The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday, March 7, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until March 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST The Senate Stands Adjourned Until March 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Australia and New Zealand from March 4-8, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui is on travel to California, Arizona, and Texas from March 4-8, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt is on travel to Australia from March 3-9, 2024. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environmental 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 NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396 NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard#obs Forecast Discussion U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion A few thunderstorms may pose primarily a risk for severe hail and locally strong wind gusts across parts of the southern Great Plains this afternoon into tonight. - Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html FAA Daily Air Traffic Report https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report FAA National Airspace System Status https://nasstatus.faa.gov/ A.F. Branco Cartoon - Cringe Benefits https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-cringe-benefits/ Gary Varvel - State of the Union preview https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-state-of-the-union-preview grrrgraphics - Cry Me A River https://grrrgraphics.com/cry-me-a-river/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Anglerfish https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12747 Michael Ramirez - A Big Day at the Polls https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-a-big-day-at-the Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - FBI https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1765544419636228328 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Open Gates 30 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-03-07 WokelyCorrect Comics @WokelyCorrect - Biden Border https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1765376981322043718 Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - March 7 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/march-07 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 Daily Feed OANN https://www.oann.com/category/video/daily-feed/ 2024 Primary Elections AP Data https://www.c-span.org/campaign/?2024#campaign-election-map Whistleblowers, click here to contact the Homeland Security Committee about waste, fraud, and abuse: https://homeland.house.gov/blow-the-whistle/ Archbishop Cordileone’s Vision: Honor Martyrs of Communism With Music, Art and Literature https://www.ncregister.com/blog/benedict-xvi-institute-and-martyrs-of-communism Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader (Part 1) Book By Emily Calandrelli with Tamson Weston | Read by Astronaut Anne McClain https://storytimefromspace.com/ada-lace-part-1/ Library of Congress Magazine Vol. 13 No. 2: March-April 2024 Dazzling Design https://www.loc.gov/lcm/ https://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2024_0304.pdf The Barry Sisters and “Yiddish Swing” https://blogs.loc.gov/music/2024/03/the-barry-sisters-and-yiddish-swing/ South Korea: Special Act on High-Tech Industry Talent Innovation Promulgated https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-03-04/south-korea-special-act-on-high-tech-industry-talent-innovation-promulgated/ England: Ban on Private Ownership of Primates Proposed https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-03-03/england-ban-on-private-ownership-of-primates-proposed/ Alabama Sen. Katie Britt has been selected to deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address this year. https://www.livenowfox.com/news/republican-response-katie-britt-state-of-the-union-2024 Statement from President Donald J. Trump Before Nikki Haley’s Speech https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/d1eeb7a2-f90a-4042-9ccd-5aeab588f427 ICYMI: President Donald J. Trump Calls For Presidential Debates Against Crooked Joe Biden https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/94ff52a7-5322-4518-927d-7178646b91f6 ICYMI: President Donald J. Trump Announces State of the Union Rapid Response Operation https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/dd86d267-28c7-4824-a7e8-4ee4a69cb0c1 March 7, 2024 - March 8, 2024 Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting, Spring 2024 National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/environment-and-energy-economics-program-meeting-spring-2024 https://www.youtube.com/@NBERvideos March 7, 2024 - March 8, 2024 8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN) https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2024/03/07/8th-urbanization-and-poverty-reduction-research-conference March 7, 2024 - March 9, 2024 Educator Seminar: American Political Economy James Madison's Montpelier, Montpelier Station, Virginia https://www.montpelier.org/events/seminar_americanpoliticaleconomy March 7, 2024 - March 9, 2024 2024 Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) 31st National Conference East-West Center https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/2024-asdp-31st-national-conference March 7, 2024 - April 4, 2024 AmRev Seminar: Everyday Life in the Revolutionary Era Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://www.amrevmuseum.org/events/amrev-seminar-everyday-life-in-the-revolutionary-era-2 MARCH 7, 1759 On This Day in History - Black Revolutionary War hero Agrippa Hull is born https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/black-revolutionary-war-hero-agrippa-hull-is-born.html MARCH 7, 1820 Missouri Compromise: Primary Documents in American History Library of Congress https://guides.loc.gov/missouri-compromise MARCH 7, 1820 Milestone Documents: Missouri Compromise (1820) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/missouri-compromise March 7, 2024 Olivia Beavers @Olivia_Beavers Inbox: Speaker Johnson Invites President Biden to Deliver State of the Union Address on March 7 >>20194135 pb https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1743645937610756538 March 7, 2024 Mar-a-Lago: Government responses due to Trump motions to dismiss based on presidential immunity, unconstitutional vagueness, unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith, and the Presidential Records Act https://www.justsecurity.org/88039/trumps-legal-and-political-calendar-all-the-dates-you-need-to-know/ https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Just-Security-Mar-a-Lago-Trump-Clearinghouse-%E2%80%94-March-7-deadline-for-government-responses-to-Trump-motions-to-dismiss.pdf March 7, 2024 Sousa's March Mania - 32 Marches. 