The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday October 26, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until October 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until October 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf is on travel to the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols is on travel to Guatemala and El Salvador from October 23-27, 2023. Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance Mallory Stewart is on travel to California from October 24-27, 2023. Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn is on travel to Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji from October 20-31, 2023. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ National Forecast Charts National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1 The National Hurricane Center (NHC) https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Gary Varvel - Travel Advisory and FBI Terror Watch List https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-travel-advisory-and-fbi grrrgraphics - Biden's Smoking Gun https://grrrgraphics.com/bidens-smoking-gun/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Bathroom https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12514 Michael Ramirez - Iran's Proxies https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-irans-proxies-10 RealityBites by Broc Smith - Uncloaking the Imposters https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/10/26/uncloaking-the-imposters/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Gaza 12 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-10-26 Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - October 26 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/october-26 October 26, 2023 - October 27, 2023 Economics of Payments XII Conference Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System https://www.federalreserve.gov/conferences/economics-of-payments-xii-conference-20231027.Htm October 26, 2023 - October 27, 2023 European Council Meeting European Council https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/66749/cm00007-en23.pdf https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2023/10/26-27/ October 26, 2023 - October 27, 2023 European Summit in Brussels Council of the European Union https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://www.brussels.be/european-summit October 26, 2023 TBD Majority Leader Schumer Meets with Families of Hostages Held by Hamas Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) meets with family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531440-1/majority-leader-schumer-meets-families-hostages-held-hamas October 26, 2023 3:00 AM EDT China Capital Markets Forum 2023 Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) https://www.omfif.org/china-capital-markets-forum-2023/ 4:00 AM EDT 7th Meeting, 9th Session of Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n2rby3in 6:59 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 1 Viewers commented on the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as House Speaker. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531313-2/open-forum-part-1 7:33 AM EDT Washington Journal: Alex Rouhandeh on the House Speaker Election and Congressional Agenda Alex Rouhandeh talked about Representative Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) election as House Speaker and what’s next on the congressional agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531313-3/alex-rouhandeh-house-speaker-election-congressional-agenda&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 2 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/?531313-4/open-forum-part-2&playEvent 8:05 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Tom Tiffany on New House Speaker and Israel-Hamas War Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), a member of the Freedom Caucus, discusses Rep. Mike Johnson’s election as House Speaker, the November 17th government funding deadline, and U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531313-5/rep-tom-tiffany-house-speaker-israel-hamas-war&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Tree Nuts: World Markets and Trade Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/tree-nuts-world-markets-and-trade-4 8:30 AM EDT 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 EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale) September 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/econ/indicators/ 8:30 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Report on Durable Goods - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders September 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/ 8:30 AM EDT Export Sales Report Release - Weekly Export Sales Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-143 8:45 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan on New House Speaker and Israel-Hamas War Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), a veteran and member of the Armed Services and Intelligence committees, discusses Rep. Mike Johnson’s election as House Speaker, the November 17th government funding deadline, and U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531313-6/rep-chrissy-houlahan-house-speaker-israel-hamas-war&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Doug LaMalfa on New House Speaker and Israel-Hamas War Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) discusses Rep. Mike Johnson’s election as House Speaker, the November 17th government funding deadline, and U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531313-7/rep-doug-lamalfa-house-speaker-israel-hamas-war&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT 8th Meeting, 9th Session of Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sf831nly 9:00 AM EDT Balancing Global Engagement and Domestic Growth: Iraq's Future in an Evolving Landscape Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/iraqs-future-in-an-evolving-landscape/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DobqPvmpvbM 