The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday February 28, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until February 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST The Senate Stands Adjourned Until February 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell 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. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink is on travel to Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Brunei from February 23-March 4, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart is on travel to Hawaii from February 26-March 1, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield is on travel to Portugal from February 26-29, 2024. Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn is on travel to Oman, Ghana, and Kenya from February 16-29, 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 strong to severe gusts will be possible today from eastern Tennessee and Kentucky into the Northeast. - 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 – Freind Or Foe https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-freind-or-foe/ Gary Varvel - Nikki's Thelma and Louise Moment https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-nikkis-thelma-and-louise grrrgraphics - Hillary In Hell https://grrrgraphics.com/hillary-in-hell/ Harmful Opinions @HarmfulOpinions - https://twitter.com/HarmfulOpinions/status/1762229536022794329 Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Score! https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12739 Michael Ramirez - Guest Essay: Putin Channels Khrushchev https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-guest-essay-putin RealityBites by Broc Smith - Washed Up https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/02/27/washed-up/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Rothmus @Rothmus - GM https://twitter.com/Rothmus/status/1762826966783213806 Skscartoon @skscartoon - Voters https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1762578077367119906 Skscartoon @skscartoon - They must be using #Gemini https://x.com/JackPosobiec/s/JackPosobiec/status/1762530693270102077 https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1762596363676910046 Skscartoon @skscartoon - Protecting our children is the ONE job we can not fail. https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1762810290906046484 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Did You Hear? https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1762492790594760714 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Open Gate 22 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-02-28 The Daily Cartoonist - Inside the Comics Kingdom Reboot https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/02/27/inside-the-comics-kingdom-reboot/ Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - February 28 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/february-28 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/ How Tragedy Led to Love for John Tyler and Julia Gardiner https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2024/02/how-tragedy-led-to-love-for-john-tyler-and-julia-gardiner/?loclr=easerb Thomas Mundy Peterson, First African American Man to Cast a Ballot https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/02/thomas-mundy-peterson-first-african-american-man-to-cast-a-ballot/?loclr=eaiclb New Learning Engine Video Highlights the History of Copyright https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2024/02/new-learning-engine-video-highlights-the-history-of-copyright/?loclr=eacop Law Library’s Newly Published Legal Report titled, “Carbon Neutrality Legislation Around the World” https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/02/law-librarys-newly-published-legal-report-titled-carbon-neutrality-legislation-around-the-world/?loclr=eaiclb Michigan Primary Results https://www.c-span.org/campaign/?2024&state=MI ICYMI: “Take It from a 27-Year Marine Corps Vet: President Trump is Right About NATO” https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/62532690-fe78-48d5-8e8d-51fea46f1bf3 President Donald J. Trump to Hold a Get Out the Vote Rally in Richmond, Virginia https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/8337660e-7ef4-4a4b-ba5b-1dbe6de53370 February 28, 2024 - February 29, 2024 G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors Meeting Sao Paulo, Brazil http://www.g20.utoronto.ca/ministerials.html February 28, 2024 - February 29, 2024 mRNA Open Forum: Collaborating to Pave the Way for mRNA-Based Vaccines and Therapeutics Quality The United States Pharmacopeial Convention https://www.usp.org/events-training/mrna-based-vaccines-and-therapeutics-quality February 28, 2024 - February 29, 2024 Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI) Workshop: MIDD Approaches in Pediatric Formulation Development Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/product-quality-research-institute-pqri-workshop-midd-approaches-pediatric-formulation-development February 28, 2024 - February 29, 2024 2024 Virtual DCSA Security Conference for Industry Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency https://www.cdse.edu/Training/Webinars-and-Conferences/ https://cdse-events.acms.com/content/connect/c1/7/en/events/event/shared/104042430/event_landing.html February 28, 2024 - March 1, 2024 84th Annual Michigan Council Exceptional Children Conference Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) https://michigancec.org/events/84th-annual-michigan-council-exceptional-children-conference February 28, 2024 - March 1, 2024 A Socio-Cognitive