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Tuesday October 31, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until November 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until October 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma Attends Meetings and Briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland Attends Meetings and Briefings at the Department of State.
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien Is on Travel to Malta, Italy, and the United Kingdom From October 26-31, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf Is on Travel to the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel.
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.

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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/

A.F. Branco - Surrounded
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-surrounded/

Gary Varvel - The Unseen Source of Antisemitism
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-the-unseen-source-of

Gary Varvel - The Biblical View of Israel
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-the-biblical-view-of

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Dad
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12519

Michael Ramirez - The Union Impulse
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-the-union-impulse

RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Season is the Reason 
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/10/30/the-season-is-the-reason/

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 17
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-10-31

The Babylon Bee - White House Accidentally Hands Out Plastic Baggies Of Cocaine To Trick-Or-Treaters
https://babylonbee.com/news/white-house-accidentally-hands-out-plastic-baggies-of-cocaine-to-trick-or-treaters

Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390

Morsle
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - October 31
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/october-31

October 30, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Hypersonic Applications: Physical Models for Interdisciplinary Simulation – Online Short Course (Started Oct 30, 2023)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA
https://www.aiaa.org/events-learning/courses-workshops/detail/hypersonic-Applications-physical-models-for-Interdisciplinary-simulation-Online-short-course

October 30, 2023 - November 3, 2023
National Veteran's Small Business Week
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/national-Veterans-small-business-week

October 30, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Reboot to Business #NVSBW23
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/36657

October 31, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/pharmaceutical-quality-symposium-2023-Quality-Supply-Chain-Advanced-Manufacturing-10312023

October 31, 2023 - November 1, 2023
12th Annual Housing Conference
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/12th-Annual-Housing-Conference/

October 31, 2023 - November 1, 2023
ICH Assembly Meeting
International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), Geneva, Switzerland
https://www.iprp.global/meetings
https://www.ich.org/page/ich-calendar

October 31, 2023 - November 1, 2023
2023 ADEA High-Level Policy Dialogue on Foundational Learning
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/gem-report/en/articles/adea-2023-High-Level-Policy-Dialogue-Foundational-Learning

October 31, 2023 - November 2, 2023
2023 Aircraft Survivability Symposium
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/10/31/4940-Aircraft-Survivability-Symposium

October 31, 2023 - November 16, 2023
Space Architecture: Designing an Orbital Habitation System: Challenges and Consequences – Online Short Course (Starts October 31, 2023)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA
https://www.aiaa.org/events-learning/courses-workshops/detail/space-Architecture-designing-An-orbital-habitation-system-challenges-And-consequences-Online-short-course

OCTOBER 31, 1765
On This Day in History - New York Merchants Sign Non-Importation Agreement
https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/new-york-merchants-sign-non-importation-agreement.html

OCTOBER 31, 1936
Milestone Documents: President Franklin Roosevelt's Radio Address Unveiling the Second Half of the New Deal (1936)
National Archives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-92ljuxkSM
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-madison-square-garden-new-york-city-1
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-franklin-roosevelts-radio-Address

October 31, 2023
IRS Encourages Employers to Electronically File Payroll Tax Returns
WASHINGTON — the Internal Revenue Service Today Reminded Employers That the Best Way to File Their Next Quarterly Payroll Tax Return by the Oct. 31, 2023, Due Date Is Electronically.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-Encourages-employers-to-electronically-file-payroll-tax-returns

October 31, 2023
World Cities Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/cities-day
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/10/31/Default-Calendar/World-Cities-Day
https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pressrels/2023/unissgsm1360.Html
https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/wcd

October 31, 2023
TBD
Senate Republican Agenda
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and leadership colleagues speak to reporters at the Capitol following their weekly conference luncheon.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531510-1/senate-republican-agenda

October 31, 2023
TBD
Senate Democratic Agenda
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and leadership colleagues speak to reporters at the Capitol about their legislative agenda for the week.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531510-101/senate-democratic-agenda

October 31, 2023
TBD
Senate Appropriations Committee Media Stakeout
Senators speak to reporters about the president’s supplemental request providing aid for Israel and Ukraine, as well as other issues in the news.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531513-1/senate-appropriations-committee-media-stakeout

