THE REUTERS DAYBOOK Thursday, October 9, 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. —– —– ADDS NOTE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Holds a cabinet meeting. White House Afternoon: Hosts a working meeting with Finland's President Alexander Stubb. White House +Note: On Friday morning, the president visits Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. to address the troops and to undergo his yearly medical check up. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Trump "is considering going to the Middle East shortly thereafter." VICE PRESIDENT VANCE'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Attends the president's cabinet meeting. White House SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Attends the president's cabinet meeting. White House FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Not immediately available. ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND REPORTS 10:30 a.m.: EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natural gas stocks. 11 a.m.: The Treasury Dept. makes weekly announcement of 3- and 6-month, 6-week bill sale offerings. 11:30 a.m.: The Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4- and 8-week bills. 12Noon: Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates. 1 p.m.: The Treasury Dept. sells 30-year bonds. 4:30 p.m.: The Federal Reserve issues weekly balance sheet. Note: During the government shutdown, the Labor Department, the Commerce Department, the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis have stated there will be no economic releases. The USDA is not planning to release weekly U.S. export sales during the shutdown. SUPREME COURT Not in session. CONGRESS THE SENATE The meeting time is TBA. Committees SENATE ARMED SERVICES — 9:30 a.m. — Holds a hearing on the nomination of Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach for reappointment to the grade of general and to be chief of staff of the Air Force. Wilsbach testifies. G-50 Dirksen Contact: Jack Beyrer, 202-224-0418 or Jack_Beyrer@armed-services.senate.gov or Zach Barnett, 202-224-6253 or Zach_Barnett@wicker.senate.gov SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS — 9:45 a.m. — Meets to vote on the nominations of: Crystal Carey to be general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Scott Mayer and James Murphy to be NLRB members; Rosario Palmieri to be an assistant labor secretary; and former Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-N.Y.) to be inspector general at the Labor Department; to be followed by a 10 a.m. hearing titled, "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families.." Russ Altman, senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and professor of computer science; John Bailey, nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI); Harriet Pearson, managing principal of Axia Advisory in Shepherdstown, West Va.; Boston College professor Juliet Schor; and Carlos Aramyao, president of Unite Here Local 26 in Boston, 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 SENATE JUDICIARY — 10:15 a.m. — Holds an executive business meets to vote on the nominations of: Rebecca Taibleson to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit; David Bragdon to be a U.S. district judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; Robert Chamberlin to be a U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Mississippi; Lindsey Ann Freeman to a be U.S. district judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; James Maxwell to be a U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Mississippi; Matthew Orso to be a U.S. district judge for the Western District of North Carolina; Susan Courtwright Rodriguez to be a U.S. district judge for the Western District of North Carolina; Sara Carter Bailey to be director of National Drug Control Policy; Braden Boucek to be a U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee; Dominick Gerace to be a U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Jerome Gorgon to be a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan; James Kruger to be a U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi; Scott Leary to be a U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi; Bryan Stirling to be a U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina; Thomas Wheeler to be a U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana; Thomas Albus to be a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri; and Adam Mildred to be a U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. 216 Hart 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 THE HOUSE Not in session. Note: The House holds a pro forma session on Friday at 12:30 p.m. The House is currently set to return for business on Oct. 14. Committees No meetings are scheduled. ADVISORIES +(POLITICS-VIRGINIA-YOUNGKIN) ADVISORY — At 8 a.m., Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.) delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Woodbridge for the Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center. Location: Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center Complex, 14011 Worth Avenue, Woodbridge, Virginia Contact: Peter Finocchio, 804-350-5369 or Peter.Finocchio@governor.virginia.gov Note: Press RSVP to press@governor.virginia.gov. (NORTH KOREA-COMMUNISM) ADVISORY — At 9:30 a.m., the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosts a webinar to discuss North Korea's events on October 10 marking the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea and the expected visit to Pyongyang this week by Chinese premier Li Qiang and Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam. Sydney Seiler, former national intelligence officer for North Korea at the National Intelligence Council; former U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, CSIS nonresident senior adviser; Markus Garlauskas, director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security; and CSIS Korea chair Victor Cha, discuss "the latest developments in North Korea." Contact: Sofia Chavez, 202-775-7317 or SChavez@csis.org Note: Register at https://www.csis.org/events/north-korea-update-capital-cable-122. (TRUMP-MIDEAST-ECONOMY) ADVISORY — At 9:30 a.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CEST, Johns Hopkins University's SAIS Europe hosts a webcast of a forum in Bologna, Italy on the "New Economic Challenges Facing the Middle East in the Trump Era." Raed Safadi, partner and chief economist at Whiteshield, speaks. Location: SAIS Europe, via B. Andreatta 3, Bologna, Italy Contact: Asma Yousef, 771-200-6659 or ayousef4@jhu.edu or JohnsHopkinsSAIS@jhu.edu Note: Register at https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iBOoFirETaKWGwutqPS-Dg#/registration. (STATE-ECONOMY-REPORT) ADVISORY — At 10 a.m. Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) president Adam Posen and PIIE nonresident senior fellow Karen Dynan hold a press call (via Zoom) to provide an embargoed preview of the institute's semiannual outlook for the U.S. and global economies. PIIE senior fellow Arvind Subramanian will discuss with "new perspectives on why China's external surpluses are not translating into broad growth opportunities for low- and middle-income economies." Posen will discuss "U.S. inflation risks" and "the implications for Fed policy." Contact: Carlos Gomez, 202-454-1334 Note: Go to https://piie.zoom.us/j/93708349807?. The meeting ID is: 937 0834 9807. The passcode is: 368226 or by phone, dial +1 301-715-8592. The meeting ID is: 937 0834 9807. Posen and Dynan will take press questions and discuss the embargoed report, which will be released publicly at 1 p.m. [There will also be a PIIE webcast at 1 p.m. https://petersoninstituteforinternationaleconomics.formtitan.com /ftpr…
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