Ecological Approach to Understanding Information Degradation in the Digital Era Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/a-socio-cognitive-ecological-approach-to-understanding-information-degradation-in-the-digital-era FEBRUARY 28, 1752 Colonel William Washington Is Born - on This Day in History https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/colonel-william-washington-is-born.html FEBRUARY 28, 1962 Milestone Documents: Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication with the Command Center (1962) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/john-glenns-official-communication-with-the-command-center FEBRUARY 28, 2013 House Minority Leader Weekly Briefing At her weekly legislative briefing with reporters Minority Leader Pelosi and other House Democratic women talked about the impact of sequestration on women. https://www.c-span.org/video/?311244-1/house-minority-leader-weekly-briefing FEBRUARY 28, 2017 Presidential Economic Address President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress less than two months after taking office. He reflected on some of the actions he had taken during his first weeks as president, and talked about a variety of issues, both foreign and domestic, that he hoped lawmakers would address in the coming months, including health care, military spending, and an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws. President Trump also called on Congress to specifically pass legislation aimed at improving and expanding the nation’s infrastructure. https://www.c-span.org/video/?424147-1/presidential-economic-address FEBRUARY 28, 2021 Former President Trump Addresses CPAC Former President Donald Trump made his first public speech since leaving office at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. He criticized President Biden, talked about the 2020 election, and indicated he had not ruled out running for president in 2024. https://www.c-span.org/video/?509084-1/president-trump-addresses-cpac February 28, 2024 TBD Welcome to Washington: Welcoming and Honoring Newly Arrived Chiefs of Mission to Their Postings in the United States The Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/announcement/welcome-to-washington-2/ February 28, 2024 TBD Ceremonial Swearing-in for Rep. Tom Suozzi Speaker Mike Johnson holds a ceremonial swearing-in for Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), who won a special election to replace Rep. George Santos who was expelled from the House. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533902-1/ceremonial-swearing-rep-tom-suozzi February 28, 2024 TBD Hunter Biden Deposition Media Stakeout House lawmakers speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about Hunter Biden’s closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533899-1/hunter-biden-deposition-media-stakeout February 28, 2024 1:00 AM EST Opening of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements day - Sixth Session of the UN Environment Assembly United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rk2w4nhr February 28, 2024 2:00 AM EST MEAs High-level Dialogue One - Sixth Session of the UN Environment Assembly United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15my59xfm 4:00 AM EST 1st session, 14th Meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate - The fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate aims to discuss, plan and provide guidance to the implementation of the activities on water and climate under the programme of work for 2022-2024 of the Water Convention as well as to the planned activities under the next programme of work for 2025-2027 of the Water Convention. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14a3i1by5 4:00 AM EST 6th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qg7zis9v 5:00 AM EST Core UK decision-making and Political Governance – Wales (Module 2B) – Public Hearings: Day 2: 28 Feb 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/watch?v=Zt4EzTz1usg 6:30 AM EST House of Commons parliamentlive.tv https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/85a785f0-7b1a-4770-9733-112a090d3d6d - TBD Prime Minister's Questions: Question Time British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fields questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533819-1/question-time 6:30 AM EST Global Waste Management Outlook launch - Sixth Session of the UN Environment Assembly United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10f2sstby 7:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 1 Viewers commented on the Michigan Primary results and the potential for a partial government shutdown. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533859-2/open-forum-part-1&playEvent 7:00 AM EST MEAs High-level Dialogue Two - Sixth Session of the UN Environment Assembly United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b5b1p98i 8:00 AM EST 14th Annual International Women's Day Forum The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) Foundation https://events.uschamberfoundation.org/IWD2024?i=KHCns-T1I7HC-hZK-pl_UaSzKRHRoMZR 8:00 AM EST In-Town Pool Call Time Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 8:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Frank Luntz on Campaign 2024 Pollster, author, and communication strategist Frank Luntz discusses political news of the day and campaign 2024. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533859-3/frank-luntz-campaign-2024&playEvent 8:30 AM EST FDD Morning Brief Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/ https://twitter.com/FDD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4NgURTU9Cw 8:45 AM EST Washington Journal: Greg Stohr Previews Supreme Court Oral Arguments On Federal Gun Bump Stock Ban Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr previews the Court’s oral arguments today on the legality of a federal ban on gun “bump stock” attachments that enable semiautomatic rifles to fire like machine guns. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533859-4/greg-stohr-previews-supreme-court-oral-arguments-federal-gun-bump-stock-ban&playEvent 9:00 AM EST 2nd Session, 14th Meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cbzlwgl7 9:00 AM EST 7th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12szbl4gh 9:00 AM EST Hong Kong's New Security Law: Assessing Article 23 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/hong-kongs-new-security-law-assessing-article-23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwtZMLFSsTA 9:00 AM EST Keynote speech by Ms Elizabeth McCaul at industry outreach conference on counterparty credit risk management (CCR) organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in collaboration with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in New York, USA Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/events/banking/2024/0227-2024 9:00 AM EST Expanding Generic Drug Access Through International Engagements Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/expanding-generic-drug-access-through-international-engagements-02282024 9:15 AM EST Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 2 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/?533859-5/open-forum-part-2&playEvent 9:15 AM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a trilateral meeting with counterparts from Mexico and Guatemala Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-28-2024/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVMs-7Uxu7s - TBD Secretary Blinken Meets with Guatemala and Mexico Counterparts Secretary of State Blinken meets with counterparts from Mexico and Guatemala at the State Department to discuss migration issues. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533900-1/secretary-blinken-meets-guatemala-mexico-counterparts 9:15 AM EST Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends Secretary Blinken’s trilateral meeting with counterparts from Mexico and Guatemala Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-28-2024/ 9:30 AM EST Washington Journal: Alex Thompson on His Hunter Biden Interview Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson discusses his recent interview with Hunter Biden and previews Mr. Biden’s deposition with House committee members Wednesday on Capitol Hill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533859-6/alex-thompson-hunter-biden-interview&playEvent 9:30 AM EST Optimizing Air Power: A Conversation With US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/optimizing-air-power-a-conversation-with-us-air-force-chief-of-staff-gen-david-allvin/ - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin discusses "Optimizing Air Power" at 9:30 a.m. EST at an in-person and virtual Brookings Institution event, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-02-28/ 9:30 AM EST Taking Stock of Ukraine in 2024 Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/taking-stock-ukraine-2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5smY6TPqys - Air Force Lt. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski, Joint Staff director for logistics, speaks at 9:30 a.m. EST at an in-person and virtual Hudson Institute event on "Taking Stock of Ukraine in 2024," 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-02-28/ 9:30 AM EST FDIC, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico Host SSBIC Stakeholder Forum Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2024-02-28-ssbic-stakeholder-forum.html 9:30 AM EST Hearings to Examine Evolving Workforce Dynamics and the Challenges for Defense Acquisition and Defense Industrial Base Personnel Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer, Society for Human Resource Managers Director of Business Modernization, Institute for Defense Analyses ^ Dr. Simon H. Johnson Director of Business Modernization, Institute for Defense Analyses Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management Director of Business Modernization, Institute for Defense Analyses ^ Dr. Julie A. Lockwood Director of Business Modernization, Institute for Defense Analyses ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335465 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-evolving-workforce-dynamics-and-the-challenges-for-defense-acquisition-and-defense-industrial-base-personnel 9:50 AM EST Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) New Officer Swearing in Ceremony Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33702 10:00 AM EST Open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on South-East European Member States' implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Committee's visit recommendations - The briefing will provide an opportunity to take stock of the measures adopted and progress made by Member States of the sub-region in the area of implementing relevant Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism and the Committee's recommendations. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1ooo2a5rx 10:00 AM EST Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist's Independent Taskforce on Research with Pandemic Risks United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t8w14ovg 10:00 AM EST 3rd Meeting - 55th Statistical Commission United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kd3fcomy 10:00 AM EST Can the EU Become a Reliable Defense Actor? Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/can-the-eu-become-a-reliable-defense-actor/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm7yDWFSHt4 10:00 AM EST Women's Wellness Wednesday at Spartanburg Clinic - South Carolina Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/columbia-south-carolina-health-care/events/65821/ 10:00 AM EST Supreme Court October Term 2023 Argument Day Supreme Court ^ 22-976 GARLAND, ATT’Y GEN. V. CARGILL ^ 23-3 COINBASE, INC. V. SUSKI ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2023TermCourtCalendar.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2023 - 10:00 AM EST Garland v. Cargill Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Garland v. Cargill, a case on whether the ATF has authority to regulate gun bump stocks using a statute that bans machine guns. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533774-1/garland-v-cargill-oral-argument - 11:30 AM EST Coinbase v. Suski Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Coinbase v. Suski, a case relating to an arbitration agreement involving Coinbase’s million-dollar Dogecoin (DOGE) sweepstakes. At issue is whether user disputes should stay in arbitration or go to court. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533775-1/coinbase-v-suski-oral-argument 10:00 AM EST U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will consider nominations for U.S. District Courts in Florida and IRS Chief Counsel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533885-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EST Water Resources Development Act 2024: USACE Water Infrastructure Projects, Programs and Priorities Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Michael C. Connor Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works ^ Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335370 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/2/water-resources-development-act-2024-usace-water-infrastructure-projects-programs-and-priorities - Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael C. Connor and Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), provide testimony at 10 a.m. EST at a Senate Environment & Public Works Committee hearing on USACE water infrastructure projects, programs and priorities, 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-02-28/ 10:00 AM EST Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Evelyn N. Wang Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy U.S. Department of Energy ^ Dr. Geoffrey S. Ellis Research Geologist, Energy Resources Program U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior ^ Mr. Pete Johnson CEO and Co-Founder Koloma ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335460 https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2024/2/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-opportunities-and-challenges-associated-with-developing-geologic-hydrogen-in-the-united-states 10:00 AM EST Tehran's Shadow Army: Addressing Iran's Proxy Network in the Middle East Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Suzanne Maloney Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy The Brookings Institution Washington, D.C. ^ The Honorable Brian H. Hook Vice Chairman, Cerberus Global Investments, LLC Cerberus Capital Management Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335469 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/tehrans-shadow-army-addressing-irans-proxy-network-in-the-middle-east 10:00 AM EST Taking a Serious Look at the Retirement Crisis in America: What Can We Do to Expand Defined Benefit Pension Plans for Workers? Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ^ WITNESSES: Sara Schambers UAW Member Local 182, Ford Livonia Transmission Livonia, MI ^ Teresa Ghilarducci Irene and Bernard L Schwartz Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis The New School for Social Research New York City, NY ^ Dan Doonan Executive Director National Institute on Retirement Security Washington, DC ^ Rachel Greszler Senior Research Fellow The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC ^ Eric Stevenson President Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Columbus, OH ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335472 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/taking-a-serious-look-at-the-retirement-crisis-in-america-what-can-we-do-to-expand-defined-benefit-pension-plans-for-workers - Hearing on Pension Plans The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on expanding defined benefit pension plans, which provide workers with a specified pension payment. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533894-1/hearing-pension-plans 10:00 AM EST Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Michael E. Horowitz Inspector General Department of Justice Washington, DC ^ Colette S. Peters Director Federal Bureau of Prisons Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335471 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/examining-and-preventing-deaths-of-incarcerated-individuals-in-federal-prisons - Federal Bureau of Prisons Dir. Testifies on Federal Prison Deaths Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testify on deaths in the federal prison system before the Senate Judiciary Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533800-1/federal-bureau-prisons-dir-testifies-federal-prison-deaths 10:00 AM EST No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom GHOULS Senate Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: Prof. Caitlin Myers John G. McCullough Professor Of Economics Middlebury College ^ Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung MD FACOG Maternal Fetal Medicine Complex Family Planning, Physicians for Reproductive Health ^ Mrs. Allie Phillips Mom And Activist ^ Mrs. Leslie Ford Adjunct Fellow Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, American Enterprise Institute ^ Mrs. Tamra Call, MSN, RN Executive Director, Obria Medical Clinic Ames, Iowa ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335466 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/no-rights-to-speak-of-the-economic-harms-of-restricting-reproductive-freedom - Hearing on Abortion Access & Economic Costs Witnesses testify on abortion access and the economic costs of having children before the Senate Budget Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533895-1/hearing-abortion-access-economic-costs 10:00 AM EST Port Cybersecurity: The Insidious Threat to U.S. Maritime Ports House Homeland Security Committee ^ WITNESSES: Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr. Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard ^ Rear Admiral John Vann Coast Guard Cyber Command, United States Coast Guard ^ Rear Admiral Derek Trinque Director of Strategic Plans, Policy, and Logistics (J5/J4), United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) ^ Ms. Christa Brzozowski Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security, Department of Homeland Security ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116817 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-on-transportation-and-maritime-security-hearing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QyD9dXH1S8 10:00 AM EST Full Committee Markup House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ H. Con. Res. 83 - Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/83 ^ General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116788/documents/BILLS-1180ih.pdf ^ Fiscal Year 2025 Views and Estimates of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116788/documents/BILLS-1180ih-U1.pdf ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116788 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407230 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFe7JiyrqLk 10:00 AM EST Nominations Hearing: Federal Maritime Commission Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ^ NOMINEES: Daniel B. Maffei to be Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission ^ Rebecca F. Dye to be Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335474 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/2/nominations-hearing-federal-maritime-commission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xfmFBoYL8k 10:15 AM EST Chad’s Prime Minister on His Country’s Civilian Transition and Role in Africa Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/chads-prime-minister-on-his-countrys-civilian-transition-and-role-in-africa/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJxFeEymXpQ 10:30 AM EST Virtual: Hydrangea Ps & Qs -- Planting, pH, Pruning, Problems & Your Questions Tewksbury Public Library and a collaboration between the several Massachusetts and New Hampshire libraries https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12759&month=2&year=2024&day=25&calType=0 10:30 AM EST Workers’ Rights Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/workers-rights 10:30 AM EST Thurgood Marshall Remembered National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=389EA953-ADAE-785B-0BEB50F76A1C0DC4 10:30 AM EST Administrator’s briefing on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-2-19-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg - NASA Briefing for SpaceX Crew 8 Launch NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other officials brief reporters ahead of Friday’s expected SpaceX Crew 8 launch. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533824-1/nasa-briefing-spacex-crew-8-launch 11:00 AM EST Tracking Permafrost Landscape Dynamics in a Rapidly Warming Arctic AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/tracking-permafrost-landscape-dynamics-in-a-rapidly-warming-arctic/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXogLf-Y458 11:00 AM EST Enhancing Capacity for Primary Care Research in Cancer Survivorship: a Workshop for Action National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44315 11:00 AM EST Immune System Microbiome Interactions and Health National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44856 11:00 AM EST Mechanometabolism during Cell Migration National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44940 11:00 AM EST Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with Slovenian State Secretary for International Affairs Vojko Volk Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-28-2024/ 11:30 AM EST FDIC Hosts Los Angeles Tri-Annual AEI Forum: Building Financial Capacity Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2024-02-28-aei-forum.html 12:00 PM EST 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/k14/k140vrof6x 12:00 PM EST America’s Opioid Problems - How Additional Approaches Can Stem the Tide RAND https://www.rand.org/events/2024/02/americas-opioid-problems.html 12:00 PM EST Virtual Fitness - Mini Band Abs + Glutes National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45049 12:00 PM EST Diversity in Clinical Trials: the Barriers and the Opportunities National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44853 12:00 PM EST New GEM and PDX Models for Advanced Drug-Resistant Cancers National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45107 12:00 PM EST Clinicopathologic Grand Rounds Cases from the NIH Clinical Center: CDH1-Associated Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer In A Child National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44951 12:00 PM EST 60 Years Later: Honoring Black Trailblazers in Health and Science at NIH National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44933 12:00 PM EST Military Caregiving Presentation with American Red Cross - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65204/ 12:00 PM EST U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider several small business-related bills under suspension of the rules & Rep.