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Wednesday June 26, 2024

The House Stands Adjourned Until June 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until June 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back July 8)

CNN Presidential Debate Tomorrow

Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. 
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma is on travel to Paraguay from June 26-28, 2024. 
Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. 
Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart is on travel to Kazakhstan and Switzerland from June 22-28, 2024. 
Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky is on travel to the United Kingdom from June 24-28, 2024. 
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Indianapolis, Indiana from June 25-26, 2024. 

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1

NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396

NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard#obs

Tropical Weather Outlook
The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php

...There Is a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Today Into Tonight Across Parts of the Mid and Upper Ohio Valley Into the Northern Mid Atlantic region...across Parts of the Ozark Plateau Into Lower Ohio Valley and Across the Front Range Into Adjacent Great Plains... - Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

FAA Daily Air Traffic Report
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report

FAA National Airspace System Status
https://nasstatus.faa.gov/

A.F. Branco - Juiced and Ready
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-juiced-and-ready/

FreedomToons - tragedy at the GAY crosswalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkhLBPca9Lg

grrrgraphics - DEI Disney
https://grrrgraphics.com/dei-disney/

grrrgraphics - Revenge Of The Nerd - Bill Gates
https://grrrgraphics.com/revenge-of-the-nerd-bill-gates/

grrrgraphics - Democrat Death Wish
https://grrrgraphics.com/democrat-death-wish/

grrrgraphics - Hillary Clinton Cleans Up For 2024
https://grrrgraphics.com/hillary-clinton-cleans-up-for-2024/

Mark Parisi - Incognito
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12858

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

Skscartoon @skscartoon - How Biden tips vs how Trump tips
https://x.com/skscartoon/status/1805737599493193797

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - first they ignore you
https://x.com/stone_toss/status/1805681822514225380

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Taking
https://x.com/stone_toss/status/1805601852068872223

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Down The Rabbi Hole 18
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-06-26

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

Morsle
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - June 26
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-26

Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. 
https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument

100 Years Ago Today
https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/about-this-collection

Word of the Day
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/06/26.html

The Presidential Prayer Team Daily Briefing
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing

Register to Vote
https://vote.gov/

Congressional Record Most Recent Issue
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

The Delicious Draw of Hudson Canyon
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog/delicious-draw-hudson-canyon

National Archives Announces Emancipation Proclamation to Go on Permanent Display in 2026
https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2024/nr24-33

How Dairy Farmers of America Is Celebrating June Dairy Month
https://dfamilk.com/newsroom/dfa-newsroom/june-2024/how-dairy-farmers-of-america-is-celebrating-june-d

USDA Contributions to Dairying
https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/the-american-dairy-industry/usda-contributions-to-dairying

USDA’s Temporary Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program Issued $70.9 Billion in Benefits From 2020 to 2023
https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2024/june/usda-s-temporary-pandemic-electronic-benefit-transfer-p-ebt-program-issued-70-9-billion-in-benefits-from-2020-to-2023/

Cordell Hull, 1945 Nobel Peace Prize winner, was best known as “Father of the United Nations.”
https://www.cordell-hull.org/cordell-hull/

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (left) Confers With Secretary Of State Cordell Hull, Who Served As Secretary From 1933 To 1944.
https://www.state.gov/history-of-dss/president-franklin-d-roosevelt-left-confers-with-secretary-of-state-cordell-hull-who-served-as-secretary-from-1933-to-1944/

Israel: High Court Orders State to Conduct Criminal Investigation of Illegal Construction in West Bank
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-06-25/israel-high-court-orders-state-to-conduct-criminal-investigation-of-illegal-construction-in-west-bank/

The Intelligence Community 51: How CIA Contractors Colluded With the Biden Campaign to Mislead American Voters - Second Interim Joint Staff Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence U.S. House of Representatives
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024-06-25%20The%20Intelligence%20Community%2051%20-%20How%20CIA%20Contractors%20Colluded%20with%20the%20Biden%20Campaign%20to%20Mislead%20American%20Voters.pdf

BIDEN LIES: Foreign Policy Edition
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/9a8a6e4c-260c-4121-b887-9521d26efdb1

Trump Campaign Set to Host Black American Business Leaders at Barbershop Roundtable in Atlanta, Georgia
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b41d22e9-2159-4ecb-a50f-98f83038dae3

TRUMP CAMPAIGN CITES POSSIBLE CRIMINAL ELECTION INTERFERENCE BY BIDEN ALIGNED ‘PENNSYLVANIA VALUES PAC’; DEMANDS IMMEDIATE END TO THIS FALSE ADVERTISING
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/c48dc68b-44d0-4e2d-af7c-7f8728320300

BIDEN LIES: Crime Family Edition
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/10305e41-e6bd-4bd2-b484-a3dd2e57bae9

Palm Beach Playbook - June 25, 2024
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/983d36f3-180d-4cf3-9553-21b4c54bc31e

June 26, 2024 - June 27, 2024
AWS Summit Washington, DC
Amazon
https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/washington-dc/

