The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday March 12, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until March 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until March 12, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma 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 Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth M. Allen is on travel to Texas from March 10-12, 2024. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Canada from March 11-12, 2024. . . . 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 Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening from the western Ozarks/eastern Kansas region to northern Missouri. - 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 Cartoon - Operation No-Opposition https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-operation-no-opposition/ Gary Varvel - World leaders react to Biden’s ‘you know the thing’ https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-world-leaders-react-to grrrgraphics - De Niro Wins The Oscar https://grrrgraphics.com/de-niro-wins-the-oscar/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Snek https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12752 Michael Ramirez - Change of Leadership https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-change-of-leadership Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Skscartoon @skscartoon - Those who control the language, control the power to define. https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1767497319954755696 Skscartoon @skscartoon - Trump was right, #haiti is a Sh**hole https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1767339477855576355 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Open Gates 35 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-03-12 Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - Bigots https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1766103132885614773 Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - Good. What kind of guy tries to ruin a 9 year old’s life https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1767259816261742818 Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - Biden Misspeaks https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1767179544208031788 Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - March 12 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/march-12 The Saint of the Day https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/03/11.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 Daily Feed OANN https://www.oann.com/category/video/daily-feed/ Spiritual Warfare Is Real https://rumble.com/v4hzw3r-spiritual-warfare-is-real.html 2024 Primary Elections AP Data https://www.c-span.org/campaign/?2024#campaign-election-map An Outpouring of Love for Douglass Day 2024 https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2024/03/douglass-day-2024/?loclr=eadpb Two Hundred Years of Native Relations - National Archives https://archives-20973928.hs-sites.com/two-hundred-years-of-native-relations To Create a Temporary National Economic Committee https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/03/temporary-national-economic-committee/ Statement by Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2024/nr24-20 President Trump Reiterates Protecting Entitlements Like Social Security and Medicare; Would Get Rid of Waste and Fraud. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/96efa564-00f6-4c68-af9b-18ca7e3a32b3 ICYMI: Important Articles and Posts from President Trump https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/647a2ca1-1043-4ffb-a3ad-a6ae1963e170 ICYMI: President Donald J. Trump Met the Family and Friends of Laken Riley in Rome, Georgia https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/679207dd-267f-4416-a2d7-41941d3f2e9e President Donald J. Trump to Appear as a Special Guest Speaker at a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Dayton, Ohio https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/4bf668b1-5af3-4319-9074-fcd4485978da 2024-03-11 John Solomon Reports Podcast EXCLUSIVE: President Trump reacts to brand new report showing that Democrat-led January 6 panel withheld crucial evidence, including a statement of denial from Trump’s driver on that day. Additional interview with Kash Patel https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-nw47z-1dac7039 March 11, 2024 - March 14, 2024 2024 Sunshine Week Symposium Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) https://americansforprosperityfoundation.org/sunshine/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVFwSVspSF4 March 12, 2024 - March 13, 2024 NRC's Annual Regulatory Information Conference Nuclear Regulatory Commission https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/ric/index.html March 12, 2024 - March 14, 2024 2024 Collaborative Electronic Warfare Symposium - Point Mugu, California Association of Old Crows https://www.crows.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1790439 March 12, 2024 - March 14, 2024 Harwood Graduate Colloquium: "Public Choice" with Ryan Yonk American Institute for Economic Research https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1458/1710219600000 March 12, 2024 - March 14, 2024 Contract Administration & Procurement Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) https://www.aahaak.org/event-details/contract-administration-procurement-9 MARCH 12, 1776 On This Day in History - British invasion fleet arrives off Cape Fear, North Carolina https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/british-invasion-fleet-arrives-cape-fear-north-carolina.html MARCH 12, 1947 Milestone Documents: Truman Doctrine (1947) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/truman-doctrine March 12, 2024 Georgia Presidential Preference Primary https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar#Upcoming_election_dates https://sos.ga.gov/elections-division-georgia-secretary-states-office March 12, 2024 Hawaii Republican Party Presidential Preference Primary https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar#Upcoming_election_dates https://thehawaiirepublicanparty.com/2024-presidential-caucus March 12, 2024 Northern Mariana Islands N.M.I. Democratic Party-Administered Presidential Caucus https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar#Upcoming_election_dates https://www.nmidems.org/ March 12, 2024 Mississippi Statewide/Presidential Preference Primary https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar#Upcoming_election_dates https://www.sos.ms.gov/yall-vote March 12, 2024 Nebraska Brule Recall Election https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar#Upcoming_election_dates https://nptelegraph.com/two-more-brule-village-board-members-face-recall-elections/article_26e6c086-bbaf-11ee-b5fa-470a6c8990eb.html March 12, 2024 Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar#Upcoming_election_dates https://www.democratsabroad.org/2024primary March 12, 2024 Washington Presidential Preference Primary https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar#Upcoming_election_dates https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/helpful-information/presidential-primary-faq March 12, 2024 MAL: Gov’t response due to defendants motion for leave to file under seal and with limited redactions in certain pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases https://www.justsecurity.org/88039/trumps-legal-and-political-calendar-all-the-dates-you-need-to-know/ March 12, 2024 Blassingame: Status conference at 2:30 PM (public access line: (877) 848-7030, access code 321-8747) Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases https://www.justsecurity.org/88039/trumps-legal-and-political-calendar-all-the-dates-you-need-to-know/ March 12, 2024 Core UK decision-making and Political Governance – Wales (Module 2B) – Day 10: 12 Mar 24 UK Covid-19 Inquiry https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/#broadcastStatus https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/core-uk-decision-making-and-political-governance-wales-module-2b-public-hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/@UKCovid-19Inquiry March 12, 2024 Sousa's March Mania - 32 Marches. 