-Elect Tom Suozzi (D-NY) will be sworn into the House. He won a special election in New York’s 3rd District to replace expelled GOP Rep. George Santos. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533889-1/morning-hour 1:00 PM EST Empowering Every Child: Unveiling the Success Sequence Model for Success in Both School and Life The Heritage Foundation https://www.heritage.org/education/event/empowering-every-child-unveiling-the-success-sequence-model-success-both-school-and 1:00 PM EST Alaska VA Healthcare System JOB FAIR - Anchorage, Alaska Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/alaska-health-care/events/65459/ 1:00 PM EST Advancing the Science: The Latest in Alzheimer's and Dementia Research Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/65603/ 1:00 PM EST Wellbeing You - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65119/ 1:00 PM EST Aviation and Aerospace Virtual Hiring Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65377/ 1:00 PM EST Business Collections Orientation Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411931/business-collections-orientation/2024-02-28/ 1:00 PM EST Freedman’s Village Discussion in Partnership with Arlington National Cemetery National Archives Museum https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/freedman-s-village-discussion-in-partnership-with-arlington-national-cemetery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYMg0I48kX0 1:00 PM EST Introduction to Umbrella Reviews: Conducting a Review of Reviews National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44838 1:15 PM EST Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQz9qNKtiJk 1:30 PM EST U.S. Electric Demand Growth: Responding To a New Era Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/us-electric-demand-growth-responding-new-era https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo-ct5zPer0 1:30 PM EST Workers’ Rights Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/workers-rights 1:30 PM EST CCR Fellows and Young Investigators Seminar Series (CCR FYI-SS) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45116 1:30 PM EST President Biden Delivers Remarks on his Actions to Fight Crime and Make Our Communities Safer The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A_GZ79AGoE 1:45 PM EST WATCH LIVE - Election 2024: The Post’s Political Roundtable with Sean Sullivan, Tyler Pager and Meryl Kornfield Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/02/28/election-2024-posts-political-roundtable-with-sean-sullivan-tyler-pager-meryl-kornfield/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0_J4lT-7k 1:50 PM EST DINFOS Live Episode 33 - DINFOS International Student Program - Join us Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. EST for DINFOS Live episode 33 where we’ll be discussing the little known International Military Student program at the Defense Information School. Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33839 2:00 PM EST What’s the Constitution Got to Do With it? Law and Politics in the Modern Era. – Weekly Discussion with GU Politics Fellow Machalagh Carr Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service https://www.georgetown.edu/event/whats-the-constitution-got-to-do-with-it-law-and-politics-in-the-modern-era-weekly-discussion-with-gu-politics-fellow-machalagh-carr/2024-02-28/ 2:00 PM EST BPC Virtual Forum: Mayors and Experts on Ending Homelessness Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/bpc-virtual-forum-mayors-and-experts-on-ending-homelessness/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UZnqXr2LZ0 2:00 PM EST Arlington Historical Society - Winter Wednesdays: Menotomy’s Rev. Samuel Cooke and the Struggle Against Slavery Arlington, Massachussets https://arlingtonhistorical.org/events/lecture-series/ 2:00 PM EST House History: Researching the Stories of Houses and Other Local Buildings Library of Congress https://guides.loc.gov/house-history https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_9DjQL4yNSO2aRCRgow2qwg#/registration 2:00 PM EST National RTAP Transit Manager Peer Roundtable - Healthcare Transportation Focus Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT) https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/national-rtap-transit-manager-peer-roundtable-healthcare-transportation-focus 2:00 PM EST Comparing the American Community Survey to the Household Pulse Survey U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2024/comparing-the-acs-to-the-hps.html 2:00 PM EST The Role of Androgens in Cancers in Men: Webinar 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44946 2:00 PM EST Influenza Pathogenesis and Therapeutics in Vulnerable Populations - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/wals https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51122 2:00 PM EST National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Intuitive Machines https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-2-26-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-intuitive-machines-to-discuss-moon-mission-science-successes/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa2n2-_hLPM - NASA and Intuitive Machines Officials Discuss Moon Mission NASA and Intuitive Machines officials discuss the recent successful lunar landing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533893-1/nasa-intuitive-machines-officials-discuss-moon-mission 2:00 PM EST U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider several small business-related bills under suspension of the rules & Rep.