October 31, 2023
3:00 AM EDT
Global Hydrogen Review 2023: Session 1
International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/events/global-hydrogen-review-2023-Session-1

3:30 AM EDT
Learning Cities, Today and Tomorrow - Part 2: 'Looking Forward to the Next 10 Years'
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/learning-cities-Today-and-Tomorrow-roundtable-2-Looking-Forward-Next-10-Years-Lifelong-Learning?Hub=68184

4:00 AM EDT
High-Level Opening - World Cities Day 2023
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zuchrctr

5:00 AM EDT
3rd Meeting, 8th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19rfftxb0

5:00 AM EDT
Special High-Level Event: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11kj5n2uj

5:00 AM EDT
2,039th Meeting, 78th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Consideration of Burundi
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fhixhj2x

5:00 AM EDT
High-Level Inaugural Event: 'UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Lifelong Learning Festival' and Announcement of New Learning Cities
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/high-level-Inaugural-event-unesco-global-network-learning-cities-lifelong-learning-festival-And-0

5:00 AM EDT
Intersessional Workshop on Good Practices and Recent Developments in the Implementation of the Right to Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Law and in Practice
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations (OHCHR)
https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/events/2023/Intersessional-Workshop-Good-Practices-And-Recent-Developments-Implementation

5:15 AM EDT
Launch of UIL's New Support Initiative for UNESCO Global Network of Learning City Members
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/launch-uils-new-support-Initiative-unesco-global-network-learning-city-members-1

5:30 AM EDT
Press Conference: Consulta 2023 of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ)
Vatican
https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/10/26/231026b.html
https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews

6:00 AM EDT
Intersessional Workshop on Good Practices and Recent Developments - Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w7olotft

6:00 AM EDT
Diplomat Diaries | Conversation With Ambassador Dimitrios Ioannou, Minister Plenipotentiary & Ambassador of Greece to India
Observer Research Foundation
https://www.orfonline.org/research/diplomat-diaries-conversation-with-Ambassador-dimitrios-ioannou/

6:15 AM EDT
UN Secretary-General António Guterres Address to the Joint Session of the Parliament (Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kjvddxp5

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers responded to the question “Are you concerned or hopeful about artificial intelligence?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531402-2/Open-Phones&playEvent

7:30 AM EDT
Roundtable 1: Financing Sustainable Future for All - World Cities Day 2023
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nvuag5f4

7:30 AM EDT
Greening Schools Webinar 5
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/getting-ready-promote-greening-schools-cop28-Greening-Schools-Webinar-5?Hub=68184

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: David Wasserman Discusses Congress & Campaign 2024
Cook Political Report House Editor David Wasserman Discusses Congress, the Recent Battle for House Speaker, and Potential Impact on Campaign 2024.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531402-3/David-Wasserman-Discusses-Congress-Campaign-2024&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Rethinking Economic Systems for Long-Term Sustainable Development - What's Next?
SDG Lab at United Nations Geneva
https://www.sdglab.ch/en/events
https://indico.un.org/event/1008081/

8:00 AM EDT
WHO Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Global Webinar: Special Webinar Series on the WHO Global Strategy on IPC #2
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/10/31/default-calendar/who-infection-prevention-and-control-(ipc)-global-webinar--special-webinar-series-on-the-who-global-strategy-on-ipc--2

8:00 AM EDT
The Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds: Therapeutics Development in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44108

8:30 AM EDT
2023 Global Mental Health Conference: Research Without Borders
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.gmhconference.com
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52723

8:30 AM EDT
Coffee and Contracting #NVSBW2023
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/37088

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/?531402-4/Open-Phones&playEvent

8:45 AM EDT
Learning Cities, Today and Tomorrow - Part 1: Reflections on the Work of the UNESCO GNLC and Its Impact
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/learning-cities-Today-and-Tomorrow-roundtable-1-Reflections-Work-Unesco-Gnlc-And-Its-Impact-0
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/learning-cities-Today-and-Tomorrow-roundtable-1-Reflections-Work-Unesco-Global-Network-Learning?Hub=68184

9:00 AM EDT
Webinar Climate on the Agenda: Informing to Transform
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/webinar-climate-Agenda-informing-transform

9:00 AM EDT
Asset Management With the CDM Agency Dashboard ES-5 (CDM142)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/events/asset-management-cdm-Agency-dashboard-es-5-cdm142-0

