Good Wednesday morning.

Here is what’s on 46 agenda today:

11:45am: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing; The Vice President attends

12:45pm: The President and The Vice President have lunch

6:30pm: The President and The First Lady host a dinner for Combatant Commanders

News roundup:
Former CEOs of failed banks to testify before Senate panel
Alabama church shooter gets life for killing 3 at potluck
US job openings dip to 9.6 million, lowest since 2021
AI insiders’ top five AI fears, disaster scenarios
Debt-ceiling countdown sparks scramble for Plan B
Pornhub blocks access to users in Utah over age verification law
Trump kicks NBC reporter off plane, slams network as ‘fake news:’ ‘Get him out of here’
People now ‘choosing’ to identify as handicapped: ‘It’s offensive’
History and civics scores drop for U.S. eighth-graders on national test
Florida’s Ron DeSantis signs bill allowing death penalty for child rapists 
Texas mass shooting suspect Francisco Oropesa in custody after 4-day manhunt: authorities
Nordstrom closing two San Francisco stores over ‘deteriorating situation’ as crime in city surges
IRS has spent $10M on weapons, ammo and combat gear since 2020: watchdog
Florida GOP passes sweeping anti-immigration bill that gives DeSantis $12 million for migrant transports
Feinstein ‘hopeful’ she can return to Senate next week, Schumer notes say
Bud Light Sales In Freefall, Report Finds
Gen Z’s New Work Trend Is Wack
California Bill Would Require Books on ‘All Gender Expressions’ in Every Elementary School
CNN To Host Trump 2024 Town Hall
Hollywood writers’ strike shuts down top TV shows
US stocks fall as investors prepare for another interest rate hike from the Fed

And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!