The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday, August 1, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until August 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 1, 2023 at 12:15 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023) Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland is on travel to South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from July 29-August 4, 2023. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Alaska from July 31-August 4, 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 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Dress Code https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-dress-code/ Bob Gorrell - Bidenomics http://www.gorrellart.com/cartoon/bidenomics/ Gary Varvel - Woke Theater https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/woke-theater grrrgraphics - Big Government Rest Home https://grrrgraphics.com/big-government-rest-home/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Time to Induce? https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12422 Michael Ramirez - Rebranding Follies 07-31-23 https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-musk-crosses-out RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Mating Game https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/30/the-mating-game/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - In Your Face https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/31/in-your-face/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-01-2023/ Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - WoMAN's Sports https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1686008325924958208 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record 60-Second Civics Podcast https://www.civiced.org/60-Second-Civics Today in History - August 1 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-01 NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?Gid=1396 NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900 https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900 Republicans Launch Inquiry into Sweetheart Hunter Biden Plea Deal July 31, 2023 https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-07-31-jdj-js-jc-to-garland-re-biden-plea-deal.pdf https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/republicans-launch-inquiry-sweetheart-hunter-biden-plea-deal 118th United States Congress: A Survey of Books Written by Members https://guides.loc.gov/118th-congress-book-list/house-of-representatives Virtual Panel, Simple Solutions Toward Better Neuro-Inclusivity National Security Neurodiversity Network and Intelligence & National Security Alliance (INSA) Foundation https://www.insaonline.org/events/on-demand/2023/06/06/default-calendar/simple-solutions-toward-better-neuro-inclusivity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qEjkENwkXE - Neurodiversity and National Security: How to Tackle National Security Challenges With a Wider Range of Cognitive Talents RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1875-1.html Bipartisan Bill Would Bar Agencies From Denying Job Applicants Over Weed Use https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2023/07/bipartisan-bill-would-bar-agencies-from-denying-job-applicants-over-weed-use/ June 14, 2023 - August 31, 2023 Landmarks in Leadership: Bob Dole's Legacy at 100 Years The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics https://doleinstitute.org/event/landmarks-in-leadership-bob-doles-legacy-at-100-years/ June 24, 2023 - August 20, 2023 Seeking Remote Nature: Stones Located and Nature Revealed United States National Arboretum https://www.usna.usda.gov/visit/calendar-of-events/seeking-remote-nature-stones-located-and-nature-revealed August 1, 2023 - August 2, 2023 Open-to-the-Public Meeting: 2023 NETL Multiphase Flow Science Workshop National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy https://netl.doe.gov/events/23FLOW August 1, 2023 - August 2, 2023 Japan Project Meeting, Summer 2023 National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/japan-project-meeting-summer-2023 August 1, 2023 - August 3, 2023 Intersessional Workshop of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue With Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) https://www.cbd.int/meetings/SOI-OM-2023-01 August 1, 2023 - August 6, 2023 37th World Youth Day Holy See, Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life https://www.lisboa2023.org/en August 1, 2023 - August 7, 2023 World Breastfeeding Week 2023 United Nations https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-breastfeeding-week/2023 August 1, 2023 August Is Tree Check Month Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/asian-longhorned-beetle/resources/alb-august-tree-check-month August 1, 2023 Virtual Reading Group August 2023: The Price of Power: Bring Up the Bodies and The Prince Liberty Fund, Inc. https://oll.libertyfund.org/page/virtual-reading-groups-price-of-power August 1, 2023 On Tuesday, the President has no public events scheduled Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 1, 2023 The month of AUGUST is traditionally a really HOT month. https://qresear.ch/q-posts 4:00 AM EDT [3rd meeting] First session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vmu562fb 4:30 AM EDT Deaths Registered Weekly in England and Wales, Provisional: Week Ending 21 July 2023 UK Office for National Statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisionalweekending21july2023 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question "Should there be a 'code of conduct' for family of presidents?" https://www.c-span.org/video/?529650-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:15 AM EDT What's Next for Nuclear Risk Reduction United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vm4i8ot5 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Karen Petrou Discusses President Biden's Economic Agenda & Public Opinion Polls Federal Financial Analytics co-founder and managing partner Karen Petrou discusses President Biden's economic agenda and how voters are responding. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529650-3/karen-petrou-discusses-president-bidens-economic-agenda-public-opinion-polls&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT GPU Programming CERN https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1293875 8:00 AM EDT Chevron Energy Innovation Summit Thurgood Marshall College Fund's (TMCF) Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Division, in collaboration with Chevron Corporation https://www.tmcf.org/event/chevron-energy-innovation-summit/ 8:00 AM EDT Personal Finance for the Middle School Classroom Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia https://www.philadelphiafed.org/calendar-of-events/personal-finance-for-the-middle-school-classroom-2023 8:00 AM EDT Credit Risk Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury https://www2.occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-comm-bank-dir-wksp-credit-risk-08-01-2023.Html 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/?529650-4/open-phones&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT Monthly Call of Question Q7 – Methodologies, Tools and Test Plans for the Subjective Assessment of Speech,Audio and Audiovisual Quality Interactions and Q10/12 Conferencing and Telemeeting Assessment International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-t/Lists/loqr.aspx?Group=12&Period=17 https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?Id=14025&Group=12 9:00 AM EDT [4th Meeting] First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iwsocmw9 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 9:00 AM EDT Introduction to the CDM Agency Dashboard (CDM141) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/events/introduction-cdm-agency-dashboard-cdm141 9:00 AM EDT Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56843/ 9:00 AM EDT Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Southside) - Norfolk, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56844/ 9:00 AM EDT European Union: Virtual Consultations With Nathan Donohue Commercial Officer Department of Commerce Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/CSEU-VIRTUALCONSULTATIONSWITHNATHANDONOHUECOMMERCIALOFFICERDEPARTMENTOFCOMMERCE 9:15 AM EDT Washington Journal: Julie Rovner Discusses Upcoming Congressional Health Spending Deadlines Kaiser Health News' Julie Rovner discusses upcoming congressional health spending deadlines and key measures needing reauthorization. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529650-5/julie-rovner-discusses-upcoming-congressional-health-spending-deadlines&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT CANCELED: In-person Reception and Panel Discussion with Mr. Zhang Shaodong, Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Unveiling Investment Opportunities in the Post-COVID Era Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/CHINAIn-personReceptionandPanelDiscussionwithMrZhangShaodongViceChairmanoftheChinaCouncilforthePromo 9:30 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the Launch of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy Department of State https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-to-deliver-remarks-at-the-launch-of-the-bureau-of-global-health-security-and-diplomacy/ https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-1-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CJc_ORuq38 - Secretary Blinken Remarks at Launch of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy Secretary of State Blinken gives remarks at the launch of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the State Department. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529678-1/secretary-blinken-remarks-launch-bureau-global-health-security-diplomacy 9:50 AM EDT 2023 MARCENT Change of Command Service members, families, and friends gather at the Navy Reserve Center at MacDill Air Force Base to celebrate the passing of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command, from Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., to Maj. Gen. Chris McPhillips, August 1, 2023. https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32459 10:00 AM EDT Relief, Recovery, Restabilization: Addressing the Crisis in Yemen The Women's Foreign Policy Group https://www.wfpg.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=397&Itemid=100&year=2023&month=08&day=01&title=relief-recovery-restabilization-addressing-the-crisis-in-yemen&uid=4760eb12f58bf6ceebc8308639940a3a 10:00 AM EDT Assessing Lula's Leadership in Brazil Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/assessing-lulas-leadership-brazil 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Construction Spending (Construction Put in Place) June 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/c30index.html 10:00 AM EDT Virtual Fireside Chat With the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón "CZ" Colón-López and AFA President & CEO Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, USAF (Ret.) Air and Space Forces Association (AFA) https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-01/ https://www.afa.org/events/air-space-warfighters-action-seac-ramon-cz-colon-lopez - Top Military Adviser Discusses Force Integration Senior Enlisted Adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón "CZ" Colón-López discusses his tenure and force integration at an event hosted by the Air and Space Forces Association (AFA). https://www.c-span.org/video/?529673-1/top-military-adviser-discusses-force-integration 11:00 AM EDT Sen. Jeff Merkley on the Ukraine War, Climate Change and the Democratic Party Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/08/01/sen-jeff-merkley-ukraine-war-climate-change-democratic-party/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TPZtfQ56RI - Sen. Jeff Merkley on Russia-Ukraine War & Climate Change Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) discusses the Russia-Ukraine War and climate change during a discussion hosted by the Washington Post. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529672-1/sen-jeff-merkley-russia-ukraine-war-climate-change 11:00 AM EDT 'Digital Chatter' — The Growing Challenge of Mis/Disinformation Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) https://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=3086672029831705 https://www.afcea.org/events 11:00 AM EDT Virtual Consultations With Eli Corso-Phinney Commercial Officer U.S Embassy Bucharest Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/ROMANIAVIRTUALCONSULTATIONSWITHELICORSO-PHINNEYCOMMERCIALOFFICERUSEMBASSYBUCHAREST 11:30 AM EDT How the Michigan Legislature is Spending Your Tax Money, Mackinac Center Policy Forum - Sterling Heights Mackinac Center https://www.mackinac.org/events/2023/aug-1-how-the-michigan-legislature-is-spending-your-tax-money 12:00 PM EDT Book Launch: Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/book-launch-beijing-rules-how-china-weaponized-its-economy-confront-world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU_yti1iKng 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/k1c/k1cttpj319 12:00 PM EDT Book Talk: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-talk-journey-afghan-girl-who-risked-everything-education 12:00 PM EDT Atomic Legacies: A Roundtable Discussion Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410161/atomic-legacies-a-roundtable-discussion/2023-08-01/ 12:00 PM EDT VetBizLady Office Hours and Networking Sessions: 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 FDIC, OCC, FRB St. Louis Host Interagency CRA Tennessee Bankers' Roundtable The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRB St. Louis) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-08-01-bankers-roundtable.html 12:00 PM EDT Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/august-1-2023-meeting-medical-imaging-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-08012023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfmYJDntNLo 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 12:00 PM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:15 PM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Pro Forma Session The Senate meets for a brief Pro Forma session. They'll return on September 5th for legislative work and votes following their summer recess. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529663-1/senate-pro-forma-session 12:30 PM EDT Argentina Elige: A Conversation with Luciano Laspina, Argentine Congressman and Senior Economic Adviser to Presidential Candidate Patricia Bullrich Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/argentina-elige-conversation-luciano-laspina-argentine-congressman-and-senior-economic 1:00 PM EDT LPGA Champion Allisen Corpuz on Empowering Women Through Golf Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/08/01/lpga-champion-allisen-corpuz-empowering-women-through-golf/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL0Lrrap_44 1:15 PM EDT REACH EVERY VICTIM, LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: An Event Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hqxgbbjt 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/watch?v=XA1OhgyaTeg 1:30 PM EDT Train-the-Trainer Webinar on Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Renewals Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59439/ 2:00 PM EDT Language Barriers in the Two Koreas: Linguistic or Sociocultural? The National Committee on North Korea https://www.ncnk.org/event-calendar/language-barriers-two-koreas-linguistic-or-sociocultural 2:00 PM EDT "Civics for All of US" Teacher Workshop - the Bill of Rights for Elementary Educators National Archives Museum https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/events/civics-for-all-of-us-teacher-workshop-the-bill-of-rights-for-elementary-educators https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/civics-for-all-of-us-teacher-workshop-the-bill-of-rights-for-elementary-educators 2:00 PM EDT Making Changes Work in the Criminal Justice System: Best Practices for Quality Improvement Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/making-changes-work-criminal-justice-system-best-practices-quality-improvement 2:00 PM EDT Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 4: Application Requirements United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-4-application-requirements-8 2:00 PM EDT Learn How to Make a Smooth Transition to Patent Center United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/learn-how-make-smooth-transition-patent-center-1 2:15 PM EDT Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks at the AME Church Quadrennial Convention, Orlando, Florida Vice President Harris delivers remarks at the 20th Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Quadrennial Convention. https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCe114mxcX8 2:32 PM EDT Full Sturgeon Moon https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-august 3:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session The House meets for a brief pro forma session. They return on September 12th for legislative work and votes following their summer recess. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529662-1/house-pro-forma-session 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 Ideas and Inspiration: Everyone Should Have a Chance to Thrive The Aspen Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ydwPsuaSM 5:30 PM EDT JDWA Vote NO Campaign Virtual Phonebank and Training Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) https://jewishdems.org/ https://www.mobilize.us/jewishdems/event/571878/ 6:00 PM EDT TLC: Transgender Living with Change, A Parent and Family Support Group Dr. "Wild" Ben Goldman https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tlc-transgender-living-with-change-a-parent-and-family-support-group-tickets-640737863197 6:00 PM EDT 2023-2024 Educators' Reception Clinton Presidential Center https://www.clintonfoundation.org/events/clinton-presidential-center/2023-2024-educators-reception/ 7:00 PM EDT Clinton Presidential Center Presents "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs" With Paleontologist Steve Brusatte Clinton Presidential Center https://www.clintonfoundation.org/events/clinton-presidential-center/clinton-presidential-center-presents-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dinosaurs-with-paleontologist-steve-brusatte/ 7:30 PM EDT Concert on the Avenue, U.S. Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C. U.S. Navy Band https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-aug-1-cota-u-s-navy-memorial-