THE REUTERS DAYBOOK Thursday, October 2, 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. —– —– PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) 11 a.m.: Receives an intelligence briefing. White House 4:30 p.m.: Hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month reception. White House 7 p.m.: With Mrs. Trump, has dinner with Vice President JD Vance and Mrs. Usha Vance. Closed press Note: On Sunday, the president visits Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval station, to attend "Titans of the Sea: A Salute to the Fleet." (The event was moved from Friday to Sunday due to forecasted weather conditions and unsafe sea states.) Press RSVP at https://nam.nucleuspages.com/credentialing/wezcucqkx8. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) 7 p.m.: With Mrs. Vance, has dinner with the president and Mrs. Trump. Closed press SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Attends meetings at the State Department and the White House. FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) 7 p.m.: With the president, has dinner with Vice President JD Vance and Mrs. Usha Vance. Closed press USHA VANCE'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) 7 p.m.: With the vice president, has dinner with the president and Mrs. Trump. Closed press ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND REPORTS 7:30 a.m.: Challenger Gray issues U.S. Job Cut Report for September. 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; announces sales of 3- and 10-year notes, and 30-year bonds. 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. 4:30 p.m.: The Federal Reserve isses 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. Note: The court resumes oral arguments on Oct. 6 at the start of its new term. CONGRESS THE SENATE Not in session in observance of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Committees No meetings are scheduled. THE HOUSE Not in session in observance of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Note: The House meets at 3:30 p.m. on Friday for a pro forma session. Committees No meetings are scheduled. ADVISORIES (SCOTUS-POLITICS-POLL) ADVISORY — At 1 a.m. ET, the Marquette Law School Poll releases the results of its national opinion survey on the U.S. Supreme Court. Topics include poll respondents' approval of the Supreme Court and opinion of Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts; and questions such as: "whether the president can ignore rulings by the Supreme Court or by federal district courts"; and whether "the Supreme Court is going out of its way to avoid ruling against Trump"; and views on "state bans on transgender athletes participating in women's sports, the constitutionality of racial considerations in congressional districting, and executive branch authority on tariffs and deportations." Contact: Kevin Conway, 414-202-9329 Note: To receive an embargoed copy of the survey, register at https://marquette.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_donN4YsRPAyAj0a and agree to the stated embargo policy. (CHINA-MIDEAST) ADVISORY — At 9:30 a.m. ET, Johns Hopkins University's SAIS Europe hosts a webcast of a forum in Bologna, Italy titled, "Building the Belt and Road Initiative in the Arab World: China's Middle East Math." Jonathan Fulton, associate professor of political science at Zayed University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences and nonresident senior fellow for Middle East programs and the Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council; and Sanam Vakil, director of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme, speak. Location: SAIS Europe, via B. Andreatta 3, Bologna, Italy Contact: Asma Yousef, 771-200-6659 or JohnsHopkinsSAIS@jhu.edu Note: Register at https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQM8DkJVQ4S0XfZbTKJJGw#/registration. (TRUMP-EUROPE-HISTORY) ADVISORY — At 10 a.m., the Atlantic Council holds a webinar to discuss "the evolution of the transatlantic relationship" nearly one year into President Trump's second term; and "whether Europe is finally being pushed out of the wings into the center stage of global strategy." Jeremie Gallon, author of "Henry Kissinger: An Intimate Portrait of the Master of Realpolitik"; and Ilva Tare, resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, discuss "what to expect for the transatlantic relationship during the rest of Trump's term"; and "how global order, power, and balance evolve when alliances shift and how Kissinger's life carries many lessons for Europe." Contact: 202-778-4993 or press@atlanticcouncil.org Note: For a webcast, go to: https://youtu.be/fEZazBKx1PY. (POLITICS-SCOTUS) ADVISORY — At 12Noon, Foreign Policy magazine holds an online forum with Jill Lepore, author of "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution," who discusses how "the U.S. Supreme Court is locked in partisanship, originalism is staunchly ideological, and legal scholars warn of constitutional crisis" and "with polarization soaring, no meaningful amendments in more than 50 years, and political violence on the rise, is it time to change the Constitution?" Foreign Policy editor in chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Lepore. Contact: 202-728-7300 Note: Register at https://foreignpolicy.com/live/jill-lepore-us-constitutional-crisis/?. (ARKANSAS-GOOGLE-SANDERS) ADVISORY — At 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-Ark.) delivers remarks at the announcement of a new Google data center site in West Memphis, Arkansas. Location: Google data center construction site, across the street from 2579 Waverly Rd., Proctor, Ark. Contact: Sam Dubke, Sam.Dubke@governor.arkansas.gov Note: RSVP to Madison.Heuel@governor.arkansas.gov. For a webcast, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@GovernorSarahSanders/streams. (USA-CHINA-INDIA) ADVISORY — At 3 p.m., the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) holds a webinar to discuss how Quad partners (India, Australia, Japan, and the United States) "confront acute and evolving challenges in their efforts to deter China in the Indo-Pacific"; and how "recent U.S. political uncertainty, strains in the U.S.-India relationship, and fissures in other regional agreements" – such as AUKUS (the Australia-UK-USA defense pact) – "bring the Quad partners to an inflection point." Arzan Tarapore, visiting fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution; Satoru Mori, professor and deputy director at Keio University's Keio Center for Strategy; Stacie Pettyjohn, senior fellow and director at the CNAS Defense Program; and Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director at the CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Program, speak. Contact: 202-695-8166 or comms@cnas.org Note: Register at https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-free-open-and-secure-mobilizing-for-indo-pacific-security-in-2025. (POLITICS-VIRGINIA-DEBATE) ADVISORY — At 7 p.m., the Student Government Association at the University of Mary Washington hosts a debate in Fredericksburg, Va. between two candidates for Virginia's 65th District House of Delegates incumbent Joshua Cole (D) and Sean Steinway (R). Location: University of Mary Washington, Dodd Auditorium, Fredericksburg, Va. Contact: Lisa Marvashti, 540-654-1378 Note: For a webcast, go to: https://go.umw.edu/2025debate. GENERAL NEWS EVENTS MORNING 7 a.m. — (DEFENSE-INTELLIGENCE-TECH) EVENT — The Potomac Officers Club holds its 2025 Intel Summit. Highlights 8:10 a.m.: Dean Souleles, former chief technology adviser for …
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