The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Monday, August 14, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until August 15, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023) Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland has no public appointments. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ National Forecast Charts National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Truth To Power https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-truth-to-power/ A.F. Branco Cartoon – Strapped https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-strapped/ Bob Gorrell - Debate 2024 http://www.gorrellart.com/cartoon/biden-trump-debate/ Gary Varvel - If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck... https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-if-it-looks-like-a-duck Gary Varvel - Storms, fears and traditional values https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-storms-fears-and-traditional grrrgraphics - Dark Brandon On Vacation https://grrrgraphics.com/dark-brandon-on-vacation/ Margolis & Cox - Sleight of Hand https://margolisandcox.com/2023/08/11/friday-august-11-2023/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Weekend https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12438 Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Gesture https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12439 Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Forgotten https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12440 Michael Ramirez - Sacrificing Our Future https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-sacrificing-our-future Michael Ramirez - Mourning for Maui https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-mourning-for-maui Michael Ramirez - All is Not Well https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-all-is-not-well-08 RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Hypocrisy of Virtue Signaling https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/12/the-hypocrisy-of-virtue-signaling/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - She Works Hard for the Money https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/11/she-works-hard-for-the-money/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Behind Every Great Man https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/11/behind-every-great-man/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Burn-outs https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/09/burn-outs/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-14-2023/ Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record 60-Second Civics Podcast https://www.civiced.org/60-Second-Civics Most-Viewed Bills https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills Today in History - August 14 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-14 August 11, 2023 - August 20, 2023 Weekly schedule of public speaking engagements and other activities European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html August 14, 2023 - August 15, 2023 Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop: Concepts and Computational Tools for Spatial, Temporal, and Spatiotemporal Modeling Relevant to Public Health Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/programs/precision-prevention/sharp-training-program/bayesian-modeling August 14, 2023 - August 16, 2023 Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research Meeting Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43527 https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/annual-sickle-cell-disease-research-meeting August 14, 2023 - August 17, 2023 TechNet Augusta - Enabling a Data-Centric Army Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) and AFCEA Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter https://events.afcea.org/augusta23/public/enter.aspx August 14, 2023 - August 17, 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium Department of Defense and Battelle https://www.battelle.org/insights/events/event-details/military-health-system-research-symposium August 14, 2023 - August 18, 2023 Alzheimer's Association Interdisciplinary Summer Research Institute (AA-ISRI) Alzheimer's Association and Population Association of America (PAA) - The PAA originated with funds by Margaret Sanger from the Milbank Memorial Fund. https://www.populationassociation.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=e678b8a4-0f53-4177-90a7-0185cfb85753 https://www.alz.org/summer-research-Institute/overview.asp August 14, 2023 12:00 AM EDT Jack Cashill, "Untenable". Author Jack Cashill talked about "white flight" from U.S. cities starting in the 1970s and the causes behind it. This event was held at American Legion Post 351 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?529218-1/untenable 1:00 AM EDT After Words: Birth - Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal health care in the U.S. and discussed how social and political dynamics impact pregnancy and motherhood. She was interviewed by New York Times reporter Alisha Gupta. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526943-1/birth-mothers-months-pregnancy-america 2:00 AM EDT David Chrisinger, "The Soldier's Truth". The life and work of storied World War II journalist Ernie Pyle was remembered in a talk delivered at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528966-2/the-soldiers-truth 2:42 AM EDT Steven Lomazow, "FDR Unmasked". How ill was President Franklin Roosevelt? A neurologist examined FDR's medical records, among other documents, for answers in this talk at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528966-3/fdr-unmasked 3:16 AM EDT Shannon McKenna Schmidt, "The First Lady of World War II". First lady Eleanor Roosevelt's secret wartime visit to see American troops on the South Pacific's front lines was recounted at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528966-4/the-lady-world-war-ii 3:55 AM EDT Craig Nelson, "V is for Victory". An analysis of how FDR prepared the country for a second world war was presented at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528966-5/v-victory 4:00 AM EDT 651st Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16d4j66v4 4:00 AM EDT 11th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - Second Meeting of the Working Group on Strengthening the BWC United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kd7troh9 4:34 AM EDT Victoria Wolcott, "Living in the Future". The impact of utopianism on the 20th century civil rights movement and its leaders was discussed at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528966-6/living-future 5:20 AM EDT Jill Watts, "The Black Cabinet". The members of FDR's "Black brain trust" and their influence on administration policies were recalled at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528966-7/the-black-cabinet 6:00 AM EDT Q&A: James Rosen Newsmax Chief White House Correspondent James Rosen, author of Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936-1986, talked about the first of his two-part biography of late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526529-1/qa-james-rosen 6:15 AM EDT Alex Mar, "Seventy Times Seven - A True Story of Murder and Mercy". Author Alex Mar looked at crime and punishment in the U.S. and examined if there is a place for forgiveness in America's judicial system. Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?527149-1/seventy-times-seven-true-story-murder-mercy 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Do you trust the news media?