June 26, 2024 - June 27, 2024
Co-sponsored Public Workshop - Using Patient-Generated Health Data in Medical Device Development: Case Examples of Implementation Throughout the Total Product Life Cycle
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_piEgChG3RIWfXZ3vG1VOFA#/registration
https://dimesociety.org/using-patient-generated-health-data-in-medical-device-development-throughout-the-total-product-lifecycle/

June 26, 2024 - June 27, 2024
Common Threads Fort Meade-Defense is the New Offense: Cybersecurity and Hunt Forward Operations
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)
https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2024/06/26/default-calendar/2024-May-CommonThreads-MD

June 26, 2024 - June 28, 2024
NCI Division of Cancer Biology R15 Investigator Workshop
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45694

June 26, 2024 - July 1, 2024
2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall
Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian
https://festival.si.edu/

June 26, 2024 - August 1, 2024
29th Biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 
https://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC/
https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/RIMPAC2024

JUNE 26, 1784
Declaration of Independence signer Caesar Rodney dies
https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/caesar-rodney-dies.html

JUNE 26, 1945
Charter of the United Nations, done at San Francisco June 26, 1945
https://www.state.gov/charter-of-the-united-nations-san-francisco-june-26-1945/

JUNE 26, 1945
Milestone Documents: United Nations Charter (1945)
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/united-nations-charter

JUNE 26, 2015
President Obama on Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
President Obama spoke about the Supreme Court’s decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case on same-sex marriage. The Court ruled 5-4 that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognize marriages from other states. President Obama praised the ruling, saying “We’ve made our union a little more perfect” and calling the decsion a “victory for America.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?326809-1/president-obama-marriage-ruling

JUNE 26, 2021
Campaign 2024: Former President Trump Holds Rally in Ohio
Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Wellington, Ohio, in support of Max Miller and Mike Carey, both Republican candidates to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. The former president repeated his previous claims of voter fraud and a rigged 2020 election, stating that he did in fact win the election. In his remarks he also said that the teaching of critical race theory was being forced on the military by “woke” generals, whom he later referred to as “weak and ineffective leaders.” 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?512874-1/president-trump-holds-rally-ohio

June 26, 2024
ICQ Will Shut Down On June 26 This Year | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/icq-will-shut-down-on-june-26-this-year/

June 26, 2024
4:00 AM EDT
13th Meeting - 56th Regular Session of Human Rights Council - 56th regular session of the Human Rights Council (18 June – 12 July 2024)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b6l81o12

4:00 AM EDT
Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 67th session, 828 meeting - Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 67th session
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yropwifl

5:00 AM EDT
HRC - Press conference: Special Rapporteur on the right to health - Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right to health briefs the press on the thematic report to the Human Rights Council on drug use, harm reduction and the right to health.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xh246n6m

6:40 AM EDT
Keynote speech by Board member Mr Philip R. Lane at Bank of Finland's 3rd International Monetary Policy Conference on monetary policy in low and high inflation environments in Helsinki, Finland
European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html
https://www.suomenpankki.fi/en/media-and-publications/calendar/events/conferences-and-workshops/2024/2024-06-26-monetarypolicy-conference/

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers responded to the question “What do you want candidates to address in the debate?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536601-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
CND Special Event "Evidence to Impact" - 26 June marks the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. On this occasion, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs is organizing a Special Event entitled "Evidence to Impact: Powering Effective Drug Policies with Data Collection and Research". The 2024 UNODC World Drug Report will be launched during the Special Event.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1as2rjzz6

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Mitchell McKinney Discusses the History of Presidential Debates
Mitchell McKinney, political communication scholar and dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Akron, discusses the history of presidential debates.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536601-3/mitchell-mckinney-discusses-history-presidential-debates&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Rep. Luna Holds News Conference on Holding Atty. Gen. in "Inherent Contempt"
Rep. Anna Luna (R-FL) and other House Republicans hold a news conference about a vote to compel the House sergeant-at-arms to arrest Attorney General Merrick Garland and bring him before the House by holding him in “inherent contempt.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536622-1/rep-luna-holds-news-conference-holding-atty-gen-inherent-contempt

8:30 AM EDT
Subcommittee Markup of Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Act
House Appropriations Committee
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H. R. __ [Report No. 118–__ Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP19/20240626/117474/BILLS-118-SC-AP-FY2025-CJS-FY25CJSSubcommitteeMark.pdf
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https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/fy25-cjs-subcommittee-bill-summary.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117474
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/markups/subcommittee-markup-fy25-commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies-act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSqIRCe3lws

8:40 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/?536601-4/open-phones&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 67th session, 829 meeting - Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 67th session
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13b8t7k47

9:00 AM EDT
14th Meeting - 56th Regular Session of Human Rights Council - 56th regular session of the Human Rights Council (18 June – 12 July 2024)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t17c19b5

9:00 AM EDT
Learn the fundamentals of the patent application process - Virtual
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/learn-fundamentals-patent-application-process-5

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
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The House will begin working on 2025 federal spending bills: funding for the defense, homeland security and state departments as well as foreign operations.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536587-1/house-session