9:00 AM EDT
VHA Innovation Experience (iEX) 2023
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59238/

9:00 AM EDT
Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee October 31, 2023 Meeting
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/cellular-tissue-And-gene-Therapies-advisory-committee-october-31-2023-Meeting-Announcement-10312023

9:00 AM EDT
Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf

9:15 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Hugo Lowell Discusses Donald Trump's Legal Cases
Hugo Lowell, Political Investigations Reporter for the Guardian, Discusses the Latest on Former President Donald Trump’s Legal Cases.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531402-5/Hugo-Lowell-Discusses-Donald-Trumps-Legal-Cases&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
Roundtable 2: From Waste to Wealth - World Cities Day 2023
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1d0zlsbsv

9:30 AM EDT
Meeting of the Working Group on Contributions
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/meeting-working-group-contributions-0

9:30 AM EDT
China's Critical Mineral Investments in Africa
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/chinas-critical-mineral-Investments-africa

9:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Testifies Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on “A Review of the National Security Supplemental Request” 
Capitol Hill
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-31-2023/

9:30 AM EDT
a Review of the National Security Supplemental Request
Senate Appropriations Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken
Secretary
U.S. Department of State
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The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III
Secretary
U.S. Department of Defense
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-Congress/Senate-Event/335016
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-10-31/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33194
https://www.defense.gov/news/live-events/
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-national-security-supplemental-request
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Secretaries Blinken & Austin Testify on Nat'l Security Supplemental
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Testify on the President’s $106 Billion National Security Supplemental Request Before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531326-1/secretaries-blinken-austin-testify-natl-security-supplemental

10:00 AM EDT
Former President Trump 14th Amendment Hearing in Colorado, Day 2, Part 1
Lawyers present opening arguments in a case to determine whether the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” can be used to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on Colorado’s presidential election ballots.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531511-1/president-trump-14th-amendment-hearing-colorado-day-2-part-1

10:00 AM EDT
4th Meeting, 8th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nlx1vyeb

10:00 AM EDT
Techlash: Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age?
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/techlash-who-makes-the-rules-in-the-digital-gilded-Age/

10:00 AM EDT
The World Bank Inspection Panel at 30 Years: Reflections on the First MDB Accountability Mechanism
Center for Global Development
https://www.cgdev.org/event/world-bank-Inspection-panel-30-Years-Reflections-First-Mdb-Accountability-Mechanism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIc8a6zJZag

10:00 AM EDT
Central Asian Outlook: The Intersection of Trade and Culture
The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/central_asian_outlook_the_intersection_of_trade_and_culture

10:00 AM EDT
Disrupting NextG
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/journal/j-fet/webinars/20231031/Pages/default.aspx

10:00 AM EDT
In-Town Pool Call Time
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:00 AM EDT
UL/CSA 60335-2-40 Meeting on Flammable Refrigerants in HVAC Systems
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-10-31-100000/Scott-Ayers-Participating-in-ULCSA-60335-2-40-Meeting-on-Flammable-Refrigerants-in-HVAC-Systems

10:00 AM EDT
Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction Staff Participating in National Electrical Code (NEC-NFPA70) Code Making Panel (CMP)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-10-31-100000/Einstein-Miller-And-Other-Office-of-Hazard-Identification-And-Reduction-Staff-Participating-in-National-Electrical-Code-NEC-NFPA70-Code-Making-Panel-CMP

10:00 AM EDT
Arbovirus Studies: From the Field to the Bench
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44254

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Third Quarter 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/

10:00 AM EDT
8(A) Business Development Program
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/36811

10:00 AM EDT
Surplus Personal Property for Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs #NVSBW23
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/36138

10:00 AM EDT
VetBiz & MilSpouse Business Resources Webinar - #NVSBW23
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/37580

10:00 AM EDT
Supreme Court October Term 2023 Argument Day
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O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier (22-324)
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Lindke v. Freed (22-611)
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Supreme Court 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2023TermCourtCalendar.Pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2023
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10:00 AM EDT
O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier Oral Argument
The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, a Case on Concerning Public Officials Who Use Social Media to Communicate With the Public and Whether They Can Block People From Their Pages.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530717-1/oconnor-ratcliff-v-garnier-oral-argument
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11:00 AM EDT
Lindke v. Freed Oral Argument
The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Lindke v. Freed, a Case on Concerning Public Officials Who Use Social Media to Communicate With the Public and Whether They Can Block People and Dissenters From Their Pages.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530718-1/lindke-v-freed-oral-argument

