The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday, August 29, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until August 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 29, 2023 at 11:45 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023) Secretary Antony J. Blinken has no public appointments. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland has no public appointments. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Massachusetts, New York, and Colorado from August 28-31, 2023. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee is on travel to Nigeria, Chad, and Ghana from August 25-29, 2023. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environvmental 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 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Angry Birds https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-angry-birds/ Gary Varvel - I'm Being Shadow-Banned on Social Media https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-im-being-shadow-banned grrrgraphics - Free Speech Xed Out On X https://grrrgraphics.com/free-speech-xed-out-on-x/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Rat Tat https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12455 Michael Ramirez - Too Late https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-too-little-too-late Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-29-2022/ Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Approved https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1696223227654324442 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - X 3 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-08-29 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record 60-Second Civics Podcast https://www.civiced.org/60-Second-Civics Today in History - August 29 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-29 AUGUST 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Landfall https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KATRINA.shtml August 29, 2023 - August 31, 2023 2023 Nationwide Tax Forum - Orlando, Florida Internal Revenue Service https://www.irstaxforum.com/ https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2023-Irs-Nationwide-tax-Forums-to-Be-Held-in-Five-Cities August 29, 2023 - August 31, 2023 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) National Forum Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/2023-cossup-national-forum August 29, 2023 - August 31, 2023 2023 Chemical Security Summit Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/events/2023-Chemical-Security-Summit August 29, 2023 - September 1, 2023 Implementation Committee (Espoo Convention), 57th Session United Nations Economic Commission for Europe https://unece.org/info/events/event/364362 August 29, 2023 IEC Board (IB) Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?P=103:47:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:28485 August 29, 2023 Partnership With DOE OSDBU & Local Small Business Resources, Albuquerque, NM Sandia National Laboratories https://www.sandia.gov/working-with-sandia/prospective-suppliers/small-business/small-business-Forums/ August 29, 2023 International Day Against Nuclear Tests United Nations https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-nuclear-tests-day August 29, 2023 12:00 AM EDT Exercise FALCON VIRGO, Washington, D.C. NORAD >>19449191 pb https://twitter.com/NORADCommand/status/1696190917340991689 https://twitter.com/1stAF/status/1696185970402418805 2:00 AM EDT Rise and Fall of Thomas Paine Historian Richard Bell talked about Thomas Paine’s popularity in 1776 after publishing Common Sense and his reputational decline after the American Revolution. This virtual program was hosted by the Smithsonian Associates. https://www.c-span.org/video/?516382-1/rise-fall-thomas-paine 3:27 AM EDT Lectures in History: Principles of the U.S. Constitution Grove City College president Paul McNulty taught a class about the development of the U.S. Constitution and what he believes are its main principles: republicanism, the separation of powers, and federalism. Mr. McNulty served as deputy attorney general in the George W. Bush administration from 2006 to 2007. https://www.c-span.org/video/?468285-1/principles-us-constitution 4:00 AM EDT 3rd Meeting, 4th Session Open-ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14ihsd01l 4:00 AM EDT Circular Economy Transition in UNECE Region: Sustainable Meat and Livestock - Online - English Only United Nations Economic Commission for Europe https://unece.org/info/events/event/381486 5:00 AM EDT Empowering Change: Effective Measures to Promote Gender Balance in Financial Institutions Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) https://www.omfif.org/events/empowering-change-effective-measures-to-promote-gender-balance-in-financial-institutions/ 6:59 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 1 Viewers responded to the question “Do you prefer public, private, or home school K-12 schools?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?530099-2/open-forum-part-1&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Robert Doar on Campaign 2024, the Republican Party, and the Future of Conservatism Robert Doar talked about campaign 2024, the Republican Party, and the future of conservatism. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530099-3/robert-doar-campaign-2024-republican-party-future-conservatism&playEvent 8:10 AM EDT Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu Participates in a Fireside Chat National Defense Industrial Association https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-29/ https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/ 8:30 AM EDT CISA Director Fireside Chat, Jen Easterly, Director, CISA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/2023-chemical-security-summit-resources - CISA Director Jen Easterly Remarks at 2023 Chemical Security Summit Cibersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly speaks at the 2023 Chemical Security Summit. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530124-1/cisa-director-jen-easterly-remarks-2023-chemical-security-summit 8:34 AM EDT SILENTBARKER / NROL-107 Launch National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force with United Launch Alliance https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1695906051499958406 https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/ https://www.nro.gov/Launches/launch-nrol-107/ https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-silentbarker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76zt-6-fnRg 8:45 AM EDT Washington Journal: Heidi Heitkamp on Rural Voters and Campaign 2024 Former North Dakota Democratic U.S. Senator and One Country Project founder Heidi Heitkamp discusses rural voters and Campaign 2024. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530099-4/heidi-heitkamp-rural-voters-campaign-2024&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT 4th Meeting, 4th Session Open-ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13dern669 9:00 AM EDT 674th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aee33qdr 9:00 AM EDT Reviewing the Camp David Trilateral Summit Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/reviewing-camp-david-trilateral-summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO-P_DaINBE 9:00 AM EDT Blacks in Government (BIG) 44th Annual National Training: Accept the Challenge, Exceed the Standard Through Professional Development Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43404 9:15 AM EDT China's Methane Mitigation in the Era of Climate Boiling: A Green Tea Chat with Dr. Hu Tao Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/chinas-methane-mitigation-era-climate-boiling-green-tea-chat-dr-hu-tao 9:30 AM EDT 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/?530099-5/open-forum-part-2&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT Banking & Supervision Forum - Omaha, NE Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City https://www.kansascityfed.org/banking/banking-supervision-forum-omaha-ne/ 9:30 AM EDT 112th Meeting National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases NIAMS Advisory Council - August 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51143 10:00 AM EDT General Assembly: 97th Plenary Meeting, 77th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14r4jzif3 10:00 AM EDT (3rd Meeting) Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS (Second Regular Session 2023) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cs2bktgf 10:00 AM EDT (13 Meeting) Sixth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q8e6e34b 10:00 AM EDT BRAIN Initiative Multicouncil Working Group Meeting - August 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://braininitiative.nih.gov/about/multi-council-working-group https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51087 10:00 AM EDT Ginnie Mae's 5th Annual Small Business Outreach Event Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) Procurement Management Division https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ginnie-maes-2023-5th-annual-small-business-outreach-event-registration-340219645117 https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/sdb/outreach/calendar 11:00 AM EDT AFL-CIO State of the Unions Address: ‘It’s Better in a Union’ AFL-CIO https://aflcio.org/aflciotv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BhiTVRrkdQ - AFL-CIO President Delivers Inaugural State of the Unions Address AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler delivers the inaugural "State of the Unions Address"during an event with union organizers and members in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530120-1/afl-cio-president-delivers-inaugural-state-unions-address 11:00 AM EDT NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: New Directions in Community-Based Interventions to Improve Food Access and Reduce Obesity in Baltimore National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/nhlbi-obesity-nutrition-physical-activity-seminar https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51039 11:00 AM EDT The Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick (IRF-Frederick) Overview & Overview of the National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Fort Detrick National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/frederick-integrated-research-facility https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43799 11:00 AM EDT New Conference Center Open House National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43723 11:00 AM EDT New Directions in Community Based Interventions to Improve Food Access and Reduce Obesity in Baltimore National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43574 11:00 AM EDT Learn How to Conduct a Patent Search at the USPTO Texas Regional Office United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/learn-how-conduct-patent-search-uspto-texas-regional-office-2 11:00 AM EDT Learn How to Make a Smooth Transition to Patent Center United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/learn-how-make-smooth-transition-patent-center-6 11:00 AM EDT National Virtual Career Fair for Veterans Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52917/ 11:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session The House will meet for a short pro forma session. They’ll return in September for legislative work and votes. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530088-1/house-pro-forma-session 11:45 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Pro Forma Session The Senate meets for a brief pro forma session. They’ll return on September 5th for legislative work and votes following their summer recess. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529726-1/senate-pro-forma-session 12:00 PM EDT Litigation Update: Louisiana v. EPA The Federalist Society https://fedsoc.org/events/litigation-update-louisiana-v-epa 12:00 PM EDT National Virtual Career Fair for Veterans Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52917/ 12:00 PM EDT Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Anti-Harassment Action Plan - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52266 12:00 PM EDT BRAIN Initiative Multicouncil Working Group Meeting - August 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://braininitiative.nih.gov/about/multi-council-working-group https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51087 12:00 PM EDT Meeting of the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC) - August 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52218 1:00 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfyjeZAe9kk 12:40 PM EDT Session 5: Secretary of Homeland Security Remarks Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/2023-chemical-security-summit-resources - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Remarks at Chemical Security Summit Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at the 2023 Chemical Security Summit. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530125-1/homeland-security-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas-remarks-chemical-security-summit 1:00 PM EDT https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfyjeZAe9kk 1:00 PM EDT A Gold Star Families Roundtable: Examining the Abbey Gate Terrorist Attack House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ PANELISTS: Darin Hoover and Kelly Barnett Parents of Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover ^ Steve Nikoui Father of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui ^ Coral Briseno Mother of Marine Corps Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez ^ Alicia and Herman Lopez Parents of Marine Corps Corporal Hunter Lopez ^ Cheryl Rex Mother of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola ^ Rick Herrera Father of Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee ^ Christy Shamblin Mother-in-law of Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee ^ Paula Knauss Selph Mother of Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Christian Knauss ^ Greg Page Father of Marine Corps Corporal Daegan W. Page ^ Mark and Jaclyn Schmitz Father and Stepmother of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz ^ https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/location-change-chairman-mccaul-announces-committee-roundtable-with-abbey-gate-gold-star-families/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BoLhZ7cfE - Roundtable on Terrorist Attack During U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a discussion featuring families of 13 U.S. service members killed from a suicide bombing by an Islamic State affiliate. The attack occurred at Kabul’s main airport when U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530041-1/roundtable-terrorist-attack-us-withdrawal-afghanistan 1:20 PM EDT Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing on "Anticipating Justice and Accountability Around the World" Department of State https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs/bureau-of-global-public-affairs/foreign-press-centers/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32679 1:30 PM EDT A Conversation With Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education Center For American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/events/a-conversation-with-catherine-e-lhamon-assistant-secretary-for-the-office-for-civil-rights-at-the-u-s-department-of-education/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drdDKG_lrtY - TBD Asst. Education Secretary for Civil Rights Discusses Nondiscriminatory Education Assistant Education Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon sits down with the Center for American Progress for a discussion on the importance of maintaining discrimination-free education. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530119-1/asst-education-secretary-civil-rights-discusses-nondiscriminatory-education 2:00 PM EDT Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 8: Question-and-answer Panel United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-8-question-and-answer-panel-10 2:00 PM EDT Engineering Mission Success: A Dispatch from TechNet Augusta Govexec https://events.govexec.com/gdit-engineering-mission-success/ 2:00 PM EDT Resilience in Action: The Army's 21st Century Cybersecurity Strategy Govexec https://events.govexec.com/resilience-in-action/speakers/ 2:00 PM EDT Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck speaks at 2:20 p.m National Defense Industrial Association https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-29/ https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/ 2:00 PM EDT The President delivers remarks at an event on lowering health care costs; The Vice President participates The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vritCJwlXRI 3:00 PM EDT General Assembly: 97th Plenary Meeting (Resumed), 77th Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13weui7hh 3:00 PM EDT (14 Meeting) Sixth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k192bqiq3u 3:30 PM EDT A Special Introduction to the Science Collaborative for Health Disparities and Artificial Intelligence Bias Reduction (ScHARe) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43730 3:45 PM EDT The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ 4:20 PM EDT Under Secretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo, Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven, and Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, participate in a fireside chat National Defense Industrial Association https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-29/ https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/ 6:00 PM EDT Singing Sergeants - U.S. Capitol West Lawn, D.C. U.S. Air Force Band https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-air-Force-Band/Events/ 6:00 PM EDT Back to School With Invention Education United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/back-school-invention-education 9:00 PM EDT Lectures in History: Lewis and Clark Expedition Brigham Young University Professor Jay Buckley taught a class about Lewis and Clark’s expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, he described their goal to map a route to the Pacific coast as well as to gather information on the people, flora and fauna in the new territory. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and Brigham Young University provided the video. https://www.c-span.org/video/?476349-1/lewis-clark-expedition 9:54 PM EDT Frederick Douglass Yale University history professor David Blight recalled the life of public intellectual and orator, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895). He was joined in conversation by Eddie Glaude, chair of the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University. https://www.c-span.org/video/?451151-1/frederick-douglass