9:10 AM EDT
ISS Expedition 71 in-flight educational event for Jack and Jill of America in Houston with NASA flight engineer Jeanette Epps
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-6-24-2024-1.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

9:30 AM EDT
Who’s a National Security Risk? The Transatlantic Geopolitics of Data Transfers
Atlantic Council Europe Center
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/whos-a-national-security-risk-the-transatlantic-geopolitics-of-data-transfers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0p-jGX0tD0

9:30 AM EDT
Dr. Kevin Roth (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)  Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) Director Candidate) Seminar: A Vision to Promote the NINDS Mission Through Collaboration and Inclusion NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54926

9:30 AM EDT
Guaranteeing Warfighter Advantage Through Unity of Effort
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International AFCEA
https://events.afcea.org/AFCEACyber24
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Air Force Gen. Robert J. Skinner, director, Defense Information Systems Agency, provides keynote remarks at 9:30 a.m. EDT; and other senior officials speak throughout the day at AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2024 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-06-26/

10:00 AM EDT
The Role of UNICEF USA in the World
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/role-unicef-usa-world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wcqLDng4zk

10:00 AM EDT
Lowering Costs for American Families: Join CAP for a conversation with Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Joe Biden.
Center for American Progress
https://www.americanprogress.org/events/lowering-costs-for-american-families/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXgMBKVblSA

10:00 AM EDT
Press Briefing: Previewing the NATO Summit
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/press-briefing-previewing-nato-summit

10:00 AM EDT
NIH Library Workshop: Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45869

10:00 AM EDT
Ginnie Mae's 2024 6th Annual Small Business Outreach Event
Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ginnie-maes-2024-6th-annual-small-business-outreach-event-tickets-900160523357
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/sdb/outreach/calendar

10:00 AM EDT
Free Legal Clinic - West Palm Beach, Florida
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/west-palm-beach-health-care/events/64747/

10:00 AM EDT
Veterans Benefits Seminar - Gulfport, Mississippi
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/69757/

10:00 AM EDT
Veterans Benefits Seminar - Poteau, Oklahoma
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/69750/

10:00 AM EDT
Coffee, Conversation & Camaraderie - Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/pittsburgh-health-care/events/69863/

10:00 AM EDT
Madison VA at Veterans Service Office in Baraboo, Wisconsin
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/madison-health-care/events/69541/

10:00 AM EDT
Mobile Unit Enrollment / Benefits Event at NKU - Highland Heights, Kentucky
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/cincinnati-health-care/events/68351/

10:00 AM EDT
Veterans Expo/PACT Act Event and Veterans Town Hall - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/tomah-health-care/events/67332/

10:00 AM EDT
Speaker Johnson & House Republicans Hold News Conference at RNC
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House Republican leaders hold a news conference following a meeting at the Republican National Committee’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536620-1/speaker-johnson-house-republicans-hold-news-conference-rnc

10:00 AM EDT
Follow the Science?: Oversight of the Biden Covid-19 Administrative State Response
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Dr. Philip Krause, MD, former Deputy Director, FDA Office of Vaccines Research & Review 
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Aaron Siri, Vaccine litigation expert 
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Jordan Vaughn, MD, Birmingham, Founder and President of Microvascular Research Foundation
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117456
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/follow-science-oversight-biden-covid-19-administrative-state-response
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXmyEpmjp_8

10:00 AM EDT
Full Committee Hearing - An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable David M. Turk, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy 
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117462
https://science.house.gov/2024/6/full-committee-hearing-an-overview-of-the-budget-proposal-for-the-department-of-energy-for-fiscal-year-2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XQpzMJ5R_4

10:00 AM EDT
Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Benjamin Weingarten
Investigative Journalist & Columnist, RealClearInvestigations & RealClearPolitics
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Ms. Jenin Younes
Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance
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Ms. Carrie Sheffield
Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women’s Forum
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117376
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5iRqIKSuO0

10:00 AM EDT
Strengthening Child Welfare and Protecting America’s Children
House Ways and Means Committee
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WITNESSES:
Paris Hilton
Lived-Experience Advocate and CEO
11:11 Media
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Rob Geen
Bipartisan Policy Center Fellow, Chair of Board of Trustees
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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Tori Hope Petersen
Author, Speaker, and Advocate
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Alexis Mansfield
Senior Advisor, Children & Families & Relationship Safety
Women’s Justice Institute
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117463
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-strengthening-child-welfare-and-protecting-americas-children/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOLAhhg6t6g
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Paris Hilton & Others Testify on Modernizing Child Welfare Programs
Paris Hilton and other advocates testify on modernizing child welfare programs before the House Ways and Means Committee
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536616-1/paris-hilton-testify-modernizing-child-welfare-programs

10:00 AM EDT
Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare, Part II
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Erik Bethel
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James E. Fanell, CAPT USN (Ret.)
Former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet
Government Fellow
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
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Ms. Mary Kissel
Former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State
Department of State
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117455
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/defending-america-from-the-chinese-communist-partys-political-warfare-part-ii/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1huC-3ZpzI

