The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday April 23, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until April 23, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until April 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken departs on travel to the People’s Republic of China from April 24-26, 2024. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma is on travel to Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Angola from April 21-25, 2024. Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John BAss Attends Meetings and Briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Elizabeth M. Allen joins Secretary Blinken on travel to the People’s Republic of China from April 24-26, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield is on travel to Arizona and Hawaii from April 17-24, 2024. . . . 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Funny how it works out https://x.com/JackPosobiec/s/JackPosobiec/status/1782576875010687475 https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1782590166726791215 Skscartoon @skscartoon - #UkraineAid in a nutshell https://x.com/JackPosobiec/s/JackPosobiec/status/1782016089297191259 https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1782035339424723061 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Imagine, Plato https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1782431814910357822 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Red Heifer https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-04-23 The Daily Cartoonist - 2024 Eisner Hall of Fame Nominees Offered – Their Comic Strip Credentials https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/04/22/2024-eisner-hall-of-fame-nominees-offered-their-comic-strip-credentials/ Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - April 23 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-23 Word of the Day https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/04/23.html Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument Register to Vote https://vote.gov/ Congressional Record Most Recent Issue https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Message From the Director: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2024 https://ovc.ojp.gov/news/announcements/message-director-national-crime-victims-rights-week-2024 President Trump Says it's a Very Sad Day in Our Country - Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4qzho3-president-trump-says-its-a-very-sad-day-in-our-country.html Exclusive Interview With President Trump With RAV Outside The Beltway Show Host, John Fredricks https://rumble.com/v4qycv5-exclusive-interview-with-president-trump.html Biden Trial Fact Sheet: Week 2 https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/74f7e70d-7ceb-4c4a-a47a-91b45628dfe7 April 21, 2024 - April 24, 2024 2024 NABTU Legislative Conference North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) https://www2.nabtu.org/forms/meeting/Microsite/2024LegislativeConference April 21, 2024 - April 24, 2024 National Crime Victims’ Right Week (NCVRW) https://web.cvent.com/event/245ac242-22e3-455c-b0fd-3c3f18798eb6/summary April 23, 2024 - April 24, 2024 DLA Supply Chain Alliance Conference & Exhibition National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) https://www.ndia.org/events/2024/4/23/4780---dla April 23, 2024 - April 25, 2024 Michigan Defense Expo: Briefings from ACC-Warren, PEO's, NGCV CFT, the Detroit Arsenal, GVSC, and ILSC National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) https://mdex-ndia.com/ April 23, 2024 - April 27, 2024 Hands-on Cooking and Archaeology Program James Madison's Montpelier, Montpelier Station, Virginia https://www.montpelier.org/events/cooking-and-archaeology-of-memorialization APRIL 23, 1995 On This Day: President Clinton's Remarks after Oklahoma City Bombing Clinton Foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax-TqHXODxk Schedule for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 https://www.democrats.senate.gov/2024/04/20/schedule-for-tuesday-april-23-2024 April 23, 2024 U.S. Army Reserve Birthday https://nationaltoday.com/army-reserve-birthday/ April 23, 2024 Passover (first day) 2024 in the United States https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/first-day-of-passover April 23, 2024 TBD Former President Trump Remarks Ahead of Day 6 of Hush Money Trial in New York Former President Trump speaks to reporters ahead of witness testimony on the sixth day of the hush money trial in New York. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535111-1/president-trump-remarks-ahead-day-6-hush-money-trial-york April 23, 2024 TBD Acting Labor Secretary Remarks on Unions & Apprentceships Julie Su, acting labor secretary, discusses the important role of unions in registered apprenticeships during remarks at the 2024 North America’s Building Trades Unions' U.S. Legislative Conference. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535105-1/acting-labor-secretary-remarks-unions-apprentceships April 23, 2024 TBD Attorney General Merrick Garland Remarks at ATF Gun Survivors Summit Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks at the ATF Gun Survivors Summit in Washington, D.C. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535110-1/attorney-general-merrick-garland-remarks-atf-gun-survivors-summit April 23, 2024 3:00 AM EDT The Global Skills Forum - Welcome and keynote addresses: The Global Skills Forum will be opened by ILO Assistant Director General for Jobs & Social Protection, setting the scene for the 2-day forum. The ILO Director-General and EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights will lay out their vision on skills and lifelong learning, promoting quality apprenticeships and investing in skills development, and how to achieve this through social justice. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1inmtarj5 3:30 AM EDT 80th Commission Session - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: Afternoon Plenary (Day 2) (Bangkok, Thailand) The eightieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held from 22 to 26 April 2024 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. Guided by the theme "Leveraging digital innovation for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific", the eightieth session will be an opportunity to strengthen region-wide cooperative action on leveraging digital innovation for the accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16t5ah2yk 3:30 AM EDT 1st Meeting, Group of Experts on National Accounts 2024 - The Expert Group on National Accounts supports the implementation of the CES work programme related to national accounts and globalization. It will facilitate the implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA) and related international statistical standards through the promotion of best practices, contributions to the development of recommendations and methodological materials, and support to capacity building activities in national accounts. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j/k1j8r9cgub 3:30 AM EDT High-level panel: Skills for a Human-Centred Triple Transition - Decarbonisation, Digitalisation and Demographic change - Discover the impact that digitalization, decarbonization, and demographic transitions are having on the labour market and skills in the context of social justice and the broader policy framework. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1htbjbfes 4:00 AM EDT THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case Azerbaijan v. Armenia - first round of oral argument of Azerbaijan - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia). United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14tz8srgd 4:00 AM EDT 3rd Meeting, 15th Session of the Expert Group on Resource Management - The UNECE Resource Management Week 2024, including the 15th session of the Expert Group on Resource Management (EGRM-15), will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 22-26 April 2024. Leaders, experts, and stakeholders in resource management will gather to discuss sustainable development challenges and opportunities. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bc1v1pnq 4:00 AM EDT Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 63rd session, 1066 meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1r59yr6bf 4:00 AM EDT 2084th Meeting, 79th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Review of Azerbaijan United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sin41rri 5:00 AM EDT Tripartite panel on Quality Apprenticeship Recommendation 208 - See how countries are implementing Recommendation (R208) to promote and strengthen apprenticeships, examining the potential challenges and the roles that government and employers and workers organizations can play in addressing them. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dtc0guqj 5:00 AM EDT Tripartite panel on Quality Apprenticeship Recommendation 208 - See how countries are implementing Recommendation (R208) to promote and strengthen apprenticeships, examining the potential challenges and the roles that government and employers and workers organizations can play in addressing them. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qk558ktt 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Should cities ban homeless people from sleeping on public land?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?535035-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:45 AM EDT Circular Data: EGRM-15 lunchtime lectures - Lunchtime Lecture as Part of the UNECE Resource Management Week 2024, Tempus Room, Palais Des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cjxp4ktn 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Aaron David Miller Discusses U.S. Role in Mideast Conflicts Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses United States' role in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the recent military strikes between Iran and Israel, and efforts to prevent a wider war. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535035-3/aaron-david-miller-discusses-us-role-mideast-conflicts&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT The American Sunrise Show 4-23-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4r2apt-the-american-sunrise-show-4-23-24.html 8:00 AM EDT Impact stories: The transformative power of apprenticeships - Celebrate the transformative potential of apprenticeships through compelling success stories and interventions, learning how they impact both workers and employers. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z5v445aq 8:05 AM EDT ISS Expedition 71 in-flight Interview for KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, with NASA flight engineer Tracy Dyson National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-4-15-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg 8:30 AM EDT 2nd Meeting, Group of Experts on National Accounts 2024 - The Expert Group on National Accounts supports the implementation of the CES work programme related to national accounts and globalization. It will facilitate the implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA) and related international statistical standards through the promotion of best practices, contributions to the development of recommendations and methodological materials, and support to capacity building activities in national accounts. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16wniv3h1 8:30 AM EDT Executive Military Transition Seminar - Virginia Beach, Veterans Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67281/ 8:30 AM EDT 2024 NCI RNA Biology Initiative Workshop: RNA Therapeutics National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44647 8:45 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/?535035-4/open-phones&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT 4th Meeting, 15th Session of the Expert Group on Resource Management - The UNECE Resource Management Week 2024, including the 15th session of the Expert Group on Resource Management (EGRM-15), will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 22-26 April 2024. Leaders, experts, and stakeholders in resource management will gather to discuss sustainable development challenges and opportunities. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oryd981l 9:00 AM EDT Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommittee, 63rd session, 1067 meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1swqnlu2b 9:00 AM EDT Skills and Lifelong Learning across the globe: Regional perspectives - Discover success stories about improving high-impact skills and lifelong learning systems from Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19arqkytt 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 9:00 AM EDT Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee: Morning Session Federal Aviation Administration https://www.faa.gov/space/additional_information/comstac https://www.faa.gov/media/78106 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBWDI5bI1ao 9:00 AM EDT Drug Development Considerations for Empiric Antibacterial Therapy in Febrile Neutropenic Patients Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-development-considerations-empiric-antibacterial-therapy-febrile-neutropenic-patients-04232024 9:00 AM EDT Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64652/ 9:00 AM EDT Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Southside) - Norfolk, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64654/ 9:15 AM EDT Washington Journal: Carroll Doherty Discusses Shifts In Party Identification Since 1990s Carroll Doherty, Director of Political Research at the Pew Research Center, discusses Pew’s new research on how party identificati https://www.c-span.org/video/?535035-5/carroll-doherty-discusses-shifts-party-identification-1990s&playEvent 9:20 AM EDT ISS Expedition 71 in-flight interview for CBS News Streaming Network with NASA flight engineer Matt Dominick National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nasa-tv-schedule-for-week-of-4-22-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg 9:30 AM EDT NY Election Interference: Hearing at 9:30 AM requiring Trump to show cause as to why he should not be held in contempt for violating the court gag order Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases https://www.justsecurity.org/88039/trumps-legal-and-political-calendar-all-the-dates-you-need-to-know/ https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JustSecurityNY2016ElectionInterferenceCaseClearinghouse%E2%80%94Second-order-requiring-Trump-show-cause-why-not-in-contempt-and-sanctioned-for-violating-gag-order-April-18-2024.pdf 9:30 PM EDT Book Event: The Mountains Are High Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/book-event-mountains-are-high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvuUWfYtLcg 10:00 AM EDT (10th meeting) UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 23rd session - The twenty-third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place in-person at UN Headquarters in New York from 15-26 April 2024. Theme: "Enhancing Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth". United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13wwi4svk 10:00 AM EDT General Assembly: 70th plenary meeting, 78th session - Use of the veto - Item 63: Debate on the item. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19he53kg1 10:00 AM EDT INC-4 on plastic pollution: Plenary (part 1) Plenary at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4) taking place from 23-29 April 2024 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aa63hiif 10:00 AM EDT Security Council Open Debate - Women and peace and security: Conflict related sexual violence sanctions, 9608th meeting - Resolution 1325 (2000) called for all parties to armed conflict to protect women and girls from gender-based violence, including rape and other forms of sexual abuse. In resolution 1820 (2008), the Council resolved to eliminate conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)1 and end amnesty and impunity for those crimes. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rr5lpbr4 10:00 AM EDT War Room With Steve Bannon Morning Edition 4-23-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4r2axb-war-room-with-steve-bannon-morning-edition-4-23-24.html 10:00 AM EDT 2024 Latin American Cities Conferences: Mexico City Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) https://www.as-coa.org/events/2024-latin-american-cities-conferences-mexico-city https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7l4EjQA3Ok 10:00 AM EDT How to Build Lasting Economic Resilience in Ukraine Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/building-lasting-economic-resilience-in-ukraine/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWgiblK0Gw 10:00 AM EDT Advancing Stability in Northern Nigeria: A Strategic Conversation with Nigeria’s Governors U.S. Institute of Peace https://www.usip.org/events/advancing-stability-northern-nigeria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NouldGxN0M4 10:00 AM EDT A Fireside Chat with HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/a-fireside-chat-with-hud-acting-secretary-adrianne-todman/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulM2nUlROE - Acting HUD Secretary on Housing Shortage Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman discusses the housing supply shortage at an event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535101-1/acting-hud-secretary-housing-shortage 10:00 AM EDT Cellular Quiescence, Senescence, and Death in Aging and Longevity National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45147 10:00 AM EDT MOVE! 16-Week Program - North Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/lovell-federal-health-care-va/events/61270/ 10:00 AM EDT Supreme Court October Term 2023 Argument Day Supreme Court ^ Dept. of State v. Munoz (23-334) ^ Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney (23-367) ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2023TermCourtCalendar.