4 Weeks. 1 Champion. #SousasMarchMania https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/March%20Mania/2024/2024_bracket%20printable.pdf Voting starts each day at 9 a.m. (ET) and ends at 8 a.m. (ET) the next day: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Sousas-March-Mania/ - March 7 - Game 7 The Chantyman's March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgVbTVT51E&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=13&pp=iAQB8AUB VS Children's March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVGNzmRWqM0&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=14&pp=iAQB8AUB - March 7 - Game 8 The Black Horse Troop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv7XqtH7Vas&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=15&pp=iAQB8AUB VS On Parade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgNKKpyTy7Y&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=16&pp=iAQB8AUB March 7, 2024 TBD Global Business Briefing With the Honorable Christina Segal-Knowles, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics The Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/announcement/global-business-briefing-with-the-honorable-christina-segal-knowles-special-assistant-to-the-president-and-senior-director-for-international-economics/ March 7, 2024 2:30 AM EST 5th Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance, and Central Banking Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Spain, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and European Central Bank https://www.federalreserve.gov/conferences/conference-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-economics-finance-and-central-banking-20240307.Htm https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/noticias-eventos/eventos/conferencias/conference-on-diversity--equity-and-inclusion-in-economics--finance--and-central-banking---banco-de-espana--bank-of-canada--bank-of-england--board-of-governors-of-the-federal-reserve-system--and-european-central-bank.html 4:00 AM EST 7th Meeting - 1st Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024 - Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons System Geneva, 4-8 March and 26-30 August 2024 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1leb6eeis 4:00 AM EST 4082nd Meeting, 140th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Consideration of Namibia (continued) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k147547ivo 4:00 AM EST 695th Meeting, 30th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Consideration of Zambia (cont'd) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fbad8yve 4:00 AM EST 18th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xucikf2c 5:30 AM EST Core UK decision-making and Political Governance – Wales (Module 2B) – Day 8: 7 Mar 24 UK Covid-19 Inquiry https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/#broadcastStatus https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/core-uk-decision-making-and-political-governance-wales-module-2b-public-hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV4S4iMuHKM 5:45 AM EST Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger will participate in a fireside chat on The Future of Financial Regulation, at Malta Stock Exchange: Governance, Risk, Compliance and ESG Week 2024. Commodity Futures Trading Commission https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventmersinger030724 7:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “What is the top issue facing the U.S.?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?534002-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:00 AM EST Secular Power Europe and Islam: Insights on Decentring International Relations European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PanelDetails/14752 8:00 AM EST 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/?534002-3/open-phones&playEvent 8:00 AM EST The American Sunrise Show 3-7-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4hrwwc-the-american-sunrise-show-3-7-24.html 8:00 AM EST Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief, National Guard Bureau 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 8:30 AM EST The Economics of Firearm Markets, Crime, and Gun Violence, Spring 2024 National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/economics-firearm-markets-crime-and-gun-violence-spring-2024 https://www.youtube.com/@NBERvideos 8:30 AM EST U.S. Agriculture in Drought - Released After 8:30 a.m. ET Every Thursday National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AgInDrought.pdf 8:30 AM EST Weekly Export Sales - Weekly Report Release Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://fas.usda.gov/data/weekly-export-sales 8:30 AM EST Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya delivers opening remarks at the U.S.-International Organization of Migration Strategic Dialogue Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-7-2024/ 9:00 AM EST 696th Meeting, 30th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Consideration of Bahrain United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q3qmze4b 9:00 AM EST 19th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mj92ba2j 9:00 AM EST 4083rd Meeting, 140th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Consideration of Somalia United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1x4bj04pr 9:00 AM EST 8th Meeting - 1st Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oe3w7tsj 9:00 AM EST Growing Expectations for the US-Japan Alliance Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/growing-expectations-us-japan-alliance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvI7OCzFpaE - Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James B. Wellons, assistant deputy commandant, Programs, speaks at 9 a.m. EST at an in person and virtual Hudson