10:00 AM EDT
Finding 500,000: Addressing America’s Cyber Workforce Gap
House Homeland Security Committee
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WITNESSES:
Eric Hysen
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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Leslie Beavers
Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense
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Rodney Petersen
Director, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Commerce
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Seeyew Mo
Assistant National Cyber Director, Cyber Workforce, Training and Education, Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD)
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https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-26-HRG-Testimony.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117192
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/finding-500000-addressing-americas-cyber-workforce-gap/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZXlEOV6tdI

10:00 AM EDT
Hearing Entitled: Housing Oversight: Testimony of the HUD and FHFA Inspectors General
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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The Honorable Brian M. Tomney, Inspector General, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
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LEGISLATION:
H.J.Res. ___, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture relating to the “adoption of energy efficiency standards for new construction of HUD and USDA-financed housing."
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA04/20240626/117458/BILLS-118pih-Thisjointresolutiondiscussi.pdf
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HR 7302, the "Contracting Accountability and Transparency (CAT) Act"
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA04/20240626/117458/BILLS-118HR7302ih.pdf
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H.R. ___, the "NeighborWorks Transparency and Accountability Act"
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H.R. ___, an act to enhance the oversight authorities of certain Inspectors General
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117458
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA04/20240626/117458/HHRG-118-BA04-20240626-SD002.pdf
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409297
https://www.youtube.com/live/5rM44JGSo84

10:00 AM EDT
The Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Commerce Budget
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary, Department of Commerce
^
https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/06_26_2024_IDC_Hearing_Public_Memo_1_3870102bba.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117464
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/innovation-data-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-the-fiscal-year-2025-department-of-commerce-budget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsEs9muAJl4

10:00 AM EDT
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 8812, the "Water Resources Development Act"; General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; and other matters cleared for consideration
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
^
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024
https://transportation.house.gov/uploadedfiles/ans_to_hr____the_water_resources_development_act_of_2024.pdf
^
General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions
https://transportation.house.gov/uploadedfiles/06-26-2024_final_gsa_resolutions_combined.pdf
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117174
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407554
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJCmX-H2ehU

No Pool Call Time
Camp David
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

10:00 AM EDT
The President receives the President’s Daily Brief
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

10:15 AM EDT
Examining Shortcomings with VA’s National Work Queue Veterans Benefits Claims Management System
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL ONE
Mr. Willie Clark
Deputy Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration
^
Mr. Ken Smith
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Operations Management, Veterans Benefits Administration
^
PANEL TWO
Mr. Herman Breuer
Policy Director, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO)
^
Ms. Ashlynne Haycock-Lohmann
Deputy Director, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), on behalf of Government and Legislative Affairs
^
Mr. James R. Swartz
President, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), on behalf of Local 2823
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117447
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6483
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veg33Sn6sDQ

10:15 AM EDT
Combating Workplace Antisemitism in Postsecondary Education: Protecting Employees from Discrimination
House Education and the Workforce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Mark Rienzi
President and CEO, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
^
Mr. Brian Keating
Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego
^
Ms. Melissa Emrey-Arras
Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office
^
Dafna Golden
Geography Professor, Mt. San Antonio College
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117454
https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=411707
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBJ4SxaV1M

10:15 AM EDT
Legislative Hearing
House Natural Resources Committee
^
H.R. 1208 (Rep. Cole) To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1208
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H.R. 6180 (Rep. Carl), “Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands Act.”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6180
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117352
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=416178
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZileuseo7E

10:30 AM EDT
Full Committee Hearing, “The U.S. Copyright Office: Customers, Communities, and Modernization Efforts”
Committee on House Administration
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Shira Perlmutter
Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117427
https://cha.house.gov/2024/6/full-committee-hearing-the-u-s-copyright-office-customers-communities-and-modernization-efforts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXIBdvG_oJQ

11:00 AM EDT
Climate Wednesdays
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachussets
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=1E5D6512-F61B-50AA-DC6950B4E6A697E3

11:00 AM EDT
Making It! Presidential Edition Summer Camp
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum - West Branch, Iowa
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/making-it-presidential-edition-summer-camp

11:00 AM EDT
Montana VA Summer Vet Fest 2024 - Glasgow, Montana
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/montana-health-care/events/69818/

11:00 AM EDT
Red, White, and Blue Employment Spectacular - Waco, Texas
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/central-texas-health-care/events/69501/

11:00 AM EDT
NIH Food Truck Program
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45750

11:00 AM EDT
Docker Tech Talk
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45953

11:00 AM EDT
Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting, June 26 in Washington, DC
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
https://www.fcc.gov/consumer-advisory-committee
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2024/06/consumer-advisory-committee-meeting-june-26-washington-dc
https://www.fcc.gov/live

11:00 AM EDT
NADTC - Past Grantee Webinar - Where Are They Now?
Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/nadtc-past-grantee-webinar-where-are-they-now

