The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday, August 3, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until August 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 4, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023) TRUMP INDICTMENT TODAY, FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, WASHINGTON, D.C. https://rumble.com/v343jjr-live-president-donald-j.-trump-d.c.-indictment-832023.html Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to New York on August 3, 2023. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma has no public appointments. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland is on travel to South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from July 29-August 4, 2023. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Alaska from July 31-August 4, 2023. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. . . . 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 – Truth is Out There https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-truth-is-out-there/ Bob Gorrell - Cold Day http://www.gorrellart.com/cartoon/democrat-excuses/ Chip Bok @bokbluster - IRS Agents https://twitter.com/bokbluster/status/1686419830591705114 Gary Varvel - Biden's Dog Bites Joe https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/bidens-dog-bites-joe Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Acting Class https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12424 Michael Ramirez - Self-Inflicted https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-self-inflicted-08 RealityBites by Broc Smith - Ain’t That White? https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/02/aint-that-white/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Insecurity Incarnate https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/02/insecurity-incarnate/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-03-2023/ 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 3 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-03 August 3, 2023 - August 4, 2023 Modern Southeast Asia: An Introduction Through Politics, Environment and Gender, an Online Intensive Workshop East-West Center https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/modern-southeast-asia-introduction-through-politics-environment-and-gender August 3, 2023 - August 4, 2023 2023 Emergent Political Economies (EPE) Postdoctoral Conference Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/2023-emerging-political-economies-epe-postdoctoral-conference August 3, 2023 - August 4, 2023 Chemistry and Pharmacology of Drug Abuse Conference National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43229 August 3, 2023 - August 4, 2023 NIH Hybrid Summer Poster Day 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43258 August 3, 2023 - August 4, 2023 National Human Trafficking Prevention Summit Department of Health and Human Services https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-2/index.html#9481 August 3, 2023 Food Security Ministers' Meeting (FSMM) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) https://www.state.gov/events-asia-pacific-economic-cooperation/ https://www.apec.org/ August 3, 2023 On Thursday, the President has no public events scheduled Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 3, 2023 3:00 AM EDT Speech by Mr Panetta at Webinar "Getting Disinflation Right" Bocconi University, Milan https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://baffiwebinar.liveforum.space/ 4:00 AM EDT Meeting with University Students at "Universidade Católica Portugesa" Official Schedule for the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Portugal on the occasion of the World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 https://www.lisboa2023.org/en https://www.lisboa2023.org/en/official-schedule-for-pope-s-visit 4:00 AM EDT 3,654th Meeting, 74th session of the International Law Commission United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dlz1yp7k 4:00 AM EDT [7th Meeting] First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17wd2kdwp 4:30 AM EDT Economic Activity and Social Change in the UK, Real-time Indicators UK Office for National Statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/economicactivityandsocialchangeintheukrealtimeindicators3august2023 5:40 AM EDT Meeting with Young People of Scholas Occurrentes in the Scholas Occurrentes Headquarters in Cascais Official Schedule for the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Portugal on the occasion of the World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 https://www.lisboa2023.org/en https://www.lisboa2023.org/en/official-schedule-for-pope-s-visit 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Hugo Lowell Discusses Former President Trump's Arraignment Today on 2020 Election Charges Hugo Lowell, Political Investigations Reporter for the Guardian, discusses former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment over efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his arraignment in federal court today. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529720-2/hugo-lowell-discusses-president-trumps-arraignment-today-2020-election-charges 7:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers commented on former President Donald Trump’s indictment over efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his arraignment in federal court. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529720-3/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: James Antle Discusses the Latest Trump Indictment and Campaign 2024 James Antle of the Washington Examiner discusses the latest Trump indictment and Campaign 2024. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529720-4/james-antle-discusses-latest-trump-indictment-campaign-2024 8:00 AM EDT The Great Migration Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia https://www.philadelphiafed.org/calendar-of-events/The-great-migration-2023 8:00 AM EDT Best Practices: The Theoretical and Practical Underpinnings of Writing Code That Is Less Bad CERN https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1293876 8:30 AM EDT Virtual Fireside Chat With Maj. Gen. John Klein, Commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center and AFA Executive Vice President Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg, USAF (Ret.) Air and Space Forces Association (AFA) https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-03/ https://www.afa.org/events/air-space-warfighters-action-maj-gen-john-klein 8:30 AM EDT U.S. Agriculture in Drought - Released After 8:30 a.m. ET Every Thursday National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AgInDrought.pdf 8:30 AM EDT World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Weekly Export Sales Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-131 8:45 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529720-5/open-phones 9:00 AM EDT [8th Meeting] First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1obz13lrf 9:00 AM EDT 3,655th Meeting, 74th Session of the International