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2023 - 10:00 AM EDT Department of State v. Munoz The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case of Department of State v. Munoz, to determine whether a couple can reunite legally in the U.S. after a non-citizen spouse was denied a visa in 2015 on the suspicion of gang membership affiliation. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534914-1/department-state-v-munoz - 11:30 AM EDT Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case Starbucks v. McKinney, appealing a National Labor Relations Board ruling that said it must reinstate seven workers at a Memphis, Tennessee, store who lost their jobs during a campaign to unionize. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534915-1/starbucks-corp-v-mckinney 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session The U.S. House meets for a brief session. No votes are expected. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535109-1/house-pro-forma-session 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate The Senate returns to work on a foreign aid package, which the House passed over the weekend. The $95 billion measure includes money for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535093-1/us-senate 10:00 AM EDT Field Hearing, Plano, Texas: Drilling Down: Oversight of the Challenges and Opportunities Facing U.S. Energy Production House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Tim Tarpley President Energy Workforce & Technology Council ^ Ron Gusek President Liberty Energy ^ Bill desRosiers Manager of External Affairs Coterra Energy ^ https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/drilling-down-oversight-of-the-challenges-and-opportunities-facing-u-s-energy-production/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSVTHVEubbM - House Oversight Subcommittee Field Hearing on U.S. Energy Policy The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs holds a field hearing on U.S. energy policy. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535108-1/house-oversight-subcommittee-field-hearing-us-energy-policy 10:00 AM EDT The President receives the President’s Daily Brief Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:15 AM EDT Greening TVET systems: learning by example - Learn how to enhance the readiness of workers and sensitize enterprises through different experiences of greening TVET and skills development systems. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cmkejuhf 10:30 AM EDT The History of Ireland - The Great Famine To Present Day The Tewksbury Public Library https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-the-history-of-ireland-the-great-famine-to-present-day/ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9617113835258/WN_JEEe219XTYCxpbijh1lN_w 10:30 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: U.S. House of Representatives The U.S. House meets for a brief session. No votes are expected. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535109-1/us-house-representatives 10:45 PM EDT Energy Security and Geopolitics Conference | AM Session Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/energy-security-and-geopolitics-conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyo5hEkeUlo 10:45 PM EDT A Fireside Chat with HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/a-fireside-chat-with-hud-acting-secretary-adrianne-todman/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulM2nUlROE - Acting HUD Secretary on Housing Shortage, Part 2 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman discusses the housing supply shortage at an event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535101-2/acting-hud-secretary-housing-shortage-part-2 11:00 AM EDT Space Force Maj. Gen. Steven P. Whitney, director of staff, Headquarters, U.S. Space Force, speaks at 11 a.m. EDT at an AFCEA Washington, D.C., Chapter Luncheon Series event at the Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, Virginia. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-23/ 11:00 AM EDT NCI Synthetic Biology for Molecular Imaging in Cancer Workshop Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45161 https://events.cancer.gov/dctd-cip/synbioformolecularimaging 11:00 AM EDT Statistical Inference - Frequentist Approach: Part 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45380 11:00 AM EDT MilitaryHire and American Legion National Virtual Hiring Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67702/ 11:00 AM EDT Jacksonville North VA Clinic and Domiciliary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Florida Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/north-florida-health-care/events/67292/ 11:00 AM EDT Office Hours - 36th Ward Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66350/ 11:00 AM EDT Q & A with VA - Greenville, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/battle-creek-health-care/events/66614/ 11:00 AM EDT Supercharging Research: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Meet Global Challenges The White House President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) https://www.whitehouse.gov/pcast/meetings/2024-meetings/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PUBLIC-AGENDA-APRIL-2024-MEETING-2.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBkdfpNKzrc 11:00 AM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Overhang https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:10 AM EDT Earth Week - Water Day Event The White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpvMNvcuduw 11:30 AM EDT Calls to Action for Safeguarding Seven Generations in Times of Food, Social, and Ecological Crises – Reporting on the Outcomes of the 2023 UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum (UNPFII Side Event) - Indigenous Youth leaders of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus with Indigenous Youth leaders who attended the second session of the biennial UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum will report on the outcomes and calls to action deliberated at the Forum. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mhqh1azi 11:30 AM EDT 2024 UN Civil Society Conference Final Town Hall - The 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference will provide an opportunity for multi-stakeholder engagement ahead of the Summit of the Future and a venue for civil society to participate in the preparations process. The conference will provide civil society with an additional platform to speak out and share ideas that could contribute to the Pact for the Future negotiations, in line with SDG 17 and the Common Agenda's vision of networked multilateralism. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a11q9g49 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://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1ikbn1lkx 12:00 PM EDT Live from the Museum: America's Founding Documents - Students can take a behind the scenes tour of our rare document gallery National Constitution Center with the American Bar Association https://constitutioncenter.org/education/live-online-events/upcoming-virtual-museum-experiences https://go.constitutioncenter.org/zoom/?id=86135112787&zoom_type=webinars 12:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell participates in the U.S.-Philippines Senior Officials’ Meeting Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-23-2024/ 12:00 PM EDT CATALYZE Webinar Series • The Art of Market Sizing: Defining your Technology’s Opportunity National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45508 12:00 PM EDT Xist-ing Data: Why Might Autoimmune Diseases Be More Common in Women? National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45165 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54628 12:00 PM EDT Weekly International Weather and Crop Highlights - Released Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) Afternoon National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FCW.pdf 12:00 PM EDT The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:20 PM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Tampa, Florida Joint Base Andrews https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:30 PM EDT Portugal’s José Manuel Durão Barroso on the legacy of the Carnation Revolution Atlantic Council’s Europe Center https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/portugals-jose-manuel-durao-barroso-on-the-legacy-of-the-carnation-revolution/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kJ5PWtR6E 12:30 PM EDT Optimizing Medicare-Medicaid Integration for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/optimizing-medicare-medicaid-integration-for-dually-eligible-beneficiaries/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_Gdm-JUPs 12:50 PM EDT Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) Employee of the Year Ceremony Captain JD Crinklaw, Commander, PSNS & IMF, honors employees during the Employee of the Year ceremony on April 23, 2024, at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton, Washington. https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34141 1:00 PM EDT Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Israel-Gaza Conflict and Fears of Wider Mideast Escalation Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/04/23/sen-chris-van-hollen-israel-gaza-conflict-fears-wider-mideast-escalation/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su5Fi69GpFo 1:00 PM EDT Entrepreneurship Essentials Roadshow and Resource Fair - Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska U.S. Patent and Trademark Office https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/entrepreneurship-essentials-roadshow-and-resource-fair-2 1:00 PM EDT Caregiver Support Program Resource Fair - Tomah, Wisconsin Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/tomah-health-care/events/67196/ 1:00 PM EDT Caregivers: Your Life and Your Health Matters - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66725/ 1:00 PM EDT National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Webinar Featured speakers include Jennifer Thompson, Survivor and Founder of Healing Justice, Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General, John Choi, Ramsey County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office and Hilary Blout, For the People. https://ovc.ojp.gov/events/national-crime-victims-rights-week-webinar-0 1:00 PM EDT Understanding Social Risks with Neighborhood-level Data: Analysis Opportunities using the SEER-MHOS Data Resource National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45382 1:00 PM EDT Clinical Center CEO Quarterly Town Hall - April 2024 NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54611 1:00 PM EDT Overcoming Imposter Syndrome With Self-Confidence National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45358 1:00 PM EDT Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he will participate in a roundtable to highlight student debt forgiveness and speak with borrowers who have been approved for relief through one of the four existing major student loan forgiveness programs: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Income-Drive Repayment (IDR), Saving On A Valuable Education (SAVE), and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD). Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html 1:00 PM EDT Energy Security and Geopolitics Conference | PM Session Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/energy-security-and-geopolitics-conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIMjmk93dY 1:00 PM EDT National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Federal Action Plan Launch The White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVkyhLXgzho 1:15 PM EDT INC-4 on plastic pollution: Press Conference - Press conference at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4) taking place from 23-29 April 2024 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17gbo7gxf 1:15 PM EDT Follow-up to the UNPFII Recommendations: Towards a study on Media and Indigenous Peoples (UNPFII Side Event) Follow-up to the UNPFII Recommendations: Towards a study on Media and Indigenous Peoples (UNPFII Side Event) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10yfdugg6 1:15 PM EDT Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee: Afternoon Session Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) https://www.faa.gov/space/additional_information/comstac https://www.faa.gov/media/78106 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILll3XdT3ZA 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/streams 1:20 PM EDT Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Tampa, Florida Air Force One https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://youtube.com/watch?v=dMELeyHGA_A 1:30 PM EDT Maritime Power for Global Security: A Conversation with U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro Stimson Center https://www.stimson.org/event/maritime-power-for-global-security-a-conversation-with-u-s-navy-secretary-carlos-del-toro/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVdd-r20Fdo - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro provides remarks on “Maritime Power for Global Security” at 1:30 p.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Stimson Center event, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-23/ - Navy Secretary Discusses Global Maritime Security Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro discusses global maritime security during a conversation hosted by the Stimson Center in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535103-1/navy-secretary-discusses-global-maritime-security 2:00 PM EDT NCI Emerging Technologies Seminar: Finding Neighborhoods in the Land of Spatial Omics National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45464 2:00 PM EDT Maritime Power for Global Security: A Conversation with U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro The Henry L. Stimson Center https://www.stimson.org/event/maritime-power-for-global-security-a-conversation-with-u-s-navy-secretary-carlos-del-toro/ 2:00 PM EDT Charlestown Navy Yard Nature Art Pop-Up Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=0598411B-9E24-A75A-627CC11A9EB0E1D6 2:00 PM EDT Build-A-Bug Hotel Pop-Up Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=05A00D77-BDA1-71AB-194DA038F86EF22A 2:00 PM EDT Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 4: Application requirements U.S. Patent and Trademark Office https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-4-application-requirements-11 2:15 PM The President arrives in Tampa, Florida Tampa International Airport https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 2:30 PM EDT Navigating the Seas with Admiral Lisa Franchetti, CNO of the U.S. Navy | Smart Women Smart Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/navigating-seas-admiral-lisa-franchetti-chief-naval-operations-us-navy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AG3JOmyPpo - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti speaks at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a virtual Center for Strategic and International Studies “Smart Women, Smart Power” event. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-23/ 2:30 PM EDT Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will end the day visiting a FAFSA clinic for high school seniors and families held at Little Rock Central High School. This trip is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to fixing the broken student loan system. This Administration has already cancelled more debt than any other Administration in history. To date, the Administration has approved debt cancellation for 4.3 million hard-working Americans totaling almost $146 billion in relief. Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html 3:00 PM EDT Below 1.5 By 2025: The Plan - An event to showcase leadership and collective action to tackle the climate crisis on the road to the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement in 2025. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17xihzy82 3:00 PM EDT INC-4 on plastic pollution: Plenary (part 2) Plenary continues at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4) taking place from 23-29 April 2024 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vu04zopw 3:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-23-2024/ 3:00 PM EDT Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and Income Annual Summary - Annual Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=04&day=23&report_id=13006&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Milk - Production, Disposition, and Income Annual Summary - Annual Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=04&day=23&report_id=16004&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Poultry - Production and Value - Annual Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=04&day=23&report_id=15005&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Caregiver's Tea - Los Angeles, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/67568/ 3:00 PM EDT The President participates in a campaign event Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ - TBD President Biden Participates in a Campaign Event in Tampa, Florida President Biden participates in a campaign event in Tampa, Florida. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535116-1/president-biden-participates-campaign-event-tampa-florida 4:00 PM EDT Space Industry for Space Strategy: A Fireside Chat With Lieutenant General Shawn N. Bratton, US Space Force (USSF) Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/space-industry-for-space-strategy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzyDWRvITm4 - Space Force Deputy Chief Discusses U.S. Strategy The U.S. Space Force’s Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton, deputy chief of space operations, strategy, plans, programs, and requirements, discusses America’s strategy during an event hosted by the Atlantic Council. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535106-1/space-force-deputy-chief-discusses-us-strategy - Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements Lt. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton speaks at 4 p.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Atlantic Council fireside chat on “Space Industry for Space Strategy,” 1030 15th St., Washington, D.C. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-23/ 4:00 PM EDT Demystifying Medicine — Fentanyl and Other Drug Addictions: Progress and Challenges With Nora Volkow (NIDA) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/ https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44761 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54033 4:00 PM EDT RDIG Seminar Series: Synaptic Remodeling in the Diseased Retina National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43696 4:00 PM EDT Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released No Later Than 4:00 p.m. ET Every Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf 4:00 PM EDT Westmoreland County VA Clinic Veterans Town Hall - Greensburg, Pennsylvania Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/pittsburgh-health-care/events/67493/ 4:15 PM EDT The President participates in a campaign event Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ - President Biden Gives Campaign Remarks in Tampa, Florida President Biden gives remarks at a campaign event in Tampa, Florida. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535115-1/president-biden-campaign-remarks-tampa-florida 4:30 PM EDT Investing in sustainable development through sovereign SDG Bonds (SDG Investment Fair) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12h524we4 5:15 PM EDT The President departs Tampa, Florida en route to Joint Base Andrews Tampa International Airport https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 5:30 PM EDT April Veterans Public Town Hall Event Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67644/ 6:00 PM EDT Launch Window Opens - Beginning Of The Swarm RocketLab https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1782226059368534373 https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream/ https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ 6:17 PM EDT Starlink Group 6-53 - SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, April 23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:17 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:25 p.m. SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-53 https://twitter.com/SpaceX 6:30 PM EDT Covering the Vice-Presidency: Lessons Learned on the Road with Peter Baker Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/covering-the-vice-presidency-lessons-learned-on-the-road-with-peter-baker https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W1nE2Hb3ReOBHi15dQkdew#/registration 6:30 PM EDT From Ideas to Impact: A Conversation With Global Citizen Co-Founder Michael Sheldrick Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/from-ideas-to-impact-a-conversation-with-global-citizen-co-founder-michael-sheldrick/ 6:30 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell participates in a discussion on “Gathering Strength in a Gathering Storm” CSIS 2024 Global Security Forum in Washington, DC. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-23-2024/ 6:30 PM EDT 2024 AUVSI Xponential – "Exposed! Behind the Scenes Look at the Four Agencies Leading Advanced Air Mobility Efforts" Air Force Research Laboratory https://afwerx.com/events/2024-auvsi-xponential-exposed-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-4-agencies-leading-advanced-air-mobility-efforts/ 7:00 PM EDT VIRTUAL: The Holmes You Never Knew - Black American Adaptations Then & Now The Tewksbury Public Library https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-the-holmes-you-never-knew-black-american-adaptations-then-now/ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3117074172385/WN_4QxhYMeMRMyRZQCCAbmvCg#/registration 7:00 PM EDT Virtual - Cary Library Science Café: AI in Medicine and Biomedical Research Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12721&month=4&year=2024&day=23&calType=0 7:00 PM EDT Gulf War Veteran Engagement: Session 1 - Phoenix, Arizona Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66849/ 7:20 PM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Joint Base Andrews https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 7:30 PM EDT Virtual: Q&A with C.S. Harris: Author of the "Sebastian St. Cyr" Historical Mystery Series Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12329&month=4&year=2024&day=23&calType=0 7:30 PM EDT The President arrives at the White House South Lawn https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 7:55 PM EDT JOHN ADAMS El Niño The Metropolitan Opera Free Live Audio Streams https://www.metopera.org/season/2023-24-season/el-nino/ https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/free-live-audio-streams/ 8:00 PM EDT Effective Communication Workshop - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66964/ 10:00 PM EDT 80th Commission Session - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: Morning Plenary (Day 3) (Bangkok, Thailand) - The eightieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held from 22 to 26 April 2024 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. Guided by the theme "Leveraging digital innovation for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific", the eightieth session will be an opportunity to strengthen region-wide cooperative action on leveraging digital innovation for the accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q2biy4zm