11:00 AM EDT
Field Hearing, Burlington, Colorado - Hearing on the High Plains: Combating Drought With Innovation
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL 1
Mr. Robert Sakata
Agricultural Water Policy Advisor
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Brighton, CO
^
Mr. Peter Goble
Climatologist
Colorado Climate Center
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
^
Ms. Constance C. Owen
Director
Kansas Water Office
Topeka, KS
^
Mr. Christopher A. Redmond
Assistant Meteorologist, Kansas Mesonet Manager
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
^
Mr. Alexander Funk
Director of Water Resources and Senior Counsel
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Denver, CO
^
PANEL 2
Ms. Kate Greenberg
Commissioner of Agriculture
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Broomfield, CO
^
Mr. Don Brown
Director
Republican River Water Conservation District
Yuma, CO
^
Mr. Earl D. Lewis Jr.
Chief Engineer and Director of Water Resources
Division of Water Resources
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Manhattan, KS
^
Mr. Patrick Milan Janssen
President
Kansas Water PACK
Kinsley, KS
^
Mr. Cleave Simpson
General Manager
Rio Grande Water Conservation District
Alamosa, CO
^
PANEL 3
Mr. Curtis E. Sayles
Owner and Manager
CFS Farms
Seibert, CO
^
Mr. Carlyle Currier
President
Colorado Farm Bureau
Molina, CO
^
Mr. Jeff Sternberger
Owner and General Manager
Midwest Feeders, Inc.
Ingalls, KS
^
Mrs. Amy France
Vice Chair
National Sorghum Producers
Scott City, KS
^
Ms. Sarah Parmar
Director of Conservation
Colorado Open Lands
Lakewood, CO
^
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-on-the-high-plains-combating-drought-with-innovation
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Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Field Hearing on Impact of Drought on Agriculture
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources holds a field hearing in Burlington, Colorado, on the impact drought on agriculture.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536594-1/senate-agriculture-subcommittee-field-hearing-impact-drought-agriculture

11:15 AM EDT
House Democratic Leadership News Conference
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA), Vice Chair Ted Lieu (CA), and others speak with reporters about the party’s legislative agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536624-1/house-democratic-leadership-news-conference

11:15 AM EDT
From High Tech to Heavy Steel: Combatting the PRC's Strategy to Dominate Semiconductors, Shipbuilding, and Drones
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Adam Bry, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Skydio
^
Mr. Chris Miller, Professor at Fletcher School at Tufts University, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute 
^
Mr. Scott Paul, President, Alliance for American Manufacturing
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117481
https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/media-advisories/select-committee-chinese-communist-party-holds-hearing-high-tech-heavy-steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=598JDFGj-oA

11:30 AM EDT
FDIC, OCC, and WEDA Host a Banker Roundtable - Connecting with Wisconsin CDFIs in Wausau, Wisconsin
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA)
https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2024-06-26-banker-roundtable.html
https://occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-cra-banker-roundtable-jun-26-2024.html

11:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks on the 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-26-2024/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IctOBXwfPhc

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://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kapds6i2

12:00 PM EDT
SBA-hosted Webinar: Introduction to Federal Contracting 
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/47158

12:00 PM EDT
Virtual Fitness - Total Body Tabata
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45998

12:00 PM EDT
Engineering Antibody-Drug Conjugates With Enhanced Cancer Eradicating Capability
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46003

12:00 PM EDT
CC Grand Rounds: Intra-Host Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens and the Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Infections
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45938
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54915
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54894

12:00 PM EDT
92nd Meeting of the NCI Council of Research Advocates (NCRA)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/ncra/ncrameetings.htm
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54914

12:00 PM EDT
Homegrown Concert: Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light, Traditional Folk and Bluegrass
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-412593/homegrown-concert-rachel-sumner-and-traveling-light-traditional-folk-and-bluegrass/2024-06-26/

12:00 PM EDT
Veterans Benefits Seminar - Aberdeen, South Dakota
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/69749/

12:00 PM EDT
Red, White, and Blue Employment Spectacular - Lakewood, Colorado
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/eastern-colorado-health-care/events/69494/

12:00 PM EDT
Red, White, and Blue Employment Spectacular - Chicago, Illinois
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/69249/

12:00 PM EDT
Virtual office hour with USPTO patent examiners - Virtual
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events
https://www.uspto.gov/jobs/virtual-office-hour-uspto-patent-examiners-18

1:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event | How U.S.-China Competition Upended the International Economic Order and What the United States Can Do to Fix It
Center for a New American Security
https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-disorderly-conduct
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSCxUNz_c44

1:00 PM EDT
Rx Drug Promotion and the Clear, Conspicuous, and Neutral Final Rule
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/rx-drug-promotion-and-clear-conspicuous-and-neutral-final-rule-06262024

1:00 PM EDT
Paid Leave: Equity in Implementation Conference
Department of Labor Women's Bureau
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/events/paid-leave-equity-implementation-conference
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WB/images/20240626-PaidLeaveConferenceAgenda.pdf

1:00 PM EDT
Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Lunch & Learn: Construction Materials
Federal Emergency Management Agency
https://www.fema.gov/event/babaa-lunch-learn-construction-materials

1:00 PM EDT
Introduction to the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/introduction-ofccp-and-odep