4 Weeks. 1 Champion. #SousasMarchMania https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/March%20Mania/2024/2024_bracket%20printable.pdf https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Sousas-March-Mania/ - March 12 - Game 13 Pride of the Wolverines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESLJ_fZ-jSI&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=25&pp=iAQB8AUB VS Oh, Henry! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwOwiF_FT2w&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=26&pp=iAQB8AUB - March 12 - Game 14 March of the Resistance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96xjFY4iTTs&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=27&pp=iAQB8AUB VS They Are There! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U7wM6s9AP8&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=28&pp=iAQB8AUB March 12, 2024 TBD House Democratic Agenda House Democratic Caucus leaders speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about the legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534184-1/house-democratic-agenda March 12, 2024 TBD Senate Democratic Agenda Senate Democratic leaders speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about the legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534186-101/senate-democratic-agenda March 12, 2024 TBD Senate Republican Agenda Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about the legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534186-1/senate-republican-agenda March 12, 2024 TBD Rep. Henry Cuellar News Conference on Border Security Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) holds a news conference to discuss legislation to address the crisis on the southern border with Mexico. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534183-1/rep-henry-cuellar-news-conference-border-security March 12, 2024 TBD Senate Leaders Schumer and McConnell Meet Polish President Duda Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534185-1/senate-leaders-schumer-mcconnell-meet-polish-president-duda March 12, 2024 TBD Speaker Johnson Meets with Polish President Duda Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534187-1/speaker-johnson-meets-polish-president-duda March 12, 2024 4:30 AM EDT 24th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council - 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council (26 February – 05 April 2024) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1epjeb1zr March 12, 2024 4:30 AM EDT Coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 deorbit and splashdown. Splashdown scheduled as early as 5:35 a.m. dependent on site selection National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-3-11-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJAUetG6C2E March 12, 2024 5:00 AM EDT 4088th Meeting, 140th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Consideration of Indonesia (continued) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k128h13j0g March 12, 2024 5:00 AM EDT 701st Meeting, 30th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Consideration of Sweden (cont'd) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vc0oy5na March 12, 2024 5:00 AM EDT LinkedIn Job Search for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/linkedin-job-search-military-spouses-and-caregivers-1 March 12, 2024 6:30 AM EDT Participation by Mr Luis de Guindos in ECOFIN meeting in Brussels, Belgium European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2024/03/12/ March 12, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “What is the top threat facing the United States?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?534106-2/open-phones&playEvent March 12, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Media Teleconference on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Return to Earth National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-3-11-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA9UZF-SZoQ March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Matt Bennett Discusses Campaign 2024 & the Democratic Party Matt Bennett, co-founder and Senior Vice President for the center-left group Third Way, discusses its role in Campaign 2024, the future of the Democratic party, and No Labels' effort to field a third-party “unity” ticket this fall. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534106-3/matt-bennett-discusses-campaign-2024-democratic-party&playEvent March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT The American Sunrise Show 3-12-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4irazf-the-american-sunrise-show-3-12-24.html March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT HRC - Press Conference: Special Rapporteur on Countering Terrorism - Ben Saul, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mr3j3wcb March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT Knowledge and Opportunities (TKO) Seminar Defense Logistics Agency https://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Resources/Outreach-Calendar/ModuleID/89896/ItemID/5882/mctl/EventDetails/ March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT Civic Learning Week National Forum - 2024 and Beyond: Civic Learning as a Unifying Force iCivics https://civiclearningweek.org/national-forum/ March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT MiCivics Civic Education Summit – Advancing Civic Curiosity and Joy MiCivics Coalition http://micivics.org/ https://civiclearningweek.org/event/micivics-civic-education-summit-advancing-civic-curiosity-and-joy/ March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT Salary Negotiations for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/salary-negotiations-military-spouses-and-caregivers-1 March 12, 2024 8:00 AM EDT Conversation with the AUKUS Army Chiefs on Land Power's Contribution to AUKUS Pillar 2 - Day 2 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/conversation-aukus-army-chiefs-land-powers-contribution-aukus-pillar-2 March 12, 2024 8:30 AM EDT The Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds: The NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program and the Evolving “Diagnostic Odyssey” in Neurological Diseases? National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45217 March 12, 2024 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/?534106-4/open-phones&playEvent March 12, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Investigative Systems Training Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency https://www.dcsa.mil/Security-Training/Investigative-Systems-Training/ March 12, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64652/ March 12, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Southside) - Norfolk, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64654/ March 12, 2024 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 March 12, 2024 9:05 AM EDT Chairman Rostin Behnam will deliver a keynote address and participate in a fireside chat at FIA’s Annual International Futures Industry Conference (FIA Boca 2024). Commodity Futures Trading Commission https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventbehnam031224 March 12, 2024 9:15 AM EDT Washington Journal: Chuck DeVore Discusses Border Security & States Rights Chuck DeVore from the Texas Public Policy Foundation discusses Texas’s efforts to secure the southern border with Mexico amid legal battles with the Biden administration. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534106-5/chuck-devore-discusses-border-security-states-rights&playEvent March 12, 2024 9:30 AM EDT 25th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council - 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council (26 February – 05 April 2024) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16dksmt0m March 12, 2024 9:30 AM EDT Owl Night Long Mission Launch 10:13 AM EDT RocketLab >>20553063 pb https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1767293385080250749 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF9cWWkSlsQ March 12, 2024 9:30 AM EDT Is Europe Capable of Defending Itself? Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/is-europe-capable-of-defending-itself/ March 12, 2024 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/ March 14, 2024 9:30 AM EDT Open/Closed: Hearing to Receive Testimony on Global Security Challenges And U.S. Strategy Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Paul Scharre Executive Vice President and Director of Studies Center for a New American Security ^ Dr. Hal Brands Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335536 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-global-security-challenges-and-us-strategy_4_12_24 March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT 4th plenary meeting - Commission on the Status of Women, Sixty-eighth session (CSW68) General discussion - Ministerial round tables on the priority theme - The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024 under the theme "Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective". Review theme: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xjzrfqc9 March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Harnessing Social Protection to Tackle Poverty and Empower Women and Girls (CSW68 Side Event) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yrqau3ap March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Gender-sensitive parliaments: Advancing gender equality to end poverty (CSW68 Side Event) The importance of addressing women's poverty has been long recognized in the international normative framework. "Women and Poverty" is the first critical area of concern of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qb4g1nej March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT 4089th Meeting, 140th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Consideration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sgehsq4p March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Crimes Against Humanity in Afghanistan with a Gender Lens: Strengthening Global Coordination (CSW68 Side Event) Since the Taliban's seizure of power in 2021, women and girls in Afghanistan have been subjected to severe repression of their rights and freedoms, which UN experts, legal scholars and activists agree amounts to a system of apartheid to deliberately subjugate them on the basis of gender. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1assq2vcj March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT 702nd Meeting, 30th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Consideration of Azerbaijan United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13zsykw9s March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT General Assembly: Informal briefing on the G20 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1x6vbic8w March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT War Room With Steve Bannon AM Show 3-12-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4irbe0-war-room-with-steve-bannon-am-show-3-12-24.html March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Air & Space Warfighters in Action: Alex Wagner, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Air & Space Forces Association https://www.afa.org/air-space-warfighters-in-action/ https://www.afa.org/events/air-space-warfighters-in-action-alex-wagner/ - Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Alex Wagner participates in a fireside chat at 10 a.m. EDT at a virtual Air & Space Forces Association "Air & Space Warfighters in Action" event Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-12/ March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT National Veterans Golden Age Games Aug. 24-29, 2024 | Salt Lake City, Utah Registration for Visual Impaired/Wheelchair Div. opens March 12 at 10 a.m. ET https://department.va.gov/veteran-sports/national-veterans-golden-age-games/ March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Career Day with HII Mission Technologies - Virginia Beach, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66228/ March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT MOVE! 16-week Program - North Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/lovell-federal-health-care-va/events/61270/ March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider legislation requiring federal departments to report to Congress on the use of its federal buildings and leased space as well as a resolution to denounce the Biden administration’s immigration policies. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534159-1/morning-hour March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate The Senate will consider several of President Biden’s U.S. District Court nominations. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534162-1/us-senate March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Hearing on the Report of Special Counsel Robert K. Hur House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Special Counsel Robert K. Hur ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116942 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-report-special-counsel-robert-k-hur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVdN9e6Po24 - Special Counsel Hur Testifies on Biden Classified Documents Report Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies on his investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents when he served as vice president during the Obama administration. The House Judiciary Committee holds this hearing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534073-1/special-counsel-hur-testifies-biden-classified-documents-report March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Navigating Regulations: Alternative Pathways to Investing in Small Businesses House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Parag Shah Co-Founder & CTO Vemos ^ Ms. Mary Kennedy Thompson COO Neighborly ^ Mr. Jeremy Kress Assistant Professor of Business Law University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116897 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116897/documents/HHRG-118-SM24-20240312-SD002.pdf https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405894 March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT 2024 Annual Threat Assessment (Open Session) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Avril Haines Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence ^ The Honorable William Burns Director, Central Intelligence Agency ^ General Timothy Haugh Director, National Security Agency ^ The Honorable Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation ^ Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse Director, Defense Intelligence Agency ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116929 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Committees.aspx?Code=IG00# - Intelligence Officials Testify on Global Threats Before House Cmte. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, CIA Director Bill Burns, and FBI Director Christopher Wray join other leaders from the intelligence community to testify on worldwide threats, before the House Select Intelligence Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534069-1/intelligenceofficials-testify-global-threats-house-cmte March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Organizational Oversight: Examining TSA’s Post-Modernization Efforts House Homeland Security Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Julie Scanlon Executive Assistant Administrator, Enterprise Support, Transportation Security Administration ^ Mr. Brian Belcher Executive Assistant Administrator, Director for the Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service, Transportation Security Administration ^ Ms. Stacey Fitzmaurice Executive Assistant Administrator, Operations Support, Transportation Security Administration ^ Mr. Steve Lorincz Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator, Security Operations, Transportation Security Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116818 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/organizational-oversight-examining-tsas-post-modernization-efforts/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lYUSxssLoM March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Disaster Readiness: Examining the Propriety of the Expanded Use of FEMA Resources House Transportation Committee ^ WITNESSES: Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency ^ Ms. Kristen D. Bernard, Deputy Inspector General for Audits, United States Department of Homeland Security ^ Mr. Chris Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, United States Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116943 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407211 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7XUzdhvtY March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT The Power Struggle: Examining the Reliability and Security of America’s Electrical Grid House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: James P. Danly Partner Energy Regulation, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates ^ Travis Fisher Director of Energy and Environmental Studies Cato Institute ^ Jonathon Monken (Minority Witness) Principal Coverage Strategies ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116952 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-power-struggle-examining-the-reliability-and-security-of-americas-electrical-grid/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw2xVSZT0uE March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as the Focus of Defense Production Act Reauthorization House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Luke Nicastro Analyst in U.S. Defense Policy, Congressional Research Service ^ Dr. Jeffrey Nadaner Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Govini ^ Mr. Roger Zakheim Washington Director, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute ^ Dr. Todd Tucker Director for Industrial Policy and Trade, Roosevelt Institute ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116950 https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA10/20240312/116950/HMTG-118-BA10-20240312-SD002.pdf https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409167 March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT The Right Side of History: Protecting Voting Rights in America Senate Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335527 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/the-right-side-of-history-protecting-voting-rights-in-america March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Meryl Harrell Deputy Under Secretary — Natural Resources and the Environment U.S. Department of Agriculture ^ Ms. Joan Mooney Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary — Policy, Management, and Budget U.S. Department of the Interior ^ Mr. Cody Desautel Executive Director Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation ^ Ms. Madelene McDonald Senior Watershed Scientist Denver Water ^ Ms. Kelly Norris State Forester Wyoming State Forestry Division ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335520 https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2024/3/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-findings-and-recommendations-of-the-wildland-fire-mitigation-and-management-commission March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Hearing: U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Rebecca Zimmerman Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs ^ General Gregory M. Guillot Commander United States Northern Command and Northern American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) ^ General Laura J. Richardson Commander United States Southern Command ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116955 https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee-hearing-us-military-posture-and-national-security-challenges-north-and-0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVDDwKfyDb8 - Rebecca Zimmerman, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs; Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, commander, U.S. Northern Command and Northern American Aerospace Defense Command; and Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander, U.S. Southern Command, provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America," Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-12/ March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mark R. Widmar Chief Executive Officer First Solar, Inc. Tempe, AZ ^ Anna Fendley Director Of Regulatory & State Policy United Steelworkers Pittsburgh, PA ^ Shannon Janis Vice President Of Global Tax onsemi Scottsdale, AZ ^ Courtney Silver President And Owner Ketchie, Inc. Concord, NC ^ Peter R. Huntsman Chairman, President, And Chief Executive Officer Huntsman Corporation The Woodlands, TX ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335524 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/american-made-growing-us-manufacturing-through-the-tax-code March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Examining Proposals to Address Housing Affordability, Availability, and Other Community Needs Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. E.J. Antoni Research Fellow, Public Finance Economist The Heritage Foundation ^ Mr. Matt Josephs Senior Vice President Of Policy Local Initiatives Support Corporation ^ Ms. Peggy Bailey Vice President Of Housing And Income Security Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335525 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/examining-proposals-to-address-housing-affordability-availability-and-other-community-needs March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Committee Business Meeting Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ S.3791, A bill to reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3791 ^ S.3858, A bill to establish within the Office of Land and Emergency Management of the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3858 ^ S.3891, Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3891 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335537 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/3/committee-business-meeting March 12, 2024 10:00 AM EDT In-Town Pool Call Time The White House https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ March 12, 2024 10:15 AM EDT Health Subcommittee Markup of 19 Bills House Energy and Commerce Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116948 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116948/documents/HMKP-118-IF14-20240312-SD002.pdf https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-markup-of-19-bills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXVhcS088eU March 12, 2024 10:15 AM EDT The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal Senate Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Shalanda D. Young Director Office of Management and Budget ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335523 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-proposal - WH Budget Director Testifies on Pres. Biden's Budget Request Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifies on President Biden’s 2025 budget request before the Senate Budget Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534071-1/wh-budget-director-testifies-pres-bidens-budget-request March 12, 2024 10:15 AM EDT Safeguarding Student-Athletes from NLRB Misclassification House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Jill Bodensteiner, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Saint Joseph’s University ^ Mr. Tyler Sims, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson ^ Mr. Mark Gaston Pearce, Executive Director, Workers’ Rights Institute at Georgetown Law ^ Professor Matthew Mitten, Professor of Law and Executive Director, National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116944 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410213 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaFbw1Oz0FY March 12, 2024 10:30 AM EDT Investing in Critical Minerals: A Conversation with Brian Menell Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/investing-critical-minerals-conversation-brian-menell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcdwg72vRwA March 12, 2024 10:30 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will consider several of President Biden’s U.S. District Court nominations. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534162-1/senate-session March 12, 2024 10:30 AM EDT Three Years Later: Assessing the Law Enforcement Response to Multiple Pipe Bombs on January 6, 2021 Committee on House Administration ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Sean Dennis President & CEO, United States Bomb Technician Association ^ Mr. Sean Gallagher Assistant Chief of Police for Uniformed Operations ^ Mr. Michael Keim Former Washington Metropolitan Area Trans Authority Head K-9 Detection Trainer ^ Mr. Barry Black Former FBI Master Bomb Technician ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116959 https://cha.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=E307D174-0506-4135-92D0-4E455EF23A23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNX08uGSbwg - Capitol Police & Fmr. FBI Testify on January 6 Pipe Bombs The Capitol Police assistant chief along with retired FBI and law enforcement officials testify on the investigation into pipe bombs found on January 6, 2021 during a public hearing before the House Administration Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534160-1/capitol-police-fmr-fbi-testify-january-6-pipe-bombs March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT Global Efforts to Build Guardrails Around Artificial Intelligence Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/03/12/global-efforts-build-guardrails-around-artificial-intelligence/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a395lWYtuDM March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT SXSW Conference Featured Session: Live from Space: NASA Astronauts & Your Work in Orbit with NASA Flight Engineers Loral O’Hara and Jeanette Epps National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-3-4-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/events/PP1145865 March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT Office Hours - 36th Ward Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66350/ March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT Facility Security Committee Seminar - Region 5 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/events/facility-security-committee-seminar-region-5-0 March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT 2024 Federal Environmental Symposium - Track 1, Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54431 March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT 2024 Federal Environmental Symposium - Track 2, Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54433 March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT 2024 Federal Environmental Symposium - Track 3, Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54435 March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT "Thrift Style" Book Artist Spring Break Camp Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/thrift-style-book-artist-spring-break-camp March 12, 2024 11:00 AM EDT Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Bell Maddux Home Dialysis Patient and Working Mother ^ Roy Underhill Hospital at Home Patient ^ Dr. Nathan Starr Medical Director; Lead Hospitalist of Tele-Hospitalist Program, Castell Home Services, Intermountain Healthcare ^ Chris Altchek Founder and CEO, Cadence ^ Dr. Ateev Mehrotra Professor of Health Care Policy and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116954 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-enhancing-access-to-care-at-home-in-rural-and-underserved-communities/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI996VvhbyU March 12, 2024 11:15 AM EDT The President departs the White House en route to the Teamsters Headquarters South Grounds https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ March 12, 2024 11:30 AM EDT The Impacts of Poverty and Criminalization on Access to Abortion (CSW68 Side-Event) Panel discussion on the impacts of poverty and criminalization on Access to abortion. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1ic2plh5z March 12, 2024 11:30 AM EDT Empowering Peace: Cost-Effectiveness and Value-Added of Women's Conflict Prevention Work (CSW68 Side Event) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iu83b04p March 12, 2024 11:30 AM EDT Women on the Move Lauren Grodstein Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center https://streicker.nyc/events/grodstein March 12, 2024 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://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fv1ix8d9 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT FOIA Technology Partner Showcase, Sunshine Week 2024, Washington, D.C. OPEXUS https://sunshineweek.org/event/foia-technology-partner-showcase-sunshine-week-2024-washington-d-c https://www.opexustech.com/resource/sunshine-week-2024/ March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Keynote speech by Ms Claudia Buch at Morgan Stanley Financial Conference 2024 in London, United Kingdom European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1658345&tp_key=3a260b321e&tp_special=8 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Shattering Glass Ceilings: Empowering Women in Leadership University of Michigan School of Public Health https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10188 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT The Constitutional History of the Constitution State (exhibit) Connecticut Democracy Center in residence at Connecticut’s Old State House https://civiclearningweek.org/event/the-constitutional-history-of-the-constitution-state-exhibit/ March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Virtual Lunch and Learn: John Quincy Adams and the Amistad Affair Connecticut Museum of Culture and History https://civiclearningweek.org/event/virtual-lunch-and-learn-john-quincy-adams-and-the-amistad-affair/ March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT The Baltic View of European Security with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/baltic-view-european-security-latvian-defense-minister-andris-spruds March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Cotton and Wool Outlook: March 2024 - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Meat Price Spreads - Monthly Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/meat-price-spreads/ March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Oil Crops Outlook: March 2024 - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Virtual Orientation for More Than One Story: A Creative Arts Program Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65729/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/more-than-one-story-arts-program-for-women-nonbinary-military-veterans-tickets-483816908397?aff=MTOSsite March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Office Hours - 10th Ward Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66223/ March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Steve Jackson - NIH DNA Repair SIG videoconference National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54480 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Virtual - Food and Mood Webinar Panel National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45153 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Data Science and AI: Predicting Toxicity in Small Molecules using MATLAB National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45090 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Deconstructing lung and pancreatic cancer development through a p53 lens by Laura D. Attardi Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45163 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Monthly in Person Meeting of the Membrane and Organelle Dynamics (MOD) Interest Group National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45194 March 12, 2024 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 March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider legislation requiring federal departments to report to Congress on the use of its federal buildings and leased space as well as a resolution to denounce the Biden administration’s immigration policies. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534159-2/house-session March 12, 2024 12:00 PM EDT The President participates in a campaign meeting with Teamsters members Teamsters Headquarters, Washington https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ March 12, 2024 12:15 PM EDT Virtual Fitness - Core Essentials National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45231 March 12, 2024 12:30 PM EDT Virtual: The History of Presidential Libraries Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12962&month=3&year=2024&day=25&calType=0 March 12, 2024 12:30 PM EDT Cellular Responses to DNA Damage: Mechanistic Insights and Medical Implications National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45191 March 12, 2024 12:30 PM EDT Music in the Atrium Presents National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45209 March 12, 2024 1:00 PM EDT The Role of Interferon Lambda 4 Genotype in Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Hepatic Inflammation National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45075 March 12, 2024 1:00 PM EDT Gene and Molecular Pathway Investigation Can Lead to New Therapeutic Interventions National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45225 March 12, 2024 1:00 PM EDT Bakersfield VA 101 Overview on VA Benefits Event Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/66083/ March 12, 2024 1:00 PM EDT Caregivers: Your Life and Your Health Matters - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65314/ March 12, 2024 1:00 PM EDT What to Expect: OFCCP Compliance Reviews for Supply and Service Contractors Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/what-expect-ofccp-compliance-reviews-supply-and-service-contractors-4 March 12, 2024 1:00 PM EDT Prohibiting Pay Secrecy Policies Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/prohibiting-pay-secrecy-policies March 12, 2024 1:00 PM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Stephen Capus and husband of detained RFE/RL journalist Pavel Butorin Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-12-2024/ March 12, 2024 1:15 PM EDT Closing the gender gap in education: How to address long-time barriers and emerging challenges in a world of complex crises? (CSW68 Side Event) - Building on the priority theme of CSW68, the event will dive into the interlinkages between gender equality, poverty and education, and explore how to best address complex challenges and barriers to achieve full gender equality by 2030. The event will be a platform to identify the challenges and key opportunities in realizing education for all women and girls in order to break the cycle of poverty and achieve gender equality. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11rxbkbsz March 12, 2024 1:15 PM EDT Financing the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (CSW68 Side Event) This High-Level side event, taking place on the margins of the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), aims to facilitate dialogue and create a rallying call for increasing financing/funding to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It will also serve to identify necessary actions for increased funding for FGM elimination, foster collaboration, and reaffirm our commitment to ending FGM. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k143vvcgs8 March 12, 2024 1:15 PM EDT NGO Briefing - Commission on the Status of Women, Sixty-eighth session (CSW68 Side Event) Concept note to come soon... United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1moghzr4q March 12, 2024 1:15 PM EDT Featured Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett - Civic Learning Week National Forum iCivics https://civiclearningweek.org/national-forum/ March 12, 2024 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=GzZj1UtUbNI March 12, 2024 1:15 PM EDT The President departs en route to the White House Teamsters Headquarters, Washington https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ March 12, 2024 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=ObtnDZenAII March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT FOIA Workshop Open to the Public, Kalamazoo, Michigan NowKalamazoo https://sunshineweek.org/event/nowkalamazoo-foia-workshop-open-to-the-public-kalamazoo-mich https://nowkalamazoo.org/series/foia-workshop/ March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Connecticut’s History of Voting Rights Tour Connecticut Democracy Center in residence at Connecticut’s Old State House https://civiclearningweek.org/event/connecticuts-history-of-voting-rights-tour/ https://ctdemocracycenter.org/civic-learning-week/ March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT State of the Space Force - Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force Defense One https://events.defenseone.com/state-of-defense-24 - Chief of Space Operations B. Chance Saltzman speaks at 2:05 p.m. EDT at a Defense One "State of the Space Force" digital event. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-12/ March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT The 2024 Story: Threats to Democracy – Weekly Discussion with GU Politics Fellow Laura Barrón-López Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service https://www.georgetown.edu/event/the-2024-story-threats-to-democracy-weekly-discussion-with-gu-politics-fellow-laura-barron-lopez/2024-03-12/ March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Sunshine Week Session FOIA 101: A Public Records Primer for Everyone. Via Zoom Frist Amendment Coalition https://sunshineweek.org/event/sunshine-week-session-foia-101-a-public-records-primer-for-everyone-via-zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0rLlQvCcQ9eNFdlzY9O84w#/registration March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT The Albany Nanocenter: A National Asset Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/albany-nanocenter-national-asset https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SKcBS214fI March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT JustGrants Weekly Training Webinar: Entity Management Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/justgrants-weekly-training-webinar-entity-management-4 March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin’s Nuclear Energy Sector House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. David Albright President Institute for Science and International Security ^ Mr. Anthony Ruggiero Adjunct Senior Fellow Foundation for Defense of Democracies ^ Professor Theresa Sabonis-Helf Concentration Chair for Science, Technology, and International Affairs Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116830 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/going-nuclear-on-rosatom-ending-global-dependence-on-putins-nuclear-energy-sector-2/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TPaEeJtsA March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT 2024 Annual Threat Assessment (Closed Session) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Avril Haines Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence ^ The Honorable William Burns Director, Central Intelligence Agency ^ General Timothy Haugh Director, National Security Agency ^ The Honorable Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation ^ Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse Director, Defense Intelligence Agency ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116930 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=116929 