THE REUTERS MAJOR DAYBOOK Wednesday, October 22, 2025 ----- The daybook editor is Timothy Ryan (reachable at 202-843-6282 or Tim.Ryan@TR.com or DCDaybook@yahoo.com). Subscribers: For any problems in receiving daybook content, call 1-800-435-0101 and hit option 5. Content is intended for guidance purposes only and should not be cited on the record. ----- ----- UPDATES PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SCHEDULE +4 p.m.: Participates in a meeting with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte. White House, Oval Office. Closed press. Note: On Friday afternoon, the president signs executive orders before he departs the White House for his foreign travel to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia; Tokyo, Japan; and Gyeongju, South Korea. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) In Israel Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Note: The vice president remains overnight in Israel. During his ongoing trip (through Oct 23), Vance plans to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. UPDATES SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO'S SCHEDULE +2:15 p.m.: Meets with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto at the State Department. Closed press. UPDATES FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP'S SCHEDULE +No public events are scheduled. USHA VANCE'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) In Israel with the vice president. ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND REPORTS 7 a.m.: The Mortgage Bankers Association issues weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. 10:30 a.m.: The Energy Information Administration issues weekly petroleum stocks and output data. 11:30 a.m.: The Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 17-week bills. 1 p.m.: The Treasury Dept. sells 20-year bonds. CONGRESS SENATE (SPECIAL) AGING -- 3:30 p.m. -- Holds a hearing titled, "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs." Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs; G. Keith Smith, co-founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and the Free Market Medical Association; Don Moulds, chief health director of CalPERS; and Jeanne Lambrew, director of health care reform and senior fellow at the Century Foundation, testify. 216 Hart Contact: 202-224-5364 SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION -- 10:30 a.m. -- Holds a hearing on the nominations of: Stephen Carmel to be administrator of the Maritime Administration; Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey to be Federal Maritime commissioners; and Timothy Petty to be assistant commerce secretary for oceans and atmosphere. The nominees testify. 253 Russell Contact: 202-224-1251 or RepublicanPress_Commerce@commerce.senate.gov SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS -- 10 a.m. -- Holds a hearing on the nominations of: Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randall Jones, and Arthur Graham to be members of the Board of Directors at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The nominees testify. 562 Dirksen Contact: 202-224-6176 SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS -- 10 a.m. -- Holds a hearing titled, "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward." Thomas Beck, senior advisor for the Littler Mendelson Workplace Policy Institute in Nashville; F. Vincent Vernuccio, president and co-founder of the Institute for the American Worker in Hamilton, Va.; Jonathan Hartley, a PhD candidate and teaching assistant at Stanford University; Joshua Arnold, shop steward for IAM Union Local 837B Boeing in St. Louis; Mary Turner, president of National Nurses United, testify. 430 Dirksen Contact: 202-224-5375 or Ty Bofferding, 202-224-8115 or Ty_Bofferding@Help.Senate.Gov and Stephen Lewerenz, Stephen_Lewerenz@Help.Senate.Gov or 202-224-5824 UPDATES SENATE JUDICIARY -- 10:15 a.m. -- Holds a hearing to consider the nominations of: Andrew Duva to assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Criminal Division; Alexander Van Hook to a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Louisiana; and Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William Crain to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The nominees testify. G-50 Dirksen Contact: Clare Slattery (Grassley), 202-224-0484 or Clare_Slattery@grassley.senate.gov or Hannah Akey (Grassley), 202-224-0472 or Hannah_Akey@grassley.senate.gov Note: For a webcast, go to: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/nominations-10-22-2025. ADVISORIES (STATE-ECONOMY) ADVISORY -- At 9 a.m., the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) holds a webinar titled, "The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century." Tim Besley, professor of development economics at the London School of Economics; Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, professor of economics at Brown University; Andres Velasco, dean of the London School of Economics' School of Public Policy; and PIIE director emeritus Fred Bergsten speak. Contact: Eitan Urkowitz, 202-454-1334 Note: Register at https://www.piie.com/events/2025/london-consensus-economic-principles-21st-century (LEGAL-TAXES-TARIFFS) ADVISORY -- At 10:30 a.m., the American Bar Association (ABA) holds its virtual 2025 Fall Tax Meeting, through Oct. 24. Highlight 11:15 a.m.: A discussion on "Tariff Essentials." Contact: 202-662-1090 Note: Register at https://events.americanbar.org/event/bf5e1887-7263-4e4e-a81d-a86d50664dbf/agenda (USA-ENERGY-BP) ADVISORY -- At 11 a.m., the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) holds an online forum to discuss "BP Energy Outlook 2025." Spencer Dale, chief economist and senior vice president of economic and energy insights at BP; Gareth Ramsay, incoming chief economist at BP; and Joseph Majkut, director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, speak. Contact: Sofia Chavez, 202-775-7317 or SChavez@csis.org Note: Register at https://www.csis.org/events/bp-energy-outlook-2025. +(HOUSE-SHUTDOWN-GOP/SCALISE) ADVISORY -- At 11:15 a.m., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a press call to discuss the ongoing government shutdown. Contact: Anna Adamian (Rep. Andy Harris), 202-225-5311 Note: Press RSVP to Anna.A@mail.house.gov, Kerry.Rom@mail.house.gov, and Anne.Earthman@mail.house.gov for the dial-in instructions. (CONGRESS-SHUTDOWN-DEMS/WISCONSIN) ADVISORY --- At 12Noon ET/11 a.m. CT, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin hosts a press call featuring Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, former administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the Biden Administration, who discusses the ongoing federal government shutdown and how "Republican politicians in D.C. are refusing to continue funding Affordable Care Act subsidies that their constituents have relied on for years." Dr. Chris Ford, an emergency care physician from Wisconsin, also speaks. Contact: 608-255-2172 Note: Press RSVP to Haley.King@wisdems.org to receive a link for the press call. (USA-POLITICS-LAWLER) ADVISORY -- At 2 p.m., the Common Good holds an online interview forum with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) who discusses "The Next Generation of Moderate Republican." Contact: 212-599-7040 Note: Register at https://www.thecommongoodus.org/upcoming-events/tcg-leadership-series-a-conversation-with-mike-lawler# !event-register/2025/10/22/tcg-leader-series-a-conversation-wit h -congressman-jake-auchincloss (MIGRATION-PROTESTS-MEDIA-RIGHTS) ADVISORY -- At 3 p.m., the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy holds a webinar titled, "Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protesters." News photographer Nick Stern; Injustice Watch reporter Alejandra Cancino; Adam Rose, press rights chair at the Los Angeles Press Club and deputy director of advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation; Nora Benavidez, director of digital justice and civil rights at Free Press, discuss the "escalation of violence by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers against journalists, observers, and peaceful protesters." Contact: 202-741-0693 Note: Register at https://getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/events/event/1652 (AFGHAN-MI... (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
