The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Monday December 18, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until December 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM EST (Pro Forma back January 9, 2024) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 18, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Deputy Secretary Victoria Nuland is on official travel. . . . 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Trump’s Visit To Durham, New Hampshire https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/1010a5fa-f341-4569-8970-6093d97bd0f0 Announcing Endorsements from Additional New Hampshire Republicans, President Trump Sets the Stage for a Dominant Win in the First-In-The-Nation Primary Election https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/9f673da7-c2f8-4a58-af9e-65f653f1a179 MEMO: Nevada is “Going All In” for President Donald J. Trump https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b6bf12dd-e189-460b-865b-8d90f94c1dc6 Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of December 11, 2023 https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2001 Schedule for Monday, December 18, 2023 https://www.democrats.senate.gov/2023/12/14/schedule-for-monday-december-18-2023 25 Films Selected for Preservation in National Film Registry Nominations for next year will be accepted until Aug. 15, 2024. Cast your vote at https://loc.gov/film https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/25-films-selected-for-preservation-in-national-film-registry/s/aa4bef48-95f6-486f-882d-110613633b1e https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Xw4UpHNZk Freedom Summer: 60 Years Later A Landmarks Of American History Teacher Workshop July 8-12, 2024 & July 22-26, 2024 Applications close on March 5 at 11:59 p.m. PT. https://freedomsummer60.mdah.ms.gov/application/ A-10C Thunderbolt II Demo Team 2024 Schedule https://www.dm.af.mil/A-10-Demonstration-Team/ Air Combat Command Aerial Events https://www.acc.af.mil/Home/Aerial-Events/Heritage-Flight/ACC-Consolidated-schedule/ https://www.acc.af.mil/Home/Aerial-Events/ Air Force Thunderbirds Release Their 2024 Air Show Schedule https://www.airforce.com/thunderbirds/schedule https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/air-force-thunderbirds-release-their-2024-air-show-schedule Blue Angels Release 2024 Air Show Schedule https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/show/ https://www.dvidshub.net/news/435082/blue-angels-release-2024-air-show-schedule F-16 Viper Demo Team 2024 Schedule https://www.shaw.af.mil/Viper-Demo-Team/ F-22 Raptor Demo Team 2024 Team Schedule https://www.jble.af.mil/About-Us/Units/Langley-AFB/F-22-Demo-Team/ F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Schedule https://www.388fw.acc.af.mil/F-35A-Demo-Team/ December 18, 2023 - December 19, 2023 Sixth ECB Biennial Conference on Fiscal Policy and EMU Governance European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/html/index.en.html DECEMBER 18, 2019 U.S. House of Representatives: House Debate on Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump. The House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of impeachment. On This Day C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?467441-1/house-debate-articles-impeachment-president-trump DECEMBER 18, 2019 Campaign 2020: President Trump Rally in Battle Creek, Michigan. President Trump held a rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, as part of his 2020 re-election campaign. While the president spoke to supporters, the House of Representatives voted to impeach him for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. On This Day C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?467146-1/president-trump-rally-battle-creek-michigan DECEMBER 18, 2020 Vice President Pence Receives COVID-19 Vaccine: Vice President Mike Pence, second lady Karen Pence, and surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams publicly received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Later, Dr.Anthony Fauci joined the vice president and surgeon general for remarks. On This Day C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?507423-1/vice-president-pence-receives-covid-19-vaccine December 18, 2023 Arabic Language Day United Nations https://www.un.org/ar/events/arabiclanguageday/index.shtml December 18, 2023 International Migrants Day United Nations https://www.un.org/en/observances/migrants-day December 18, 2023 Iraq Regional Elections https://www.ndi.org/elections-calendar December 18, 2023 12:10 AM EST Joy Buolamwini, "Unmasking AI". Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini argued that human biases are coded into AI and other modern tech products. The Ford Foundation hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531442-1/unmasking-ai 1:00 AM EST After Words: Tim Alberta "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory". The Atlantic staff writer Tim Alberta examined the evangelical movement in America and its intersection with political issues. He was interviewed by Messiah University history professor and author John Fea. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531954-1/after-words-tim-alberta 2:00 AM EST Author Discussion on Life in Appalachia. English professor Sarah Beth Childers and Foxfire Museum curator Kami Ahrens shared stories about life in Appalachia. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-3/author-discussion-life-appalachia 2:49 AM EST Fergus Bordewich, "Klan War - Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction. Author Fergus Bordewich chronicled President Ulysses Grant's efforts to dismantle the Klan's rise in power during Reconstruction. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-4/klan-war-ulysses-s-grant-battle-save-reconstruction 3:37 AM EST Jefferson Cowie, "Freedom. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jefferson Cowie looked at the clashes between the federal government and white southerners following the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the civil rights movement. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-5/freedoms-dominion-saga-white-resistance-federal-power 4:00 AM EST Briefing on Emerging Crises World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1564 https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1564 4:00 AM EST Environment Council Meeting European Council https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/env/2023/12/18/ 4:25 AM EST Tamika Nunley, "The Demands of Justice". Cornell University professor Tamika Nunley looked at how enslaved women accused of capital crimes fared under the law in Virginia. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-6/the-demands-justice 5:09 AM EST Author Discussion on Hidden Histories in Three Tennessee Towns. Authors Yasmine Ali, Rachel Martin, and Emily Strasser discussed hidden or little-known histories of Tennessee towns from the first school to attempt court-ordered desegregation, the formation of FEMA in 1978, and the 1942 development of the secret Oak Ridge community related to the development of the first atomic bomb. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-7/author-discussion-hidden-histories-tennessee-towns 5:59 AM EST Langston Wilkins,"Welcome 2 Houston - Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town". University of Wisconsin-Madison African American studies professor Langston Wilkins spoke about hip hop culture and its relationship to place, identity, and heritage. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-8/welcome-2-houston-hip-hop-heritage-hustle-town 6:00 AM EST Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 6:44 AM EST Holly Gleason, "Prine on Prine". Music critic Holly Gleason looked at songwriter John Prine's career evolution and how his lyrics captured the human condition and social issues of today. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?531272-8/prine-prine 7:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers commented on their immigration experiences. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532193-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:40 AM EST Jacob Hornberger, "An Encounter with Evil": Future of Freedom Foundation founder and president Jacob Hornberger discussed his book about Abraham Zapruder, the man who filmed the Kennedy assassination. This interview was conducted at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in 2023 in Memphis. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?529302-10/an-encounter-evil 8:00 AM EST Informal Consultation on the Drafts of the Country Strategic Plans World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1565 https://web.archive.org/web/20221230214957/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1565 8:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Tom Sullivan Discusses Small Businesses & the Economy U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Tom Sullivan discusses the state of small businesses in the U.S. and latest reporting on their perspectives on economic and business trends. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532193-3/tom-sullivan-discusses-small-businesses-economy&playEvent 8:10 AM EST ISS Expedition 70 In-Flight Interview with NBC Morning News Now National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-12-18-2023-rev-b.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/iss-expedition-70-in-flight-interview-with-nbc-morning-news-now/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg 8:30 AM EST Ms Isabel Schnabel chairing keynote lecture at Sixth ECB biennial conference on "Fiscal Policy and EMU Governance" in Frankfurt, Germany European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/html/20231218_6th_fiscal_policy_conference.en.html 8:45 AM EST Washington Journal: Elise Gould Discusses Paid Sick Leave Access Economic Policy Institute’s Elise Gould discusses her group’s new report on paid sick leave access and statewide legislative actions on the issue. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532193-4/elise-gould-discusses-paid-sick-leave-access&playEvent 9:00 AM EST High Commissioner Update on Nicaragua - Human Rights Council United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10ja0t2v2 9:00 AM EST General Assembly: Informal briefing on Haiti, 78th session - The informal briefing is convened by the President of the General Assembly to share feedback from his visit to Haiti from 20-21 November and to hear from Member States how to spur further action for Haiti. The PGA is joined in the briefing by the Presidents of ECOSOC and Security Council, and the Special Representative of Secretary-General in Haiti. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10s98m61v 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 The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will conduct an closed meeting with TRISO-X LLC to align on a NRC supplement of the TRISO-X responses to the ISA Summary programmatic RAIs. Nuclear Regulatory Commission https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23346A144 9:15 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/?532193-5/open-phones&playEvent 9:30 AM EST Retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday, December 18. The public is invited to pay respects from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. A private ceremony at the Supreme Court will begin at 9:30 a.m. Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/press/pressreleases/pr_12-05-23 - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies in Repose at Supreme Ct. Sandra Day O’Connor, the nation’s first woman Supreme Court justice, lies in repose at the nation’s highest court in the land. She died at the age of 93 on December 1, 2023. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532443-1/justice-sandra-day-oconnor-lies-repose-supreme-ct 9:45 AM EST Security Council Media Stakeout (UNSMIL; Other matters) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dz7zxoiv 10:00 AM EST The situation in Libya - Security Council, 9510th meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10kdphhan 10:00 AM EST Mr Philip R. Lane chairing panel "New policy challenges and reform needs for the EMU" at Sixth ECB biennial conference on "Fiscal Policy and EMU Governance" in Frankfurt, Germany European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/html/20231218_6th_fiscal_policy_conference.en.html 10:00 AM EST Assessing the The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s High-Stakes Presidential Elections Amid Uncertainty Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/assessing-the-drcs-high-stakes-presidential-elections-amid-uncertainty/ 10:00 AM EST The Perils of Corporate Engagement with China Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/perils-corporate-engagement-china https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dF3oWvKl5I 10:00 AM EST 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Business Formation Statistics November 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/index.html 10:00 AM EST NICHD Interview Seminar: Dr. Carlos Ferreira - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53904 10:30 AM EST Supreme Court Holds Tribute Ceremony for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor The Supreme Court pays tribute to Sandra Day O’Connor, the nation’s first woman justice, during a ceremony. Justice O’Connor died at the age of 93 on December 1, 2023. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532442-1/supreme-court-holds-tribute-ceremony-justice-sandra-day-oconnor 10:30 AM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a Defense Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-18-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XioT1DFW4M 10:40 AM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-18-2023/ 11:00 AM EST (Opening) Celebration of the 2023 World Arabic Language Day at the United Nations - Arabic is the language of poetry and art United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k154alfz44 11:00 AM EST Reviewing COP28 Outcomes for Food Security Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/reviewing-cop28-outcomes-food-security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOJH7oafjM 11:00 AM EST NLM IRP Seminar National Library of Medicine https://irpseminar.nlm.nih.gov/seminar/3907/Detail/ 11:00 AM EST Holiday Crafting Event for Military Families - Addison, Texas Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/63363/ 11:00 AM EST Re-scheduled: Closed Meeting with Terrestrial Energy USA: Post-submittal discussion regarding NRC's staff feedback for the Uncertainty Quantification Methodology for Calculation of the IMSR® Off-Gas Source Term Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23342A013 11:00 AM EST The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 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/k1f/k1fru4qh0y 12:30 PM EST Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies https://sais.jhu.edu/campus-events?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D1046278268 12:30 PM EST Meeting to discuss Oklo's considerations and the outline for a report on a recycling facility licensing approach. Nuclear Regulatory Commission https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23342A136 1:00 PM EST DAY 3 TPUSA's AmFest ft. Mike Lindell, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and MORE - 12/18/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://www.amfest.com/ https://rumble.com/v41i5j5-day-3-tpusas-amfest-ft.-mike-lindell-tucker-carlson-candace-owens-and-more-.html 1:00 PM EST A Deep Dive: FDA’s Model-Integrated Evidence (MIE) Industry Meeting Pilot Program for Generic Drugs Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/deep-dive-fdas-model-integrated-evidence-mie-industry-meeting-pilot-program-generic-drugs-01182024 1:00 PM EST Part 4: a Review of Epidemiology Concepts and Statistics National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44482 1:15 PM EST 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 EST NICHD Interview Chalk Talk: Dr. Carlos Ferreira: Genomics, Models and Therapeutic Targets of Genetic Skeletal Disorders - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53906 2:00 PM EST (Session 2 & 3) Celebration of the 2023 World Arabic Language Day at the United Nations - Arabic is the language of poetry and art United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1k2o0grhx 2:00 PM EST David Miliband & Hillary Rodham Clinton will discuss the deepening global humanitarian crises covered in the IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist - 2024 IRC Emergency Watchlist: No Myths, Just Facts Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdb7c-8c48b4ab-018c-4aa0eb20-00003760events@columbia.edu&recurrenceId= https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream-2024-irc-emergency-watchlist-no-myths-just-facts-tickets-774487281307?aff=oddtdtcreator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1h1aa0Iv1Y 2:00 PM EST Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-12-18/ https://www.csis.org/events/getting-track-space-and-airborne-sensors-hypersonic-missile-defense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZslOrQktEU - Defense Department Officials Discuss Hypersonic Missiles Defense Department officials discuss space and airborne missiles at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532476-1/defense-department-officials-discuss-hypersonic-missiles 2:00 PM EST The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will conduct an closed meeting with TRISO-X LLC to align on a NRC supplement of the TRISO-X responses to the Management Measures programmatic RAIs Nuclear Regulatory Commission https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20231370 2:45 PM EST Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1h5ti6wzg 3:00 PM EST 1) General Assembly: 48th plenary meeting, 78th session. 2) General Assembly: Tenth emergency special session (resumed), 47th plenary meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14b6ltpay 3:00 PM EST 1) The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council, 9511th meeting. 2) Non-proliferation (Iran) - Security Council, 9512th meeting. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1ph6fy5wz 3:00 PM EST U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will vote on the confirmation of Martin O’Malley, former Maryland Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532463-1/senate-session 4:00 PM EST Defectors: How the Illicit Flight of Soviet Citizens Built the Borders of the Cold War World Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/defectors-how-illicit-flight-soviet-citizens-built-borders-cold-war-world 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/ 5:30 PM EST December Book Club: Noble Volunteers: The British Soldiers Who Fought the American Revolution Friends of Washington Crossing Park https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/event/december-book-club-noble-volunteers-the-british-soldiers-who-fought-the-american-revolution/ 5:35 PM EST Reel America: United Nations 1945 San Francisco Conference. This Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?326905-1/us-information-service-film-san-francisco-1945 6:30 PM EST Stradivari Anniversary Concert: Dalí Quartet with Ricardo Morales, Clarinet Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410073/stradivari-anniversary-concert-dali-quartet-with-ricardo-morales-clarinet/2023-12-18/ 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 8:00 PM EST Holiday Hangout: Online Support Group Via Zoom Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/63618/ 9:00 PM EST Books That Shaped America: Common Sense In part one of Books That Shaped America, University of Maryland History Professor Richard Bell explored Common Sense, a 1776 pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine that urged the American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529909-1/books-shaped-america-common-sense