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Wednesday December 6, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until December 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST

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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

The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

A.F. Branco Cartoon – X Marks The Spot 
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-x-marks-the-spot/

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Selective Fury
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-selective-fury/

Gary Varvel - The War Within America - Part 1
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvels-essay-the-war-within

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Indestructable
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12558

Michael Ramirez - Biden's Monstrous Policies
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-bidens-monstrous

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Gig Buttigieg
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/12/05/gig-buttigieg/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Bidenomics
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/12/05/bidenomics-2/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164

Skscartoon @skscartoon - Sorry I can't resist... #ArlingtonExplosion #JamesYoo
https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1732366445101945102

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Grinch
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1732052207384613348

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Let Me In 19
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-12-06

The Daily Cartoonist - Fruitcake
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/12/06/csotd-naughty-but-occasionally-nice/

Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390

Morsel
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - December 6
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-06

KISS OF DEATH: Even DeSanctus’ Own Commercial Calls Him DeSanctus
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/4244a0c9-32ab-4f5e-9174-b9fa7e24ace5

Support for President Trump in the Faith Community Continues Surging; Over 200 Iowa Faith Leaders Have Now Endorsed
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/234bb768-8fa7-4291-84b2-d4ecc3a1e901

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of December 4, 2023
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1980

G-7 Leaders to Hold Teleconference Today
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2023120600524/g-7-leaders-to-hold-teleconference-today.html

Ukraine's Zelensky to join G7 video talks after skipping US Congress link
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231206-ukraine-s-zelensky-to-join-g7-video-talks-after-skipping-us-congress-link

Putin arrives in the UAE for rare trip, before visiting Saudi Arabia
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/06/putin-makes-rare-visit-to-the-uae-saudi-arabia-to-talk-relations.html

On December 7, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
On December 7, negotiations between Vladimir Putin and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi will be held in Moscow, who will arrive in Russia on a working visit.
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/72919

December 6, 2023 - December 7, 2023
2023 Eastern Defense Summit
Charleston Defense Contractors Association
https://www.charlestondca.org/cdca-summit-16

December 6, 2023 - December 7, 2023
FinTech Connect 2023: The Global FinTech Ecosystem. Connected.
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.alphaevents.com/events-fintech-connect-london

December 6, 2023 - December 7, 2023
Strengthening Collaboration in C4ISR and Cyber - Key to Battlefield Advantage
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA)
https://eu.eventscloud.com/website/9705/

December 6, 2023 - December 7, 2023
Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Livestock Sector in the Balkans
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/europe/events/detail/antimicrobial-use-and-antimicrobial-resistance-in-the-livestock-sector-in-the-balkans/en

December 6, 2023 - December 7, 2023
FDA Clinical Investigator Training Course (CITC) 2023
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-clinical-investigator-training-course-citc-2023-12062023

December 6, 2023 - December 7, 2023
The 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit
White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA)
https://www.bia.gov/whcnaa
https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/white_house_tribal_nations_summit_agenda_12_5_2023.pdf

December 6, 2023 - December 8, 2023
165th Session of the WFP Independent Oversight Advisory Committee
World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP)
https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1562
https://web.archive.org/web/20221230214946/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1562

December 6, 2023 - December 8, 2023
People's Liberation Army (PLA): An Executive Education Course for Analysts and Practitioners (Winter 2023)
National Bureau of Asian Research
https://www.nbr.org/event/the-peoples-liberation-army-pla-an-executive-education-course-for-analysts-and-practitioners-october-2023/

December 6, 2023 - December 8, 2023
2023 ACRS Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/2023/index.html

December 6, 2023 - December 15, 2023
65th ASH Annual Meeting Registration
American Society of Hematology
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/nhlbi-2023-ash-annual-meeting-and-exposition
https://www.hematology.org/meetings/annual-meeting/schedule-and-program/schedule-at-a-glance

DECEMBER 6, 1865
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History
Library of Congress
https://guides.loc.gov/13th-amendment

DECEMBER 6, 1865
Milestone Documents: President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal' (1830)
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/jacksons-message-to-congress-on-indian-removal

DECEMBER 6, 1904
Milestone Documents: Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1905)
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/roosevelt-corollary

DECEMBER 6, 2019
Campaign 2020: Pete Buttigieg at Grinnell College. South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, spoke with college students and others during a town hall event at Grinnell College in Iowa.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?466957-1/pete-buttigieg-grinnell-college

DECEMBER 6, 2004
U.S.-Iraq Relations: President Bush and President Al-Yawer spoke to reporters in the Oval Office about the security situation in Iraq and elections planned for the end of January.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?184708-1/us-iraq-relations

DECEMBER 6, 2014
Theodore Roosevelt Audio Recording August 1912 First National Convention of the Progressive Party on Government Reform
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?96805-43/theodore-roosevelt-audio-recording

December 6, 2023
Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?P=103:68:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:28488

December 6, 2023
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Hunter Biden is ordered to appear before Congress on Dec. 13, James Biden on Dec. 6, and Biden family associate Rob Walker on Nov. 29.
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-hunter-biden-james-biden-rob-walker-subpoenaed-by-house-oversight

December 6, 2023
TBD
Second Gentleman and Attorney General Hold Roundtable on Legal Aid
Second Gentleman Emhoff, Attorney General Garland, and White House Counsel Siskel give remakrs at the 2023 White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable.

December 6, 2023
12:00 AM EST
Strengthen Early Warning System, Enhance Climate Change Adaptation Capacity
Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
https://gca.org/events/strengthen-early-warning-system-enhance-climate-change-adaptation-capacity/

12:00 AM EST
Financing the Just Transition
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/meetings/financing-the-just-transition/

12:00 AM EST
Sustainable Finance Forum @ COP28
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
https://www.unepfi.org/themes/climate-change/sustainable-finance-forum-cop28/
https://events.climateaction.org/sustainable-finance-forum/agenda/

12:25 AM EST
ISS Expedition 70 In-Flight Event to Mark the 25th Anniversary of the Mating of the Zarya and Unity Modules
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/iss-expedition-70-in-flight-event-to-mark-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-mating-of-the-zarya-and-unity-modules/
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nasa-tv-schedule-for-week-11-27-2023.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

12:30 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: events at the just transition pavilion - Day 6 (morning) - For the second year in a row, the ILO and the European Commission are hosting the Just Transition Pavilion, a convening space for events, meetings and knowledge sharing around just transition and climate action in cooperation with the UNFCCC, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Organisation of Employers (IOE).
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rei27ae8

