The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday April 9, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until April 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until April 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to France and Switzerland from April 7-10, 2024. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Georgia and Louisiana from April 8-9, 2024. Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environmental 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 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&units=standard https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard#obs Forecast Discussion U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion ...There Is an Enhanced Risk of Severe Thunderstorms for Central Into East Texas and Western Louisiana... - Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html FAA Daily Air Traffic Report https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report FAA National Airspace System Status https://nasstatus.faa.gov/ A.F. Branco – Under Siege https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-under-siege/ Doug TenNapel (blue check implied) @DougTenNapel - Frog Ross. https://twitter.com/MasayukiTsuda2/status/1776043117269172499 https://twitter.com/DougTenNapel/status/1776286619294683340 End Wokeness @EndWokeness - Authoritarian Dictatorship https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1777528169869840416 Gary Varvel – Biden's abandonment of Israel https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-bidens-abandonment-of Margolis & Cox - Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Polls https://margolisandcox.com/2024/04/04/thursday-april-4-2024/ Margolis & Cox - AI https://margolisandcox.com/2024/04/05/friday-april-5-2024/ Margolis & Cox - Mike Johnson, Republicans, Snow White, Ukraine https://margolisandcox.com/2024/04/03/wednesday-april-3-2024/ Margolis & Cox - Joe Biden https://margolisandcox.com/2024/04/02/tuesday-april-2-2024/ Mark Parisi – Fill https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12780 Michael Ramirez – Simple Economics https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-simple-economics Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 RealityBites by Broc Smith – Joey One Note https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/04/08/joey-one-note/ RealityBites by Broc Smith – Obsession https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/04/08/obsession/ Rothmus @Rothmus - Real. https://twitter.com/Rothmus/status/1777368615710240813 Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather - Communism https://twitter.com/SallyMayweather/status/1777498076103475230 Skscartoon @skscartoon – You can't deny the resemblance... #ElonMuskBrazil https://x.com/JackPosobiec/s/JackPosobiec/status/1777131693012398400 https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1777294417323610424 Skscartoon @skscartoon – My thoughts exactly! Don't Let “Perfect” Be the Enemy of “Good” https://x.com/JackPosobiec/s/JackPosobiec/status/1777524107434659895 https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1777657157468508165 Skscartoon @skscartoon – #Trump's fundraiser in a nutshell https://x.com/JackPosobiec/s/JackPosobiec/status/1776803157026156669 https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1776949726396682329 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 – Redhead https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-04-09 Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - UFC NYC https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1776234907322532312 Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - April 9 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-09 Word of the Day https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/04/09.html Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument Register to Vote https://vote.gov/ Congressional Record Most Recent Issue https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Mike Lee @SenMikeLee - The House impeached @SecMayorkas . For the first time in history, @SenSchumer wants to table the articles of impeachment to avoid a trial. What do @SenateDems want to hide? https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1777491186493628862 75 Years of Alliance https://archives-20973928.hs-sites.com/75-years-of-alliance Tunisia: Draft Law Proposed to Regulate the Work and Funding of Nongovernmental Organizations Operating in the Country https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-04-03/tunisia-draft-law-proposed-to-regulate-the-work-and-funding-of-nongovernmental-organizations-operating-in-the-country/ Germany: Federal Administrative Court Clarifies Definition of 'Single Parent' https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-04-07/germany-federal-administrative-court-clarifies-definition-of-single-parent/ Germany: Federal Administrative Court Rejects Granting Access to Lethal Drugs to Commit Suicide https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-04-04/germany-federal-administrative-court-rejects-granting-access-to-lethal-drugs-to-commit-suicide/ New Law Library Report on the Legal Treatment of Embryos Created Through IVF https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/04/new-law-library-report-on-the-legal-treatment-of-embryos-created-through-ivf/ Vice President Harris Responds to Fmr. Pres. Trump on Abortion Policy: Before heading to Philadelphia, Vice President Harris responds to former President Trump’s statement on abortion and says he would institute a national ban if he is elected to another term. She says the Biden administration would codify Roe v. Wade. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534765-1/vice-president-harris-responds-fmr-pres-trump-abortion-policy President Donald J. Trump Releases Statement on Life https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/bec0091d-188f-41b9-aab0-653b62da332c April 9, 2024 - April 10, 2024 USP Workshop on Therapeutic Peptides and Oligonucleotides The United States Pharmacopeial Convention https://www.usp.org/events-training/usp-at-events/usp-workshop-on-therapeutic-peptides-and-oligonucleotides April 9, 2024 - April 11, 2024 IT²EC 2024: Advancing Defence Training Through Technology ITEC https://www.itec.co.uk/ April 9, 2024 - April 13, 2024 2024 International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/2024-international-congress-on-integrative-medicine-and-health https://www.consortiumcongress.org/ April 9, 2024 - April 14, 2024 Sampling Completeness and Metric Robustness of Bipartite Networks Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/sampling-completeness-and-metric-robustness-bipartite-networks April 9, 2024 - April 14, 2024 SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo's 50th Fly-In Celebration Aerospace Center for Excellence, Lakeland Linder International Airport, Florida https://flysnf.org/ APRIL 9, 1865 Milestone Documents: Articles of Agreement Relating to the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia (1865) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/articles-of-agreement-of-surrender April 9, 2024 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 2024 Elections Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations (OHCHR) https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/events/2024/committee-economic-social-and-cultural-rights-2024-elections April 9, 2024 TBD U.S. and Japan Emerging Technologies U.S. Chamber of Commerce https://www.c-span.org/video/?534770-1/us-japan-emerging-technologies April 9, 2024 TBD Senate Democratic Agenda Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters about their agenda for the week. They’re also expected to face questions about holding an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534775-101/senate-democratic-agenda April 9, 2024 TBD Senate Republican Agenda Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534775-1/senate-republican-agenda April 9, 2024 3:00 AM EDT International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda - Nairobi: The United Nations General Assembly adopts resolution A/RES/58/234 designating 7 April as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda and encourages "all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations, as well as civil society organizations, to observe the International Day, including special observances and activities in memory of the victims of the genocide in Rwanda. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13ov1v7nl 3:45 AM EDT THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case Nicaragua v. Germany - Oral argument of Germany - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the proceedings instituted by Nicaragua against Germany on 1 March 2024. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11f8yi2wu 4:00 AM EDT 3052nd Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Consideration of Mexico United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w6bjhrqw 4:00 AM EDT UNCTAD - Press Conference: Rebeca Grynspan on UNCTAD's 60th anniversary - UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan briefs the press in Geneva United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1y3wfkwyy 6:50 AM EDT C-SPAN StudentCam 2024 2nd Prize Middle School - Two Sides of the Street: The Fight for DC Representation in Congress Dylan Zuriff & Ilana Handwerker 8th Grade Two Sides of the Street: The Fight for DC Representation in Congress Eastern Middle School Silver Spring, MD https://www.studentcam.org/winners24.htm https://www.viddler.com/v/99c1dee2 - STUDENTCAM 2024 WINNER "TWO SIDES OF THE STREET" Over thirty-two hundred students from across the country participated in the 20-year anniversary of C-SPAN’s Student Cam documentary competition. All this month, we’re featuring our top 21 winning entries. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534272-1/two-sides-of-the-street 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers commented on the April 8, 2024, eclipse visible throughout North America. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534681-2/open-phones&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: William Hartung Discusses U.S. Arms Sales & Transfers Policy William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, discusses U.S. arms sales & transfers policy amid continued conflicts in the Mideast and eastern Europe. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534681-3/william-hartung-discusses-us-arms-sales-transfers-policy&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT 2024 USCYBERCOM Legal Conference Day 1 United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) https://www.cybercom.mil/Partnerships-and-Outreach/Legal-Conference/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34069 8:00 AM EDT Community Bank Director Workshop: Credit Risk Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury https://occ.gov/news-events/events/index-events.html https://occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-comm-bank-dir-wksp-credit-risk-apr-09-2024.html 8:30 AM EDT Are Capitalism and Climate Progress Compatible? Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/are-capitalism-and-climate-progress-compatible/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fccb4xj_f4o 8:30 AM EDT The Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds: Clinical Trials in Parkinson's Disease National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45422 8:30 AM EDT NIH Toolbox Assessments Conference - Day 2, Main Auditorium National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nia.nih.gov/nih-toolbox-conference https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54560 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/?534681-4/open-phones&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT Recommendations for US Policymakers to Compete With China’s 5G Ambitions Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/recommendations-for-us-policymakers-to-compete-with-chinas-5g-ambitions/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Cgd7Gv7f4 9:00 AM EDT Weaponization of U.S. Government Symposium - Program Emcee: Jason Chaffetz Featured Speakers: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) Heritage Foundation https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/event/weaponization-us-government-symposium 9:00 AM EDT Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Quarterly Spring Forum National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) https://www.ndia.org/events/2024/4/10/cbrn-spring-quarterly-forum 9:00 AM EDT LeadershIP 2024 AM Session Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/leadership-2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjZX1MC0lpk 9:00 AM EDT Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Southside) - Norfolk, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64654/ 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: Nick Penniman Discusses Election Security & Integrity Nick Penniman, founder and CEO of the nonpartisan political reform group Issue One, discusses the group’s efforts to boost election security and integrity heading into the fall elections. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534681-5/nick-penniman-discusses-election-security-integrity&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT China’s Interference in Taiwan’s Election and Implications for America Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/chinas-interference-taiwan-election-implications-america 9:30 AM EDT The Role of the Private Sector in Geopolitics Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/role-private-sector-geopolitics 9:30 AM EDT Ensuring the Military is an Employer of Choice: The Role of Community-Military Partnerships - 2024 National Summit Association of Defense Communities https://adcsummit.org/#agenda - Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower & Reserve Affairs Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower & Reserve Affairs Franklin Parker, and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower & Reserve Affairs Alex Wagner Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 9:30 AM EDT Responsible AI and Technology Innovations Affecting Defense Communities - 2024 National Summit Association of Defense Communities https://adcsummit.org/#agenda - Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Margaret Palmieri Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 9:30 AM EDT Soldiers’ Angels Military and Veteran Food Distribution - Charleston, South Carolina Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65133/ 9:30 AM EDT Q & A with VA - Coldwater, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/battle-creek-health-care/events/66611/ 9:30 AM EDT 60th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/advisory-committee-on-research-on-womens-health https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54503 9:30 AM EDT To receive testimony on the Department of Defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defense ^ Honorable Michael J. McCord Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) ^ General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., USAF Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335625 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-defense-budget-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request and Future Years Defense Program, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request and Future Years Defense Program, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ - Defense Secretary & Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Testify on 2025 Budget Request Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, and Defense Comptroller Mike McCord testify on the president’s 2025 budget request for the Pentagon before the Senate Armed Services Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534654-1/defense-secretary-joint-chiefs-staff-chair-testify-2025-budget-request 9:30 AM EDT The President Receives the President’s Daily Brief Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:00 AM EDT 3053rd Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Consideration of Mexico (continued) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13bqpgqje 10:00 AM EDT General Assembly: 69th plenary meeting, 78th session - The use of the veto on "The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question". United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16ypr2ehk 10:00 AM EDT Balancing Act: Navigating National Security and Human Rights Across Jurisdictions George Washington University https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/balancing-act-navigating-national-security-and-human-rights-across-jurisdictions 10:00 AM EDT Policy and Regulation: Catalysts for Digital Transformation and Progress Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/policy-and-regulation-catalysts-digital-transformation-and-progress 10:00 AM EDT Expert Is In: Spring Bulbs (On-site Drop-in Program) U.S. Botanic Garden https://www.usbg.gov/learn/programs-and-events https://usbg.swoogo.com/EII-Spring-Bulbs-Apr9 10:00 AM EDT MOVE! 16-Week Program - Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/lovell-federal-health-care-va/events/61270/ 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-9-2024/ 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session, Part 1 The Senate considers several of President Biden’s U.S. District Court nominations. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534762-1/senate-session-part-1 10:00 AM EDT A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Air Force and Space Force Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Frank Kendall Secretary of the Air Force ^ General David W. Allvin Air Force Chief of Staff ^ General B. Chance Saltzman Chief of Space Operations ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335621 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-air-force-and-space-force - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Air Force and Space Force fiscal 2025 budget request, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 10:00 AM EDT An Update from the Treasury Department: Countering Illicit Finance, Terrorism and Sanctions Evasion Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Adewale O. Adeyemo Deputy Secretary Department of the Treasury ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335622 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/an-update-from-the-treasury-department-countering-illicit-finance-terrorism-and-sanctions-evasion 10:00 AM EDT Field Hearing, Chicago, Illinois: On The Dignity of Work: Lifting Individuals Out of Poverty House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Matt Paprocki President and CEO, Illinois Policy Institute ^ Nathan Montgomery Executive Director, Salt & Light ^ Brian Butler Director of Residential Ministries, Pathway Ministries ^ Kristy Schofield Director of Homelessness & Housing, Dream Center Peoria ^ Gianno Caldwell Founder, Caldwell Strategic Consulting ^ Sodiqa Williams Senior Vice President, Safer Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117072 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/work-welfare-subcommittee-field-hearing-on-the-dignity-of-work-lifting-individuals-out-of-poverty/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE7nAMs0lJc - TBD House Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on Lifting People Out of Poverty The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare holds a field hearing in Chicago to examine ways to lift people out of poverty through employment. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534767-1/house-ways-means-subcommittee-hearing-lifting-people-poverty 10:00 AM EDT Small Print, Big Impact: Examining the Effects of Forced Arbitration Senate Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Victor E. Schwartz Co-Chair, Public Policy Practice Group Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Washington, DC ^ Joanne E. Grace Registered Nurse Columbiana, OH ^ Myriam Gilles Professor of Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, NY ^ Gretchen Carlson Journalist and Co-Founder Lift Our Voices Greenwich, CT ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335627 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/small-print-big-impact-examining-the-effects-of-forced-arbitration - Non-Union Workers Testify on Impact of Forced Arbitration Non-union workers testify on the impact of forced arbitration clauses and their inability to seek legal recourse during a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534768-1/union-workers-testify-impact-forced-arbitration 10:30 AM EDT NIMHD DIR Seminar Series - April 2024 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54518 10:45 AM EDT Space Symposium 2024 - Winning in Competition and Conflict: Gen. Stephen Whiting Space Foundation https://www.spacesymposium.org/agenda/winning-in-competition-and-conflict-gen-stephen-whiting/ - Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command (10:45 a.m. EDT); Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu (11:10 a.m. EDT); and other senior officials speak at the Space Foundation’s in-person and virtual Space Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 11:00 AM EDT Press Conference: Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly on Sustainability Week - Mr. Francis will speak about the upcoming Sustainability Week from 15-19 April 2024. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1so14hoa2 11:00 AM EDT Election 2024: Trump’s Grip on the GOP, the Conservative Movement and American Democracy Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/04/09/election-2024-trumps-grip-gop-conservative-movement-american-democracy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6qUR2WTdAM 11:00 AM EDT Office Hours - 36th Ward Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66350/ 11:00 AM EDT Financial Literacy Week (Day 1: Financial Wellness) - San Antonio, Texas Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66262/ 11:00 AM EDT Financial Literacy Week Hiring Fair - San Antonio, Texas Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65961/ 11:00 AM EDT NIH Toolbox Assessments Conference - Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54560 11:00 AM EDT Learning to Listen: Neural Circuits for Expert Sound Perception National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45384 11:10 AM EDT Space Symposium 2024 - Research & Development Across the DoD with Hon. Heidi Shyu Space Foundation https://www.spacesymposium.org/agenda/research-development-across-the-dod-with-hon-heidi-shyu/ - Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command (10:45 a.m. EDT); Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu (11:10 a.m. EDT); and other senior officials speak at the Space Foundation’s in-person and virtual Space Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 11:15 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-9-2024/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-BwyNc7Ls - Secretary Blinken Meets with British Foreign Secretary Cameron Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron at the State Department. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534773-1/secretary-blinken-meets-british-foreign-secretary-cameron 11:30 AM EDT Book Presentation: Siete Presidentes y el Crimen Organizado (1982-2023) by Sergio Aguayo Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-presentation-siete-presidentes-y-el-crimen-organizado-1982-2023-sergio-aguayo 11:30 AM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell meets with Australian Minister for Defense Industry Pat Conroy Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-9-2024/ 11:35 AM EDT Maryland Governor Wes Moore News Conference on Key Bridge Funding Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the state’s congressional delegation hold a news conference to discuss federal funding for the rebuilding of the Key Bridge. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534774-1/maryland-governor-wes-moore-news-conference-key-bridge-funding 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly - Noon 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/k1m/k1msmew3ff 12:00 PM EDT Rights of Nature as a Tool to Protect Animals and the Environment: Ecuador as a Case Study George Washington University https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rights-of-nature-as-a-tool-to-protect-animals-and-the-environment-tickets-846132323557?aff=oddtdtcreator https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/rights_of_nature_as_a_tool_to_protect_animals_and_the_environment 12:00 PM EDT Live from the Museum: Signers' Hall - Virtual audiences can join a National Constitution Center museum educator for a tour of Signers' Hall, the iconic exhibit featuring life-size statues of the 42 men who gathered in Philadelphia for the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. National Constitution Center https://constitutioncenter.org/education/live-online-events/upcoming-virtual-museum-experiences https://go.constitutioncenter.org/zoom/?id=89378640271&zoom_type=webinars 12:00 PM EDT Restoring America’s Commercial Maritime Industrial Base Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/restoring-americas-commercial-maritime-industrial-base 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 Navy League Luncheon - Sea-Air-Space 2024 https://seaairspace.org/ https://sas24.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=26 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro provides keynote remarks at noon EDT; and other senior officials speak throughout the day, at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space 2024, Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, National Harbor, Maryland. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 12:00 PM EDT Office Hours - 10th Ward Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66223/ 12:00 PM EDT Virtual Orientation for More Than One Story: A Creative Arts Program Veterans Administration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/more-than-one-story-arts-program-for-women-nonbinary-military-veterans-tickets-775897599607?aff=MTOSsite https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65737/ https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67267/ 12:00 PM EDT Nuclear Remodeling During Meiosis National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45457 12:00 PM EDT DNA Repair SIG Videoconference - Guo-Min Li National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/sigs/dna-repair-interest-group https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54638 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider several bills under suspension of the rules including legislation to reauthorize and update federal workforce development programs. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534747-2/morning-hour 12:15 PM EDT Jazzy-cise National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45475 12:30 PM EDT Mismatch Repair Factor MLH1: Discovery and Diverse Function National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45450 12:30 PM EDT Space Symposium 2024 - Responsible Exploration: Preserving the Cosmos Space Foundation https://www.spacesymposium.org/agenda/responsible-exploration-with-pam-melroy/ - Responsible Exploration: Preserving the Cosmos Space Symposium keynote by NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. Stream on NASA+ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/responsible-exploration-preserving-the-cosmos-for-tomorrow-with-pam-melroy/ https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nasa-tv-schedule-for-week-of-4-8-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e75zRi3K0q4 12:30 PM EDT The President Delivers Remarks on the Care Economy Washington, D.C. https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wkio40qVMs - President Biden Gives Remarks on the Care Economy President Biden gives remarks at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station on the care economy. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534781-1/president-biden-remarks-care-economy 1:00 PM EDT LeadershIP 2024 PM Session - Conference on Intellectual Property (IP), Innovation, and National Security Policy Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/leadership-2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMfvZV7JbHo 1:00 PM EDT Study Designs to Include in Your Review National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45347 1:00 PM EDT Yoga Strength National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45476 1:00 PM EDT How Marian Anderson Broke Barriers Singing on Easter Sunday in 1939 National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=3ED8724A-A2D1-D5C9-7850855BB59C9EC8 1:00 PM EDT Caregivers: Your Life and Your Health Matters - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66725/ 1:30 PM EDT Air & Space Warfighters in Action: Lt. Gen. Richard Moore Air & Space Forces Association https://www.afa.org/air-space-warfighters-in-action/ https://www.afa.org/events/air-space-warfighters-in-action-lt-gen-richard-moore/ - Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. speaks at 1:30 p.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Air & Space Forces Association "Air & Space Warfighters" event, Arlington, Virginia. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 1:30 PM EDT The Negative Impact of Social Media and Smartphones on Children’s Mental Health - a Fireside Chat With NYU’s Jonathan Haidt Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-negative-impact-of-social-media-and-smartphones-on-childrens-mental-health/ 1:30 PM EDT CSIS-CSDS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/csds-csis-transatlantic-dialogue-indo-pacific-2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5mI-O95Wwg 1:30 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan James S. Brady Press Briefing Room https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz2fE07WkAM - White House Daily Briefing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan brief reporters and respond to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534783-1/white-house-daily-briefing 1:45 PM EDT 4+1 Commitment: The Formula for Military Spouse Success - 2024 National Summit Association of Defense Communities https://adcsummit.org/#agenda - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community & Family Policy Patty Barron Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 2:00 PM EDT Supplier Performance Risk System Defense Logistics Agency https://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Resources/Outreach-Calendar/ModuleID/89896/ItemID/5771/mctl/EventDetails/ 2:00 PM EDT New Tools to Study Bacterial Signaling National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45357 2:00 PM EDT Forward-thinking: Progress, Gaps, and Impact in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://cancercontroltap.org/events/forward-thinking-progress-gaps-and-impact-adolescent-and-young-adult-cancer-survivorship https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ocs/about/events/forward-thinking-progress-gaps-impact-adolescent-young-adult-cancer-survivorship 2:00 PM EDT VA S.A.V.E. Suicide Prevention Training - Online Veterans Administration https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USVA/signup/17850 https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67089/ 2:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider several bills under suspension of the rules including legislation to reauthorize and update federal workforce development programs. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534747-1/house-session 2:00 PM EDT Opaque Shell Companies: A Risk to National Security, Public Health, and Rule of Law Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control ^ WITNESSES: Elaine Dezenski, Senior Director and Head of the Center on Economic and Financial Power, Foundation for Defense of Democracies ^ Erica Hanichak, Government Affairs Director, Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition ^ Rebecca Shea, Director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) ^ Don Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (Retired), Special Operations Division, Drug Enforcement Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335628 https://www.drugcaucus.senate.gov/hearings/opaque-shell-companies-a-risk-to-national-security-public-health-and-rule-of-law/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dBJSyAZacs - Hearing on Transnational Crime & Role of Shell Companies The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control holds a hearing to examine the role of shell companies in facilitating transnational crime. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534769-1/hearing-transnational-crime-role-shell-companies 2:15 PM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session, Part 2 The Senate considers several of President Biden’s U.S. District Court nominations. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534762-2/senate-session-part-2 2:30 PM EDT Model Continuums of Care Initiative (MCCI) to Advance Health Equity and End Health Disparities Among Women and Girls in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Other Underserved Communities Technical Assistance Pre-Application Webinar National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45447 2:30 PM EDT Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth M. Allen meets with Japanese Press Secretary and Director General for Press and Public Diplomacy Kobayashi Maki Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-9-2024/ 2:30 PM EDT A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the U.S. Agency for International Development Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Samantha Power Administrator United States Agency for International Development ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335623 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-agency-for-international-development 2:30 PM EDT Closing Gaps in the Care Continuum: Opportunities to Improve Substance Use Disorder Care in the Federal Health Programs Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: Brendan Saloner, Ph.D. Bloomberg Professor Of American Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD ^ Malcolm Horn, Ph.D., LCSW, MAC, SAP Chief Behavioral Health Officer Rimrock Foundation Billings, MT ^ Sarah Bagley, MD, MSc Associate Professor Of Medicine And Pediatrics, Associate Program Director, Grayken Fellow In Addiction Medicine Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA ^ Paul J. Christine, MD, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Of Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine and Denver Health Aurora, CO ^ https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/closing-gaps-in-the-care-continuum-opportunities-to-improve-substance-use-disorder-care-in-the-federal-health-programs 2:30 PM EDT To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335642 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-465 2:45 PM EDT Oversight of the Smithsonian Institution Senate Rules and Administration Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Lonnie G. Bunch III Secretary, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335626 https://www.rules.senate.gov/hearings/04/02/2024/oversight-of-the-smithsonian-institution 3:00 PM EDT New Leaders, New Priorities: A Discussion with Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy - 2024 National Summit Association of Defense Communities https://adcsummit.org/#agenda - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale and other senior officials speak at the Association of Defense Communities 2024 National Summit, Arlington, Virginia. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-09/ 3:00 PM EDT Smart Prosecution Solutions Solicitation Webinar Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/smart-prosecution-solutions-solicitation-webinar 3:00 PM EDT How Marian Anderson Broke Barriers Singing on Easter Sunday in 1939 National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=3ED8724A-A2D1-D5C9-7850855BB59C9EC8 3:00 PM EDT VA Supply Chain Modernization: Ready for Prime Time House Veterans' Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117066 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6417 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib5sAvUB0ag 3:30 PM EDT News Conference on Mayorkas Impeachment Senators speak to reporters about holding a Senate impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534776-1/news-conference-mayorkas-impeachment 4:00 PM EDT The Case for Curriculum Reform American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/the-case-for-curriculum-reform/ 4:00 PM EDT Demystifying Medicine — Mental Health: Mechanisms and Crisis National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/ https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54041 4:00 PM EDT Thomas Insel and George Koob Discuss Mental Health and Alcohol Use National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44765 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54041 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 4:00 PM EDT Committee Markup House Rules Committee ^ H.R. ____ – Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117038/documents/BILLS-118pih-RISA.pdf ^ H.R. 529 – Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/529 ^ H. Rept. 118-436 – Report from the Committee on Ways and Means to accompany H.R. 529 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/118th-congress/house-report/436 ^ H. Rept. 118-436, Part II – Supplemental Report from the Committee on Ways and Means to accompany H.R. 529 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/118th-congress/house-report/436 ^ H. Res. ____ – Opposing efforts to place one-sided pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza. https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117038/documents/BILLS-118pih-opposingpressureisrael.pdf ^ H. Res. 1112 – Denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1112 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117038 https://rules.house.gov/news/announcement/meeting-announcement-april-9-2024 4:15 PM EDT Book Talk. Illiberal Vanguard: Populist Elitism in the United States and Russia The Harriman Institute at Columbia University https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/book-talk-collisions-the-war-in-ukraine-and-the-origins-of-the-new-global-instability/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idSDb5vVC_4 4:30 PM EDT Defending Creative Voices - Protection of artists in time of emergencies. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1c6pug80k 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/ 5:00 PM EDT How Marian Anderson Broke Barriers Singing on Easter Sunday in 1939 National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=3ED8724A-A2D1-D5C9-7850855BB59C9EC8 5:00 PM EDT First Lady Jill Biden Hosts a Media Preview for the Japanese State Dinner The White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqQBZz1BD_M - White House Previews State Dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida First lady Jill Biden previews the State Dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534777-1/white-house-previews-state-dinner-japanese-prime-minister-fumio-kishida 5:30 PM EDT VA Manchester PACT Act Veteran Town Hall - Portsmouth, New Hampshire Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/manchester-health-care/events/66602/ 6:00 PM EDT Virtual Orientation for More Than One Story: A Creative Arts Program Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65736/ https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67269/ 6:00 PM EDT The President and The First Lady welcome Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Mrs. Kishida Yuko of Japan to the White House South Portico https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/streams - TBD President Biden Welcomes Japanese Prime Minister to White House President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Mrs. Kishida Yuko to the White House. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534782-1/president-biden-welcomes-japanese-prime-minister-white-house 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 6:30 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbellparticipates in a virtual conversation with the National Committee on United States-China Relations Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-9-2024/ 8:00 PM EDT Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism - NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards/upcoming.html https://thecuriocitycollective.org/tcc-books/book-club/consumed-on-colonialism-climate-change-consumerism-and-the-need-for-collective-change-by-aja-barber/ 8:00 PM EDT The United States Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants - St. Michael, Minnesota U.S. Air Force Band https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-air-Force-Band/Events/ https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MXIyNWo1cmc3MnFoMGw1bGZicWowbWMxbW4gZ2hwcm9nY2c5cjVqcnU3Y2djbmQxb3NkcG9AZw&ctz=America/New_York