The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday May 2, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until May 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell is on travel to Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and France from April 29-May 3, 2024. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is on travel to Florida on May 2, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Conflict Stabilization Operations Anne Witkowsky is on travel to Papua New Guinea and Australia from April 26-May 10. - - - 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 a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across the Western North Texas Vicinity... - 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/ ADrinkWithCrazy @ADrinkWithCraz1 - Do you have a comic, ttrpg, video game, album, movie, or other projects that you are working on? Our goal is to find the future Pop Culture builders. If you would like to come on our Friday night show for an interview, we'd love to have you. https://twitter.com/ADrinkWithCraz1/status/1697575694631309441 Declaration of Memes @LibertyCappy - IT IS TIME! Time for the BIGGEST Meme Dump on the internet! https://twitter.com/LibertyCappy/status/1785863033341845715 End Wokeness @EndWokeness - Good luck to the future historians studying why a bunch of purple-haired non-binary atheists are bowing to Allah at UCLA. https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1785896469943251455 Gary Varvel - The National Day of Prayer https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-the-national-day-of-prayer George Alexopoulos @GPrime85 - Hater https://twitter.com/GPrime85/status/1785997071402618907 grrrgraphics - Then and Now College Protests https://grrrgraphics.com/then-and-now-college-protests/ Mark Parisi - Punchbowl https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12803 Michael Ramirez - On Absolute Immunity https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/on-absolute-immunity-04-29-24 RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Three Pillars are Broken https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/01/the-three-pillars-are-broken/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Dance https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/01/the-dance/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Never Enuf! https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/01/never-enuf/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Going, Going, Gone https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/01/going-going-gone/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Stand Up Comedy Act https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/01/stand-up-comedy-act/ Remedy & Sadness @Implosm - bro deleted his tweet https://twitter.com/Implosm/status/1785797262406549843 Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Skscartoon @skscartoon - Frat Boys Defend Old Glory https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1785830531147706719 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Bloodedge the Griffin https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1785842429460910568 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - New Toy https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1785679766156087404 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - No Fear https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-05-02 The Daily Cartoonist - CSotD: Dogs, Frogs and Demagogues https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/05/02/csotd-dogs-frogs-and-demagogues/ Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - Winning https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1785655709419573521 Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - May 2 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-02 Word of the Day https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/05/02.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 Ice Cold: The Business of Ice https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/04/business-of-ice/ Common Ground for Agriculture and Solar Energy: Federal Funding Supports Research and Development in Agrivoltaics https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2024/april/common-ground-for-agriculture-and-solar-energy-federal-funding-supports-research-and-development-in-agrivoltaics/ Conveyances: Poet Salgado Maranhão and Translator Alexis Levitin Join the PALABRA Archive https://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2024/04/conveyances-poet-salgado-maranhao-and-translator-alexis-levitin-join-the-palabra-archive-loclr-blogint/ Library of Congress Acquires Collection from the Kronos Quartet https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-of-congress-acquires-collection-from-the-kronos-quartet/s/e77f0e5e-4931-4e3e-9d65-6bb9120e7df0 Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers Part IX: Doctors and Nurses https://hoover.blogs.archives.gov/2024/04/24/mystery-writers-read-by-the-hoovers-part-ix-doctors-and-nurses/ Largest Year-to-Year Increase in Over 20 Years for Public School Spending Per Pupil https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/public-school-spending-per-pupil.html CNN POLL: President Trump Crushes Crooked Joe Biden With 9-Point Lead; 61% Call Biden Presidency A Failure https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/0df83715-4335-4f14-b432-670932111726 BIDENOMICS: Crooked Joe Biden’s Promise to Raise Taxes Will Crush Working American Families https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/0e0ce8bf-32c6-4810-a99d-6ec8ab3188ef ICYMI: “White House Officially Claims Biden Has Made 148 Mistakes