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?529867-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:00 AM EDT Supplemental Pool Call Time https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 7:15 AM EDT Anthony Eames, "A Voice in Their Own Destiny". Anthony Eames of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute talked about the foreign policy agendas of President Reagan and UK Prime Minister Thatcher during the 1980s. This event was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Washington, DC. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528725-2/a-voice-destiny 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Robinson Meyer Discusses the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act's Climate Provisions Heatmap founding executive editor Robinson Meyer discusses the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, one year after President Biden signed the climate legislation. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529867-3/robinson-meyer-discusses-impact-inflation-reduction-acts-climate-provisions&playEvent 8:45 AM EDT Washington Journal: Erin Slowey Discusses the Inflation Reduction Act & Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Bloomberg Tax reporter Erin Slowey discusses tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act for energy efficient home improvements. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529867-4/erin-slowey-discusses-inflation-reduction-act-energy-efficiency-tax-credits&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT 12th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - Second Meeting of the Working Group on Strengthening the BWC United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mmgm498z 9:00 AM EDT Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research FY23 (Day 1) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://nhlbiworkshopsupport.certain.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x3725abcd https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49978 9:00 AM EDT Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf 9:15 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529867-5/open-phones&playEvent 9:15 AM EDT Out-of-Town Call Time Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:30 AM EDT Why Are They Not Home?; Challenges Faced by US Government in Resolving Journalist Hostage Cases National Press Club https://www.press.org/events/why-are-they-not-home - TBD Discussion on Austin Tice & Other Journalist Hostage Cases Journalists and Debra Tice, mother of detained freelance journalist Austin Tice, sit down for a conversation hosted by the National Press Club on journalist hostage cases. The event marks the 11th anniversary of Austin Tice’s abduction in Syria. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529879-1/discussion-austin-tice-journalist-hostage-cases 9:50 AM EDT Admiral Gilday Will Be Relinquishing the Office of Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Memorial Hall Aboard the United States Naval Academy (USNA) https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32503 10:00 AM EDT Prospects for Democracy, Security, and Political Reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/prospects-for-democracy-security-and-political-reform-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/ 10:00 AM EDT Career Credentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/08142023/Career-Credentials-Military-Spouses-and-Caregivers 10:00 AM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III provides remarks at 10 a.m. EDT at a relinquishment of office ceremony for Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael M. Gilday U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-14/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32503 https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ 10:30 AM EDT The President departs Rehoboth Beach, Delaware en route to the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:55 AM EDT In-Town Call Time Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:00 AM EDT Elected Officials Speak About the Challenges and Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act IRA, on the Law’s Anniversary Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) https://www.press.org/events/elected-officials-speak-about-challenges-and-benefits-ira-laws-anniversary - Discussion on Climate Investments Georgia and Colorado state representatives discuss climate investments in the Inflation Reduction Act during an event hosted by the Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA). https://protectingamerica.net/events/ https://www.c-span.org/video/?529880-1/discussion-climate-investments 11:25 AM EDT The President arrives at the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g3ul78qj 12:30 PM EDT "How Should Free-Market Enthusiasts Think About Artificial Intelligence?" with Dan Garretson American Institute for Economic Research https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1579/1692034200000 1:00 PM EDT Flexible Job Options for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/08142023/flexible-job-options-military-spouses-and-caregivers 1:00 PM EDT The President and The Vice President have lunch Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 1:15 PM EDT Department Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel. Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 2:00 PM EDT Gaining Information Advantage: Alliances and Partnerships Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/08/14/default-calendar/gaining-information-advantage-alliances-and-partnerships 2:00 PM EDT The Resolution of Large Regional Banks and Lessons Learned With Martin Gruenberg Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-resolution-of-large-regional-banks-and-lessons-learned-with-martin-gruenberg/ - FDIC Chair on 2023 Bank Failures & Regulating Regional Banks Martin Gruenberg, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), discusses regulating large regional banks, mitigating risks and lessons learned from this year’s bank failures. The Brookings Institution hosts this event. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529870-1/fdic-chair-2023-bank-failures-regulating-regional-banks 2:00 PM EDT Radon and HUD-Assisted Projects Webinar Series: Radon Testing and Mitigation Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD https://www.hudexchange.info/trainings/courses/radon-and-hud-assisted-projects-webinar-series-radon-testing-and-mitigation/ 3:00 PM EDT Regulation of Cysteine Acquisition and Metabolism in Cancer National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43646 3:00 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs6xzqzWGaw - White House Daily Briefing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529894-1/white-house-daily-briefing 4:40 PM EDT Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Delivers Remarks on the Economy Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks on the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on the economy from Las Vegas. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529881-1/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-delivers-remarks-economy 6:00 PM EDT Partners Across the Pacific: U.S.-taiwan Trade and Technology Relations The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) https://www.nbr.org/event/partners-across-the-pacific-u-s-taiwan-trade-and-technology-relations/ 7:00 PM EDT APEC: Leveraging Carbon Offsets to Advance Climate Mitigation in APEC Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/APECLeveragingCarbonOffsetstoAdvanceClimateMitigationinAPEC 7:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets virtually with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin. Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-14-2023/