9:00 AM EDT The Futurist: The Rise of AI - Sen. Chuck Schumer, Arati Prabhakar, Alexandr Wang and More Join the Post's AI Summit Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/washington-post-live-rise-of-ai-summit/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MF3YvxY2Rw 9:00 AM EDT Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on One Million Claims and Growing: Improving Social Security’s Disability Adjudication Process House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Linda Kerr-Davis Acting Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Social Security Administration ^ Jacqueline Russell President, National Council of Disability Determination Directors ^ David Camp Interim CEO, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives ^ Jennifer Burdick Co-Chair, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Social Security Task Force ^ Mark Warshawsky Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116515 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/social-security-subcommittee-hearing-on-one-million-claims-and-growing-improving-social-securitys-disability-adjudication-process/ https://www.youtube.com/user/WandMRepublicans 9:00 AM EDT Moving the Money: Understanding the Iranian Regime’s Access to Money Around the World and How They Use It to Support Terrorism House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Richard Goldberg, Senior Advisor, Foundation for Defense of Democracies ^ Mr. Gabriel Noronha, Fellow, The Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy, The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116476 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116476/documents/HHRG-118-BA09-20231026-SD002.pdf https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjGk9Rou9T4 9:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Jill Tokuda on New House Speaker and Israel-Hamas War Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) a member of the Armed Services Committee and Progressive Caucus, discusses Rep. Mike Johnson’s election as House Speaker, the November 17th government funding deadline, and U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531313-8/rep-jill-tokuda-house-speaker-israel-hamas-war&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT Full Committee Hearing to Examine Federal Offshore Energy Strategy and Policies Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Elizabeth Klein Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management U.S. Department of the Interior ^ The Honorable Janet Coit Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries U.S. Department of Commerce ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335013 https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/10/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-federal-offshore-energy-strategy-and-policies 9:45 AM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout (MINUSCA; Other matters) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1i12l587o 9:45 AM EDT Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33035 10:00 AM EDT Third Committee, (# of the Meeting TBC) Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17kmb3vxi 10:00 AM EDT Fourth Committee, 16th Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1np3pb7ab 10:00 AM EDT General Assembly: Tenth Emergency Special Session (Resumed), 39th Plenary Meeting - legal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Item 5). United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yoe0xqge 10:00 AM EDT Central African Republic - Security Council, 9,454th Meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1ancndlx4 10:00 AM EDT Economic and Social Council: 1) 3rd Plenary Meeting, 2024 Session. 2) Informal Meeting. United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14oicup3h 10:00 AM EDT Invest-in-Women Global Summit United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sds2wtv6 10:00 AM EDT Expanding Ukraine's Democratic and Electoral Progress During War U.S. Institute of Peace https://www.usip.org/events/expanding-ukraines-democratic-and-electoral-progress-during-war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJmIe2C2i5o 10:00 AM EDT NPC Headliners Coffee & Conversation: Harry Dunn "Standing My Ground" - a Capitol police officer on duty on Jan. 6, 2021 National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-coffee-conversation-harry-dunn-standing-my-ground 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Preliminary U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products September 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html 10:00 AM EDT Assisting CADD With Machine Learning and AI National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44191 10:00 AM EDT In-Town Pool Call Time Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will continue work on 2024 energy and water spending legislation. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531433-1/house-session 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate continues work on a 3-bill spending package funding the Agriculture, Housing, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs Departments as well as military construction projects for next year. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531429-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT Executive Business Meeting Senate Judiciary Committee ^ NOMINEES: Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon ^ John A. Kazen, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas ^ Eumi K. Lee, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California ^ Shanlyn A.S. Park, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii ^ Jamel Semper, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey ^ Micah W.J. Smith, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334998 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/10/19/2023/executive-business-meeting 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine Combating the Networks of Illicit Finance and Terrorism Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Matthew Levitt Director, Reinhard Program On Counterterrorism & Intelligence, Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow The Washington Institute for Near East Policy ^ Ms. Danielle Pletka Distinguished Senior Fellow American Enterprise Institute ^ Dr. Shlomit Wagman Affiliated Scholar And Former Chair Harvard Kennedy School, Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335020 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/combating-the-networks-of-illicit-finance-and-terrorism - Hearing on Illicit Finance & Terrorism The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds a hearing on how to better combat illicit finance, such as funding for terrorism. This panel occurs amid Hamas’s recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-standing support for Hamas. https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/combating-the-networks-of-illicit-finance-and-terrorism 10:00 AM EDT Unlocking Hope: Access to Therapies for People with Rare, Progressive, and Serious Diseases Senate Aging (Special) Committee ^ WITNESSES: Brian Wallach JD Co-Founder I AM ALS Kenilworth, IL ^ Maureen Bell Galactosemia Patient and Advocate Chalfont, PA ^ Margaret Plews-Ogan MD Brodie Professor of Medicine University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA ^ Anish Bhatnagar MD Chief Executive Officer Soleno Therapeutics Redwood City, CA ^ Holly Fernandez Lynch JD, MBe Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Law University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA ^ Keith Desserich Chairman/Co-Founder, The Cure Starts Now Foundation President, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Foundation Cincinnati, OH ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335014 https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/unlocking-hope-access-to-therapies-for-people-with-rare-progressive-and-serious-diseases - Hearing on Research & Treatment for Rare Diseases The Senate Special Aging Committee examines access to research and treatment for rare diseases. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531425-1/hearing-research-treatment-rare-diseases 10:00 AM EDT Evaluating Material Alternatives for Single-Use Plastics Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ WITNESSES: Marcus Eriksen, Ph.D. Co-Founder, Executive Director The 5 Gyres Institute, Leap Lab ^ Erin Simon Vice President, Plastic Waste + Business World Wildlife Fund ^ Humberto Kravetz Founder and CEO GSF Upcycling ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334995 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/10/evaluating-material-alternatives-for-single-use-plastics 10:15 AM EDT The ECB Podcast: President Christine Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://pod.link/ecbpodcast 11:00 AM EDT Press Conference: The UN International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zqfmkpxa 11:00 AM EDT Love After Abuse Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health https://events.columbia.edu/cal https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdb71-8ad5b116-018a-d770a2c0-000035d7events@columbia.edu&recurrenceId= 11:00 AM EDT Turkey at 100: Under the Grip of Authoritarian Nationalism Foundation for Defense of Democracies https://www.fdd.org/events/2023/10/26/turkey-at-100-under-the-grip-of-authoritarian-nationalism/ 11:00 AM EDT CP Violation in the Top-Higgs Sector Brookhaven National Laboratory https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=19447 11:00 AM EDT Industrial Hot Spots Help to Understand Anthropogenic Aerosol Impacts on Clouds and Earth's Climate Brookhaven National Laboratory https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=18278 11:00 AM EDT 2023 NIH CFC Fall Charity Fair and IC Directors Challenge - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://cfc.nih.gov/ https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51180 11:00 AM EDT NLM Board of Scientific Counselors - October 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/board-of-scientific-counselors.html https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52197 11:00 AM EDT Read for the Record: "With Lots of Love" Clinton Presidential Center https://www.clintonfoundation.org/events/pre-k-2nd-grades/read-for-the-record-with-lots-of-love/ 11:00 AM EDT The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing; the VICE PRESIDENT attends Oval Office https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1my1fr59h 12:00 PM EDT PLF-Cato Joint Litigation Strategy Forum for Administrative State Reform: October 26 Pacific Legal Foundation https://pacificlegal.org/events/plf-cato-joint-litigation-strategy-forum-for-administrative-state-reform-october-26/ 12:00 PM EDT Recovery - A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector Cato Institute https://www.cato.org/events/hill-briefing-recovery-guide-reforming-us-health-sector 12:00 PM EDT DEFENSE: Luncheon Roundtable with Jason Israel, Senior Director for Defense Policy, National Security Council Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/DEFENSELuncheonRoundtablewithJasonIsraelSeniorDirectorforDefensePolicyNationalSecurityCouncil 12:00 PM EDT Writing Clear, Superior and Innovative Specific Aims R2 Workshop Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health https://events.columbia.edu/cal https://events.columbia.edu/go/r2aims 12:00 PM EDT APHS Webinar: Collective Advocacy for Population Health Equity University of Michigan School of Public Health https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10266 12:00 PM EDT Job Fair at Joint Base San Antonio Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53205/ 12:15 PM EDT Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council Meeting - October 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.oar.nih.gov/about/oarac https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52216 12:30 PM EDT Press Conference: To Launch the