12:30 AM EST
Energizing Asia: Empowering Action for a Fair and Just Energy Transition
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/energizing-asia-empowering-action-fair-and-just-energy-transition

1:30 AM EST
Next Generation Global Shipping
Observer Research Foundation
https://www.orfonline.org/event/next-generation-global-shipping

2:00 AM EST
Investments for Scaling Adaptation Solutions in Nigeria
Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
https://gca.org/events/investments-for-scaling-adaptation-solutions-in-nigeria/

2:30 AM EST
Enable Immediately Actionable Technology and Investment to Decarbonise the Global Energy System: Our side event will identify the immediately actionable clean-tech solutions and responsible financing to transform the current fossil fuel-based economy to a decentralised renewable energy network, reducing GHG, improving energy security, and delivering energy equality to the vulnerable communities - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA); China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC); Coastal Development Partnership (CDPBD)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Youth & Practitioners: Catalysts for Behaviour Change in Science-Based Policy: Effective collaboration between industry practitioners and policymakers to achieve accountability and performance monitoring and verification in the implementation of climate policy, with young professionals being a catalyst for adopting science-based approaches that reflect industry best practice. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Engineers without Borders UK (EWB UK); Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (CCRE / CEMR); Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Nuclear Energy's Contribution to Deep Decarbonization of Electricity and Harder-to-Abate Sectors: Nuclear enables deep decarbonization of electricity generation and harder-to-abate sectors, including supplying high-temperature process heat for industry, district heating and desalination. Nuclear projects can also boost economies, provide high-skill employment and contribute to a just transition. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
World Nuclear Association (WNA); Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA); Forum Atomique Européen (FORATOM); Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. (JAIF); Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI); Nuclear Industry Association (NIA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Unlocking Rights-Based Climate Financing for Indigenous Peoples:vThis event will bring together indigenous peoples, climate finance experts and philanthropy to explore how climate finance can support land tenure security and climate actions of indigenous peoples. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Tebtebba Foundation; Climate Justice Program (ACJP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Responsible and Inclusive Management of Critical Energy Transition Minerals: Ensuring a sustainable supply of minerals for the low-carbon energy transition requires diversification, innovation, effective governance, transparency, investment, and a circular economy. A UN Working Group was formed to support a just energy transition through sustainable minerals development. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE); Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Satellite Observation Contributing to GHG Inventory, NDCs, and GST: This side event will share the results and current efforts of space-based systematic observations of forests and success cases in developing countries. The event will discuss how these efforts contribute to the national GHG inventory, the National Determined Contributions and the Global Stocktake. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); European Space Agency (ESA); Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU Jena); Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Global Diverse Emerging Leadership Voices Accelerating the Just Transition to Paris -1.5 Degrees: We are already in hot waters-Climate Clock. Global voices for gendered, diverse, inclusive, indigenous, minority policies & solutions for keeping the climate & nature within safe, just & sustainable limits.empowering Rural & Coastal Communities - sustainable Livelihoods & Climate Resilience" - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Green Economics Institute (GEI); Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy; Madagascar; Technology Education Research and Rehabilitation for Environment Policy Centre (TERRE Policy Centre)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Enhancing Farmers Contribution to NAP/NDCs: The Climakers Agenda for Food Security & Climate Action: Farmers know how to work and live with nature and are keen to mitigate and adapt to climate change in agriculture through regenerative approaches. While top-down solutions have failed at farm-level, a farmer-driven, science-based and result-oriented agenda can lead to more sustainable food systems - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
World Farmers' Organisation (WFO); China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO); CropLife International; Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Office International de la Viande (IMS); Shan Shui Conservation Center (Shan Shui)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:30 AM EST
Accelerating Climate Smart Innovation in Agriculture, Addressing Loss Damage and Innovative Finance: This side event will explore the solutions urgently needed to raise new and additional public finance for Loss&Damage, accelerating climate smart innovation and operationalization of the L&D Fund, with a focus on scale, community access and gender-responsive climate action - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

2:45 AM EST
3rd Meeting, Sporting Chance Forum 2023: Are you ready for the future of responsible sport? On 5 and 6 December, the Sporting Chance Forum (SCF23) will bring all actors in the sport ecosystem together to discuss the future of sport and human rights, engage in collective action, and make pledges that will help shape the next decades of responsible sport.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1me4ijaml

3:00 AM EST
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues at 11:00 a.m. MSK (approximately) on December 6, 2023.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
https://mid.ru/en/press_service/announcements/
https://www.mid.ru/en/press_service/video

3:00 AM EST
Meet the Champions: Presentations by Winners of the GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards
Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
https://gca.org/events/meet-the-champions/

3:45 AM EST
Opening - 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial (Accra, Ghana) The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial is an important opportunity for Member States to come together in a collective effort to strengthen the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations and their impact on the communities they serve. In 2023, the Peacekeeping Ministerial will be hosted by Ghana in Accra on 5-6 December.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18pqdtd7p

4:00 AM EST
5th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - 3rd Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC
United Nation
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17pxz2jxp

4:00 AM EST
[5th meeting] CND Thematic Discussions – 4-6 December 2023
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zx2gqdmz

4:00 AM EST
Opening - 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial (Accra, Ghana)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18pqdtd7p

4:15 AM EST
No Climate Justice Without Human Rights: Civic Space for a Fossil Free Future: A safe civic space and protection against undue influence by corporate actors is imperative to mobilize broad public support for a full fossil fuel phase out and a climate resilient future - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
350.org (350.org); Amnesty International (AI); Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL); Conectas Human Rights
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

4:15 AM EST
Experiences Sharing on Finance Mobilization for NDC Implementation: 1. progress, challenges and emerging opportunities for private sector investment in climate projects 2. best practices and lessons learned on existing PPP climates projects, collaborations and initiatives 3. existing and innovative financing opportunities - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Tunisia; Association tunisienne des changements climatiques et du développement durable (2C2D)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

4:15 AM EST
Sustainable Mineral Supplies for the Energy Transition: Why Responsible Mining Matters: There is growing awareness that the transition to net-zero requires increased mineral supplies, but insufficient emphasis on the implications for local communities and other stakeholders in minerals-producing countries. This event will explore why responsible mining matters for a just transition. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Philippines; International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