Institute event on "Growing Expectations for the US-Japan Alliance," Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 9:00 AM EST Being an American Seminar. River Forest, Illinois Bill of Rights Institute https://web.cvent.com/event/cfe09c2c-bc55-40ea-b91e-03eec4882c8c/summary 9:00 AM EST 757 Military Community Education | DoD Skillbridge Connect (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64661/ 9:00 AM EST 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 EST Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Jason Kelly, CEO, Ginkgo Bioworks ^ Dr. Tara O'Toole, Senior Fellow and Former Executive Vice President, In-Q-Tel ^ Dr. Charles Clancy, Chief Technology Officer, MITRE ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116924 https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/hearing-growing-stakes-bioeconomy-and-american-national-security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdggybflwtM 9:00 AM EST The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:30 AM EST Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 9:30 AM EST Open/Closed: to Receive Testimony on the Posture of United States Central Command and United States Africa Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: General Michael E. Langley, USMC Commander, United States Africa Command ^ General Michael E. Kurilla, USA Commander, United States Central Command ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335508 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-central-command-and-united-states-africa-command-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program - Army Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commanding general, U.S. Central Command; and Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, provide testimony at 10 a.m. EST at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in review of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33905 https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33895 9:40 AM EST Business Meeting to Consider the Nomination of Ron Borzekowski, of Maryland, to Be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury; To Be Immediately Followed by Hearings to Examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ^ NOMINEES: Dr. Ron Borzekowski, of Maryland, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Jerome H. Powell, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335507 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/03/01/2024/executive-session https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/02/29/2024/the-semiannual-monetary-policy-report-to-the-congress - Federal Reserve Chair Testifies on Monetary Policy & the Economy Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies on the Federal Reserve’s semiannual monetary policy report before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533955-1/federal-reserve-chair-testifies-monetary-policy-economy 9:45 AM EST Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gmlumsa7 9:45 AM EST Virginia Statewide Tornado Drill National Weather Service, Virginia Department of Emergency Management https://www.vaemergency.gov/severe-weather-awareness https://www.weather.gov/akq/SevereWeatherAwareness 10:00 AM EST GA: Fulton County Board of Ethics meeting at 10 AM on ethics complaints against DA Willis regarding her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade Fulton County Board of Ethics https://www.justsecurity.org/88039/trumps-legal-and-political-calendar-all-the-dates-you-need-to-know/ https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Just-Security-Georgia-Trump-Clearinghouse-%E2%80%94-Fulton-County-Board-of-Ethics-March-7-meeting-agenda-on-inter-alia-two-ethics-complaints-against-DA-Willis.pdf https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/calendar/2024/03/07/fulton-county-board-of-ethics-special-meeting-called https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/-/media/20240305--Ltr-to-Clerk-Grier-enc-Amended-Notice-of-Meeting-and-Agenda-37.pdf https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81840409634?pwd=a1QvUWpaS1NvL3M5SjZyYUp2NlZpdz09 10:00 AM EST War Room With Steve Bannon 3-7-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4hrx4b-war-room-with-steve-bannon-3-7-24.html 10:00 AM EST The Politics of the European Green Deal, 2019-2024 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PanelDetails/14531 10:00 AM EST (7th meeting) Open-ended working group on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - Seventh Substantive Session United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14mezdufy 10:00 AM EST Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9567th meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o3g9oe45 10:00 AM EST General Assembly: Reform of the Security Council - Informal meeting of the plenary, 78th session United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1ouaibp2f 10:00 AM EST Virtual - Author and Historian Marion Gibson Discusses "Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials" Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12370&month=3&year=2024&day=25&calType=0 10:00 AM EST HIV & Women Scientific Workshop (Day 1) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52227 10:00 AM EST The ECB Podcast: President Lagarde Presents the Latest Monetary Policy Decisions European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices/podcast/html/index.en.html https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html 10:00 AM EST OGJVAMC Veteran Town Hall - Ishpeming, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/iron-mountain-health-care/events/66106/ 10:00 AM EST U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider legislation to require Homeland Sec Dept to detain migrants for theft-related crime. The bill is named after Laken Riley, a 22 yr-old nursing student allegedly murdered by a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. illegally. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534084-1/morning-hour 10:00 AM EST U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate may begin work on $467.5 billion six-bill spending package funding the government until September 30, the end of the fiscal year, to avert a shutdown at midnight Friday. The House passed the bill yesterday. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534078-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EST The Weaponization of the Federal Government House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Jordan Peterson, Psychologist, Author, Professor ^ Brian Knight, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Innovation and Governance, Mercatus Center at George Mason University ^ Jeremy Tedesco, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom ^ Norbert Michel, Vice President and Director, Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116921 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-weaponization-federal-government-6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqgHdVKzaFg - TBD Hearing on Alleged FBI Use of Jan. 6 Defendants' Financial Records The House Judiciary Select Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee holds a hearing on FBI’s alleged use of financial records to track down those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534053-1/hearing-alleged-fbi-jan-6-defendants-financial-records 10:00 AM EST Department of Transportation Discretionary Grants: Stakeholder Perspectives House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Hon. Alan Winders, Presiding Commissioner, Audrain County, Missouri, on behalf of National Association of Counties ^ Mr. Chuck Baker, President, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association ^ Ms. Amy O’Leary, Executive Director, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments ^ Hon. Jared W. Perdue, P.E., Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116844 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407248 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYRzp1dt6Pg 10:00 AM EST Politicized Financial Regulation and its Impact on Consumer Credit and Community Development House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Nicholas Anthony Policy Analyst, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute ^ Ms. Lindsey Johnson President and CEO, Consumer Bankers Association ^ Ms. Karen Harbin President/CEO of Commonwealth Credit Union, on behalf of America’s Credit Unions ^ Mr. Santiago Sueiro Senior Policy Analysist, Unidos US ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116927 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116927/documents/HHRG-118-BA20-20240307-SD002.pdf https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409164 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8khhVtKGpZE 10:00 AM EST A Joint Hearing - Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans Before the House and Senate VSO Joint Hearing Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee House Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Nancy Espinosa, National Commander, Disabled American Veterans Accompanied By: Barry Jesinoski, National Adjutant ^ Bryan "Cody" Van Boxel, Executive Director, National Headquarters ^ Edward R. Reese, Jr., Executive Director, Washington Headquarters ^ Jim Marszalek, DAV National Service Director ^ Joy Ilem, DAV National Legislative Director ^ John Kleindienst, National Director of Voluntary Service ^ Ryan Burgos, National Employment Director ^ AnnMarie Hurley, Auxiliary National Commander ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335485 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116900 https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/3/legislative-presentation-of-disabled-american-veterans https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6382 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n0ddSH3QPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA5P_iBuxI8 10:00 AM EST POSTPONED: Markup: H.Res. ___, Holding Secretary Blinken in Contempt of Congress House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ H.Res. ___, Recommending that the House of Representatives find Antony Blinken, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116926 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/markup/chairman-mccaul-announces-markup-holding-secretary-blinken-in-contempt-of-congress/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7NgWyHDMiQ 10:00 AM EST Executive Business Meeting Senate Judiciary Committee ^ NOMINEES: Amir H. Ali, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia ^ Melissa R. DuBose, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island ^ Sunil R. Harjani, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois ^ Robert J. White, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan ^ Jasmine Hyejung Yoon, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia ^ Joshua S. Levy, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ^ Rebecca C. Lutzko, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio ^ David O. Barnett, to be United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico ^ Roy W. Minter, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia ^ Almo J. Carter, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335426 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/03/07/2024/executive-business-meeting 10:00 AM EST Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1584, H.R. 1647, H.R. 3047, H.R. 3173, H.R. 6852 and H.R. 7332 House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.R. 1584 (Rep. LaLota), “Plum Island National Monument Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1584 ^ H.R. 1647 (Rep. Moulton), “Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1647 ^ H.R. 3047 (Rep. Crane), “Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2023” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3047 ^ H.R. 3173 (Rep. Amodei), “Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2023” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3173 ^ H.R. 6852 (Rep. Espaillat), “Holcombe Rucker Park Landmark Act” and https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6852 ^ H.R. 7332 (Rep. Maloy), “Utah State Parks Adjustment Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7332 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116866 https://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Hearing_Memo_Updated_--_Sub_on_FL_Leg_Hrg_on_6_Bills_03.07.24.pdf https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415622 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFo8bWbIXI 10:00 AM EST Full Committee Business Meeting