Secretary-General's Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10lmso2aa 12:30 PM EDT Navigating the Waves of Global Shipping: Drivers and Aggregate Implications Inter-American Development Bank https://events.iadb.org/calendar/event/27119?lang=en 12:30 PM EDT POSTPONED NPC Headliners Luncheon: Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-luncheon-health-human-services-secretary-xavier-becerra 12:30 PM EDT Calculation of the Nucleon Electric Dipole Moments on Lattice Brookhaven National Laboratory https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=19448 12:30 PM EDT Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins attends the State Lunch in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-26-2023/ 12:30 PM EDT Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends the State Lunch in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-26-2023/ 12:30 PM EDT Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland attends the State Lunch in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-26-2023/ 12:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Vice President Harris host a State luncheon in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-26-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/StateDept 12:40 PM EDT Vice President Harris and Secretary Blinken Host a Luncheon in Honor of Prime Minister Albanese, Washington, D.C. Vice President Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosts a luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ms. Jodie Haydon of Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6LiO4R9OI https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33178 - TBD Vice President and Secretary of State Host Luncheon for Australian Prime Minister Vice President Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken host a luncheon at the State Department for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531437-1/vice-president-secretary-state-host-luncheon-australian-prime-minister 12:45 PM EDT DA Retirement Ceremony Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33018 1:00 PM EDT Transforming the Federal Workforce Featuring the 2023 W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Awards Government Media Executive Group https://www.govexec.com/events https://events.govexec.com/transforming-the-federal-workforce-2023/ 1:00 PM EDT CMMC: Mastering the Basics Part 1 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2556434238231665242 1:00 PM EDT Social Demography Seminar and GHP Brown Bag Lunch with Emma Zang Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/event/social-demography-seminar-with-emma-zang/ 1:00 PM EDT We've Got You Covered: Meeting Basic Health Care Needs Brookings Institution https://www.hamiltonproject.org/event/upcoming/weve-got-you-covered-meeting-basic-health-care-needs/ 1:00 PM EDT Webinar - Center for Devices and Radiological Health's New Draft Guidances to Continue to Modernize the 510(k) Program Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/workshops-conferences-medical-devices/webinar-cdrhs-new-draft-guidances-continue-modernize-510k-program-10262023 1:00 PM EDT Staff Clinician HR Bootcamp National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44124 1:00 PM EDT The Inter Related Roles of Community and Career in Mental Wellness Work and Family Month Webinar National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43981 1:00 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby James S. Brady Press Briefing Room https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Mf7AqVLfA - White House Daily Briefing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speak with reporters and respond to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531443-1/white-house-daily-briefing 1:15 PM EDT Afghan Women's Absence in the Taliban-controlled Political Arena and its Consequences United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16d0cvqal 1:15 PM EDT 150 Years of Work of the Institute of International Law United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15tsyefq8 1:15 PM EDT Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33179 https://www.youtube.com/StateDept 1:30 PM EDT Community Reinvestment Act CRA Training for Community-Based Organizations The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRBR) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.richmondfed.org/conferences_and_events/2023/20231026_cra_training 1:45 PM EDT Families of Israeli Hostages Hold News Conference on Capitol Hill Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas speak with reporters on Capitol Hill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531441-1/families-israeli-hostages-hold-news-conference-capitol-hill 1:50 PM EDT 43rd Annual Secretary of Defense Disability Awards Ceremony Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-10-26/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32836 2:00 PM EDT Lending and Credit Risk in the Digital Age: Navigating Policy Challenges Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/lending-and-credit-risk-in-the-digital-age-navigating-policy-challenges/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01OXhwTU5rI 2:00 PM EDT Principles of Electronic Support Measures (ESM) Analysis Association of Old Crows https://www.crows.org/page/Principles_ESM_Analysis 2:00 PM EDT Friends with Benefits: The India-US Story Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/friends-benefits-india-us-story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aLoknIBenw 2:00 PM EDT Mechanisms Underlying Differential Disease Outcomes in Primate Immunodeficiency Virus Infections National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44165 2:00 PM EDT Social Connection: an Eye to the Past, Present, and Future, Julianne Holt Lunstad, Phd National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44062 2:00 PM EDT Congress and International Climate Finance - Briefing Series: What Congress Needs to Know About COP28 Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/102623cop https://www.eesi.org/livecast 