1:00 PM EDT
Deepwater Horizon Trustee Council Annual Public Meeting Webinar
NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Office of Habitat Conservation, General Counsel for Natural Resources
https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/2024/05/join-deepwater-horizon-trustees-their-annual-public-meeting-webinar-june-26
https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/2024/05/save-date-june-26-trustee-council-annual-public-meeting-webinar

1:00 PM EDT
The Wayside House Open
Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachussets
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E5E0C882-EE30-EDCB-93579F4C254F44F7

1:00 PM EDT
Virtual Hiring Fair: Healthcare
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68182/

1:00 PM EDT
Office Hours - 15th Ward Chicago, Illinois
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66227/

1:00 PM EDT
Veteran Readiness & Employment Job Fair - Sandy, Utah
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/salt-lake-city-health-care/events/69223/

1:00 PM EDT
Sociology Program Office Hour
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/sociology-program-office-hour/2024-06-26

1:15 PM EDT
Global Humanitarian Overview 2024 - Underfunding and the Cost of Inaction: How to address one of the main challenges to humanitarian response - The overarching theme for this event focuses on the major challenges of underfunding towards coordinated humanitarian action worldwide. The lack of funding for humanitarian response efforts has significant and far-reaching impacts on affected populations, exacerbating their vulnerability and prolonging their suffering.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1un1c1nj0

1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/@StateDept/streams

1:30 PM EDT
Homeland Security Secretary Holds Press Conference on Border Security
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference on border security from Tucson, Arizona.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536596-1/homeland-security-secretary-holds-press-conference-border-security

1:50 PM EDT
DINFOS Live Episode 37 – Public Affairs and Public Relations
On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we'll be discussing civilian public relations and how the career field compares and contrasts with military public affairs with our guest Doug Eldridge, owner and operator of Achilles PR. So join us LIVE June 26 at 2 p.m. EST to learn about what makes each aspect of the career field different and similar and what we can gain from one another!
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34707

2:00 PM EDT
On the Watch: Securing America’s Supply Chain for Critical Infrastructure
POLITICO Live
https://www.politico.com/securingthesupplychain
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Douglas R. Bush participates in an in-person/virtual Politico panel discussion ("On Watch: Securing America's Supply Chain for Critical Infrastructure") at 5:30 p.m. EDT, 385 Water St. SE, Washington, D.C. Register at politico.com.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-06-26/

2:00 PM EDT
Genius Machines: Understanding the AI Threatscape
Defense One
https://events.defenseone.com/genius-machines-understanding-the-ai-threatscape/
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Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Chief Technology Officer Dr. Bill Streilein speaks at 2 p.m. EDT at a virtual Defense One event on "Genius Machines: Understanding the AI Threatscape." Register at defenseone.com.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-06-26/

2:00 PM EDT
MCB Virtual Office Hour: Research Experiences for Teachers Sites in Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/mcb-virtual-office-hour-research-experiences-0/2024-06-26

2:00 PM EDT
Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series, “Mesoamerican Nephropathy: Genes and Environment in a Kidney Disease Hotspot”
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45991

2:00 PM EDT
CANCELLED - Bioorthogonal Chemistry, the Journey From Basic Science to Clinical Translation - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43603
https://oir.nih.gov/wals
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51139

2:00 PM EDT
Successful Inventing: License or manufacture - Virtual
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/successful-inventing-license-or-manufacture

2:00 PM EDT
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force News Conference
Rep. Frost (D-FL) and others hold a news conference the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory declaring gun violence as a public health crisis.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536626-1/gun-violence-prevention-task-force-news-conference

2:00 PM EDT
Radio, Music, and Copyrights: 100 Years of Inequity for Recording Artists
House Judiciary Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Randy Travis, Recording artist
^
Mr. Curtis LeGeyt, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Broadcasters
^
Michael Huppe, President and Chief Executive Officer, SoundExchange
^
Eddie Harrell Jr., Regional Vice President and General Manager, Radio One, Inc., Cleveland
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117457
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/radio-music-and-copyrights-100-years-inequity-recording-artists-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90_H7oQgyfY
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Randy Travis & Others Testify on Music Royalties & Copyright
Recording artist Randy Travis and executives from the National Association of Broadcasters, SoundExchange, and Radio One, Inc. testify on music royalties and copyright before a House Judiciary subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536598-1/randy-travis-testify-music-royalties-copyright

2:00 PM EDT
Persistent Challenges: Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis
House Homeland Security Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Kenneth Wainstein
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-26-CTI-HRG-Testimony-Wainstein.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117314
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/persistent-challenges-oversight-of-the-department-of-homeland-securitys-office-of-intelligence-and-analysis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kDuKwZ_TuE
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Homeland Security Undersecretary Testifies on DHS Intelligence Oversight
Homeland Security Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Ken Wainstein testifies on oversight of DHS intelligence before a House Homeland Security subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536618-1/homeland-security-undersecretary-testifies-dhs-intelligence-oversight