4:15 AM EST
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Voices: Faces of the Integrity Carbon Market: Center IPLC voices for signaling for fair, transparent revenue sharing, and effecting participation in carbon project, in which the revenue and benefits flow directly to indigenous people and communities who have the power and capacity to use the revenue for their development goals and priorities - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Fundación Programa Salvadoreño de Investigación sobre Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente (PRISMA); Fauna & Flora International (FFI); Initiatives of Change International (IofC); Liberia
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

4:15 AM EST
Climate Technology and Climate Justice: Can the Two Be Compatible?: Climate Justice Requires a Strong Focus on the Most Vulnerable. Climate Technology Offers Vast Potential for Mitigation and Adaptation but Requires Massive Capital. This Side Event Presents Diverse Voices on Opportunities for Making Investments in Climate Technology Pay Real Dividends for Justice. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Stanford University; Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

4:15 AM EST
Redefining Success: A Just and Equitable Transition through greater Climate Action and SDGs Synergie: Building on the recommendations of the First Climate and SDG Synergy Report and the outcomes of the Fourth Global Climate and SDG Synergy Conference, this event presents actionable steps to accelerate progress on both agendas while upholding equity and just transitions. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA); Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES); International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

4:15 AM EST
Sustainable Food Systems Futures: Food systems are transitioning, with increased consequences on climate, natural resources and human health. This session will consider demand- and supply-side interventions, innovations, global frameworks for transformation, and more, putting forward a vision for food systems transformation. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Viet Nam; Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

4:15 AM EST
COP28 Conference on Climate, Urbanization, and Transportation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://web.archive.org/web/20231204172907/https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/cop28-conference-on-climate-transportation-and-nasas-projects-with-the-faa/
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-12-4-2023.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

5:00 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: events at the just transition pavilion - Day 6 (afternoon)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10fu571xp

5:00 AM EST
OHCHR - Press conference: Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gxgby1or

6:00 AM EST
Partnering on the Path to Net Zero in North America: Achieving NDCs requires subnational action across sectors while centering equity and meaningfully engaging communities. Public and private sector leaders are partnering to implement scalable solutions for CO2 reduction, resilience and health benefits in the built and natural environment. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
The Climate Registry (TCR); Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE); Georgetown University; U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:00 AM EST
Youth and Paris Agreement: Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Finance & Cooperation Mechanisms: All the 15 ECOWAS Member States have submitted revised NDCs for which the implementation is at different stages. Among the implementation instruments and mechanisms is the carbon market and carbon related initiatives. The Side Event will explore the actions taken by Member States in this region. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Comité permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS); Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF/IFDD)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:00 AM EST
How Can We Meet Growing Energy Demand Whilst Minimising Use of Raw Material and Natural Capital? With increased electricity demand from electrification and tackling energy poverty, the extensive use of raw materials and natural capital has become a growing issue. This event will assess low carbon energy sources against this and discuss the options available to minimise the impact on our planet. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
European Nuclear Society (ENS); American Nuclear Society (ANS); Sauvons Le Climat (SLC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:00 AM EST
Reducing Global Methane Emissions: Imperatives, Opportunities, and Challenges: Methane-emissions abatement can, in the near term, significantly reduce the magnitude of climate change and its impacts. We will discuss current methane research and practice on technology, policy, and international cooperation, drawing in part on a major new initiative at Harvard University. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Harvard University; Foundation Environment - Law Society (FURG)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:00 AM EST
Art. 6 on the Ground - Real Solutions Instead of Dangerous Distractions: Art. 6 needs to be implemented in a way that safeguards human rights, indigenous people’s rights and gender justice. With examples from different regions, the event will explore the linkage between carbon markets, forest conservations and the real solutions needed on the ground. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
LIFE e.V.; Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group) (ETC Group); GenderCC - Women for Climate Justice e.V. (GenderCC); Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF); Indigenous Educational Network of Turtle Island (IENTI/IEN) (IEN)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:00 AM EST
Innovative Technologies in Mitigation and Land Restoration: Finding Solutions for Accelerated Uptake: WIPO, UNCCD and CTCN will showcase how innovation and technology are boosting adaptation and mitigation in industry, cities, agriculture, land restoration and habitat conservation and will feature the Green Technology Book and G20 Global Land Initiative as notable examples facilitating tech adoption - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:00 AM EST
Faiths for a Just Transition: Bottom Up and Systemic Approaches From Affected Communities: Campaigns and actions by faith, indigenous, youth, women and affected communities to promote just transitions, nature based solutions, investment in emerging markets, and treaties. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI); Anglican Consultative Council (ACC); Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA; World Council of Churches (WCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:00 AM EST
Agroecology as a Pathway for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: The side event aims to showcase Agroecology as a sustainable approach to food systems and adaptation to the climate crisis in Africa - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA); Both ENDS Foundation (BE)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

6:30 AM EST
Prime Minister's Question Time
House of Commons
https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/a62238ef-8cdd-4407-8cc7-66bd96242a46
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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/?532167-1/question-time

6:30 AM EST
Jobs and Skills for a Just Green Transition
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
https://www.oecd-events.org/cop28/session/d1542eaf-1b6f-ee11-a532-6045bd8ead8a/jobs-and-skills-for-a-just-green-transition

7:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers responded to the question “Should Ukraine and Israel aid be tied to border security?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532083-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:30 AM EST
Aligning Climate Action With Long-Term Climate and Development Goals
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/aligning-climate-action-long-term-climate-and-development-goals