During 2024 Public Remarks” https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/85136206-e123-42e0-8df7-162728d630e4 Statement from Trump Campaign on Presidential Debate Commission’s Decision To Delay Debates https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/51841197-c8cb-4257-bd3c-3e6e4f278cc8 ICYMI: President Trump to Address Libertarian Party Concerns at National Convention on May 25th https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/28461ccc-a5d7-45e0-8d43-7548eacde8c1 Trump Campaign Statement In Response to Commission of Presidential Debates https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/29630da9-2b55-4b98-b246-73cbef1dd9e0 May 2, 2024 - May 3, 2024 Children Program Meeting, Spring 2024 National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/children-program-meeting-spring-2024 https://www.youtube.com/@NBERvideos May 2, 2024 - May 3, 2024 FDA/CRCG Workshop: Considerations and Potential Regulatory Applications for a Model Master File Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fdacrcg-workshop-considerations-and-potential-regulatory-applications-model-master-file-05022024 May 2, 2024 - May 12, 2024 Buc Days Kingsville, Texas https://bucdays.com/ MAY 2, 1908 Take Me Out to the Ball Game https://loc.gov/item/ihas.200153239/ MAY 2, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Mueller Report The House Judiciary Committee convened a short hearing on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Attorney General William Barr was asked to testify but declined to attend. Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) delivered statements on the process leading up to the hearing that resulted in Mr. Barr refusing to testify, and then the chair gaveled out over the objections of Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL). https://www.c-span.org/video/?459923-1/house-judiciary-committee-hearing-mueller-report MAY 2, 2020 New York Governor Cuomo Coronavirus News Conference New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) gave an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. He announced that the New York City transit system would be closing during overnight hours for a deep clean in order to keep workers and the riding public safe. The governor also updated the death toll, number of positive cases and hospitalizations. https://www.c-span.org/video/?471721-1/york-governor-cuomo-coronavirus-news-conference May 2, 2024 National Day of Prayer 2024 Theme: Lift Up The Word - Light Up The World https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/events/theme May 2, 2024 1:30 AM EDT (Panel Session 6) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue - The 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1-3 May, under the title "Dialogue for Peace and Global Security: Cooperation and Interconnectivity". United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1akbwelwf 1:30 AM EDT (Panel Session 5) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rm37rrmf 3:00 AM EDT Vanuatu Review - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1my42xrnb 3:00 AM EDT (Panel Session 11) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uv232hjp 3:30 AM EDT (Inter-parliamentary Conference) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zddk4xdm 3:30 AM EDT (Panel Session 10) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yedsp0nc 4:00 AM EDT 2098th Meeting, 79th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Consideration of Finland United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10e0m4jer 6:30 AM EDT (4th Plenary Session) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uwv25fba 6:30 AM EDT (Panel Session 12) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue - The 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1-3 May, under the title "Dialogue for Peace and Global Security: Cooperation and Interconnectivity". United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fdjqqezp 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers commented on the House antisemitism bill and protests and colleges and universities over the Israel-Hamas conflict. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535306-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:30 AM EDT Coverage of the relocation of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Dragon spacecraft from the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module to the zenith port of the module. Undocking is scheduled for 7:45 a.m. Redocking is scheduled for 8:28 a.m. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-4-29-2024.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWnlKp_HfdM 8:00 AM EDT (Closing Ceremony) 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lw3bv0hc 8:00 AM EDT Mouse Workshop: Safe Handling and Techniques National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45620 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Kevin Sabet & Paul Armentano Discuss DEA Plans to Reclassify Marijuana Kevin Sabet of the anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana and Paul Armentano from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law discuss DEA plans to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk drug. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535306-3/kevin-sabet-paul-armentano-discuss-dea-plans-reclassify-marijuana&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT North Macedonia Review - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19m65ha4r 8:30 AM EDT Weekly Export Sales - Weekly Report Release Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://fas.usda.gov/data/weekly-export-sales 8:30 AM EDT U.S. Agriculture in Drought - Released After 8:30 a.m. ET Every Thursday National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AgInDrought.pdf 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Maria Curi Discusses Potential U.S. TikTok Ban Axios Tech Policy Reporter Maria Curi discusses the U.S. potentially banning the social media app TikTok. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535306-4/maria-curi-discusses-potential-us-tiktok-ban&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT 5.2 Schriever Spacepower Series: Maj Gen Gregory J. Gagnon, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/event/5-2-schriever-spacepower-series-maj-gen-gregory-j-gagnon-deputy-chief-of-space-operations-for-intelligence/ - Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon speaks at 9 a.m. EDT at a virtual Schriever Spacepower Series event. Register at mitchellaerospacepower.org. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-02/ 9:00 AM EDT Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro Modern Day Marine 2024 https://marinemilitaryexpos.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-02/ 9:00 AM EDT Lives Cut Short: A Project to Document Child Maltreatment Fatalities American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/lives-cut-short-a-project-to-document-child-maltreatment-fatalities/ 9:00 AM EDT Veterans Benefits Seminar - New Bedford, Massachusetts Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67766/ 9:00 AM EDT 757 Military Community Education | DoD Skillbridge Connect (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64661/ 9:00 AM EDT Post-Infectious Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PI-ME/CFS) Symposium National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45107-3.pdf https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45603 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54675 9:00 AM EDT Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf 9:00 AM EDT The President receives the President's Daily Brief Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 9:30 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/?535306-5/open-phones&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT NY Election Interference: Hearing at 9:30 AM on Trump further four alleged violations of the gag order 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/ https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-26-24/h_0e39fc45f72b0c168741189438f07c48 9:30 AM EDT Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability with Michael Kimmage and Mary Elise Sarotte Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/collisions-origins-war-ukraine-and-new-global-instability-michael-kimmage-and-mary-elise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eSLfY8HaLs 9:30 AM EDT What's Going on with North Korea-Russia Cooperation? Capital Cable #93 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/whats-going-north-korea-russia-cooperation-capital-cable-93 9:30 AM EDT Children and Youth Resilience Summit: Innovations Showcase Department of Health and Human Services https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html 9:30 AM EDT Postbac Poster Day 2024 Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45602 9:30 AM EDT Open/Closed: To Receive Testimony on Worldwide Threats Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Avril D. Haines Director of National Intelligence ^ Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, USAF Director of Defense Intelligence Agency ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335711 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-worldwide-threats-050224 - Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Kruse, director, Defense Intelligence Agency, provides testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine worldwide threats, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-02/ 9:35 AM EDT Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34157 10:00 AM EDT (9th meeting) First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will be held from 26 April – 8 May 2024. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hwz119i3 10:00 AM EDT 3rd Meeting, 9th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development - The ninth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) will provide the Human Rights Council with thematic expertise on the right to development in searching for, identifying and sharing best practices with Member States and promotes the implementation of the right to development worldwide. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s23fjjn4 10:00 AM EDT (7th plenary meeting) 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, CPD57 - The 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) will meet from 29 April to 3 May 2024. Theme: The ICPD Programme of Action and its Contribution to Agenda 2030. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1omsfx3oh 10:00 AM EDT Free Food Distribution Drive-Thru at Laredo VA Clinic - Texas Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/texas-valley-health-care/events/67807/ 10:00 AM EDT Virology Interest Group Seminar - Viral Assembly Mechanisms: Insights From Single-Virion Approaches National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45529 10:00 AM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is traveling. His remarks at a press conference following multilateral talks in Hawaii with counterparts from Australia, Japan, and the Philippines will be livestreamed at 10:30 p.m. EDT on Defense.gov, and replayed May 3 at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-02/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session The House meets for a brief session. No votes will take place until Monday, May 6. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535337-1/house-pro-forma-session 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will continue work on a 5-year FAA reauthorization bill. Current FAA programs expire May 10. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535330-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT What Can Congress Do to Address the Severe Shortage of Minority Health Care Professionals and the Maternal Health Crisis? Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1 Hon. Laphonza Butler United States Senator California ^ Hon. Michael C. Burgess, MD United States Congressman Twenty Sixth Congressional District Texas ^ PANEL 2 Yolanda Lawson, MD President National Medical Association Dallas, TX ^ Samuel Cook, MD Resident Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA ^ Michael Galvez, MD Valley Children's Hospital; Co-Creator of National Latino Physician Day Madera, CA ^ Jaines Andrades, DNP, AGACNP-BC Nurse Practicioner Baystate Health Springfield, MA ^ Brian Stone, MD, FACS President Jasper Urology Associates Jasper, AL ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335723 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/what-can-congress-do-to-address-the-severe-shortage-of-minority-health-care-professionals-and-the-maternal-health-crisis - Lawmakers and Medical Professionals testify on Minority and Maternal Health Care Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and medical professionals testify on maternal health care and the shortage of minority health care professionals before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535332-1/lawmakers-medical-professionals-testify-minority-maternal-health-care 10:00 AM EDT Higher Prices: How Shrinkflation and Technology Impact Consumers’ Finances Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Alí R. Bustamante Professor Of Practice And Director, Worker Power And Economic Security Program University of New Orleans Department of Economics and Finance and Roosevelt Institute ^ Mr. Bilal Baydoun Director Of Policy & Research Groundwork Collaborative ^ Dr. Allison Schrager Senior Fellow Manhattan Institute ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335708 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/higher-prices-how-shrinkflation-and-technology-impact-consumers-finances 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine the Future of Broadband Affordability Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ^ WITNESSES: Jennifer Case Nevarez, Director and Lead Educator, Community Learning Network; Member of the Broadband and Digital Equity Support Team for New Mexico and the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion ^ Kathryn de Wit, Project Director, Broadband Access Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts ^ Blair Levin, Policy Advisor, New Street Research; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro ^ Dr. Paul Winfree, President and CEO, Economic Policy Innovation Center ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335721 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/5/the-future-of-broadband-affordability https://www.youtube.com/@commercedems/streams May 2, 2024 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Hearing to Examine the President’s Budget Request for the U.S. Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2025 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335692 https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2024/5/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-president-s-budget-request-for-the-u-s-department-of-the-interior-for-fiscal-year-2025 - Interior Secretary Testifies on 2025 Budget Request Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland testifies on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535212-1/interior-secretary-testifies-2025-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Transportation Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335720 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-department-of-transportation - Transportation Secretary Testifies on 2025 Budget Request Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies on President Biden’s 2025 budget request for the agency and discusses funding to rebuild the Baltimore Key Bridge following its collapse earlier in the year. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535333-1/transportation-secretary-testifies-2025-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT In-Town Pool Call Time Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 10:15 AM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Overhang https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 10:30 AM EDT A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Fiscal Year 2026 Advance Appropriations Requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335722 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-and-fiscal-year-2026-advance-appropriations-requests-for-the-department-of-veterans-affairs - Veterans Affairs Secretary Testifies on 2025-26 Budget Requests Veterans Affairs Sec. Denis McDonough testifies on President Biden’s 2025 and 2026 budget requests for the VA before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535334-1/veterans-affairs-secretary-testifies-2025-26-budget-requests 11:00 AM EDT The Lithium Triangle: To Be or Not to Be Successful Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/lithium-triangle-be-or-not-be-successful https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/lithium-triangle-be-or-not-be-successful 11:00 AM EDT Small Businesses Matter: A Bipartisan Agenda for 2024 and