House Oversight and Accountability Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116940 https://oversight.house.gov/markup/full-committee-business-meeting-70/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6D9H25jvw 10:00 AM EST The Markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 House Budget Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116938 https://budget.house.gov/the-markup-of-the-concurrent-resolution-on-the-budget-for-fiscal-year-2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXYsKdgQg2g 10:00 AM EST In-Town Pool Call Time Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:15 AM EST Divisive, Excessive, Ineffective: The Real Impact of DEI on College Campuses House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Erec Smith, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, York College of Pennsylvania, Cato Research Fellow ^ Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, Chair, Do No Harm ^ Dr. James Murphy, Director of Career Pathways and Post-Secondary Policy, Education Reform Now ^ Dr. Jay Greene, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116922 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410202 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaXOUsnZYBQ 10:15 AM EST Monetizing Nature and Locking up Public Land: The Implications of Biden’s Strategy for Natural Capital Accounting | Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee House Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Marlo Oaks, State Treasurer, State of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ^ Mr. Ross Butcher, Commissioner, Member District 1, Fergus County, MT ^ Ms. Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance, Denver, CO ^ Mr. David Wilkinson, Executive Director, Tobin Center for Economic Policy, Yale University, New Haven, CT [Minority Witness] ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116880 https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_oi_ov_hrg_on_nca_03.07.24.pdf https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415619 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF4Ce-T_JCo 10:30 AM EST Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William A. LaPlante 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 10:30 AM EST Nominations Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ NOMINEES: Ms. Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State ^ Mr. Erik John Woodhouse, of Virginia, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador ^ Mr. Robert William Forden, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia ^ Mr. B. Bix Aliu, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Montenegro ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335510 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-03-07-2024 10:50 AM EST Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Will Deliver a Keynote at the FIX Trading Community’s EMEA Trading Conference Commodity Futures Trading Commission https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventpham030724 11:00 AM EST Veterans Coffee Social - Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/62366/ 11:00 AM EST FTC and US Postal Inspection Service Free Resources to Help You Spot, Avoid, and Recover From Scams and Identity Theft Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/national-consumer-protection-week https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-us-postal-inspection-service-free-resources-help-you-spot-avoid-recover-scams-identity-theft 11:00 AM EST Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 11:00 AM EST The Older Americans Act: Supporting Efforts to Meet the Needs of Seniors Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1 Ramsey Alwin President and CEO National Council on Aging Arlington, VA ^ Ellie Hollander President and CEO Meals on Wheels America Arlington, VA ^ Michelle Branham Secretary Florida Department of Elder Affairs Tallahassee, FL ^ Martha (Marti) Y. Kubik, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor of Nursing College of Public Health, George Mason University Fairfax, VA ^ Dorothy Hutchins Virginia Older Adult Alexandria, VA ^ PANEL 2 Alison Barkoff Principal Deputy Administrator and performing the duties of the Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Administration for Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335506 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/the-older-americans-act-supporting-efforts-to-meet-the-needs-of-seniors 11:15 AM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-7-2024/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cz4elLD58 - Secretary Blinken Meets with Swedish Prime Minister Secretary Blinken meets with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the State Department. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534089-1/secretary-blinken-meets-swedish-prime-minister 12:00 PM EST 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/k16/k160i1o8u8 12:00 PM EST The CIA, FBI, Mafia, and the Kennedys: A Discussion with a Pulitzer Winner and Journalist about One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy United States Capitol Historical Society https://capitolhistory.org/society-events/the-last-honest-man/ 12:00 PM EDT Online Behavior in Threat Assessment Center for Development of Security Excellence, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency https://www.cdse.edu/Training/Webinars-and-Conferences/ https://cdse-events.acms.com/content/connect/c1/7/en/events/event/shared/105321414/event_registration.html?sco-id=105321466&_charset_=utf-8 12:00 PM EST Social Demography Seminar with Lisa Berkman: “Chaos or community: The role of social ties in shaping population health” Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/event/social-demography-seminar-with-lisa-berkman/ 12:00 PM EST G.I. Jobs Get Hired Workshop - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66009/ 12:00 PM EST Women's Veterans Fireside Chat Series: Session 1 of 3 - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65978/ 12:00 PM EST Northern Resonance, Scandinavian Roots Music String Trio Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411871/northern-resonance-scandinavian-roots-music-string-trio/2024-03-07/ 12:00 PM EST U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider legislation to require Homeland Sec Dept to detain migrants for theft-related crime. The bill is named after Laken Riley, a 22 yr-old nursing student allegedly murdered by a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. illegally. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534084-2/house-session 12:30 PM EST Electrify Your Career with Schneider Electric - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66005/ 12:30 PM EST Special Operations Forces in an Era of Strategic Competition Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense Program https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/special-operations-forces-in-an-era-of-strategic-competition/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-laOqofv3o - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Christopher P. Maier discusses "Special operations forces in an era of strategic competition" at 12:30 p.m. EST at an in-person and virtual Atlantic Council event Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 12:50 PM EST Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 1:00 PM EST Behind the Bench: Unveiling the Dynamics of Bail Hearings R Street Institute https://www.rstreet.org/events/behind-the-bench-unveiling-the-dynamics-of-bail-hearings/ 1:00 PM EST Virtual - Introduction to Ornithology with Bill Gette: Feathers Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=11894&month=3&year=2024&day=25&calType=0 1:00 PM EST Women Veterans Virtual Outreach Symposium Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65145/ 1:00 PM EST Lancaster VA 101 Overview on VA Benefits Event - Lancaster, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/66082/ 1:00 PM EST Virtual Military Spouse Hiring Event Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65889/ 1:00 PM EST FDA CBER Webinar: Considerations for the Development of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell Products Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Office of Therapeutic Products (OTP) https://www.fda.gov/news-events/otp-events-meetings-and-workshops/fda-cber-webinar-considerations-development-car-t-cell-products-03072024 1:00 PM EST Integrated Safety Analyses in Drug Marketing Applications: Avoiding Common Mistakes Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/integrated-safety-analyses-drug-marketing-applications-avoiding-common-mistakes-03072024 1:00 PM EST NASA Science Live: Juno Spacecraft Makes Historic Flyby of Jupiter’s Moon National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-3-4-2024.pdf https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasa-science-live-juno-spacecraft-makes-historic-flyby-of-jupiters-moons https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5qGhyBfEOc 1:00 PM EST FTC NCPW Twitter/X Chat (In Spanish) for Advice on Avoiding Common Scams Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/national-consumer-protection-week 1:00 PM EST Revised Supply and Service Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/revised-supply-and-service-scheduling-letter-and-itemized-listing-0 1:20 PM EST Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 1:30 PM EST National Nutrition Month - Go With Your Gut Event - Sepulveda, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/64963/ 1:30 PM EDT DLA Aviation Looking for Specific WOSB NAICS Codes Defense Logistics Agency https://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Resources/Outreach-Calendar/ModuleID/89896/ItemID/5932/mctl/EventDetails/ 1:50 PM EST Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 2:00 PM EST Courage to Seek Justice: Addressing the Unjust Political Imprisonment of Women The Atlantic Council and the US Department of State’s Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/courage-to-seek-justice-addressing-the-unjust-political-imprisonment-of-women-virtual/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbfen7vv4nY 2:00 PM EST How to Fight and Win Space Wars - An Introduction Webinar Association of Old Crows https://www.crows.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1802945&group= 2:00 PM EST JustGrants Weekly Training Webinar: Award Acceptance Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/justgrants-weekly-training-webinar-award-acceptance-4 2:00 PM EST Presidential Power to Secure the Border House Judiciary Committee ^ Gene Hamilton, Former Counselor to the Attorney General; Executive Director, Executive Vice President, and General Counsel, America First Legal ^ Art Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies ^ Tom Homan, Former Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Visiting Fellow, Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116925 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/presidential-power-secure-border https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puVwEprmUzM 2:00 PM EST The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Deborah Lipstadt Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism U.S. Department of State ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116923 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-agents-of-antisemitism-in-latin-america/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LANV9YKFz1o 2:00 PM EST Tax Subcommittee Hearing on OECD Pillar 1: Ensuring the Biden Administration Puts Americans First House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Megan Funkhouser Senior Director of Policy, Tax and Trade, Information Technology Industry Council ^ Rick Minor Senior VP, International Tax Counsel, United States Council for International Business ^ Gary Sprague Partner, Baker McKenzie ^ Daniel Bunn President and CEO, Tax Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116928 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/tax-subcommittee-hearing-on-oecd-pillar-1-ensuring-the-biden-administration-puts-americans-first/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq5-n3QghWs 2:00 PM EST Full Committee Markup of Two Bills to Protect American Data and National Security from Foreign Adversaries House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ H.R. 7520, Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7520 ^ H.R. 7521, Prohibition of Foreign Adversary Controlled [Covered] Applications Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116945 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116946 