7:45 AM EST
Accelerating Net Zero Solutions: From Rapid CO2 Emissions Cuts to Triggering Positive Tipping Points: We set out how to accelerate the transition to net zero based on science and economic evidence, presenting the 2023 Global Carbon Budget, trends on CO2 sources/sinks, risks of crossing 1.5 degrees and approaches to accelerate mitigation and adaptation with case studies (Africa, Middle East, Brazil) - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
University of Exeter; Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI); University of Reading
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Children and Youth: Education, Innovation, Integrated Approaches and Investments for a Green Future: Building the Capacity of Young People to Champion and Promote Net-Zero Advocacy and Action Across low-income communities, including finding mechanisms, WASH, preserve/restore forests, ocean ecosystems, kitchen gardens to lead the way to a sustainable future for all. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Earth Child Institute (ECI); CliMates; HACEY's Health Initiative (HACEY)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Plural Approaches to Clean the Atmosphere, Crafting Paris+10 Agenda/cop30 for Earth System Stability: Diverse civilisational and philosophical approaches for adaptation and meet Paris Agreement Goals to reduce, avoid and neutralise current GHG emissions and strengthen Paris+10 Agenda to clean up accumulated Atmospheric CO2. Plural and urgent communication will make it every person’s issue. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Sikh Human Rights Group (SHRG); Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection; Common Home of Humanity (CHH); Giving Life Nature Volunteer (GILINAVO)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Multi-Sector Collaboration: Accelerating Action on Methane and Delivering the Global Methane Pledge: What commitment is needed from the energy sector, innovators, policymakers and financial institutions to deliver the significant methane emissions reductions needed globally by 2030? Learn how they can collaborate with Global Methane Pledge signatories to help develop and achieve net zero targets. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Gas Union (IGU); Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Stories & Realities From Ground & Community Suffering on Loss and Damage in Mountains & Lowland-Globalsouth: Loss and Climate Loss and Damage Climate Fund Loss and Damage Climate Finance - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Digo Bikas Institute (DBI); Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre (KIRDARC); LDC Watch
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Transformative Climate Services for Decision-Makers Based on Observational Data: Observations of greenhouse gases/climate forcers are key to design climate services meeting the needs of decision-makers. The co-design of these services allows in turn to improve observational networks. Examples (incl. localized youth-driven pilots in cities) will be presented with focus on Africa. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Integrated Carbon Observation System European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ICOS ERIC); University of Helsinki (UH); University of Turku (UTU)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Just Energy Transition in South Asia - Positioning Health as a Positive Outcome: The fossil fuel-dependent economic growth is damaging the environment. Inclusive transitioning to RE via inter-generational collaboration is key. Integrating public health into plans ensures positive outcomes for just transition and promoting green jobs. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI); Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS); CHD Group (Center for Health and Developm); Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Cultivating Resilience: Communities, Fish, and Drylands:  Scientists, policymakers, and civil society from global to local level share groundbreaking approaches in dryland farming with integrated crop-aquatic food systems for a food- and nutrition-secure future and resilient dryland livelihoods for millions. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA); International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (WorldFish); Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

7:45 AM EST
Data, Digital Tools, Research, Education & Gamification for All of Society ClimateAction Empowerment: Citizens & Youth Climate Action Empowerment powered by GloCha & Climate Chain Coalition; Mass mobilization with DigitalArt4Climate, climate education & skills dev innovation, the Long Game, COP28 Digital Innovation Pavilion, resource mobilization innovation, Hack for Earth, ClimateScience, Cities - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Climate Chain Coalition (CCC); International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI); Joanneum Research (JR)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

8:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: 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/?532083-3/open-phones&playEvent

8:00 AM EST
The Armed Conflict Survey 2023 Launch
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
https://www.iiss.org/events/2023/12/the-armed-conflict-survey-2023-launch/

8:00 AM EST
Generative AI: Use Cases Within the IC
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)
https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/12/06/default-calendar/generative-ai-use-cases-within-the-ic
https://www.youtube.com/@INSAEvents/videos

8:30 AM EST
Achieving an Equitable and Just Transition to Renewable Energy
Georgetown University Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
https://giwps.georgetown.edu/event/giwps-at-cop28/

8:30 AM EST
2023 Economic Indicator Release: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services October 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/

8:45 AM EST
Green Accountability: Amplifying Citizen Voices for an Equitable and Effective Climate Finance Ecosystem
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/green-accountability-amplifying-citizen-voices-equitable-and-effective-climate

9:00 AM EST
6th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - 3rd Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1x0cqa916

9:00 AM EST
[6th meeting] CND Thematic Discussions – 4-6 December 2023 CND thematic discussions on the follow-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12515ld38

9:00 AM EST
(Part 2) United Nations Academic Conference on Africa (5-7 December 2023) Redefining African Futures: The State, Resilience, and Pathways to Progress.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1y817zkt2

9:00 AM EST
Pop-Up Conversation With Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)
Punchbowl News
https://punchbowl.news/events/
https://events.punchbowl.news/pop-up_thune/Dec6

9:00 AM EST
Turkey at 100
Middle East Institute
https://mei.edu/events/turkey-100

9:00 AM EST
Bob Moran @bobscartoons - Jerm Warfare @RealJermWarfare On my show today at 4pm CAT (2pm UK), I will be joined by @bobscartoons
https://twitter.com/RealJermWarfare/status/1732375511672746022

9:00 AM EST
Tracking National and Subnational Government Climate Actions Through Their Functional Expenditure (COFOG)
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
https://www.oecd-events.org/cop28/session/d371fd11-1e6f-ee11-a532-6045bd8ead8a/tracking-national-and-subnational-government-climate-actions-through-their-functional-expenditure-cofog-

9:00 AM EST
Catch the WAVE of Biomolecular Interaction Kinetics at the NHLBI Biophysics Core: Creoptix GCI / SPR / ITC Workshop
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44529

9:00 AM EST
Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Synthase Dependent Mechanism of Action of Hydroxyurea in Erythroid Progenitors
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44493

9:00 AM EST
NIH OLAO Lean Six Sigma Jump Start Training
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44350

9:00 AM EST
Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf

9:00 AM EST
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
The White House
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:00 AM EST
Budget Process Reform Member Day Hearing
House Budget Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116624
https://budget.house.gov/hearing/budget-process-reform-member-day-hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuQ4Xq_qJuw

9:00 AM EST
Member Day
House Agriculture Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116645
https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7718
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92tSQuVPga4

