A whirlwind weekend in Munich gave us plenty to unpack — Rubio’s tough tone with allies, renewed peace talks, and the Democrats who made waves abroad.

Larry O’Connor, Kevin Walling, and I covered it all with our friends in the 2WAY community on “The Morning Meeting.”

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TODAY

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Lisa De Pasquale, author of The Gen X Handbook for Middle Age, stops by “LifeLONG” with Ethan Suplee at 7pm ET.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026

By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin

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TODAY

* “The Morning Meeting” with Kevin Walling, Larry O’Connor, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.

* Emily Jashinsky, host of “After Party with Emily Jashinsky,” joins me for a conversation like no other LIVE at 5pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”

* Lisa De Pasquale, author of The Gen X Handbook for Middle Age, joins Ethan Suplee on “LifeLONG” at 7pm ET.

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Join us this morning LIVE at 9am ET for “The Morning Meeting.”

“The Morning Meeting” is LIVE at 9am ET with guest co-hosts Larry O’Connor and Kevin Walling. Join us as we break down the day’s biggest stories and take your questions in real time.

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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted

DONALD TRUMP

JD VANCE

No known public events at this writing.

CABINET

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest.

CONGRESS

The House and Senate are out.

WEEK AHEAD

Indirect talks between U.S. officials and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi take place in Geneva on Tuesday, followed by Ukraine-Russia peace talks in the same city.

Pete Buttigieg holds a grassroots supporter call on Wednesday.

President Trump hosts the first Board of Peace meeting on Thursday.

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna hold a town hall at Stanford University on Friday on the future of work and how artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy.

“The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert guests this week include: Jennifer Garner, Kaitlan Collins, Walter Isaacson, and Senator Jon Ossoff.

“The Morning Meeting” topics:

* Guthrie.

* Rubio speech aftermath.

* Shutdown.

* Iran.

* Ukraine-Russia.

* Wes Moore ’28.

* Warner Bros.

2WAY TODAY

“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026

By Michael Dailey and Mark Halperin

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TODAY

* “The Morning Meeting” with Larry O’Connor, Kevin Walling, and me is LIVE at 9am ET.

* Democratic strategist Brian Wolff joins me for a conversation like no other LIVE 5pm ET on “2WAY Tonight.”

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Nothing will change about the current program on the 2WAY platform, YouTube, and podcast networks.

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“NEXT UP”

Yesterday on “Next Up,” I looked at how political scandal has entered a new “Wild West” era — from the Clinton years to the Epstein fallout — where the old rules no longer seem to hold and the next generation of presidential hopefuls is watching closely.

Then Andrew Sullivan joined me for a sharp conversation on Trump’s lasting imprint on American life, the rise of an “Epstein class,” and what extreme wealth and AI could mean for who leads the country next.

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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted

DONALD TRUMP

JD VANCE

No known public events at this writing.

CABINET

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to Munich to lead the American delegation at the Munich Security Conference.

CONGRESS

The House and Senate are out.

MUNICH

The 62nd Munich Security Conference takes place from February 13 to 15, 2026, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany.

9:30am: Sen. Lindsey Graham delivers remarks at an event hosted by Politico at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

10:00am: Sen. Mark Kelly delivers remarks at an event hosted by Politico at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

11:00am: AOC delivers remarks in the Main Hall at the Munich Security Conference.

COURTS

2:00pm: Don Lemon is arraigned in federal court in Minnesota.

ECONOMY

8:30am: Consumer Price Index and Core CPI reports due out.

ESSENTIAL READING/VIEWING

MARK HALPERIN: The real reason Trump keeps beating the media at its own game (Fox News)

Another month, another Rahm Emanuel policy proposal. What’s he up to? (Politico)

“The Morning Meeting” topics:

* Ruemmler aftermath.

* Guthrie update.

* ICE talks.

* Iran.

* Ukraine-Russia.

* Noam.

* RFKJ.

* Trump war chest.

* We will always have Munich.

* Newsom book tour.

* Rahm ’28.

* Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.

2WAY TODAY

This evening on “2WAY Tonight,” Hans Nichols, Jim Kessler, and Chet Love joined me to break down Minnesota officials testifying as ICE draws down operations in the state, the latest in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, the voter ID fight, and RFK Jr.’s surprising admission on Theo Von’s podcast — plus plenty more.

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“NEXT UP”

We’re entering a political era where scandal has no fixed shape, the old rules don’t apply, and survival can feel almost random — from the Clinton years to the Epstein fallout now.

I open a new episode of “Next Up” with a reported monologue on this new Wild West, and what it means for the next generation of presidential hopefuls.

Then Andrew Sullivan joins me for a candid, sharp-edged conversation about Trump’s enduring imprint on American life — the coarsening of discourse, the expansion of executive power, and the cultural aftershocks that may outlast him.

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Tom Homan’s announcement that ICE is drawing down operations in Minnesota, the fallout from Bondi’s tense day on Capitol Hill, Trump’s push for deregulation, the DHS funding fight, and the latest on the SAVE Act — all unpacked on “The Morning Meeting” with Larry O’Connor and Kevin Walling.

Plus, Richard Coffin of USAFacts returns for a sharp look at tariffs as the State of the Union approaches.

TODAY

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Senator Rand Paul and Andrew Sullivan, author of The Weekly Dish on Substack, join today’s episode of “Next Up.”

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