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116946/documents/HMKP-118-IF00-20240307-SD49494849.pdf https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/full-committee-markup-of-two-bills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xNNVmBMMk 2:30 PM EST Army Aviation Rebalancing and the Path Ahead House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Lester Martinez – Lopez Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense ^ Ms. Shauna Stahlman Senior Epidemiologist, Epidemiology & Analysis Branch Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Defense Health Agency ^ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/mlp-hearing-department-defense-monitoring-covid-19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi2FaFS_afE - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez; and Dr. Shauna Stahlman, senior epidemiologist, Epidemiology & Analysis Branch, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, Defense Health Agency, provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EST at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on Department of Defense monitoring of COVID-19 Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33896 2:45 PM EST Security Council Media Stakeout (Middle East; Other matters) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sgd5cpye 3:00 PM EST (8th meeting) Open-ended working group on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - Seventh Substantive Session United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1x5na3qc8 3:00 PM EST Chinese Government Human Rights Abuses Go Global Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/events/chinese-government-human-rights-abuses-go-global 3:00 PM EST Ruth Dassonneville | How Does Voter Perception Shape Partisanship? Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/ruth-dassonneville-how-does-voter-perception-shape-partisanship 3:00 PM EST In Communion: Advancing the Full Participation of Persons with Disabilities in the Church National Catholic Partnership on Disability https://ncpd.org/events/communion-advancing-full-participation-persons-disabilities-church 3:00 PM EST Public Listening Sessions for the Future of Aquaculture at NOAA Fisheries: Alaska (virtual) (11:00a - 1:00p AKST) Office of Aquaculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/public-listening-sessions-future-aquaculture-noaa-fisheries 3:00 PM EST Aligning Health and Safety: A New Tool for States to Transform Behavioral Health and Justice Systems Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/aligning-health-and-safety-new-tool-states-transform-behavioral-health-and-justice-systems 3:00 PM EST FTC NCPW Twitter/X Chat (In English) for Advice on Avoiding Common Scams Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/national-consumer-protection-week https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-ncpw-twitterx-chat-english-advice-avoiding-common-scams 3:00 PM EST FTC, USPIS, and AARP Fraud Watch Network Facebook Live Conversation About Veterans and Fraud Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/national-consumer-protection-week https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-uspis-aarp-fraud-watch-network-facebook-live-conversation-about-veterans-fraud 3:00 PM EST Committee Markup House Homeland Security Committee ^ H.R. 7439, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of State and local law enforcement capabilities to combat transnational repression and related terrorism threats, and for other purposes. [PDF 71KB] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7439 ^ H.R. 7443, To authorize a dedicated transnational repression office within the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations to analyze and monitor transnational repression and related terrorism threats and require Homeland Security Investigations to take actions to prevent transnational repression. [PDF 84KB] https://www.congress.gov/bill/11sth-congress/house-bill/7443 ^ H.R. 7433, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a transnational repression hotline and conduct a transnational repression public service announcement campaign, and for other purposes. [PDF 231KB] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7433 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116904 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-on-counterterrorism-law-enforcement-and-intelligence-markup/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxlM-480eyI 3:30 PM EST OGJVAMC Veteran Town Hall - L'anse, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/iron-mountain-health-care/events/66107/ 3:30 PM EST Creative Writing Workshop - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65703/ 3:30 PM EST Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeyameets with UN Special Envoy for Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-7-2024/ 4:00 PM EST Young Researcher Workshop: Radio for Mobility: Public Information and Migration-Distance Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions Is a Joint Effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research https://sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/events/young-researcher-workshop-27 4:00 PM EST Songs of Rage and Hope: A Poetry Reading and Conversation with Alex Averbuch The Harriman Institute at Columbia University https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/songs-of-rage-and-hope-a-poetry-reading-and-conversation-with-alex-averbuch/ 4:00 PM EST Scams and Scams Prevention. The Latest Scams Targeted to Seniors Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/65586/ 4:30 PM EST Aiding America’s Frontline Allies: The View From Israel and Ukraine With Secretary Mike Pompeo Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/aiding-america-frontline-allies-view-israel-ukraine-secretary-mike-pompeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPPEak6v6Tg 4:40 PM EST Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendal and other senior officials 15th Annual "Defense Programs" Conference https://mcaleese.com/conference-details https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-07/ 5:00 PM EST Washington Today Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists and policy makers who provide background and