9:30 AM EST
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Participating as Partners in REDD+ - Presentation of a) the experience of Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Organizations participating as partners in the development of REDD+ certifications with the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) and b) the REDD+ Indigena Amazonico (RIA) in the Communal Reserves in the Peru Amazon - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Winrock International (WI); DRIS/Desarrollo Rural Sustentable (DRIS); Ejecutor de Contrato de Administración de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (ECA - RCA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
Opportunity Over Urgency: Why We Need a New Narrative for Climate Action: The possibilities afforded by today's technologies justify a new narrative for a new reality, accurately depicting the opportunity, renewal and fairness inherent to the ecological transition. Speakers will include youth representatives. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Solar Impulse Foundation; WOMENVAI (WOMENVAI)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
Deploying a Programmatic Country-wide Approach to Resilience: For Belize and Beyond: For Belize, we propose a programmatic approach to climate resilience, prioritizing design and funding of projects that integrate adaptation, development and biodiversity goals. Other countries discuss how they can replicate this model to finance and implement comprehensive, cross-sectoral programs. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Research Triangle Institute (RTI); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
What Does ‘Net Zero Emissions’ Need to Mean to Meet the Goals of the Paris Agreement? To limit warming to 1.5°C, we need to reach net zero CO2 emissions before 2050. But what does net zero actually mean? Can we ‘abate’ fossil fuels to deliver on Paris goals? This event highlights research on the science of a durable net zero, with business, developing country and NGO perspectives. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
University of Oxford; Simon Fraser University (SFU); Victoria University Wellington (VUW); World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
A Call from Indigenous Peoples: Weaving a Human Rights-based Approach in Loss and Damage: Loss and damage experienced by Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Women constitutes an existential threat. The operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Finance Facility must reflect their demands – and show a new paradigm under the Global Stocktake which recognises them for their climate leadership. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA); Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation (AIPP); Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North (CSIPN); Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN); Organización Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú (ONAMIAP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
Better Understanding Economic Impacts of Climate Change + Accelerating Science-Based Climate Action: Economic assessments often provide unreliable estimates of the economic impacts of climate change, due to a disconnect between economists and physical scientists. This event will set out key actions and research priorities to improve estimates of economic impacts to better inform decision making. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
The Royal Society; International Science Council (ISC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
Designing Coherent and Equitable Climate Policies for a Just Transition: Insufficient progress has been made on climate goals and the SDGs, with inequality deepening in many countries. This event will explore how climate policies can be designed more coherently to account for existing inequalities and enable a just transition, with examples from JET-P countries. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS); Green Club
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
Building Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems in Vulnerable Countries With Indigenous Knowledge: Climate-resilient agri-food systems must be based on healthy and productive ecosystems. Indigenous people’s environmental knowledge and shelf-life extension technologies can help build resilient food systems in climate-vulnerable countries. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Palau; Mom Loves Taiwan Association
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
Your Career in Addressing Climate Change With UNFCCC and the UN System: The UNFCCC secretariat drives global climate action. Talent in various areas of climate change is invited to this event to explore impactful career opportunities within UNFCCC and the UN system. Be a force for positive change – shape the future with UN Climate Change! - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

9:30 AM EST
Tackling Global Corruption to Strengthen Democracy and Security
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/tackling-global-corruption-to-strengthen-democracy-and-security/
https://www.youtube.com/@BrookingsInstitution

9:30 AM EST
CANCELED International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Impact Awards Alumni Discussion Series: Combating Disinformation
Milken Institute
https://www.meridian.org/announcement/ivlp-impact-awards-alumni-discussion-series-combating-disinformation/

9:30 AM EST
The President participates in a meeting with G7 leaders [Virtual]
The White House
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:30 AM EST
Full Committee Hearing: Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Charles W. Scharf
CEO And President
Wells Fargo & Company
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Mr. Brian Thomas Moynihan
Chairman And CEO
Bank of America
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Mr. Jamie Dimon
Chairman And CEO
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
^
Ms. Jane Fraser
CEO
Citigroup
^
Mr. Ronald O’Hanley
CEO
State Street
^
Mr. Robin Vince
CEO
BNY Mellon
^
Mr. David Solomon
CEO
Goldman Sachs
^
Mr. James P. Gorman
CEO
Morgan Stanley
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335204
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/11/29/2023/annual-oversight-of-wall-street-firms
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Big Bank CEOs Testify at Oversight Hearing
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo among those testifying.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532146-1/big-bank-ceos-testify-oversight-hearing

9:50 AM EST
Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing on Update on Humanitarian Aid and Hostage Situation in Gaza
Department of State
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33411

10:00 AM EST
(2nd Plenary Meeting, Continued) Twenty-Second Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute - Election of Six Judges
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1duaczjd7

10:00 AM EST
CERF High-level Pledging event for 2024: The High-level Pledging Event (HLPE) on the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2024 aims to mobilize financial resources to ensure the CERF is well-placed to effectively provide time-critical, life-saving humanitarian assistance in response to the exponentially growing humanitarian needs.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qgojn6mb

10:00 AM EST
Mexico’s economic adaptation: challenges, resilience and outlook
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/meetings/mexicos-economic-adaptation-challenges-resilience-and-outlook/

10:00 AM EST
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade Third Quarter 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/

10:00 AM EST
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade, and Selected Service Industries Third Quarter 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/

10:00 AM EST
Pre-Application Meeting With GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEH) on Severe Accident Management and Source Term Methodology LTR
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23081A008

10:00 AM EST
Christmas Through History
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411290/christmas-through-history/2023-12-06/

10:00 AM EST
NIH Transcription Interest Group Webinars
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44496

10:00 AM EST
Supreme Court October Term 2023 Argument Day
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Muldrow v. St. Louis (22-193)
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Supreme Court 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2023TermCourtCalendar.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2023
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Muldrow v. St. Louis Oral Argument
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Mudrow v. St. Louis, a case concerning Title VII employer discrimination.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531894-1/muldrow-v-st-louis-oral-argument

10:00 AM EST
Pool Call Time
The White House
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:00 AM EST
U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour
The House will debate legislation to block an EPA rule establishing new emission standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles. Members may also vote to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY).
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532247-1/morning-hour

10:00 AM EST
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will vote on whether to begin work on legislation providing emergency aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 60 votes will be needed.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532245-1/senate-session

10:00 AM EST
Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Seth Appleton, President, U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI)
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Mr. Norbert Michel, Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, CATO Institute
^
Dr. Emily Hamilton, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity Project, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
^
Ms. Arianna Royster, President, Borger Residential, on behalf of the National Apartment Association (NAA)
^
Ms. Diane Yentel, President and CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116635
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409062
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aaIUamf89M
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Housing Sector Stakeholders and Policy Advocates Testify on Housing Affordability
Housing sector stakeholders and policy advocates testify on housing affordability before the House Financial Services subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532252-1/housing-sector-stakeholders-policy-advocates-testify-housing-affordability

10:00 AM EST
Hidden Cost: The True Price of Federal Debt to American Taxpayers
House Ways and Means Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Grant Driessen, PhD.
Specialist in Public Finance, Congressional Research Service
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Kent Smetters, PhD.
Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School
^
Michael Faulkender, PhD.
Dean's Professor of Finance, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
^
Bobby Kogan
Senior Director, Federal Budget Policy, Center for American Progress
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116647
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/oversight-subcommittee-hearing-on-hidden-cost-the-true-price-of-federal-debt-to-american-taxpayers/