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate
The Senate Will Vote on the Nomination of Jack Lew to Be the Next U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531496-1/us-senate

10:00 AM EDT
AI and the Future of Work: Moving Forward Together
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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WITNESSES:
Josh Lannin
VP
Productivity Technologies
Workday, CO
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Mary Kate Morley Ryan
Managing Director of Talent and Organization
Accenture
St. Louis, MO
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Tyrance Billingsley
Founder and Executive Director
Black Tech Street
Tulsa, OK
^
Bradford Newman
Partner/Leader of the AI Practice, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Co-Chairman of the AI Subcommittee for the American Bar Association
Palo Alto, CA
^
https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/ai-and-the-future-of-work-moving-forward-together
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Senate Hearing on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
A Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Holds a Hearing on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531500-1/senate-hearing-artificial-intelligence-future-work

10:00 AM EDT
Threats to the Homeland
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Secretary
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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The Honorable Christopher A. Wray
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S. Department of Justice
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The Honorable Christine Abizaid
Director
National Counterterrorism Center Office of the Director of National Intelligence
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-Congress/Senate-Event/335040
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/threats-to-the-homeland-3/
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FBI Director & Homeland Security Secretary on Threats to Homeland
FBI Director Christopher Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Testify on Threats to the Homeland.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531450-1/Fbi-Director-Homeland-Security-Secretary-Threats-Homeland

10:30 AM EDT
ASTM D22.05 Indoor Air Subcommittee
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-10-31-103000/Charles-Bevington-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Participate-in-ASTM-D2205-Indoor-Air-Subcommittee

10:30 AM EDT
Modelling New World Arenavirus and Bandavirus Infections
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44283

10:30 AM EDT
Closed Meeting With Westinghouse Electric Company (Westinghouse) to Discuss the Principal Design Criteria Topical Report for the eVinci Microreactor
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23279A126

10:30 AM EDT
Human Networks and Data Science Program Office Hour
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/human-networks-data-science-program-Office-hour/2023-10-31

11:00 AM EDT
Closing Ceremony - World Cities Day 2023
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yx7btrui

11:00 AM EDT
Crisis of Masculinity: Why Are Boys Falling Behind?
Heritage Foundation
https://www.heritage.org/gender/event/crisis-masculinity-why-Are-boys-falling-behind

11:00 AM EDT
The Future of Private Networks
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/the-future-of-private-networks/

11:00 AM EDT
National Electrical Code (NEC-NFPA70) Code Making Panel (CMP) 17 Task Group Teleconferences
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-10-31-110000/Andrew-Trotta-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Participating-in-National-Electrical-Code-NEC-NFPA70-Code-Making-Panel-CMP-17-Task-Group-Teleconferences

11:00 AM EDT
ASTM F15.18 Bassinets/Cradles Mattress Pad and Latching Task Group
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-10-31-110000/Celestine-Kish-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Participate-in-a-Meeting-With-the-ASTM-F1518-BassinetsCradles-Mattress-Pad-And-Latching-Task-Group

11:00 AM EDT
Tomah Wisconsin - Recovery Rally
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/62347/

11:00 AM EDT
CSB Seminar Series: Witnessing Ribosome Assembly Coming Into Focus
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44154

11:00 AM EDT
Refreshing the NHLBI Strategic Vision - Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (DBDR)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/Refreshing-Nhlbi-Strategic-Vision-Webinar-Series

11:00 AM EDT
BBC Guest Seminar Series: Deep Super Ability for Imaging and Analysis: Where Are We Now?
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44291

11:30 AM EDT
Youth4Capacity & TED Countdown: Becoming Climate Storytellers
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://ted-conf.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqcuqurjMtGdYE9GkKxhqKNwIjcxxYdN29#/Registration
https://unfccc.int/event/youth4capacity-Ted-Countdown-Becoming-Climate-Storytellers

11:30 AM EDT
What Would It Take to Achieve Equity in Health Professions?
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
http://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=/public/cals/MainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdb71-8af9bccc-018a-fbbecb65-00003c97events%40columbia.edu&recurrenceId=