Beyond Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/small-businesses-matter-a-bipartisan-agenda-for-2024-and-beyond/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AhEuyGjeYE 11:00 AM EDT Veterans Coffee Social - Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/62366/ 11:00 AM EDT Providence (RI) Regional Office VR&E and Community College of Rhode Island Job Fair - Warwick, Rhode Island Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68111/ 11:25 AM EDT The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Grounds https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 11:30 AM EDT Journey to the Center of the Conservation Lab Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/preservation/outreach/presweek/index_presweek.html https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/5917121758322/WN_aa35jbGyS-WXrZwxJDCLbA#/registration 11:30 AM EDT Stromal Mutations: Cause and Consequence in Cancer Biology Virtual Workshop Day 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45323 11:45 AM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Charlotte, North Carolina Joint Base Andrews https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 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/k12/k12itwmvsj 12:00 PM EDT NIH LMWG Vendor Capabilities Series: Bio-Techne, Freezerworks, & Abcam National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45137 12:00 PM EDT Cellular Mechanisms of Lipid Quality Control and Ferroptosis National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45539 12:15 PM EDT Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Gaggle Aboard Air Force One En Route to Charlotte, NC Air Force One https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkA1_1nGkfM 12:50 PM EDT The President arrives in Charlotte, North Carolina to pay his respects to the brave law enforcement officers killed and wounded in the line of duty Charlotte Douglas International Airport https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ - TBD President Biden Pays Respects to Charlotte Police Officers President Biden visits Charlotte, North Carolina, to pay his respects to the enforcement officers killed and wounded in the line of duty. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535358-1/president-biden-pays-respects-charlotte-police-officers 1:00 PM EDT The Business Case for Democracy: The Private Sector's Role in Healthy Civic Life Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/business-case-democracy-private-sectors-role-healthy-civic-life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPFBUDjoAiY 1:00 PM EDT United States Poison Centers Experiences With Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45607 1:00 PM EDT Transforming Medicine with AI: From TrialGPT to GeneAgent National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45609 1:00 PM EDT Leave No Veteran Behind: Prince George's County Employment Connect Event - Fort Washington, Maryland Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67836/ 1:00 PM EDT Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith Modern Day Marine 2024 https://marinemilitaryexpos.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-02/ 1:30 PM EDT ScioSciComm SIG: The Science of Gist Communication: Risk, Uncertainty, and Decision Making National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45606 2:00 PM EDT North American Economic Security in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/north-american-economic-security-era-geopolitical-uncertainty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqqDtiA9LV4 2:00 PM EDT WATCH LIVE: Election 2024 Roundtable with Toluse Olorunnipa, Isaac Arnsdorf and Perry Stein Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/05/02/election-2024-posts-political-roundtable-with-toluse-olorunnipa-isaac-arnsdorf-perry-stein/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq1FP-wIn6s 2:00 PM EDT Service Branch Spotlight: Navy Defense One https://events.defenseone.com/defense-one-service-branch-spotlight-navy/ - Navy Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander, Naval Information Forces, speaks at 2 p.m. EDT at a virtual Defense One "Service Branch Spotlight" on the Navy. Register at defenseone.com. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-02/ 2:00 PM EDT Machine Learning for Healthcare That Matters: Reorienting From Technical Novelty to Equitable Impact National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54743 2:00 PM EDT Webinar: Stress Reduction Techniques: Relax, Get Centered and Improve Your Mindset National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45643 2:00 PM EDT Keystone Species Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=408A43D9-0508-045F-88BA181004EBC950 3:00 PM EDT (8th plenary meeting) 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, CPD57 - The 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) will meet from 29 April to 3 May 2024. Theme: The ICPD Programme of Action and its Contribution to Agenda 2030. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16lsdhql8 3:00 PM EDT (10th meeting) First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will be held from 26 April – 8 May 2024. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qpq2sk4r 3:00 PM EDT 4th Meeting, 9th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development - The ninth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) will provide the Human Rights Council with thematic expertise on the right to development in searching for, identifying and sharing best practices with Member States and promotes the implementation of the right to development worldwide. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yphv6lnp 3:00 PM EDT Bipartisan Policy Discussion on Kinship Placements to Avoid Foster Care Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/bipartisan-policy-discussion-on-kinship-placements-to-avoid-foster-care/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psQrEOoCjU0 3:00 PM EDT OHSRP Education Series Session: Key Ethical Issues in Pediatric Research National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45517 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54682 3:30 PM EDT Creative Writing Workshop for Military, Veterans, Caregivers & Spouses - Online Veterans Administration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-writing-workshop-for-military-veterans-caregivers-spouses-tickets-780919961627?aff=oddtdtcreator https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67242/ 3:10 PM EDT The President departs Charlotte, North Carolina en route to Wilmington, North Carolina Charlotte Douglas International Airport https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 3:55 PM EDT The President arrives in Wilmington, North Carolina Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 4:00 PM EDT Book Talk: Fifty Years of Energy Policy Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/book-talk-fifty-years-energy-policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4pR3Qy3gG0 4:00 PM EDT Young Researcher Workshop Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions Is a Joint Effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research https://sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/events/young-researcher-workshop-31 4:00 PM EDT Veterans Career Live – Government Contracting Basics Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67556/ 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/@StateDept/streams 4:00 PM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with Managing Director of the CT Group Larry Grossman and non-executive Chairman of the Board of Ferrexpo Lucio Genovese Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-2-2024/ 4:15 PM EDT Virtual guest lecture by Mr Philip R. Lane at University of Stanford in Stanford, USA European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html 4:30 PM EDT The President delivers remarks on how his Investing in America agenda is rebuilding our infrastructure and creating good-paying jobs in Wilmington and across the country Wilmington, North Carolina https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUCPGc3hcs - President Biden Remarks on Jobs and the Economy President Biden gives remarks in Wilmington, North Carolina, on the economy and his administration’s “Investing in America” agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535348-1/president-biden-remarks-jobs-economy 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 Live! at the Library Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-403841/live-at-the-library/2024-05-02/ 5:15 PM EDT Arrivals for the Teachers of the Year State Dinner The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8jAYvsNzxw 5:30 PM EDT In Conversation with Anne Mosle and Dele Olojede Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/in-conversation-with-anne-mosle-and-dele-olojede/ 5:30 PM EDT Live! at the Library: "Join or Die" Film Screening Library of Congress https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/04/join-us-on-may-2-for-a-screening-of-the-film-join-or-die/ https://putnamdoc.com/ https://www.loc.gov/item/event-412357/live-at-the-library-join-or-die-film-screening/2024-05-02/ 6:00 PM EDT Online Regiment Gaming VA Home Loans Q&A Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67831/ https://discord.com/invite/regiment 6:05 PM EDT The President departs Wilmington, North Carolina en route to Joint Base Andrews Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 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 C-SPAN's The Weekly Connecting today's political discourse with the past 40 years of politics. Using audio taken from C-SPAN's vast Video Library, each episode focuses on a theme tied to current events providing a unique perspective on today's news. https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=theWeekly 6:30 PM EDT The Pursuit of Happiness with Jeffery Rosen and the National Constitution Center Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/events/the-pursuit-of-happiness/ May 1, 2024 6:30 PM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien participates in a Center for European Policy Analysis panel on European Union enlargement hosted by Belgian Ambassador to the United States Jean-Arthur Régibeau Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-2-2024/ 7:00 PM EDT Teachers of the Year State Dinner The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Up7E0zGxKU 7:10 PM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Joint Base Andrews https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 7:30 PM EDT The President arrives at the White House South Lawn https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 8:00 PM EDT Uncomfortable Conversations, Urgent Answers With Noa Tishby & Emmanuel Acho In Conversation With Bret Stephens Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center https://streicker.nyc/events/acho-tishby 8:00 PM EDT 2024 National Day of Prayer Broadcast National Day of Prayer Task Force https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/events/2024_broadcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z7gdJY_-OQ 9:00 PM EDT Online: James A Haley Rec Therapy Online Poker Game night Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67218/ https://discord.gg/B3knxMctbQ 9:30 PM EDT Carry The Load’s Memorial May Campaign - Kent, Washington Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67375/