2:00 PM EDT Getting Started With Patent Public Search United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/researchers-librarians/getting-started-patent-public-search-3 2:00 PM EDT The Path to a Patent, Part III: Patent Searching United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-iii-patent-searching-5 2:30 PM EDT The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Track-2 Office Hours National Science Foundation https://new.nsf.gov/events/epscor-track-2-office-hours-1/2023-10-26 2:30 PM EDT Challenges to Growth in Latin America American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/challenges-to-growth-in-latin-america/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fu_9aq3Dj8 2:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Australia Technology Safeguards Agreement Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-26-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/StateDept https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33180 - Secretary Blinken Remarks at a Signing Ceremony for U.S.-Australia Technology Safeguards Agreement Secretary of State Blinken gives remarks at a signing ceremony for U.S.-Australia Technology Safeguards Agreement. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531438-1/secretary-blinken-remarks-signing-ceremony-us-australia-technology-safeguards-agreement 2:45 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1eja03n3s 3:00 PM EDT First Committee, 24th Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10wb5cm4l 3:00 PM EDT General Assembly: 20th Plenary Meeting, 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1c64szc6z 3:00 PM EDT Uniting for Peace: Promoting Synergies Between WPS and YPS United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xcn0oupf 3:00 PM EDT Third Committee, 39th Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pibcyywb 3:00 PM EDT Talking Industry Research Funding: Partnership Fundamentals for Faculty The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health https://events.berkeley.edu/bph/event/218704-talking-industry-research-funding-partnership 3:00 PM EDT Is the World Still in a Democratic Recession? 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Boston University School of Public Health https://www.bu.edu/sph/calendar/?eid=284647 5:00 PM EDT Turkey's New Foreign Policy Foreign Policy Research Institute https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/turkeys-new-foreign-policy/ 5:00 PM EDT Urban Transformations in the Eastern Mediterranean Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service https://www.georgetown.edu/event/urban-transformations-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/ 5:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with People’s Republic of China Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-26-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/StateDept https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33181 5:00 PM EDT Vice President Harris Ceremonially Swears In the President's Advisory Commission for Black Americans, The White House Vice President Harris ceremonially swears in the President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Education, Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans. https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDxM5ejV4o8 6:00 PM EDT Cato Institute Reception 2023 Cato Institute https://www.cato.org/events/cato-institute-reception-2023-chicago 6:00 PM EDT Adam Smith and the Division of Labor and an Introduction to Adamsmithworks Liberty Fund https://www.adamsmithworks.org/documents/virtual-reading-group-division-of-labor-intro 6:00 PM EDT Cocktails & Conversations: Local Wetlands, Plants, and Climate Change (On-site Special Program) United States Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/learn/programs-and-events https://usbg.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=3010806&orgkey=4153&ReturnURL=//usbg.doubleknot.com/app/calendar/month/4153/2023-10-01/4153/0/ 6:00 PM EDT Live! at the Library: Pick Your Poison—Mystery Night Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410580/live-at-the-library-pick-your-poison-mystery-night/2023-10-26/ 6:30 PM EDT Big Boo!Seum Bash 2023 Various Little Rock Museums https://www.littlerock.com/events/big-boo-seum-bash-2023/ 6:30 PM EDT Former Attorney General Bill Barr: His Journey and the Law University of Chicago Institute of Politics https://iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iop/event.jsp?event=8226 https://politics.uchicago.edu/speaker-series/upcoming-events?id=8226 6:30 PM EDT The American Conservative 2023 Annual Gala The American Conservative https://www.theamericanconservative.com/tc-events/the-american-conservative-2023-annual-gala/ 6:30 PM EDT CANCELLED NPC Communicators Legends Dinner with Maria Cardona National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/npc-communicators-legends-dinner-maria-cardona 6:30 PM EDT Live! at the Library: Pick Your Poison — A Conversation with Louise Penny Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410730/live-at-the-library-pick-your-poison-a-conversation-with-louise-penny/2023-10-26/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cof7nJsRUXk 7:00 PM EDT POSTPONED World Bank TICAD Seminar Series #36 “Africa’s Pulse: An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future - October 2023 Edition” (Rescheduled) World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN) https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2023/10/26/world-bank-ticad-seminar-series-36-africa-s-pulse-an-analysis-of-issues-shaping-africa-s-economic-future-october-2023-ed 7:00 PM EDT Walking Through History: Activism in Labor and Health The Center for the Critical Study of the Health of Latinx Communities, The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health https://events.berkeley.edu/bph/event/221905-walking-through-history 7:00 PM EDT Concert Band and Singing Sergeants on Tour! 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