-Elect Tom Suozzi (D-NY) will be sworn into the House. He won a special election in New York’s 3rd District to replace expelled GOP Rep. George Santos. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533889-2/house-session 2:30 PM EST Under Secretary Brian Nelson on Financial Transparency and National Security Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/under-secretary-brian-nelson-financial-transparency-national-security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHNe3cL7Y_U 2:30 PM EST Serving in Strength: A Health & Wellness Series at the Military Women's Memorial Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65755/ 2:30 PM EST Thurgood Marshall Remembered National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=389EA953-ADAE-785B-0BEB50F76A1C0DC4 2:30 PM EST Oversight of The U.S. Department of Agriculture Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335467 https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-of-the-us-department-of-agriculture-02-28-2024 - Agriculture Secretary Testifies on USDA Oversight Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies on oversight of his agency before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533897-1/agriculture-secretary-testifies-usda-oversight 2:30 PM EST The Nation’s Correctional Staffing Crisis: Assessing the Toll on Correctional Officers and Incarcerated Persons Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Rafael A. Mangual Nick Ohnell Fellow Manhattan Institute New York, NY ^ Santia Nance Co-Founder Sistas in Prison Reform Richmond, VA ^ Stephen B. Walker National Wellness Director One Voice United Sacramento, CA ^ Brandy Moore White President AFGE Council of Prison Locals 33 Forest City, AR ^ John E. Wetzel Founder and Board Chair, Keystone Restituere Justice Center Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections Harrisburg, PA ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335501 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/the-nations-correctional-staffing-crisis-assessing-the-toll-on-correctional-officers-and-incarcerated-persons 2:30 PM EST To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335281 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-461 2:30 PM EST Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre James S. Brady Press Briefing Room https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpF1vtXp0kE 3:00 PM EST 4th Meeting - 55th Statistical Commission United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zvek1zq6 3:00 PM EST Research Roadmap: Fieldwork Finances 101 King Center on Global Development and the Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions https://kingcenter.stanford.edu/ https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/february-27-hahrie-han-inaugural-director-stavros-niarchos-foundation-agora-institute 3:00 PM EST Agricultural Exchange Rate Data Set - Quarterly Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/agricultural-exchange-rate-data-set/agricultural-exchange-rate-data-set/ 3:00 PM EST Livestock and Meat Domestic Data - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/livestock-meat-domestic-data/ 3:00 PM EST Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: February 2024 - Monthly Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ 3:00 PM EST Broiler Hatchery - Weekly Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=02&day=28&report_id=15009&source=d 3:00 PM EST Egg Products - Monthly Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=02&day=28&report_id=15001&source=d 3:00 PM EST Poultry Slaughter - Annual Summary - Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=02&day=28&report_id=17068&source=d 3:00 PM EST Virtual Fitness - Breath & Relax into Stillness – Non-Sleep Deep Rest National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45050 3:00 PM EST Hearings to Examine Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast Exposure Care Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1 Dr. Samantha McBirney Professor of Policy Analysis Pardee RAND Graduate School ^ Dr. Ross D. Zafonte Chief of Traumatic Brain Injury and Health & Wellness Programs Home Base ^ Mr. Frank J. Larkin Chief Operating Officer, Troops First Foundation Lead of National Warrior Call Day Initiative ^ PANEL 2 Honorable Lester Martinez-Lopez Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Department of Defense ^ Ms. Kathy M. Lee Director, Warfighter Brain Health Policy Department of Defense ^ Captain (Dr.) Carlos D. Williams, USN Director National Intrepid Center of Excellence ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335464 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-traumatic-brain-injury-and-blast-exposure-care - Defense Dept. Officials and Policy Advocates Testify on Traumatic Brain Injury Care Defense Department officials and policy advocates testify on traumatic brain injury and blast exposure care before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533896-1/defense-dept-officials-policy-advocates-testify-traumatic-brain-injury-care - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Dr. Martinez-Lopez, Warfighter Brain Health Policy Director Kathy M. Lee, and National Intrepid Center of Excellence Director Dr. Carlos D. Williams provide testimony at 3 p.m. EST at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing on Traumatic Brain Injury and blast exposure care, Russell Senate Office Building SR-222, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-02-28/ 3:30 PM EST Sacred Mission: Honoring America's Veterans and their Families at VA Cemeteries Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Matthew Quinn Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs ^ Kelly Ackerman Administrator Montana Veterans Affairs Division ^ Brigadier General (Ret.) William Turner Director Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs ^ Michael Figlioli Director, National Veterans Service Veterans of Foreign Wars ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335470 https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/2/sacred-mission-honoring-america-s-veterans-and-their-families-at-va-cemeteries 4:00 PM EST Leadership and Politics: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Weekly Discussion with GU Politics Fellow Val Demings Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service https://www.georgetown.edu/event/leadership-and-politics-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-weekly-discussion-with-gu-politics-fellow-val-demings/2024-02-28/ 4:00 PM EST Saving Ourselves from Climate Shocks to Climate Action Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411700/saving-ourselves-from-climate-shocks-to-climate-action/2024-02-28/ 4:00 PM EST Understanding Immune Responses in Strongyloides stercoralis Infection: Implications for Bystander Effects on Tuberculosis and Type 2 Diabetes National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45120 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54296 4:00 PM EST Secretary Blinken meets with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-28-2024/ - Secretary Blinken Meets with Korean Foreign Minister Secretary Blinken meets with the foreign minister of South Korea at the State Department. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533901-1/secretary-blinken-meets-korean-foreign-minister 4:00 PM EST Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma delivers virtual remarks for the Meridian Board of Trustees Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-28-2024/ 4:30 PM EST Study Group with Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis Institute of Politics Harvard Kennedy School https://iop.harvard.edu/events/study-group-mayor-kostas-bakoyannis-1 5:00 PM EST Bolstering Cooperation Among Quad and Pacific Islands Countries Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/bolstering-cooperation-among-quad-and-pacific-islands-countries/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvrlZUkXPd4 5:00 PM EST Study Group with Alison King Institute of Politics Harvard Kennedy School https://iop.harvard.edu/events/study-group-alison-king-2 5:30 PM EST Moving Meditation: Exercises for Journalists to Reduce Stress and Boost Wellness National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/moving-meditation-exercises-journalists-reduce-stress-and-boost-wellness-0 5:30 PM EST 757 Career Summit: Red, White, & Brew Social Mixer - Hampton, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65639/ 5:30 PM EST White House Rare Disease Forum The White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG43oLZzeBE 6:00 PM EST Scientists in the Harbor: Stories of Discovery from the Boston Harbor Island National Parks of Boston and Boston Public Library, Massachussets https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=EB7B05EA-AD27-E1C5-4C35055D81F77386 6:00 PM EST Innovation Islands Information Reception Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachussets https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=FA9557FA-AB29-3FAF-BE48FFB114F416F4 7:00 PM EST Fort Fever Series featuring Dr. Matthew Keagle, Fort Ticonderoga Curator, to preview the 2024 special exhibition highlighting “The Power of Place.” Fort Ticonderoga, New York https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/fort-fever-series-featuring-dr-matthew-keagle/ 7:00 PM EST Virtual: Q&A with Author Katherine Howe Discussing "A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself" Friends of the Ashland Public Library, Massachussets https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12345&month=2&year=2024&day=28&calType=0 7:00 PM EST Writing Revolutions: A Conversation with Historical Fiction Authors Boston National Historical Park, Massachussets https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=F9FF0527-BC15-C1BA-7777FD5403F72C46 7:00 PM EST VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend HCS Technology Townhall at Corpus Christi West Point VA Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/texas-valley-health-care/events/65604/ 7:30 PM EST Menotomy’s Rev. Samuel Cooke and the Struggle Against Slavery Arlington, Massachussets https://arlingtonhistorical.org/events/lecture-series/ 7:30 PM EST Grupo de apoyo en español para cuidadores de militares y veteranos Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65316/ 7:30 PM EST Children and Youth in Caregiving Homes: Child Coping Skills - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65231/ 8:00 PM EST 2024 Great Books – Session 5: Does Peace Have a Chance? The Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/2024-great-books-session-5/