The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday May 22, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until May 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from May 19-23, 2024. Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. - - - 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 an Enhanced Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across Parts of the Southern Plains and Ark-La-Tex... - 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/ End Wokeness @EndWokeness - MENU PRICES: Trump vs Biden (2019-24) https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1792899395802796490 FreedomToons - Harrison Butker's Bigoted Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiYzqTDDVY grrrgraphics - The Rat That Trapped Himself https://grrrgraphics.com/the-rat-that-trapped-himself/ Margolis & Cox - Ghostbusters, King Charles https://margolisandcox.com/2024/05/17/friday-may-17-2024/ Mark Parisi - Nightmare https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12823 Michael Ramirez - Showstopping Inflation https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-showstopping-inflation Michael Ramirez - Head To Head Debate https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-head-to-head-debate RealityBites by Broc Smith - Gag Me https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/21/gag-me-2/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Erectionists https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/20/erectionists/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Deafening Silence https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/20/the-deafening-silence/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Skscartoon @skscartoon - I believe the #HushMoney Trial was decided at the jury selection. https://x.com/skscartoon/status/1793073235581685884 Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Getting old https://x.com/stephanpastis/status/1792969097321558380 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Weather https://x.com/stone_toss/status/1792918268048732265 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Wholesome Quality Content https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-05-22 The Daily Cartoonist - 2024 RFK Award Goes to Peter Kuper https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/05/21/2024-rfk-award-goes-to-peter-kuper/ The Daily Cartoonist - Ed Hall – RIP https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/05/21/ed-hall-rip/ Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - May 22 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-22 Word of the Day https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/05/22.html Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument 100 Years Ago Today — May 22, 1924 https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/about-this-collection Register to Vote https://vote.gov/ Congressional Record Most Recent Issue https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record The Presidential Prayer Team Daily Prayer Briefing https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing Kid Detectives Family History Camp at the National Archives - Virtual Camp July 8 - July 10, 2024 https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/kid-detectives-family-history-camp-at-the-national-archives-virtual-camp Making It! Presidential Edition Summer Camp June 26, 2024 Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum - West Branch, Iowa https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/making-it-presidential-edition-summer-camp Lights! Camera! Hoover! Summer Camp July 22, 2024 - July 26, 2024 Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, West Branch, Iowa https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/lights-camera-hoover-summer-camp Rudy Giuliani and Other Trump Allies Plead Not Guilty in Arizona Election Case https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/us/giuliani-trump-arizona-fake-electors.html Trump Lawyer Christina Bobb Arraigned on Junk Charges Related to 2020 Alternate Electors https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/new-trump-lawyer-christina-bobb-arrested-phoenix-junk/ After New Norms, Will the Vatican Make a Ruling on Međugorje? https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/after-new-norms-will-the-vatican ICYMI: Truth from President Donald J. Trump https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/489e4f2a-f67d-43c0-896f-af320d876a79 President Donald J. Trump Campaign Now Accepting Crypto, First Major Party Nominee To Do So https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/bc422399-088b-49a0-a39b-c094fad4daf8 May 22, 2024 - May 23, 2024 82nd Airborne Division hosts All American Week 24 Fort Liberty, North Carolina https://www.army.mil/article/275310/82nd_airborne_division_hosts_all_american_week_24 https://www.army.mil/82ndAirborne#org-all-american-week May 22, 2024 - June 10, 2024 80th D-Day Commemoration - Normandy, France Leap Frogs - U.S. Navy Parachute Team https://navyleapfrogs.com/leap-frogs-show-schedule-main.html MAY 22, 1863 Milestone Documents: War Department General Order 143: Creation of the U.S. Colored Troops (1863) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/war-department-general-order-143 MAY 22, 1903 Milestone Documents: Platt Amendment (1903) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/platt-amendment MAY 22, 1964 "Great Society" Speech President Johnson delivered the commencement address at the University of Michigan. He spoke about the state of American success. He stressed that America's power should be used to advance the quality of life of its citizens and create a "Great Society." It was his second use of the term. This is a portion of his remarks. https://www.c-span.org/video/?153610-1/great-society-speech MAY 22, 2015 President Obama Remarks at Adas Israel President Obama delivered remarks to the Adas Israel Congregation in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. The president spoke about the security of Israel, saying "our commitment to Israel's security, and my commitment to Israel's security, is and always will be unshakeable." He also reiterated his support for a two-state solution, saying "just as Israelis built a state in their homeland, Palestinians have a right to be a free people on their land as well. https://www.c-span.org/video/?326204-1/president-obama-remarks-adas-israel