Law Commission United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1agkyehud August 3, 2023 9:00 AM EDT National Human Trafficking Prevention Summit Day 1 Department of Health and Human Services https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/summit https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-2/index.html#9481 9:00 AM EDT This is Gender (In)Equality 2023 Collection Launch Global Health 50/50 (GH5050) https://globalhealth5050.org/updates/this-is-gender-inequality-2023-collection-launch/ 9:00 AM EDT Best Practices: The Theoretical and Practical Underpinnings of Writing Code That Is Less Bad CERN https://indico.cern.ch/event/1293876/ https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1293876 9:00 AM EDT How to Maximize Your DoD Skillbridge or GI Bill (Southside) - Norfolk, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56848/ 9:00 AM EDT How to Maximize Your DoD Skillbridge or GI Bill (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56845/ 9:45 AM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13gd95szw 9:50 AM EDT Retirement Ceremony in Honor of SMA Michael E. Grinston Department of Defense https://www.army.mil/leaders/sma/bio/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32369 10:00 AM EDT (3rd meeting) Thirteenth Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gby81hqp 10:00 AM EDT Maintenance of international peace and security - Security Council, 9,392nd meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1p1gep7z6 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Full Report - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders June 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/ 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Famine and Conflict-Induced Global Food Insecurity New York City, New York https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-3-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlSLWuwDUug https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32532 - Sec. Blinken Speaks at U.N. Security Council Meeting on Famine Secretary of State Antony Blinken chairs and delivers remarks at a U.N. Security Council open debate on famine and conflict-induced global food insecurity. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529722-1/sec-blinken-speaks-un-security-council-meeting-famine 10:30 AM EDT August 2023 Open Commission Meeting Federal Communications Commission https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2023/08/August-2023-Open-Commission-Meeting https://www.fcc.gov/live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMKCIenJ7JY 10:30 AM EDT Interagency Forum: Opportunities to Support Affordable Housing in Birmingham, Alabama Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-08-03-affordable-housing.html 11:00 AM EDT Philadelphia Veterans Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52913/ 11:00 AM EDT VA Information and Enrollment - Newaygo, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57543/ 11:45 AM EDT International Space Station International Partners 12th Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-airs-coverage-of-space-station-research-development-conference https://www.issconference.org/agenda/ 11:50 AM EDT Suicide Prevention Table Talk Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32514 12:00 PM EDT News Conference on Arraignment of Former President Trump The Not Above the Law Coalition, a group of organizations in support of accountability for those who opposed certifying the 2020 election results, holds a press conference ahead of the arraignment of former President Donald Trump. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529730-1/news-conference-arraignment-president-trump 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10wfj2opm 12:00 PM EDT Intellectual Property Basics and Helpful Resources United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/intellectual-property-basics-and-helpful-resources-22 12:00 PM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene to the Pentagon at noon EDT on the steps of the River Entrance. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-03/ 12:00 PM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:45 PM EDT Welcome Ceremony in "Colina do Encontro" (Parque Eduardo VII) Official Schedule for the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Portugal on the occasion of the World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 https://www.lisboa2023.org/en https://www.lisboa2023.org/en/official-schedule-for-pope-s-visit 12:55 PM EDT NASA’s Human Research Program 12th Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-airs-coverage-of-space-station-research-development-conference https://www.issconference.org/agenda/ 1:00 PM EDT The Fight For Voting Rights with Marc Elias Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) https://jewishdems.org/ https://www.mobilize.us/jewishdems/event/571128/ 1:00 PM EDT Denver Veterans Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52912/ 1:00 PM EDT Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board Meeting National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43481 https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/sleep-disorders-research-advisory-board-sdrab-meeting-august-3-2023 1:15 PM EDT Secretary Blinken participates in a roundtable discussion on food security and the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils with agricultural leaders from the public and private sectors New York City, New York https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-3-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept 2:00 PM EDT LIVE: President Donald J. Trump D.C. Indictment - 8/3/2023 Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) https://rumble.com/v343jjr-live-president-donald-j.-trump-d.c.-indictment-832023.html 2:00 PM EDT Introduction to Cognitive Radar and EW Association of Old Crows https://www.crows.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1744866 2:00 PM EDT National RTAP GTFS: Three Steps to Trip Planning that Meets New NTD Reporting Requirements in 2023 Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT) https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/national-rtap-gtfs-three-steps-trip-planning-meets-new-ntd-reporting-requirements-2023 2:00 PM EDT The Path to a Patent, Part IV: Learn How to Draft a Patent Application United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-iv-learn-how-draft-patent-application-3 2:00 PM EDT Proud Innovation 2023 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/proud-innovation-2023 2:00 PM EDT Denver Veterans Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52912/ 2:00 PM EDT VetFest - Orlando, Florida Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/58550/ 2:00 PM EDT Coast Guard Birthday Celebration - Sepulveda, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59691/ 2:20 PM EDT Retirement Ceremony in Honor of GEN James C. McConville Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32370 2:20 PM EDT Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks Highlighting the Administration's Investment in Broadband, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Vice President Harris, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Senator Tammy Baldwin deliver remarks highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to invest in high-speed internet, boost domestic manufacturing, and create jobs. https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xjtGbh4Hz8 2:30 PM EDT From Apartheid to Diversity in South Africa: My Road to a Professorship at the Premier University in Africa Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/apartheid-diversity-south-africa https://www.youtube.com/user/santafeinst 2:30 PM EDT Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder and Principal Director for Resources & Analysis Mark Gorak, Office of the Chief Information Officer, brief the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 2:30 p.m. EDT Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-03/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=32499 https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32499 2:45 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tvkmefw8 3:00 PM EDT Gender Affirm Your End of Life Docs Jaime Santos, Esq. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gender-affirm-your-end-of-life-docs-tickets-667141246427 3:00 PM EDT Hollywood in the Age of Streaming Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/08/03/hollywood-age-streaming/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpbKXxpx_AM 3:00 PM EDT McCloskey Speaker Series | Building a More Resilient Economy With US Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH); Dr. Cecilia Rouse, the Katzman-Ernst Professor in Economics and Education at Princeton University; And Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America The Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/mccloskey-speaker-series-building-a-more-resilient-economy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vupdb-cBMmk 3:00 PM EDT (4th meeting) Thirteenth Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f47lrrpz 3:00 PM EDT (Continued) Maintenance of international peace and security - Security Council, 9,392nd meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n5az8q91 3:00 PM EDT More Ethics or More Compliance: What was Dr. Beecher Trying to Tell Us? National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43573 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51150 3:15 PM EDT Keynote Address: Dr. Katherine Calvin, Chief Scientist and Climate Advisor, NASA Headquarters 12th Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-airs-coverage-of-space-station-research-development-conference https://www.issconference.org/agenda/ 3:30 PM EDT Getting More From Your Econ Lowdown Account Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis https://events.stlouisfed.org/event/a12919b4-4969-411c-bb3f-9e621c79a5df/Summary 3:45 PM EDT Reaction to Arraignment of Former President Donald Trump Coverage of the arraignment of former President Trump, stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into election interference. The former president is facing four criminal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529731-1/reaction-arraignment-president-donald-trump 4:00 PM EDT Dr. Shawn Faulkner: "The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914" The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics https://doleinstitute.org/event/dr-shawn-faulkner-the-three-invasions-of-serbia-in-1914/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQv2htw2Sqw 5:00 PM EDT Dysart, Iowa: Iowa Roundtable on Chinese Communist Party Agricultural Technology Theft House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/media-advisories/media-advisory-iowa-roundtable-ccp-agricultural-technology-theft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs6JB1gadJQ - TBD House Select China Committee Roundtable on Agriculture Technology Theft Chair Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) hold a roundtable event in Dysart, Iowa, on the Chinese Communist Party’s agricultural technology theft. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529684-1/house-select-china-committee-roundtable-agriculture-technology-theft 5:30 PM EDT Leadership Dinner With Dr. Stacey A. Dixon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/08/03/default-calendar/leadership-dinner-august-2023 - Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Discusses Intelligence Priorities Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Stacey Dixon discusses intelligence priorities during the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Leadership Dinner in McLean, Virginia. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529737-1/principal-deputy-director-national-intelligence-discusses-intelligence-priorities 6:00 PM EDT Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange 2023 East-West Center https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/indo-pacific-maritime-security-exchange-2023 https://www.imsehawaii.org/imse-2023/agenda.html 6:00 PM EDT Community Collections Grants Program Orientation Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409868/Community-Collections-Grants-Program-Orientation/2023-08-03/ 6:30 PM EDT Live! At the Library: Bachata Class With Julissa Cruz and Dj Hercules Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408943/live-at-the-library-bachata-class-with-julissa-cruz-and-dj-hercules/2023-08-03/ 7:00 PM EDT #GalswithLEI Forum 2023 East-West Center https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/galswithlei-forum-2023 7:00 PM EDT Marine Band - Yards Park, Washington, DC U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own" https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Calendar/ https://express.adobe.com/page/yDBT8iIq87Mi7/#Marine-Big-Band 8:00 PM EDT Reaction to Arraignment of Former President Donald Trump Coverage of the arraignment of former President Trump, stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into election interference. The former president is facing four criminal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529731-1/reaction-arraignment-president-donald-trump 8:00 PM EDT Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series | Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed The Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/murdock-mind-body-spirit-lori-gottlieb/ 8:00 PM EDT Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: S.A. Cosby - 2023 National Book Festival PBS Books, in collaboration with VPM and WHRO in Virginia https://www.loc.gov/bookfest/ https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409294/library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-sa-cosby/2023-08-03/ https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/loc-national-book-festival-sa-cosby/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khp_ulSrCIA 8:00 PM EDT Guided iRest™ Meditation for Sleep and Relaxation (phone-based class) Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52256/