2:00 PM EDT
Stress Testing: What’s Inside the Black Box?
House Financial Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Sean Campbell, Chief Economist & Head of Policy Research, Financial Services Forum
^
Mr. Francisco Covas, Executive Vice President & Head of Research, Bank Policy Institute
^
Mr. Jonathan Gould, Partner, Jones Day
^
Ms. Shayna Olesiuk, Director of Banking Policy, Better Markets
^
LEGISLATION:
H.R. ___, the "Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators’ Exams Act"
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA20/20240626/117459/BILLS-118pih-TheFairAuditsandInspection.pdf
^
H.R. 8591, the "Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act"
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA20/20240626/117459/BILLS-118HR8591ih-HR8591wouldenhancethean.pdf
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117459
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409298
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOKb1jl9tWk

2:00 PM EDT
Analyzing the Fiscal Year 25 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request for Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable James O'Brien
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
^
The Honorable Erin McKee
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117473
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/analyzing-the-fiscal-year-25-state-and-foreign-operations-budget-request-for-europe/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpFS-_mQMKc
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Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe on the FY25 Department of State budget request on Capitol Hill. 
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-26-2024/

2:00 PM EDT
Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD’s Struggling Background Check System
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
David Cattler
Director
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
U.S. Department of Defense
^
Alissa Czyz
Director, Defense Capabilities Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117465
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/security-at-stake-an-examination-of-dods-struggling-background-check-system/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQF5cgUMLXY
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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Director David M. Cattler provides testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce hearing to examine DoD's background check system, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-06-26/

2:00 PM EDT
Full Committee Markup of H.R. 8790 (Rep. Westerman), “Fix Our Forests Act”
House Natural Resources Committee
^
H.R. 8790 (Rep. Westerman), “Fix Our Forests Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8790
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117443
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=416184
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qCwIH4mNiE

2:15 PM EDT
The Continuity of Care: Assessing the Structure of VA’s Healthcare Network
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Alfred "Al" Montoya
Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health Operations, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Veterans Health Administration
^
Mr. Ryan Lilly, MPA
Director of the Veterans Integrated Service Network, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of New England Healthcare System (VISN 1), Veterans Health Administration
^
Dr. Julie Kroviak, MD
Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Office of the Inspector General
^
The Honorable Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California Davis School of Medicine
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117449
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6484
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxLn07obZPQ

2:30 PM EDT
Field Hearing, Dallas, Texas - Take It Down: Ending Big Tech’s Complicity In Revenge Porn
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Andrea Powell, Advocate and Expert on Sexual Exploitation
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Mrs. Anna McAdams, Mother of Ms. Elliston Berry, Aledo, TX
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Ms. Elliston Berry, High School Student and Victim of AI-Generated Sexually Exploitative Imagery, Aledo, TX
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Ms. Francesca Mani, High School Student and Victim of AI-Generated Sexually Exploitative Imagery, Westfield, NJ
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Ms. Hollie Toups, Victim of Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery, Austin, TX
^
Mr. Stefan Turkheimer, Vice President for Public Policy, Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)
^ 
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/6/field-hearing-take-it-down-ending-big-tech-s-complicity-in-revenge-porn
https://x.com/SenTedCruz
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Senate Commerce Committee Field Hearing on Combating Deepfakes
Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) holds a field hearing in Dallas, Texas, on combating revenge and deepfake pornography, Sen. Cruz’s recently introduced TAKE IT DOWN Act would make publishing such material a federal crime.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536595-1/senate-commerce-committee-field-hearing-combating-deepfakes

3:00 PM EDT
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), 417th meeting - Briefing on the request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qx26vbrm

3:00 PM EDT
Report Launch: Europe’s Military Role in the Indo-Pacific
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/report-launch-europes-military-role-indo-pacific

3:00 PM EDT
Red, White, and Blue Employment Spectacular - Phoenix, Arizona
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/phoenix-health-care/events/69450/

3:00 PM EDT
MJHS Virtual Vet-to-Vet Café: Overcoming Challenges and Obstacles Facing LGBTQ+ Veterans
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/69898/

3:00 PM EDT
Broiler Hatchery - Weekly Report Release
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports

3:00 PM EDT
Peanut Stocks and Processing - Monthly Report Release
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=06&day=26&report_id=11006&source=d

3:00 PM EDT
Finding Pictures: Pride Month
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-412868/finding-pictures-pride-month/2024-06-26/

3:00 PM EDT
Democratic Lawmakers on 11th Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder
Democratic Whip Clark (MA), Democratic Caucus Chair Aguilar (CA), and others hold a news conference on the 11th Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536625-1/democratic-lawmakers-11th-anniversary-shelby-county-v-holder

3:00 PM EDT
Improving Value-Based Care for Patients and Providers
House Ways and Means Committee
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WITNESSES:
Dr. Sarah Chouinard
Chief Medical Officer
Main Street Health
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Stephen Nuckolls
CEO, Coastal Carolina Health Care and PA, Coastal Carolina Quality Care
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Dr. Matthew Philip
Chief Medical Officer
Duly Health & Care
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Dr. Robert Berenson
Institute Fellow
Urban Institute
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117466
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/health-subcommittee-hearing-on-improving-value-based-care-for-patients-and-providers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZaZUmswc1o

