-Russia and Iran.
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Abdul El-Sayed Comes Under Fire From JD Vance in Michigan Amid Final Flurry of Attack Ads
WEDNESDAY 10/28/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
New ads.
A new kind of Trump fatigue.
Last-minute game changers.
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Is the "Blue Tsunami" a Mirage? Trump and GOP "Feel Good" About Key Senate Races
TUESDAYS 20/27/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
Early vote.
Rubio on the trail.
South Carolina Senate.
Texas Senate.
Michigan Senate.
New ads.
Israeli election.
The Woodward sourcing standard.
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Furious Ad War Between GOP and Democrats as Trump heads to Mississippi
MONDAY, 10/26/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
The Trump Factor.
Big Mo.
Michigan Senate.
Mississippi Senate.
New ads and polls.
Iran
Harris ‘28
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Trump To Take on Democrat Abdul El-Sayed With Michigan Rally This Weekend
FRIDAY, 10/23/2026
TODAY'S TOPIC'S:
Midterm overview.
New polls and new ads.
The information flow.
Spending choices.
Lewandowski, LaCivita/Blair, and the blame game.
Schumer and Jeffries.
Iran.
Harris ’28.
Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Trump's Coming Visit to Michigan Looms as Abdul El-Sayed Tries To Sway Crucial Black Voters
THURSDAY, 10/22/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
The midterm map.
Early vote.
Michigan Senate.
Kansas Senate.
Texas Senate.
Ohio Senate.
Ohio governor.
Trump rally protesters.
Iran.
Ukraine-Russia.
Rahm ’28.
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Trump Opens Fire on Media and Democrats in Campaign's Final Days
WEDNESDAY, 10/21/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Ohio governor.
Protesters against Trump/Vance.
Wedgewood.
The Fetterman Factor.
Elon Musk.
Iran and Ukraine-Russia deals?
The next White House press secretary?
Newsom ’28.
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Exclusive: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
TUESDAY, 10/20/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins The Morning Meeting.
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Abdul El-Sayed Keeps Being Dogged by Muslim Brotherhood Questions: Has His Momentum Stalled?
MONDAY, 10/19/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Kansas.
Texas.
Maine.
Michigan.
New ads.
Slotkin.
Omar.
Iran, Israel, Ukraine-Russia.
Warnock ’28.
Unrest in Europe.
Newsom ’28.
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Democrats Go on the Attack, Trump Fires Back, as Midterms Near
FRIDAY, 10/16/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm roundup.
Debate fallout.
New ads.
Katie Zacharia’s future.
The fundamentals of the economy.
Dangerous mail.
Iran and Ukraine-Russia.
AOC ’28.
Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Trump Aims To Blunt Harm From Midterms With Travel as Democrats Take Aim
THURSDAY, 10/15/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
New polling.
New ads.
Trump travel.
Texas Senate.
Buttigieg versus El-Sayed.
Last-minute fundraising.
The Tao of Clintons and Obama.
The Zacharia matter(s).
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Trump Turns Up the Heat on Democrats During Campaign Swing; Ossoff Denies He's Running for President
WEDNESDAY, 10/14/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm update.
Chopping block states.
Gubernatorial dominance.
Zacharia questions.
Kimberly next shoes.
What if Tisch quit?
Ossoff ’28.
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Talarico Mystery Deepens: New York Times Claims It Saw "Proof" He Wasn't in Ohio But Won't Show It
TUESDAY, 10/13/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Is Larry satisfied that James Talarico had the flu?
Candidates controlling their public image: Maine, Michigan, Texas.
Debates.
Are the Trump trips working?
Omar probe.
Kimberly.
Kamala ’26/’28.
’28ers: Top three midterm performers.
Iran.
Ukraine-Russia.
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Democrat James Talarico Says He Visited His "Primary Care Physician," Calls Ken Paxton a Coward
MONDAY, 10/12/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Talarico’s proof (of life).
Midterm overview.
South Carolina Senate.
New ads.
The Zacharia Era.
Ukraine-Russia.
Iran-Houthis.
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Did Democrat Abdul El-Sayed Suffer Serious Damage From Fiery Debate With Mike Rogers?
FRIDAY, 10/9/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Talarico.
Debates aftermaths.
New York ICE shooting.
Public executions.
Iran.
Ossoff ’28.
Vance ’28.
Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Trump Unleashes on Democrats as Obama Steps In
THURSDAY, 10/8/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Michigan Senate.
South Carolina Senate.
New ads.
Mamdani.
LaCivita/Blair.
Guilfoyle.
Trump’s LA-San Diego re-do.
Iran.
Shapiro ’28.
Rubio ’28.
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Are Democrats Overconfident? Trump Ramps Up the Rallies
WEDNESDAY, 10/7/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
Maine Senate.
Republican consultant panic.
LaCivita-Blair.
Bessent.
Trump, Los Angeles, San Diego, person, woman, man, camera, TV.
Russia.
Moore ’28.
Harris ’28.
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Democrats Under Pressure Over Tough Decisions on Where To Spend in Final Weeks
TUESDAY, 10/6/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
Trump on the trail.
Vance on the trail.
Congressional leaders on the trail.
Michigan Senate.
New ads.
The surveillance of Jack Smith.
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Doubt Cast on Democrats' Prospects for a "Blue Tsunami" Amid Ferocious Blizzard of TV Ads
MONDAY, 10/5/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm overview.
The battleground ballots.
Economy.
MAHA and Latino voters.
