The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday, August 30, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until September 1, 2023 at 4:30 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until September 1, 2023 at 11:45 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023) Secretary Antony J. Blinken has no public appointments. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland has no public appointments. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Massachusetts, New York, and Colorado from August 28-31, 2023. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield . . . 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 8:00 AM EDT Hurricane Idalia Intermediate Advisory Number 15A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/301159.shtml A.F. Branco Cartoon – Democracy Dies In Darkness https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-democracy-dies-in-darkness-3/ Bob Gorrell - Stop Trump http://www.gorrellart.com/cartoon/stop-trump/ Gary Varvel - Deja vu – Election year COVID variant and booster https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-deja-vu-election-year Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Cone https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12456 Michael Ramirez - The Real Problem https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-the-real-problem Michael Ramirez - Essay: Whack Job https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-essay-whack-job RealityBites by Broc Smith - Caught Red-Handed https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/29/caught-red-handed-2/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-30-2022/ Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Farmer's Market https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1696537143802519562 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Mass Shooting https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-08-30 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 30 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-30 Praying for America | Fighting Back Against the Persecution of Pres. Trump 8/28/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://rumble.com/v3d0hw8-praying-for-america-fighting-back-against-the-persecution-of-pres.-trump-82.html August 23, 2023 FDA's Proposal for a Unified Human Foods Program U.S. Food and Drug Administration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unYAGWXlkgA August 30, 2023 - August 31, 2023 Sleep Health and Dysfunction Across the Spectrum of PVD Virtual Workshop National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43577 August 30, 2023 - September 1, 2023 (WP.29/GRBP) Working Party on Noise and Tyres (78th Session) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe https://unece.org/info/events/event/374917 August 30, 2023 - September 1, 2023 Revisions Committee to the Model Rules on the Permanent Identification of Railway Rolling Stock (SC.2/RC.1) - 1st Session United Nations Economic Commission for Europe https://unece.org/info/events/event/378855 August 30, 2023 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances United Nations https://www.un.org/en/observances/victims-enforced-disappearance August 30, 2023 International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) 2023: Recognizing Those People Who Go Unseen Penington Institute https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/awareness/ioad.html https://www.overdoseday.com/ August 30, 2023 2:00 AM EDT Lectures in History: Lewis and Clark Expedition Brigham Young University Professor Jay Buckley taught a class about Lewis and Clark’s expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, he described their goal to map a route to the Pacific coast as well as to gather information on the people, flora and fauna in the new territory. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and Brigham Young University provided the video. https://www.c-span.org/video/?476349-1/lewis-clark-expedition 2:54 AM EDT Frederick Douglass Yale University history professor David Blight recalled the life of public intellectual and orator, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895). He was joined in conversation by Eddie Glaude, chair of the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University. https://www.c-span.org/video/?451151-1/frederick-douglass 3:00 AM EDT General Audience with Pope Francis Hall of the Pontifical Audiences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8SWCKhmhuo 4:00 AM EDT 5th Meeting, 4th Session Open-ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bvcasl81 4:00 AM EDT 675th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1athepunl 6:31 AM EDT Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Gives Morning Update on Hurricane Idalia Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other state and local officials give an update on the path of Hurricane Idalia and response efforts. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530161-1/florida-gov-ron-desantis-morning-update-hurricane-idalia 7:00 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/?530100-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:00 AM EDT The Future of Digital Money in Financial Markets Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) https://www.omfif.org/events/the-future-role-of-commercial-and-central-bank-money-in-financial-markets/ 7:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Jerry Dunleavy & James Hasson discuss Their New Book on the 2021 U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson discuss their new book on the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, “Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End.” https://www.c-span.org/video/?530100-3/jerry-dunleavy-james-hasson-discuss-book-2021-us-withdrawal-afghanistan&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Dr. Steven G. Wax, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, Provides Welcome Remarks National Defense Industrial Association https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-30/ 8:05 AM EDT Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Margie Palmieri Provides Keynote Remarks and Other Senior Officials Speak National Defense Industrial Association https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-30/ 8:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Susan Vita, James Wintle & Nicholas Brown Discuss the History of American Music Susan Vita, James Wintle, and Nicholas Brown of the Library of Congress' Music Division discuss the Library’s music collection and music’s role in American history and culture - from the country’s founding to today. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530100-4/susan-vita-james-wintle-nicholas-brown-discuss-history-american-music&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale) July 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/econ/indicators/ 9:00 AM EDT 676th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15usj373v 9:00 AM EDT 6th Meeting, 4th Session Open-ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tp12kovy 9:00 AM EDT A Conversation with Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/conversation-costa-rican-president-rodrigo-chaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXL1eZVaCjY - TBD Costa Rican President Discusses Cybersecurity Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves is among those speaking about cybersecurity at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530135-1/costa-rican-president-discusses-cybersecurity 9:00 AM EDT Blacks in Government (BIG) 44th Annual National Training: Accept the Challenge, Exceed the Standard Through Professional Development Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43404 9:00 AM EDT Introduction to the PROQOLID™ Database for Clinical Outcome Assessments (coas) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43568 9:00 AM EDT 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 EDT Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma participates in a panel discussion with Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-30-2023/ 10:00 AM EDT 413th Meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dg4yncse 10:00 AM EDT (15th Meeting) Sixth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13a2upvwy 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Workshop at UN Headquarters United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e26wwfr8 10:00 AM EDT Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Digital Divide Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/social-innovation-entrepreneurship-digital-divide/ 10:00 AM EDT What to Expect During a Supply and Service Compliance Review Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/08302023/what-expect-during-supply-and-service-compliance-review 10:00 AM EDT Sleep Health and Dysfunction Across the Spectrum of Pulmonary Vascular Disease (Day 1) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/sleep-health-and-dysfunction-across-pvd https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51070 10:00 AM EDT NIH Transcription Interest Group Webinars National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43701 10:00 AM EDT HEAL Multi-Disciplinary Working Group - August 2023 (Day 1) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://heal.nih.gov/news/events/2023-08-mdwg https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52308 10:00 AM EDT The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:30 AM EDT How Much Money for Defense Is Enough? Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-much-money-for-defense-is-enough/ - Discussion on Defense Spending Fiscal policy and defense strategy researchers discuss defense spending at an event hosted by the Brookings Institute. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530138-1/discussion-defense-spending 11:00 AM EDT NTSA Webinar – Generative AI and Training: It's Here. Now What? National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) https://www.ntsa.org/events/2023/8/30/ntsa-august-webinar 11:00 AM EDT How Research Can Improve Health in Sickle Cell Disease: From Implementation Science to Gene Therapy Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43786 https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/how-research-can-improve-health-sickle-cell-disease 11:30 AM EDT Assistant Secretary Satterfield participates in a signing ceremony with Yemeni Ambassador to the United States Mohammed Abdullah Al-Hadhrami Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-30-2023/ 11:30 AM EDT OTP Town Hall: Nonclinical Assessment of Cell and Gene Therapy Products Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops/otp-town-hall-nonclinical-assessment-cell-and-gene-therapy-products-08302023 12:00 PM EDT Conservatives Talk Presidential Power: The Hunter Biden Investigations The Federalist Society https://fedsoc.org/events/conservatives-talk-presidential-power-the-hunter-biden-investigations 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/k1z/k1zsk3h5od 12:00 PM EDT Chat With Jennifer Rubin About Her Columns, Politics, Policy and More Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/30/jennifer-rubin-live-chat/ 12:00 PM EDT FDIC and OCC Host New Jersey's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI): How It's Working and How You Can Participate Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-08-30-nj-ssbci.html 12:00 PM EDT RNA Quality Control of Gene Expression in Health and Disease National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43620 12:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Verma hosts a working lunch with Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-30-2023/ 12:30 PM EDT Expert Is In: Kitchen Garden (On-site Drop-in Program) United States Botanic Garden (USBG) https://www.usbg.gov/learn/programs-and-events https://usbg.