11:30 AM EDT
NYC Dept. Of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) Presentation
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
http://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=/public/cals/MainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdb7c-8a4aaa9c-018a-4d0c3262-0000441cevents%40columbia.edu&recurrenceId=

11:30 AM EDT
Event: Remarks and Colloquium by Mr Luis De Guindos With Students Organised by ICADE University
European Central Bank
https://www.comillas.edu/en/
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html

11:30 AM EDT
Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Will Speak to Columbia Business School Students on Financial Regulation, Innovation, and Digital Assets.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventpham103123

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/k1o/k1oz1i4ba2

12:00 PM EDT
Book Talk. "I Love Russia" by Elena Kostyuchenko
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/book-talk-i-love-russia-by-elena-kostyuchenko/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89eI68b-Rng

12:00 PM EDT
2023 Pacific Security Forum
National Bureau of Asian Research
https://www.nbr.org/event/2023-Pacific-Security-Forum/

12:00 PM EDT
Iraq Kurdistan Peshmerga Reforms: Progress, Setbacks, and the Path Forward
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/Iraq-Kurdistan-Peshmerga-Reforms-Progress-Setbacks-And-the-Path-Forward/

12:00 PM EDT
Tanisha C. Ford, Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movemen
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/fellows/events/tanisha-c-ford-our-secret-society/

12:00 PM EDT
Data Horror Stories
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/data-horror-stories/

12:00 PM EDT
PLF-Cato Joint Litigation Strategy Forum for Administrative State Reform: October 31
Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute
https://pacificlegal.org/events/plf-cato-joint-litigation-strategy-Forum-for-Administrative-state-reform-october-26/

12:00 PM EDT
National Logistics Virtual Career Fair for Veterans
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53206/

12:00 PM EDT
VetBizLady Office Hours and Networking Sessions - Online Are You a Woman Veteran or Female Military Spouse Entrepreneur? Do You Know One?
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59054/

12:00 PM EDT
National Women Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC)
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/61974/

12:00 PM EDT
National Logistics Virtual Career Fair for Veterans
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53206/

12:00 PM EDT
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield Delivers Remarks at a Cultural Property Reparation Ceremony, Hosted by the Italian Embassy
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-31-2023/

12:00 PM EDT
SBA Contracting Assistance Programs
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/35529

12:00 PM EDT
Drug Price Negotiation Listening Session (Enbrel)
Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html

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

12:30 PM EDT
Annual Event Series: "Spectral Borders: How European Airports Became Non-Places and Real Borders" With Dr. Lauren Stokes
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/spectral-borders-how-european-Airports-became-non-places-And-real-borders-with-dr-lauren-stokes/

1:00 PM EDT
ISC Membership Brief: National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/events/isc-membership-brief-national-capital-planning-commission-ncpc

1:00 PM EDT
Caregivers: Your Life and Your Health Matters - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/61561/

1:00 PM EDT
Periodic Public Meeting to Discuss Possible Efficiencies for the Subsequent License Renewal Review
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23270B974

1:00 PM EDT
NEI White Paper on Licensee Conducted Annual Force-on-Force Exercises at Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23289A183

1:00 PM EDT
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Stillbirth Working Group of Council
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44262
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52720

1:00 PM EDT
Webinar - Proposed Rule: Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/workshops-conferences-medical-devices/webinar-proposed-rule-medical-devices-laboratory-developed-tests-10312023

1:00 PM EDT
Bioengineered Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44118

1:00 PM EDT 
Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks at the Launch of the 2023 U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-to-deliver-remarks-At-the-launch-of-the-2023-U-S-Strategy-And-National-Action-Plan-on-Women-Peace-And-Security/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept
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Secretary Blinken Remarks at Launch of 2023 U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
Secretary of State Antony Blinken Delivers Remarks at the Launch of the 2023 U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531512-1/Secretary-Blinken-Remarks-Launch-2023-Us-Strategy-National-Action-Plan-Women-Peace-Security

1:00 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre 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=7bm4m2x3QEw
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White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of issues facing the Biden administration. She’s joined by NSC Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531517-1/white-house-daily-briefing

1:15 PM EDT 
Department Press Briefing With Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

1:30 PM EDT
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

1:30 PM EDT 
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins Meets With Members of the International Security Advisory Board
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-31-2023/