10:00 AM EST
Background Checks: Are VA’s HR Failures Risking Drug Abuse and Veteran Harm?
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Shawn Steele
Director of the Healthcare Infrastructure Division, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Office of Inspector General
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Mr. Seto Bagdoyan
Director for Audit Services, Forensic Audits & Investigative Service, U.S. Government Accountability Office
^
Mr. Daniel Galik
Executive Director for Identify Credential and Access Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Office of Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness
^
Ms. Jessica Bonjorni
Chief, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Veterans Health Administration
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116608
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=116608
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6321
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdFpTUhxyUo

10:00 AM EST
Transnational Repression: Authoritarians Targeting Disssenters Abroad
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Christo Grozev
Investigative Journalist
Co-Founder, Bellingcat Productions
New York, New York
^
Mr. Michael Abramowitz
President
Freedom House
Washington, D.C.
^
Ms. Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
International Legal Counsel to Jimmy Lai
Doughty Street Barristers
London, England
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335203
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/transnational-repression-authoritarians-targeting-disssenters-abroad
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TBD
Hearing on Transnational Repression
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on foreign governments that repress journalists and activists abroad, and how the U.S. government can more effectively counter this threat.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532251-1/hearing-transnational-repression

10:00 AM EST
IIJA Investments in Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration, Pollinators, and Wildlife Crossings
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Martha Williams
Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
^
Brian Fouch, P.E.
Associate Administrator for Federal Lands
Federal Highway Administration
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335160
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/12/iija-investments-in-habitat-and-ecosystem-restoration-pollinators-and-wildlife-crossings

10:00 AM EST
Member Day
House Homeland Security Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116646
https://homeland.house.gov/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOjt4SEReoA

10:00 AM EST
Full Committee Mark Up
House Natural Resources Committee
^
HR 6285 Stauber_038 ANS Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023 (date stamped Dec 4)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6285
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HR 6009 Boebert_236 ANS Restoring American Energy Dominance Act” (Amendments to H.R. 6009 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6009
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116522
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415250
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NbeuHPZq3E

10:00 AM EST
Full Committee Markup
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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H.R. 6278, Maximizing Office Value and Efficiency Act of 2023 (MOVE Act of 2023)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6278
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ANS to H.R. 6494
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116518/documents/BILLS-118-HR6494-G000546-Amdt-1.pdf
^
ANS to H.R. 6276
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116518/documents/BILLS-118-HR6276-P000605-Amdt-1.pdf
^
H.R. 6276, Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023 (USE IT Act of 2023)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6276
^
H.R. 6494, Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety Act of 2023 (PIPES Act of 2023)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6494
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116518
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcgf5iNHAhA

10:00 AM EST
Markup of The Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act
House Judiciary Committee
^
H.R. _ Bill Text - the Protect Liberty and end Warrantless Surveillance Act
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116659/documents/BILLS-118HRih-U1.pdf
^
H.R. _ Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116659/documents/BILLS-118-HR-A000370-Amdt-1.pdf
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116659
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-protect-liberty-and-end-warrantless-surveillance-act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp_ilyjknLc

10:30 AM EST
Where Next for Feminist Foreign Policy on Countering Backlash From Europe?
Overseas Development Institute
https://odi.org/en/events/where-next-feminist-foreign-policy-on-countering-backlash-from-europe/

11:00 AM EST
Weathering the Storm: How Emerging Markets Can Handle Shocks and Volatile Capital Flows
Center for Global Development
https://www.cgdev.org/event/shocks-and-capital-flows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iaxrpDBAg4

11:00 AM EST
Unlocking New Capacity in 6G
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/journal/j-fet/webinars/20231206/Pages/default.aspx

11:00 AM EST
Building Fast Emulators in Climate Modeling
AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/building-fast-emulators-in-climate-modeling/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qJ4QGtIcJs

11:00 AM EST
Foundations of Literature Searching
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44471

11:00 AM EST
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will welcome His Excellency Minister Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence of Singapore, to the Pentagon in an enhanced honor cordon ceremony, December 6 at 11:00 a.m. EST. 
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-12-06/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Advisories/Advisory/Article/3607721/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-welcomes-singapore-minister-for-defence/

11:00 AM EST
Nominations
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
^
NOMINEES:
Nominations of The Honorable Hampton Y. Dellinger to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, and
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The Honorable Henry J. Kerner to be a Member, Merit Systems Protection Board
^
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023-12-06-BUSINESS-MEETING.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335165
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-15/

11:30 AM EST
Cato Club Naples 2023
Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/events/cato-club-naples-2023

12:00 PM EST
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly: Ms. Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a6jgtokh

12:00 PM EST
Closing - 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial (Accra, Ghana)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wu8zn392

12:00 PM EST
Feeling Moved. Upward Mobility and Emotions in Socialist Poland
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/feeling-moved-upward-mobility-and-emotions-in-socialist-poland/

12:00 PM EST
The U.S. 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study: understanding social media’s political effects (RSM Speaker Series) With Natalie Stroud and Joshua Tucker
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media at The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
https://mediaengagement.org/
https://csmapnyu.org/
https://rebootingsocialmedia.org/events/the-u-s-2020-facebook-instagram-election-study-understanding-social-medias-political-effects/

12:00 PM EST
The "Problem Of Flight": The Wright Brothers And The U.S. Army
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

12:00 PM EST
Civic Stories: Four Harriets of History - 15 Days of the Bill of Rights
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/countdown-to-bill-of-rights-day
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/civic-stories-four-harriets-of-history

12:00 PM EST
2023 Stephen E. Straus Lecture: Novel Insights Into Heart-Brain Interactions and Neurobiological Resilience
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52750

12:00 PM EST
Combining Bedside and Clinical Research Data to Inform Disease Progression and Outcomes/biomarker Selection – Learning and Confirming
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44353

12:00 PM EST
Molecular Investigation of Congenital Immunological Diseases Yields Precision Medical Treatments
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44514

12:00 PM EST
2023 Stephen E. Straus Lecture: Novel Insights Into Heart-Brain Interactions and Neurobiological Resilience
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/novel-insights-into-heart-brain-interactions-and-neurobiological-resilience
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44309

12:00 PM EST
R&W Financial Webinar Series Being Proactive in Your Tax Planning.
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44392