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2999279&orgkey=4153 12:45 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkPuqfDvgEs - White House Daily Briefing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530158-1/white-house-daily-briefing 1:00 PM EDT The Health of a Nation Home: Addressing Health Equity and the Road Ahead GovExec https://www.govexec.com/events https://events.govexec.com/optum-serve-the-health-of-a-nation/ 1:45 PM EDT The President delivers remarks on the whole-of-government response and recovery efforts on Maui, Hawaii and the ongoing response from the federal government to Hurricane Idalia Roosevelt Room, The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOgdZWSZ0iI - President Remarks on Federal Response to Maui Wildfires and Hurricane Idalia President Biden gives remarks on the federal response and recovery efforts following the wildfires on Maui and the ongoing response to Hurricane Idalia. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530157-1/president-remarks-federal-response-maui-wildfires-hurricane-idalia 2:00 PM EDT Boost Community Impact with Capital Improvement Plans GovExec https://www.govexec.com/events https://events.govexec.com/euna-boost-community-impact-with-capital-improvement-plans/ 3:00 PM EDT (16th Meeting) Sixth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pdkhdwsm 3:00 PM EDT Restorative Justice for Judges - Restorative Justice in the Criminal Legal System Webinar Series Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/restorative-justice-judges 3:00 PM EDT K-12 Education Office Hours United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/k-12-education-office-hours-5 3:00 PM EDT Discussion for Building Resilience - Managing Imposter Fears and Cognitive Distortions National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.training.nih.gov/events/view/_2/7323/if_083023 3:00 PM EDT NSF CREST Centers Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scientist Recruiting Webinar National Science Foundation https://new.nsf.gov/events/nsf-crest-centers-graduate-student-postdoctoral/2023-08-30 4:00 PM EDT Field Hearing, Stoughton, Wisconsin: Roundtable - Chinese Communist Party Threat to American Manufacturing House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/wisconsin-roundtable-chinese-communist-party-threat-american-manufacturing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvEHtbwyp0c - TBD House Select China Committee Roundtable on Undermining Manufacturing The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party holds a roundtable discussion in Stoughton, Wisconsin, on the Chinese Communist Party’s undermining of the manufacturing industry. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530129-1/house-select-china-committee-roundtable-undermining-manufacturing 5:00 PM EDT 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/ 5:00 PM EDT NASA will host a news conference on the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer) sample capsule's landing and recovery plans Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-host-media-for-asteroid-capsule-drop-test-briefing-in-utah https://www.nasa.gov/live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg 5:00 PM EDT 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/ 6:00 PM EDT 50th Annual National Press Club Journalism Awards Dinner National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/50th-annual-national-press-club-journalism-awards-dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXGyZ3eu7m4&feature=youtu.be 6:30 PM EDT 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 EDT The Historic Winslow House Presents: The Boston Tea Party – An Overview The Historic Winslow House "Wednesday Sunset Exchange Series" https://www.december16.org/event/historic-winslow-house-sunset-series-presents-the-boston-tea-party/ 6:30 PM EDT 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 8:00 PM EDT Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Héctor Tobar - 2023 National Book Festival PBS Books, in collaboration with PBS SoCal https://www.loc.gov/bookfest/ https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409305/library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-hector-tobar/2023-08-30/ https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/loc-national-book-festival-hector-tobar/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-UAvjggt4 9:00 PM EDT Oliver Wendell Holmes. Stephen Budiansky talked about his book, Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas, in which he recounted the life of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, who served on the high court from 1902 to 1932. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?461314-1/oliver-wendell-holmes 9:36 PM EDT Blue Supermoon Full Moon https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-august 10:02 PM EDT History Bookshelf: Mark Twain's America Harry Katz talked about his book Mark Twain’s America: A Celebration in Words and Images, a collection of photographs, illustrations, and newspaper clippings that depicts the world that inspired Mark Twain’s writing. He spoke the day after the book was co-published by the Library of Congress in the Mumford Room of the James Madison Memorial Building of the library. This Books and Beyond event was co-sponsored by the library’s Center for the Book and the Publishing Office. https://www.c-span.org/video/?322247-1/mark-twains-america