What is a prediction — and what is NOT a prediction?
Ads.
Why are we seeing local ads on national TV?
Trump factor.
Iran.
Vance versus Cruz ’28.
Buttigieg ’28.
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"We're Worried About Michigan. We're Worried About Texas": Trump Issues Warning About Democrats
FRIDAY, 10/2/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Trump’s schedule.
Midterm overview.
Fundraising.
Endgame accountability.
Vance ’28.
Iran.
Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Are Democrats Overconfident About a "Blue Tsunami" Sweeping Them to Power?
THURSDAY, 10/1/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Flydubai plane.
Tennessee execution.
Midterm update.
New ads.
Down ballot races.
White House efforts.
Infighting on both sides.
Schumer and Jeffries.
Newsom ’28.
Beshear ’28.
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Republicans Fire Volley of Lethal Attack Ads at Democrats: Who's Up, Who's Down?
WEDNESDAY 9/30/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterm latest.
The blame game
Surrogate surge.
Wall Street Journal populism poll.
New ads.
AI latest.
So you want to run an investigative congressional hearing.
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Republican Counteroffensive Ramps Up: Can Ad Barrage Turn the "Blue Tide"?
TUESDAY, 9/29/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
The Iowa template.
Deploying Trump and Vance.
Negative ads versus Iran/price environment.
New ads.
Both sides’ spending choices.
Lawler-Conley debate lessons.
Iran.
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Democrats Face Barrage of Republican TV Ads: Could It Stop the "Blue Wave'"?
MONDAY, 9/28/26
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Topics:
Midterm overview.
Debates.
South Carolina Senate.
New ads.
Trump ads.
The fundamentals of the economy.
The White House pool.
Iran.
AOC ’28.
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Are Democrats Being Overconfident or Could a "Blue Tsunami" Be Coming?
Topics:
Senate map. The Trump factor. State of play: diesel, China, AI, Iran. Are the fundamentals of the economy (actually) strong? Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Negative Ads Are Flying in Key Senate Races
Topics:
Midterm overview. Alaska Senate. Diesel. New ads. Trump and the media and Selzer. Trump and Xi. Trump and Putin.
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Kamala Accuses Republicans of "Cheating" in Midterms Amid Speculation She Won't Run in 2028
WEDSNESDAY, 9/23/26
TODAY'S TOPICS:
Midterms overview.
The POTUS factor.
The FLOTUS factor.
Diesel as a campaign issue.
Iran as a campaign issue.
New ads.
Trump-Xi.
Ukraine-Russia.
AOC ’28.
Harris ’28.
Shapiro ’28.
Vance ’28.
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Trump Hits the UN as Midterms Ad Wars Heat Up
TUESDAY, 9/22/26
TODAY'S TOPICS
WTF, Mr. President.
The pool and media bans.
The midterms.
New ads.
Proposition 40.
Iran.
Xi visit.
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Trump's Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico Faces First Test
MONDAY, 9/21/26
TODAY'S TOPICS:
The pool
Midterm overview.
The president’s head and schedule.
UNGA and Xi and Trump.
Mamdani and Trump.
LA mayoral.
Harris ’28.
AOC ’28.
Newsom ’28.
Shapiro ’28.
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"Frustrated" Abdul El-Sayed Pushes Back on Hasan Piker Issue in Surprise MS NOW Appearance
📅 Friday, September 18, 2026
TODAY’S TOPICS:
Midterms overview.
New ads.
Rapid round: Iran, China, Russia.
AI 2028.
AOC 2028.
Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Democrats Worry as Hasan Piker Goes on "Media Tour," Doubles Down on Claims U.S. Is Worse Than Hamas
📅 Thursday, September 17, 2026 TODAY’S TOPICS: Michigan Senate.
Midterms.
Fox poll.
The Fed.
Energy prices.
Iran.
Canada.
AI.
Kennedy Center.
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Democrat James Talarico To Face "Massive Onslaught" of TV Ads Bought With "Limitless Money"
WEDNESDAY, 9/16/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
AI.
Midterm spending.
Ads.
The Hill agenda.
Warsh and the Fed.
Iran.
Kennedy Center.
Clarity and clarity.
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Angry Democrat James Talarico, Under Fire for Far Left Views, Fires Back at Ken Paxton
TUESDAY, 9/15/2026
TODAY'S TOPICS:
AI.
Newsom-Harris ’28.
Supreme Court, the Post Office, and voting.
New ads.
The Saudis.
Energy prices.
Clarity.
McConnell.
Don, Jr.’s wedding aftermath.
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Talarico and Paxton in Face Off Over Photo as Democrat Jon Ossoff Trains Fire at Trump
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 TODAY’S TOPICS:
AI.
Clarity.
House and Senate outlook.
Kansas Senate.
What is John Cornyn doing?
Iran.
Ukraine-Russia.
China.
Cruz ‘28.
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The Democrats Are the Party of Hatred": Vance Slams El-Sayed, Talarico as Midterms Loom
Topics:
After Dallas. The gender gap. The House. The Senate. 9/11. Vance ’28. Harris ’28. Iran. Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.
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Trump Warns That Democrat El-Sayed "Hates Family Households, Wants To Destroy American Way of Life"
📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026 TODAY’S TOPICS:
The fallout of Dallas, Night One.
Fetterman fallout.
Dallas, Night Two.
Senate candidate roundup.
Musk money.
Hillary!
Vivek at the bat.
AI regulation.
Iran.
Newsom ’28.
AOC ’28.
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