1:30 PM EDT
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Briefs the News Media at the Pentagon
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-10-31/
https://www.defense.gov/news/live-events/#/?currentVideo=33195
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33195

2:00 PM EDT
Opening Ceremony and Keynote at the Annual National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Fall Meeting (Day 1)
Air Force Gen. Jackie Van Ovost the 14th Commander of U.S. Transportation Command Delivers Opening Remarks and Keynote at the Annual 2023 National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Fall Meeting.
https://www.ndtahq.com/events/fall-meeting/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33191
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33094

2:00 PM EDT
Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 5: Application Filing Walk-Through
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-5-application-filing-walk-through-9

2:00 PM EDT
Innovating for Inclusion: Making Clinical Research More Diverse
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52414

2:00 PM EDT
LAACC Halloween Celebration - Los Angeles, California
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/61994/

2:00 PM EDT
Spooky Halloween Treat - Sepulveda, California
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/61989/

2:00 PM EDT
Introduction to Business Ownership for Military Spouses #NVSBW23
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/36912

2:00 PM EDT
#NVSBW23 | Access to Capital Event
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/35797

2:00 PM EDT
Sociology Program Office Hour
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/sociology-program-office-hour/2023-10-31

2:00 PM EDT
National Electrical Code (NEC-NFPA70) Code Making Panel (CMP) 17 Task Group 3 Teleconferences to Discuss Preliminary Actions on Public Inputs to the First Draft for the 2026 Revision of the NEC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/newsroom/public-calendar/2023-10-31-140000/einstein-miller-and-other-cpsc-staff-participating-in-national-electrical-code-nec-nfpa70-code-making-panel-cmp-17-task-group-3-teleconferences

2:30 PM EDT
Tiny Troops Storytime
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

2:50 PM EDT
Inform the Fleet v10
This Inform the Fleet We Will Be Discussing the PQDR Process From the TACOM Perspective.
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33112

3:00 PM EDT
Vegetation Structural Complexity: Challenges and Implications for Ecosystem Remote Sensing and Modeling
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/vegetation-structural-complexity-challenges-and-implications-for-ecosystem-remote-sensing-and-modeling

3:30 PM EDT
Health Policy Colloquium Series: Adam Leive, PhD
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health
https://events.berkeley.edu/bph/event/209024-health-policy-colloquium-series-adam-leive-phd

3:30 PM EDT
The Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/action-collaborative-transforming-trajectories/2023-10-31

3:30 PM EDT
The President Delivers Remarks on Protecting Americans’ Retirement Security 
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Nq9YmYowY
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President Biden Remarks on Protecting Retirement Security
President Biden Delivers Remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House on Protecting Americans' Retirement Security.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531516-1/president-biden-remarks-protecting-retirement-security

3:45 PM EDT
United Nations Observance of the International Day of Care and Support
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nc3jr0y4
https://live.ilo.org/events/united-nations-observance-international-day-care-and-support-2023-10-31

4:00 PM EDT
Hostile Takeover: How ISIS Monopolized a Rebellion | Ramzy Mardini
Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation Is a Center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/hostile-takeover-how-isis-monopolized-rebellion-ramzy-mardini

4:00 PM EDT
Veterans Career Live: National Veterans Small Business Week - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/62241/

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

5:00 PM EDT
Guided iRest™ Meditation for Sleep and Relaxation (Phone-Based Class)
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52258/

5:00 PM EDT
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/

6:00 PM EDT
Empowering Innovations: Celebrating Hispanic Pioneers in Education and Invention POSTPONED
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/empowering-innovations-celebrating-hispanic-pioneers-education-invention

6:30 PM EDT
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

7:30 PM EDT
U.S. Marine Band Concert: Columbus, Ohio
U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own"
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Tour/
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/calendar/
https://marineband.ticketleap.com/columbus2023/

8:00 PM EDT
Global Transition Finance Summit
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/global-transition-finance-summit/

9:00 PM EDT
Reflections on Cross-Cultural Research and Methodologies
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/reflections-cross-cultural-research-And-methodologies

11:00 PM EDT
Panel Discussion: 'Defining the Strategic Future of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities'
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/panel-discussion-defining-strategic-future-unesco-global-network-learning-cities-0