12:00 PM EST
Ethics Grand Rounds: The Ethics Of “Other” Motivations For Seeking Care And Enrolling In Research
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53801

12:00 PM EST
Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/food/workshops-meetings-webinars-food-and-dietary-supplements/collaborating-culture-new-era-smarter-food-safety-12062023

12:00 PM EST
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will join President and CEO of the Hunt Institute Dr. Javaid Siddiqi for a fireside chat on the teacher pipeline and how more young people can be brought into the profession at the Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows program.
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html

12:00 PM EST
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The Housewill debate legislation to block an EPA rule establishing new emission standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles. Members may also vote to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY).
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532247-2/house-session

12:15 PM EST
Consequences of the End of Roe and Lessons from the Turnaway Study
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/consequences-of-the-end-of-roe-and-lessons-from-the-turnaway-study

12:25 PM EST
ISS Expedition 70 in-flight event to mark the 25th anniversary of the mating of the Zarya and Unity Modules during the STS-88 Space Shuttle Mission with all seven crewmembers, NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana (the STS-88 Commander in 1998) and ISS Program Manager Joel Montalbano
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-12-4-2023.pdf
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/iss-expedition-70-in-flight-event-to-mark-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-mating-of-the-zarya-and-unity-modules/
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

12:30 PM EST
Webinars for Social Entrepreneurs, Human Centered Design Research for Innovators
Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School, Columbia University
https://business.columbia.edu/socialenterprise/events/upcoming-events

1:00 PM EST
Ask the DDM - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52572

1:00 PM EST
Myeloid Malignancies Monthly Meeting Seminar Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44532

1:00 PM EST
2023 NINDS Director's Awards
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52726

1:00 PM EST
Missing Man Table: In Honor of Pearl Harbor Day
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53481/

1:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken hosts a holiday event in honor of Unaccompanied Tour Families
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-6-2023/

1:10 PM EST
The President departs the White House en route the White House Tribal Nations Summit
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

1:15 PM EST
ICC Assembly of States Parties Side Event
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k149najsgk

1:15 PM EST
Knowledge, History and Power: In conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones & Laura Trevelyan - Organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in collaboration with the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium, this moderated conversation aims to unveil the power of knowledge in addressing racism, racial discrimination and white supremacy. The hybrid event takes place within the context of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1st5eqcyw

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/statedept

1:30 PM EST
(Day 1) Hispanic Leadership Summit 2023: The Hispanic Leadership Summit will be 1.5 days of programming and networking to facilitate the creation of networks of support that will advance key areas for the Hispanic community in 2024 and beyond.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cuqj8ypc

1:30 PM EST
Preapplication Meeting With SMR, LLC (A Holtec International Company) Regarding Environmental Topics to Support the Construction Permit for the Holtec SMR-160 Design
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23258A068

1:45 PM EST
The President delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
Department of the Interior
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA2NFVdMtyU
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President Biden Remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
President Biden gives remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532266-1/president-biden-remarks-white-house-tribal-nations-summit

2:00 PM EST
Pivotal States: Is the United States Overlooking Mexico’s Potential?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/12/06/pivotal-states-is-united-states-overlooking-mexico-s-potential-event-8204
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSaOayqlww

2:00 PM EST
Civic Stories: Road to Freedom: History of Slavery in America - 15 Days of the Bill of Rights
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/countdown-to-bill-of-rights-day
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/civic-stories-road-to-freedom-history-of-slavery-in-america

2:00 PM EST
The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All – But There Is a Solution
Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/events/canceling-american-mind

2:00 PM EST
National Survivorship Standards Subject Matter Expert Consensus Meetings: an Initiative of the President’s Cancer Cabinet
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44282

2:00 PM EST 
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-6-2023/

2:00 PM EST
Back to the Future: The CITI subcommittee will meet to receive testimony from outside experts on using military advancements of the past to guide the Department of Defense’s technological advancements in the future
House Armed Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Dr. Andrew Krepinevich
Senior Fellow and Adjunct Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute and Center for a New American Security
^
Dr. Arthur Herman
Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute
^
Col Mark Gunzinger, USAF (Ret.)
Director Future Concepts and Capability Assessments
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116648
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/citi-hearing-back-future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDvRFH8-B_c

2:00 PM EST
Tax Subcommittee Hearing on Tax Policies to Expand Economic Growth and Increase Prosperity for American Families
House Ways and Means Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116649
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/tax-subcommittee-hearing-on-tax-policies-to-expand-economic-growth-and-increase-prosperity-for-american-families/
https://www.youtube.com/@WaysandMeansCommittee/streams

2:00 PM EST
White House Policy on AI
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Ross Nodurft
Executive Director
Alliance for Digital Innovation
^
Samuel Hammond
Senior Economist
Foundation for American Innovation
^
Kate Goodloe
Managing Director
The Software Alliance
^
Dr. Daniel Ho
William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law
Stanford Law School
^
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
Responsible AI Fellow
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Harvard University
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116650
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/white-house-policy-on-ai/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-4KWPOd3EM

2:00 PM EST
Making Russia Pay: Sovereign Asset Confiscation for Ukrainian Victory
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
^
WITNESSES:
Andriy Kostin
Prosecutor General of Ukraine
^
Ambassador Daniel Fried
Atlantic Council Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow
^
Paul Reichler
International Law Attorney, 11KBW
^
Juliya M. Ziskina
Senior Legal Fellow, Razom for Ukraine
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/joint-event/335223
https://www.csce.gov/hearings/making-russia-pay-sovereign-asset-confiscation-for-ukrainian-victory/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X0Ip2wjogs
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Hearing on Russian Seized Assets for Ukraine Fight
U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, holds a hearing on using seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532253-1/hearing-russian-seized-assets-ukraine-fight

2:30 PM EST
The President departs the White House Tribal Nations Summit en route to the White House
Department of the Interior
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

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/335121
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-453
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BREAKING Zelensky will not attend classified briefing virtually anymore because of a “last-minute” matter, says Senator Schumer. Zelensky also didn’t appear virtually at the House briefing, lawmakers said - CNN
https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1732123185242570772

2:30 PM EST
An Oversight Hearing to Examine Fentanyl in Native Communities, Focusing on the Federal Response to the Growing Crisis
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Adam W. Cohen
Deputy Director
White House Office of National Drug Policy
Washington, DC
^
The Honorable Roselyn Tso
Director, Indian Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
^
The Honorable Vanessa Waldref
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
^
Mr. Glen Melville
Bureau Deputy Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335205
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-titled-fentanyl-in-native-communities-examining-the-federal-response-to-the-growing-crisis/
https://www.youtube.com/@SenateIndianAffairs/streams

