The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday, December 20, 2022 The House Stands Adjourned Until December 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST. (Pro Forma) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST. Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon 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 Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. . . . TBD House Ways and Means Committee Meeting Media Stakeout Members of the house Ways and Means Committee speak to reporters following a vote on releasing former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. https://www.c-span.org/video/?524965-1/house-ways-means-committee-meeting-media-stakeout TBD Senate Democratic Agenda Senate Democratic leaders speak to reporters about the legislative agenda for the week, including the status of talks on an Omnibus Spending Bill, following their weekly caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol. https://www.c-span.org/video/?524966-101/senate-democratic-leaders-hold-news-conference TBD Senate Republican Agenda Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters about the legislative agenda for the week, including the status of talks on an Omnibus Spending Bill, following their weekly conference luncheon at the U.S. Capitol https://www.c-span.org/video/?524966-1/senate-republican-leaders-hold-news-conference 3:00 AM EST The ECB Podcast: What High Inflation Means and How We Are Tackling It European Central Bank https://pod.link/ecbpodcast 3:30 AM EST WFP Executive Board - Informal Consultation on the Draft Country Strategic Plans (7 Countries) World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1439 8:30 AM EST November 2022 New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions) Data Release https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/index.html 9:00 AM EST Second Informal Consultation on the Aviation Policy World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1488 9:00 AM EST A Debate: Should Crypto Be Regulated by the Federal Government? Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/a-debate-should-crypto-be-regulated-by-the-federal-government/ https://www.c-span.org/video/?524952-1/discussion-regulating-cryptocurrency-industry 9:00 AM EST Virginia Employment Commission Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program (JVSG) Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51391/ 9:00 AM EST Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO) Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/12202022/advisory-committee-veterans-employment-training-and-employer-outreach 9:45 AM EST Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ytbe1k2b 10:00 AM EST British Prime Minister Sunak Testifies on Domestic and Foreign Policy British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak testifies before the House of Commons Liaison Committee on several topics, including the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the economy. https://committees.parliament.uk/event/16508/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/5417fec8-25ec-408a-aa54-caf4857ac5a4 https://www.c-span.org/video/?524951-1/british-prime-minister-sunak-testifies-domestic-foreign-policy 10:00 AM EST How Can Ukraine Prevent a Winter Stalemate? Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/how-can-ukraine-prevent-a-winter-stalemate/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkAdFlchsZ4 10:00 AM EST Security Council: 1) The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Security Council, 2996th meeting | 2) The situation in Afghanistan - Security Council, 2997th meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19pnmc4oe 10:00 AM EST General Assembly: 56th Plenary Meeting, 77th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uoyyenlc 11:00 AM EST Understanding Nigeria's Pivotal 2023 Election Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/understanding-nigeria-pivotal-2023-election 11:00 AM EST A Conversation With Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-conversation-with-ecuadorian-president-guillermo-lasso/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op5FsqoNlBo 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bpc7xxol 12:30 PM EDT DNA Repair Interest Group: Recent Advances on DNA Repair Factors: CSA/CSB in Cell Cycle, XPD in Mitosis, XPF in Telomeres and TOP2b in Activated Transcription National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=42735 1:00 PM EST Hoover Book Club: Russ Roberts On Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/events/hoover-book-club-russ-roberts-wild-problems-guide-decisions-define-us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0ljW52Qa0 1:00 PM EST The Global Interdependence Center - Solve Long Covid Initiative Program Series: Session VI: Long COVID Technology Global Interdependence Center at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia https://www.interdependence.org/events/browse/the-global-interdependence-center-solve-long-covid-initiative-program-series-session-vi-long-covid-technology/ 2:00 PM EDT Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Ned Price. Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 2:30 PM EDT Improving the Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/improving-medicaid-buy-in/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCEAKVcLGs 2:45 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z20nqklm 2:45 PM EDT Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Brady News Conference Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) speaks to reporters about the panel's meeting to discuss the release of former President Trump's tax returns to the general public. https://www.c-span.org/video/?524969-1/ways-means-committee-ranking-member-brady-news-conference 3:00 PM EST World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Coffee: World Markets and Trade Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/coffee-world-markets-and-trade-1 3:00 PM EST World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Dairy: World Markets and Trade Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/dairy-world-markets-and-trade-1 3:00 PM EST Open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on Central Asia United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1j/k1jsewteye 3:00 PM EST 9228th meeting of he Security Council: Letter from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council - Security Council, 9228th meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o8d80kaj 3:00 PM EST Markup: Consideration of: Documents Protected Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6103 House Ways and Means Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115254 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/markups/consideration-documents-under-6103 - House Ways and Means Committee Meeting on Former President Trump's Tax Returns The House Ways and Means Committee meets to discuss whether to release former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the public. A vote by the full committee is also expected https://www.c-span.org/video/?524964-1/house-ways-means-committee-meeting-president-trumps-tax-returns 4:00 PM EST A Conversation With Foreign Minister of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-conversation-with-bilawal-bhutto-zardari/ https://www.c-span.org/video/?524962-1/pakistani-foreign-minister-foreign-policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-L8ptZ6psM 4:00 PM EST AIR-P Presents: Environmental Health and Gene-Environment in Relation to Autism Association of University Centers on Disabilities https://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=9348 4:00 PM EST Dr. Gilda Tachedjian Bat Retroviruses and Restriction Factors National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41912 5:00 PM EST Ukraine War Update Panel - Final Date TBD The Common Good https://www.thecommongoodus.org/upcoming-events/ukraine-war-update-panel-final-date-tbd 7:00 PM EST A Next-Generation Agenda for US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Cooperation Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-next-generation-agenda-for-us-rok-japan-trilateral-cooperation/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJNqkIK7VY 9:00 PM EST Hope & War Space with Eliza Bleu and Rose McGowan Twitter Space https://twitter.com/elizableu/status/1604583195449647112 9:00 PM EST Effective Communication Workshop Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51045/