perspective. https://www.c-span.org/radio/ 5:00 PM EST The American Dream Lecture Series: Ruth Wisse on Antisemitism in the United States American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/the-american-dream-lecture-series-antisemitism-in-the-united-states/ https://www.youtube.com/@AEI/streams 5:00 PM EST OGJVAMC Veteran Town Hall - Crystal Falls, Michhigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/iron-mountain-health-care/events/66108/ 5:30 PM EST How Veterans' Service Abroad Creates Responsibility at Home - Chelmsford, Massachussets Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/events/how-veterans-service-abroad-creates-responsibility-home 6:30 PM EST Washington Today Podcast Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. F https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=washingtonToday 6:30 PM EST Jewish Values and American Politics With Rabbi David Saperstein and Dr. Tevi Troy Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center https://streicker.nyc/events/great-jewish-debate 6:30 PM EST Lexington Veteran Townhall - Georgetown, Kentucky Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/lexington-health-care/events/65400/ 6:30 PM EST Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends a dinner with the Japanese delegation from the U.S.-Japan Strategic Dialogue for Democratic Resilience Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-7-2024/ 6:55 PM EST CHARLES GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette The Metropolitan Opera Free Live Audio Streams https://www.metopera.org/season/2023-24-season/romeo-et-juliette/ https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/free-live-audio-streams/ 7:00 PM EST Civic Learning Week Lecture with Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III - Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times DC Public Library https://civiclearningweek.org/event/civic-learning-week-lecture-with-rev-dr-otis-moss-iii/ https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/10187928 7:00 PM EST FTC and City of Dallas Presentation on How Recent Refugees and Immigrants Can Avoid Scams Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/national-consumer-protection-week https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-city-dallas-presentation-how-recent-refugees-immigrants-can-avoid-scams 7:00 PM EST Parked at Home Virtual Series First State National Historical Park, Delaware https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=CEF8E6A0-F25B-0DA8-A1FC47A0279428CE 7:00 PM EST Dayton Literary Peace Prize Lecture: Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, Author of His Name Is George Floyd Jimmy Carter Presidential Center's Cecil B. Day Chapel https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/dayton-literary-peace-prize-lecture-robert-samuels-and-toluse-olorunnipa-author-of-his-name-is 7:30 PM EST Sea Chanters - Lynchburg, Virginia U.S. Navy Band https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2024-mar-7-liberty-university-center-for-music-and-worship-arts-concert-hall 7:30 PM EST Concert Band - Alexandria, Virginia U.S. Navy Band and U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own" https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2024-mar-7-concert-band-rachel-m-schlesinger-concert-hall-and-arts-center 7:30 PM EST American Bandmaster's Association - Alexandria, Virginia U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own" and U.S. Navy Band https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Calendar/ 7:30 PM EST Peg O' My Heart (MGM, 1933) Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411937/peg-o-my-heart-mgm-1933/2024-03-07/ 8:00 PM EST Edlis Neeson Great Decisions: Pandemic Preparedness The Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/edlis-neeson-great-decisions-2024-8/ 8:00 PM EST NYC Cabrini Premiere Angel Studios https://www.angel.com/livestreams/a7acca6d-ba8a-4034-a2fc-3439b08d7a7d 8:25 PM EST The President, The First Lady and The Second Gentleman depart the White House en route to the United States Capitol South Grounds https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:00 PM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends President Biden’s State of the Union address The Capitol https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-7-2024/ 9:00 PM EST The President addresses the people's representatives in Congress at the State of the Union; The Vice President, The First Lady, and The Second Gentleman attend The White House >>20266817 pb https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFVUPAEF-sw - 9:00 PM EST Estado De La Unión en Vivo Este 7 De Marzo – Subtítulos en Español The White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngX-1CA-9X8 - 9:00 PM EST President Biden Delivers 2024 State of the Union Address President Joe Biden delivers his 2024 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Join C-SPAN for a preview of the remarks, the GOP response, and viewer reaction to the speech. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533226-1/president-biden-delivers-2024-state-union-address - 9:00 PM EST Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I am pleased to inform you that tomorrow night we will be doing a LIVE, Play by Play, of Crooked Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address. I will correct, in rapid response, any and all inaccurate Statements, especially pertaining to the Border and his Weaponization of the DOJ, FBI, A.G.s, and District Attorneys, to go after his Political Opponent, ME (something never done before in this Country!). We did this once before to tremendous success - Beating All Records. It is important for the Country to get the TRUTH! https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112050558730232529 - 9:00 PM EST LIVE: Biden Gives the 2024 State of the Union Address - 3/7/24 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://rumble.com/v4gvpz3-live-biden-gives-the-2024-state-of-the-union-address-3724.html 10:00 PM EST Lawmakers React to State of the Union Address Members of Congress react to President Biden’s State of the Union speech. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533880-1/lawmakers-react-state-union-address 11:00 PM EST The President arrives at the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/