March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Addressing Real Harm Done by Deepfakes House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mrs. Dorota Mani Parent of Westfield (NJ) High School Student ^ Mr. Carl Szabo Vice President & General Counsel NetChoice ^ Mr. John Shehan Sr. Vice President, Exploited Children Division & International Engagement National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116953 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116953/documents/HHRG-118-GO12-20240312-SD002.pdf https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/addressing-real-harm-done-by-deepfakes/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaeoPhiqtZk March 12, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Subcommittee Markup of 4 Bills House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: H.R. 2864, the Countering CCP Drones Act (Stefanik) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2864 ^ H.R. 820, the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act (Stefanik) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/820 ^ H.R. 1513, the Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhancing Networks (FUTURE Networks) Act (Matsui) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1513 ^ H.R. 7589, the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act (Latta) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7589 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116961 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/communications-and-technology-subcommittee-markup-of-four-bills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mtgjWyFYcU March 13, 2024 2:00 PM EDT Youth Apprenticeships: Building Partnerships, Strengthening Career Pathways Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335521 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/youth-apprenticeships-building-partnerships-strengthening-career-pathways March 13, 2024 2:30 PM EDT The Fiscal Situation of the United States Joint Economic Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Michael Faulkender, Chief Economist America First Policy Institute Washington, DC ^ Mr. Michael Linden, Senior Policy Fellow Washington Center for Equitable Growth Washington, DC ^ Dr. Kimberly Clausing, Eric M. Zolt Chair in Tax Policy UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA ^ Mrs. Romina Boccia, Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy Cato Institute Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/joint-event/335529 https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/3/the-fiscal-situation-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16199luO2B0 March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Gender-sensitive parliaments: Advancing gender equality to end poverty (CSW68 Side Event) The Parliamentary Meeting on Gender-sensitive parliaments: Advancing gender equality to end poverty will provide an opportunity to bring a parliamentary perspective into the CSW68 discussions by showcasing parliamentary engagement in formulating legislation and policies that specifically address poverty and ensure public financing advances the empowerment of women and girls. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11kczrx20 March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Leveraging the synergies between the CEDAW and the Women, Peace and Security Framework - UN Security Council Arria Formula Meeting - The Arria Formula Meeting will provide an opportunity to: 1) Identify best practice in leveraging the synergies between CEDAW and the WPS framework. 2) Strengthen accountability for implementation of the WPS framework and CEDAW. 3) Highlight the potential of CEDAW as a tool to support women's participation in peace processes. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f6ji2235 March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Indigenous Women's Voices on the Barriers and Opportunities Towards their Inclusive Socio-Economic Development (CSW68 Side Event) The Government of Canada, in collaboration with the Province of Manitoba, and the Ontario Native Women's Association will host a side event framed to demonstrate the economic experiences of Indigenous women, and how economic prosperity is closely interlinked with safety and poverty. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1x6cedjpr March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT The Care Economy in an Evolving World: Equal Sharing of Caregiving and Household Responsibilities between Men and Women as a Tool for Social Equity and Cohesion? (CSW68 Side Event) Equal Sharing of Caregiving and Household Responsibilities between Men and Women as a Tool for Social Equity and Cohesion? United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n2c3ixoz March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT 5th plenary meeting - Commission on the Status of Women, Sixty-eighth session (CSW68) General discussion (continued) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n4nn7its March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT How Internet and Social Media Adoption Relate to Global Well-Being in the Digital Age Stanford Cyber Policy Center Is a Joint Initiative of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Law School https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/events https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/events/march-5-andrew-przybylski-university-oxford https://www.youtube.com/@stanfordcyber/streams March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Dairy Monthly Tables - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Feed Outlook: March 2024 - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Wheat Outlook: March 2024 - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Administration of Upcoming Elections Senate Rules and Administration Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Jocelyn Benson Secretary Of State, State Of Michigan Lansing, Michigan ^ The Honorable Wes Allen Secretary Of State, State Of Alabama Montgomery, Alabama ^ Mr. Isaac Cramer Executive Director, Charleston County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections North Charleston, South Carolina ^ Mr. Brian Kruse Election Commissioner, Douglas County Election Commission Omaha, Nebraska ^ Ms. Janai Nelson President And Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense And Educational Fund, Inc. New York, New York ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335522 https://www.rules.senate.gov/hearings/03/05/2024/administration-of-upcoming-elections - State and Local Election Officials Testify on Election Administration and Security State and local election officials testify before the Senate Rules Committee on election administration and security, with a focus on the 2024 election cycle. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534149-1/state-local-election-officials-testify-election-administration-security March 12, 2024 3:00 PM EDT U.S. and Adversary Hypersonic Capabilities House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. James Weber Principal Director for Hypersonics, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies ^ Dr. Michael Horowitz Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ^ Lieutenant General Robert Rasch Director, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ^ Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe Director, Strategic Systems Programs, United States Navy ^ Lieutenant General Dale White Military Deputy, Official of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ^ Mr. Jeffrey McCormick Senior Intelligence Analyst, National Air and Space Intelligence Center ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116949 https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/str-hearing-us-and-adversary-hypersonic-capabilities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXeM6OzFt_g - Principal Director for Hypersonics Dr. James Weber; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities Dr. Michael Horowitz; Army Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, director, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology; Navy Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe Jr., director, Strategic Systems Programs, U.S. Navy; and Air Force Lt. Gen. Dale R. White, military deputy, Office of the Assistance Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing on "U.S. and Adversary Hypersonic Capabilities," Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-12/ March 12, 2024 3:30 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell meets with the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-12-2024/ March 12, 2024 3:30 PM EDT Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities Related to the President’s 2025 Budget Request House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Andrew P. Hunter Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Department of the Air Force ^ Lieutenant General Richard G. Moore Jr. Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Department of the Air Force ^ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/spf-hearing-air-force-projection-forces-aviation-programs-and-capabilities-related-0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2TmlgrRdJc - Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Andrew P. Hunter and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. provide testimony at 3:30 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces hearing on Air Force projection forces aviation programs and capabilities related to the President's fiscal 2025 budget request, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-12/ March 12, 2024 4:00 PM EDT Corporations as Advocates: The Role Corporations Play in Advancing Social Issues – Weekly Discussion with GU Politics Fellow Deanne Millison Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service https://www.georgetown.edu/event/corporations-as-advocates-the-role-corporations-play-in-advancing-social-issues-weekly-discussion-with-gu-politics-fellow-deanne-millison/2024-03-12/ March 12, 2024 4:00 PM EDT Virtual - Civic Education in the AI Age Software & Information Industry Association https://civiclearningweek.org/event/civic-education-in-the-ai-age/ March 12, 2024 4:00 PM EDT Demystifying Medicine — Cognitive Loss, Dementia, and Neurodegenerative Disorders: Vascular and Genetic Factors National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44767 https://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/ https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54045 March 12, 2024 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 March 12, 2024 4:00 PM EDT The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland Official Schedule https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/streams March 12, 2024 4:45 PM EDT High-Level Dialogue for Latin America and the Caribbean "Financing for Gender Equality: reducing inequalities and strengthening democracies" (CSW68 Side Event) The High-Level Event aims to promote dialogue and exchange of ideas among women leaders of government entities on financing for gender equality as a strategy for poverty eradication, inequalities and institutional and democratic strengthening. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bp76l0d2 March 12, 2024 4:45 PM EDT (FR) Concertation francophone de haut niveau sur "l'autonomisation des femmes francophones: levier pour une inclusion économique durable" (CSW68 Side Event) Cette rencontre offrira l'opportunité aux ministres et chef(fe)s de délégation des États et gouvernements membres de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) participant à la 68ème session de la Commission de la condition de la femme des Nations Unies (CCF), d'échanger et de capitaliser sur les enseignements issus des actions menées au sein de leurs pays et avec les acteurs de la Francophonie, en matière d'autonomisation des filles et femmes vivant dans la pauvreté. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1icay48wm March 12, 2024 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/ March 12, 2024 5:00 PM EDT Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be - A Book Event with Timothy P. Carney American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/family-unfriendly-a-book-event-with-timothy-p-carney/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnJBSEFsHaU March 12, 2024 5:30 PM EDT FOIA Workshop Open to the Public, Kalamazoo, Michigan NowKalamazoo https://sunshineweek.org/event/nowkalamazoo-foia-workshop-open-to-the-public-kalamazoo-mich https://nowkalamazoo.org/series/foia-workshop/ March 12, 2024 6:00 PM EDT Virtual - Learning Civics Through Simulations of Authentic Civic Processes Utah Civic Learning Collaborative https://civiclearningweek.org/event/learning-civics-through-simulations-of-authentic-civic-processes/ March 12, 2024 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/65734/ 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 March 12, 2024 6:30 PM EDT Cassandra Leah Quave, Nature’s Pharmacy with Emory University Herbarium Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Theater https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/cassandra-leah-quave-nature-s-pharmacy-with-emory-university-herbarium March 12, 2024 6:30 PM EDT Assistant Secretary O’Brien delivers remarks at a reception hosted by Swedish Ambassador to the United States Urban Ahlin to celebrate NATO Accession Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-12-2024/ March 12, 2024 7:00 PM EDT Sunshine Week Celebration, Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico Foundation for Open Government https://sunshineweek.org/event/sunshine-week-celebration-albuquerque-n-m https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunshine-week-celebration-tickets-853035150097 March 12, 2024 7:00 PM EDT Expanding Civic Circles National Constitution Center https://civiclearningweek.org/event/expanding-civic-circles/ March 12, 2024 7:30 PM EDT What Does America Stand For? | Drell Lecture 2024 | Condoleezza Rice Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/drell-lecture-2024-condoleezza-rice https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XTVqddaWQKinIrZOazaXuw#/registration March 12, 2024 7:30 PM EDT Civics Fireside Chat with the Archivist of the United States and U.S. Secretary of Education National Archives and iCivics https://civiclearningweek.org/national-forum/ https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/civics-fireside-chat-with-the-archivist-of-the-united-states-and-u-s-secretary-of-education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrG0jiJUuGo March 12, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Flexible Job Options for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/flexible-job-options-military-spouses-and-caregivers-3 March 12, 2024 8:00 PM EDT VFW’s Combat Tested Gaming League - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64328/ https://kccrew.com/vfwgamingleagues/ March 12, 2024 8:00 PM EDT The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science is Still a Boys' Club - NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards/upcoming.html https://eileenpollack.com/books/the-only-woman-in-the-room/ March 12, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Freedom Radio - Evenings at Ease Movie Night Eisenhower Presidential Library https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/freedom-radio-evenings-at-ease-movie-night https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/events/freedom-radio-evenings-at-ease-movie-night March 12, 2024 9:00 PM EDT Author Talk: Octopus's Garden - How Railroads and Citrus Transformed Southern California Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/public-programs https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/author-talk-octopuss-garden https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/news/discover-new-authors-and-books-every-month March 12, 2024 11:00 PM EDT Mastering Resume Essentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/mastering-resume-essentials-military-spouses-and-caregivers-3