The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday, January 3, 2023 NEW CONGRESS The House Stands Adjourned Until January 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST. The Senate Stands Adjourned Until January 3, 2023 at 11:30 AM EST. Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John R. Bass 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 Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-january-3-2023/ . . . January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025 118th United States Congress - post-Pelosi Era begins The 117th Congress Convened on January 3, 2021, and Will Conclude on January 3, 2023 The 118th Congress Convened on January 3, 2023, and Will Conclude on January 3, 2025 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/2023_schedule.htm https://www.republicanwhip.gov/2023-house-calendar/ Keeping Governance on Track American Library Association https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=325 Homosaurus v. 3.3 Updates Released December 2022 Digital Transgender Archive https://homosaurus.org/releases/show/1 2023 Profile in Courage Award - Open for Nominations Until February 15th John F. Kennedy Library Foundation https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/submit-a-nomination Call for Papers: Policy Challenges and International Spillovers in Times of High Inflation International Monetary Fund of the United Nation (IMF), European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of England (BoE), Bank for International Settlements (BIS) https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2023/04/27/policy-challenges-and-international-spillovers-in-times-of-high-inflation Economic Schedule for Week of January 1, 2023 https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/18060077.html#18060087 European Central Bank Weekly Schedule of Public Speaking Engagements and Other Activities December 30, 2022 - January 8, 2023 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html January 3, 2023 4:00 AM EST Bangladesh National Launch of the 2022 South Asia Report on Non-State Actors in Education United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzJjNKum6nw 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 10:00 AM EST House Pro Forma & End of the 117th Congress The House returns to close the 117th Congress. https://live.house.gov/ https://www.c-span.org/video/?525070-1/house-pro-forma-end-117th-congress 11:00 AM EST The Hype in Peripheral Vestibular Hypofunction: Translational Investigations in Dynamic Sensory Coding National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41813 11:30 AM EST Security Council Media Stakeout (Programme of Work) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16rdsudrt 11:30 AM EST Senate Pro Forma & End of 117th Congress The U.S. Senate returns to close the 117th Congress. https://www.senate.gov/floor/index.htm https://www.c-span.org/video/?525071-1/senate-pro-forma-end-117th-congress 12:00 PM EST Flag Installation Ceremony for the Countries of the Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members of the Security Council for 2023-2024 United Nations https://media.un.org/en/webtv/schedule/2023-01-03 12:00 PM EST Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16co8tguu 12:00 PM EST U.S. House of Representatives Opening Day of the 118th Congress The House meets for the first day of the 118th Congress to elect a speaker and swear in members. https://live.house.gov/ https://www.c-span.org/video/?525065-1/opening-118th-congress-election-house-speaker 12:00 PM EST Senate Opening of the 118th Congress The Senate begins the 118th Congress with new Senators sworn into office. Senate Democrats will hold a 51-49 majority. https://www.senate.gov/floor/index.htm https://www.c-span.org/video/?525061-1/senate-opening-118th-congress 1:00 PM EST Press Conference: Ambassador Ishikane Kimihiro, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of January on the programme of work of the Security Council in January 2023 United Nations https://media.un.org/en/webtv/schedule/2023-01-03 1:00 PM EST Senate Ceremonial Swearing-In Newly-elected senators participate in a ceremonial swearing-in on the first day of the 118th Congress. https://www.senate.gov/floor/index.htm https://www.c-span.org/video/?525078-1/senate-ceremonial-swearing 2:00 PM EST Paul Feig on Career in Comedy and New Book 'Cocktail Time' Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/01/03/paul-feig-career-comedy-new-book-cocktail-time/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKIhnXCfUCM 2:00 PM EST Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Ned Price Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 2:30 PM EST North Dakota Governor Gives State of the State Address North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) gives a state of the state address from the capital city of Bismarck. https://www.c-span.org/video/?525067-1/north-dakota-governor-state-state-address 2:30 PM EST Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ 3:00 PM EST House Ceremonial Swearing-In Newly-elected members of the House of Representatives participate in a ceremonial swearing-in on the first day of the 118th Congress. https://live.house.gov/ https://www.c-span.org/video/?525079-1/house-ceremonial-swearing 5:00 PM EST Border Politics of Anti-Communism and Anti-Discrimination in Korea East-West Center https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/border-politics-anti-communism-and-anti-discrimination-korea