THE REUTERS DAYBOOK DIARY FOR THE WEEK AHEAD Saturday, October 4 through Friday, October 10, 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: 1-800-435-0171 and press 5. Content is intended for guidance purposes only and should not be cited on the record. —– —– Saturday, October 4 PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) No public events are scheduled. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Not immediately available. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Not immediately available. FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) No public events are scheduled. GENERAL NEWS EVENTS 7 a.m. — WASHINGTON JOURNAL (C-SPAN): Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections, "previews Election Day 2025 including key races and ballot measures in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and California." Cynthia Cox, vice president at KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation), discusses "expiring ACA subsidies." 2 p.m. — (CONGRESS-VA-SUBRAMANYAM) EVENT — Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) hosts a town hall in Sterling, Va. with his constituents in Virginia's 10th Congressional District. Location: Sterling Middle School, 201 W Holly Avenue Sterling, VA. Contact: 202-225-5136 Note: Doors open at 1:30 p.m. For further details, go to: https://subramanyam.house.gov/Events. The event airs live on C-SPAN. 2 p.m. — (DC-OKTOBERFEST-DACHSHUNDS) EVENT — The District Wharf Community Association hosts Oktoberfest at The Wharf. Schedule 2 p.m.: 13th annual "Wiener 500 Dachshund Dash." Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wiener-500-at-the-wharf-dog-registration-2025-tickets-1556779873509?. Stein Hoisting championship. 5 p.m.: Polka on the Pier. Location: The Wharf, 35 Sutton Square, SW Contact: 202-688-3590 Note: For further details, go to: https://www.wharfdc.com/oktoberfest/. 7:30 p.m. — (ARTS-FILM-CLEESE) EVENT — Actor John Cleese participates in a Q&A session following a 50th anniversary screening of his 1975 film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Location: Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, Md. Contact: 301-581-5200 Note: For further details, go to: https://www.strathmore.org/events-tickets/in-the-music-center/not-dead-yet-john-cleese-the-holy-grail-at-50/?. Sunday, October 5 PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) In Norfolk and Washington Departs the White House. Arrives Norfolk, Virginia. Visits Naval Station Norfolk to attend an event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the Navy (October 13, 1775). Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan also speak. Departs Norfolk. Returns to the White House. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Not immediately available. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Not immediately available. FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP'S SCHEDULE (early schedule) Not immediately available. GENERAL NEWS EVENTS 7 a.m. — WASHINGTON JOURNAL (C-SPAN): Kyle Kondik, managing editor of "Sabato's Crystal Ball," discusses "the political impact of the government shutdown." Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses "President Trump's Gaza peace plan." 8:45 a.m. — (DC-SCOTUS-MASS) EVENT — Ahead of the Supreme Court's new term on Monday, the John Carroll Society hosts the 72nd annual Red Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral "to invoke God's blessings on those responsible for the administration of justice as well as on all public officials." Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington, is the principal celebrant. Location: Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave NW Contact: Georgina Wilkinson, 301-221-6226 or wilkinsonga@adw.org or communications@adw.org or Sean Caine, 443-857-4372 or caines@adw.org or 301-853-5335 Note: There will be a ceremony at 8:45 a.m. before the start of the 9 a.m. Mass. For a webcast, go to: https://www.youtube.com/live/J_rzvgErWd8. Immediately following the Mass, the John Carroll Society will hold a brunch to honor several individuals and law firms for their pro bono support of the Catholic Charities Legal Network https://www.johncarrollsociety.org/membership/the-red-mass. 9 a.m. — THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC): A discussion with retired Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli, former Army vice chief of staff; and retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander. Other interview guests are TBA. A political roundtable with former DNC chair Donna Brazile; former RNC chairman Reince Priebus, former White House chief of staff; ABC News Capitol Hill correspondent Jay O'Brien; and Puck News Chief Washington correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell. 9 a.m. — FOX NEWS SUNDAY WITH SHANNON BREAM (FOX): The interview guests are TBA. A political roundtable with Michael Allen, former George W. Bush White House national security official; former RNC communications director Doug Heye; USA Today Washington Bureau chief Susan Page; and FOX News senior political analyst Juan Williams. 9 a.m. — STATE OF THE UNION WITH JAKE TAPPER AND DANA BASH (CNN): An interview with Sen. Reuben Gallego (D-Ariz.). Other interview guests are TBA. A political roundtable with Reps. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.); former Democratic National Committee (DNC) communications director Xochitl Hinojosa, former director of public affairs at the Justice Department; and Shermichael Singleton, former aide for the Mitt Romney and Ben Carson presidential campaigns. 10 a.m. — NEWSNATION'S THE HILL SUNDAY (NEWS NATION): An interview with Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio). An interview with Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.). An interview with David Shulkin, former secretary of veterans affairs. A political roundtable with Bill Sammon, executive vice president of editorial content at The Hill and NewsNation; Charles Lane, a columnist at The Free Press; Jessica Taylor, U.S. Senate and Governors editor at The Cook Political Report; and NOTUS White House correspondent Jasmine Wright. 10 a.m. — SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES WITH MARIA BARTIROMO (FOX NEWS): An interview with former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), Trump Media CEO and chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. An interview with Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.). A discussion with Matt Taibbi, publisher of Racket News; and Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project. 10:30 a.m. — MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER (NBC): An interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). An interview with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). An interview with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). A political roundtable with Punchbowl News CEO Anna Palmer; Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence; former Biden White House Domestic Policy Council director Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress; and NBC News chief Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles. 10:30 a.m. — FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN (CBS): An interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). An interview with retired Army Gen. Ben Hodges, former commanding general of U.S. Army Europe. Other interview guests are TBA. 7 p.m. — 60 MINUTES (CBS): A report on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. A report on how "24 thousand bottles of Guy Fieri's tequila vanished on their way to the warehouse" and how international crime groups "are finding new, sophisticated ways to infiltrate the global supply chain online, stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods per year." Film director Rob Reiner discusses his career and the sequel to his 1984 movie, "This Is Spinal Tap." 8 p.m. — Q&A (C-SPAN): An interview with American Enterprise Institute (AEI) senior fellow Christopher Scalia, author of "13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read)." —– —– The Reuters Daybook Diary for the Week Ahead Week of October 4-1…
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