2:35 PM EST
The President arrives at the White House
North Portico
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

2:45 PM EST
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joU2SD4q1Ok
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White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. She is joined by NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532267-1/white-house-daily-briefing

3:00 PM EST
Colorado Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Trump 14th Amendment Case
Colorado’s Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case to determine whether the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” can be used to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on Colorado’s presidential election ballots.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532255-1/colorado-supreme-court-oral-arguments-trump-14th-amendment-case

3:00 PM EST
(3rd plenary meeting) Twenty-second session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute - General debate: The twenty-second session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP22) to the Rome Statute will take place from 4 to 14 December 2023 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a3c407yg

3:00 PM EST
Ethical and Responsible Research Program Office Hours
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/ethical-responsible-research-program-office-hours/2023-12-06

3:00 PM EST
Minority Leader Jeffries and Others News Conference on Childcare Investment
House Minority Leader Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Whip Clark (D-MA), and others hold a news conference to call for more investments in childcare.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532265-1/minority-leader-jeffries-news-conference-childcare-investment

3:00 PM EST
First Lady Jill Biden Hosts a Toys for Tots Celebration with Military Families: As part of her Joining Forces initiative, the First Lady Jill Biden hosts a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots event at the White House with local Marine Corps and military-connected families.
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igAELBzYAf8

3:00 PM EST
To Receive Testimony on the Status of Department of Defense Recruiting Efforts and Plans for Fiscal Year 2024
Senate Armed Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Major General Johnny K. Davis, USA
Commanding General, United States Army Recruiting Command
^
Rear Admiral Alexis T. Walker, USN
Commander, Navy Recruiting Command
^
Major General William J. Bowers, USMC
Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command
^
Brigadier General Christopher R. Amrhein, USAF
Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335208
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-12-06/
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-status-of-department-of-defense-recruiting-efforts-and-plans-for-fiscal-year-2024

3:30 PM EST
Epidemiology and Evaluation Career Speaker Series: Amanda Smith
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Response Team (SORT)
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/career-speaker-series-amanda-smith

3:30 PM EST
Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
Washington, DC
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbxj3nID9IU

4:00 PM EST
Post-Liberalism in Conversation: What is living and what is dead in the liberal tradition?
The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/post-liberalism_in_conversation_what_is_living_and_what_is_dead_in_the_liberal_tradition

4:00 PM EST
The Role of Early Life Origin B Cells in Adult Immunity HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44511
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53871

4:15 PM EST
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will give remarks at the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit of the Biden-Harris Administration. The Summit represents the President’s commitment to strengthening the Nation-to-Nation relationships the United States has with Tribal Nations by bringing Tribal leaders and top administration officials together to discuss the most important issues facing Tribal communities. Remarks will be live-streamed here.
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html
https://www.bia.gov/whcnaa

4:30 PM EST
Winter Semester Is Coming: Reset Your Econ Lowdown Classroom for Next Term
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
https://events.stlouisfed.org/event/78361f83-36c3-43b3-a36c-9643f90581c8

4:30 PM EST
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will participate in Nation-to-Nation talks with Tribal & US Department of Education leadership. This event is closed to press.
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html

4:50 PM EST
The President departs the White House en route to the St. Regis Hotel, Washington, DC
South Grounds
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

5:30 PM EST
The President participates in a campaign reception
The St. Regis, Washington, D.C.
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

6:15 PM EST
The President arrives at the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

5:00 PM EST
Let’s Talk about Clinical Trials.
Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.bu.edu/sph/calendar/?eid=288268

5:00 PM EST
Milton Friedman, the Last Conservative: A Book Event with Jennifer Burns
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/milton-friedman-the-last-conservative-a-book-event-with-jennifer-burns/

5:00 PM EST
Washington Today
Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists and policy makers who provide background and perspective.
https://www.c-span.org/radio/

5:30 PM EST
PLF’s Holiday Open House
Pacific Legal Foundation
https://pacificlegal.org/events/plfs-holiday-open-house/

6:00 PM EST
Vivian Awards
National Press Club
https://www.press.org/events/vivian-awards-7

6:00 PM EST
Is Rational Belief in Improbable Theories Ever Warranted?
The Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/is-rational-belief-in-improbable-theories-ever-warranted-2/

6:00 PM EST
Online Seminar: Cyber Critical Infrastructure
The Institute of World Politics
https://www.iwp.edu/events/online-seminar-cyber-critical-infrastructure-6/

6:00 PM EST
Jazz to Hip-Hop: Impact of America’s Best Cultural Exports
Meridian International Center
https://www.meridian.org/announcement/cultural-diplomacy-salon-series-jazz-to-hip-hop-impact-of-americas-best-cultural-exports/

6:00 PM EST 
Secretary Antony J. Blinken hosts a Diplomatic Corps Reception
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-6-2023/

6:30 PM EST
Washington Today Podcast
Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. F
https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=washingtonToday

6:30 PM EST
Film Screening & Discussion. In the Rearview
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/film-screening-discussion-in-the-rearview/

6:30 PM EST
Partisan Brawling in the Presidency and Vice Presidency, from the Founders to Ford
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/events/brands/

7:00 PM EST
2023 Axios Chicago Power Players
Axios
https://powerplayers.axios.com/chicago-reception

8:00 PM EST
The Power of Nudges in Environmental and Health Behaviors: The Case of Disposable Cutlery Consumption and Antibiotics Utilization
Stanford Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Is Part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/power-nudges-environmental-and-health-behaviors-case-disposable-cutlery-consumption-and

8:00 PM EST
Simon Rosenberg and Sarah Longwell with Larry Mantle: An Early Look at the 2024 Elections
Jews United for Democracy and Justice
https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/event/december-6-rosenberg-longwell-mantle/

8:00 PM EST
RNC Fourth Presidential Primary Debate: Hosted by NewsNation, with partners Washington Free Beacon, the Megyn Kelly Show on Sirius XM, and Rumble, live from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
GOP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/04/fourth-republican-presidential-debate-participants/
https://rumble.com/v3yn515-rnc-fourth-presidential-primary-debate.html

9:50 PM EST
USS Utah Remembrance Ceremony
Department of Defense
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33340