3:00 PM EDT
A.I. in Education Showcase
House Education and the Workforce Committee
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SHOWCASE:
Brisk Teaching
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Chegg
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Code.org
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Google
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IBM
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Khan Academy
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MagicSchool AI
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Meryln Mind
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Microsoft
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OpenAI
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https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=411712

4:00 PM EDT
Bridging the Digital Divide in the 21st Century
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/06/26/bridging-digital-divide-21st-century/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RvB-ej5TmE

4:00 PM EDT
Reporters at Risk: Latin America and the Caribbean
Atlantic Council, in partnership with CNN
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/reporters-at-risk-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoM-w3pEb8k

4:00 PM EDT
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Melvin "Jerry" Carter, deputy director for combat support, National Security Agency Cybersecurity Directorate, provides keynote remarks at 4 p.m. EDT at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance event on cybersecurity in Linthicum, Maryland.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-06-26/

4:00 PM EDT
Government Song Woman: Sidney Robertson, Folk Music Collecting, and FDR's New Deal
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/research-centers/american-folklife-center/news-and-events/events/
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-412912/government-song-woman-sidney-robertson-folk-music-collecting-and-fdrs-new-deal/2024-06-26/

4:00 PM EDT
Neuroimmune Circuits Driving Allergic Immunity
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46005
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54884

4:00 PM EDT
Supporting Each Other in Being Well
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45055

4:00 PM EDT
San Angelo PACT Act VetFest - Texas
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/west-texas-health-care/events/69642/

4:30 PM EDT
Flash Seminar: Rooting Our Leadership in Humanity – June 2024
The Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-leadership-seminar-info-session-june2024/

4:30 PM EDT
Speaker Johnson Hosts Panel Discussion on Women's Sports
House Speaker Johnson (R-LA) hosts a panel discussion on Title IX and women’s sports. He is joined by Rep. Virginia Foxx (r-NC), former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Heather Higgins of IWF, and NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536621-1/speaker-johnson-hosts-panel-discussion-womens-sports

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
VA Providence’s Summer Vetfest and PACT Act Town Hall - Coventry, Rhode Island
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/69619/

5:30 PM EDT
Ideas Uncorked: AI and War with Jackie Schneider
Hoover Institution
https://www.hoover.org/events/ideas-uncorked-ai-and-war-jackie-schneider

6:00 PM EDT
Veterans Tele Town Hall - VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
Veterans Administration
https://www.facebook.com/ClevelandVAMC
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67664/

6:00 PM EDT
Patriotic Trivia and Pizza at the National Archives
National Archives William G. McGowan Theater
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/patriotic-trivia-and-pizza-at-the-national-archives

6:00 PM EDT
Pride Month Celebration: First Lady Jill Biden hosts a White House Pride Month celebration on the south lawn
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEmhWOIYUHw

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
Virtual: Remembering The Stonewall Riots
Tewksbury Public Library
https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-remembering-the-stonewall-riots/

6:30 PM EDT
Virtual: Ashland Adult Book Club: Read "West With Giraffes"
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.
https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12349&month=6&year=2024&day=26&calType=0

7:00 PM EDT
Virtual: A Look Back At The Trial Of O.J. Simpson (Great Trials Series)
Tewksbury Public Library
https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-the-trial-of-o-j-simpson-great-trials-series/

7:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Q&A with author Lucy Gilmore: "The Library of Borrowed Hearts"
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.
https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=13116&month=6&year=2024&day=26&calType=0
https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-author-lucy-gilmore-discusses-the-library-of-borrowed-hearts/

7:00 PM EDT
2024 Metropolitan Opera Summer Free Recital Series
Williamsbridge Oval - Bronx, New York
https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/the-metropolitan-operas-2024-summer-recital-series-features-five-free-concerts-throughout-new-york-city/

7:00 PM EDT
Footnotes From The Most Fascinating Museums With Bob Eckstein
The Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut
https://marktwainhouse.org/events/
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35359/production/1203238?performanceId=11478326

7:00 PM EDT
Free Country at the U.S. Capitol
U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own"
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/News/Article/3787117/sizzlin-summer-concert-season-with-the-marine-band/
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Calendar/
http://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/Programs/062624.pdf

7:30 PM EDT
U.S. Coast Guard Band Tour "Heartland Harmonies" - Brookville, Indiana
U.S. Coast Guard Band
https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/
https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/ModuleID/9487/ItemID/464/mctl/EventDetails/

7:30 PM EDT
Clinton Presidential Center Presents "Lost Stories of Desegregation: North Little Rock Six and New Orleans Four
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum - Little Rock, Arkansas
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/clinton-presidential-center-presents-lost-stories-of-desegregation-north-little-rock-six-and-new

8:00 PM EDT
Brick by Brick Esports
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64842/
https://m.twitch.tv/brickbybrickvets

10:00 PM EDT
Homeland Security Secretary Holds Press Conference on Border Security replay
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference on border security from Tucson, Arizona.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536596-1/homeland-security-secretary-holds-press-conference-border-security