MAY 22, 2018 House Republican Call for Second Special Counsel A group of House Republicans held a news conference about their resolution calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a second special counsel. The group wants an investigation into possible Justice Department and FBI misconduct, as well as investigations into 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign. Led by Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY), the group said they would request that House Republican leaders allow a vote on their resolution. https://www.c-span.org/video/?446001-1/house-republican-call-special-counsel MAY 22, 2019 Speaker Pelosi at CAP Ideas Conference At the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) repeated her comments that she believes President Trump is "obstructing justice" and is engaged in a "cover up" by refusing to cooperate with investigations by House Democrats. She added that the president's efforts to thwart them may be an "impeachable offense." She also discussed the Democratic agenda, women's rights and health care at the event. https://www.c-span.org/video/?460960-1/speaker-pelosi-cap-ideas-conference MAY 22, 2020 White House Briefing During the White House press secretary's briefing with reporters, President Trump deemed places of worship "essential" and called on the nation's governors to allow the reopening of facilities for worshipers. He said that if a governor did not allow the reopening, he would "override" them. White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx also spoke, outlining the latest COVID-19 data and what public health experts were seeing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?472429-1/white-house-briefing May 22, 2024 U.S. Army Golden Knights - All-American Week Pope Army Airfield, Fayetteville, North Carolina https://www.goarmy.com/golden-knights.html May 22, 2024 TBD - Time: after the start of the first vote following lunch Business Meeting to Consider Pending Business of the Committee Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee S. ___ The STEP Modernization Act of 2024 ^ S. 3772 Subcontracting Simplification Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3772 ^ S. 3971 Small Business Contracting Transparency Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3971 ^ S. 4341 Plain Language in Contracting Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4341 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335842 https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/5/the-committee-on-small-business-and-entrepreneurship-will-hold-a-business-meeting_4 May 22, 2024 4:00 AM EDT 2073rd Meeting, 88th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Malaysia United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1ma8hc1d1 5:00 AM EDT Vaccines and Therapeutics (Module 4) – Preliminary Hearings - Day 3 UK Covid-19 Inquiry https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/#broadcastStatus https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/vaccines-and-therapeutics-module-4/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyuSN0hLFFM 6:30 AM EDT House of Commons parliamentlive.tv https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/79715718-c336-4f37-b3fc-0537910c6b59 - TBD Prime Minister's Questions: Question Time British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fields questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535762-1/question-time 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question, “Has inflation affected your household spending?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?535818-2/open-phones&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Simon Rosenberg Discusses Campaign 2024 Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg discusses President Biden’s reelection effort and Campaign 2024. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535818-3/simon-rosenberg-discusses-campaign-2024&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT The American Sunrise Show Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4wn8g8-the-american-sunrise-show.html 8:00 AM EDT DefenseTalks 2024 Defense Scoop https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ 8:00 AM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with Italian Deputy Political Director Alessandro Azzoni Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-22-2024/ 8:30 AM EDT National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council (NADCRC) Meeting National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/about-us/advisory-committees/advisory-council https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54640 8:45 AM EDT Washington Journal: Behnam Ben Taleblu Discusses What's Next for Iran Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Behnam Ben Taleblu discusses next steps for Iran after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other top officials. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535818-4/behnam-ben-taleblu-discusses-iran&playEvent 8:45 AM EDT Carry The Load's Memorial May Campaign - Leavenworth, Kansas Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67366/ 9:00 AM EDT 2074th Meeting, 88th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Malaysia (cont'd) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hp7ergp2 9:00 AM EDT National Advisory Council on Aging National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/naca https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54501 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 South Jersey Veteran Stand Down - Atlantic City, New Jersey Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/wilmington-health-care/events/68310/ 9:00 AM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with French Foreign Ministry Director of European Affairs David Cvach Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-22-2024/ 9:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell meets with International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-22-2024/ 9:00 AM EDT Markup of Various Measures House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ H.R. 8437, To provide for congressional oversight of proposed changes to arms sales to Israel. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8437 ^ H.R. 8315, To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to prevent foreign adversaries from exploiting United States artificial intelligence and other enabling technologies, and for other purposes. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8315 ^ H.Res. 616, Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/616 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117348 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/markup/chairman-mccaul-announces-hfac-markup/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU3nArrwrho 9:05 AM EDT Maynard Holliday, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for Critical Technologies DefenseTalks 2024 https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 9:15 AM EDT Carry The Load's Memorial May Campaign - Biloxi, Mississippi Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66972/ 9:25 AM EDT Senior Information Security Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity David McKeown DefenseTalks 2024 https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 9:30 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/?535818-5/open-phones&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell provides virtual remarks to the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Board of Directors meeting Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-22-2024/ 9:35 AM EDT Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, Director, Defense Information Systems Agency DefenseTalks 2024 https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 9:45 AM EDT Committee Business Meeting and Hearing on Efforts to Improve Reuse and Recycling Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ WITNESSES: Elizabeth Biser Secretary North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality ^ Susan Fife-Ferris Director, Solid Waste Planning & Program Management Seattle Public Utilities ^ Cody Marshall Chief System Optimization Officer The Recycling Partnership ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335836 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/5/committee-business-meeting-and 10:00 AM EDT The role of Ombudsman and mediator institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights, good governance and the rule of law - General Assembly, High-Level Panel, 78th session - The high-level panel will be an opportunity for discussion on developing strategic initiatives to raise awareness on the role and work of Ombudsman and mediator institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights, good governance, and the rule of law. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17c0maucl 10:00 AM EDT (3rd meeting) International Dialogue on Migration 2024 - International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) 2024 on the theme "Facilitating Regular Pathways to a Better Future: Harnessing the Power of Migration" (organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xpy4fvmv 10:00 AM EDT War Room With Steve Bannon Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4wptjf-war-room-with-steve-bannon.html 10:00 AM EDT Can China Offer a Real Alternative to Liberal Democracy? A Raymond Aron Lecture Featuring Anne Cheng and Ryan Hass Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/can-china-offer-a-real-alternative-to-liberal-democracy/ 10:00 AM EDT The Next Generation of National Security Leaders: A Conversation with Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret.), former Staff Director of the Senate Armed Service Committee and author of IF CONFIRMED: An Insider's View of the National Security Confirmation Process Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/next-generation-national-security-leaders-conversation-major-general-arnold-punaro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rORaoH3doM 10:00 AM EDT Locating Black Stories at the USDA National Agricultural Library USDA National Agricultural Library https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nds1bjpkSIeaDcMlwOGpMg 10:00 AM EDT Meeting of the Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/may-22-2024-meeting-pediatric-oncology-subcommittee-oncologic-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting https://youtube.com/live/xBFPi0-5L-0 10:00 AM EDT 2024 Military Spouse Employment Summit - Washington, DC Streaming worldwide Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68175/ 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider a rule for three bills to be debated this week including legislation to repeal D.C.'s non-citizen voting law, regulate cryptocurrency bar the Federal reserve from issuing central bank digital currency (CBDC) without Congressional.... https://www.c-span.org/video/?535829-1/morning-hour 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will vote on the confirmation of Angela Martinez to be U.S. District Court judge for Arizona. If approved, she will be the 200th federal judge confirmed by the Senate to a lifetime appointment during the Biden Administration. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535828-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Biden Administration's Failure to Consider Small Businesses House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Paul Ray Director, Roe Institute for Economic Policy The Heritage Foundation ^ Mr. Dan Goldbeck Director of Regulatory Policy American Action Forum ^ Mr. Rob Smith Senior Attorney, NFIB Small Business Legal Center National Federation of Independent Business ^ Mr. Todd Phillips Assistant Professor Georgia State University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117239 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405960 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLI4a94AnPo 10:00 AM EDT Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government - The hearing will examine overreach by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and look at actions taken by the bureau that erode Americans' trust in the agency. House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Bud Cummins, Attorney for Bryan Malinowski family ^ Andrew Graham, Former Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) Enforcement Programs Services, ATF ^ Ryan Cleckner, Former Army Ranger; Co-Founder, Gun University LLC; Owner, Law Office of Ryan M. Cleckner ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117338 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-weaponization-federal-government-9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6RY1MesE4U 10:00 AM EDT Examining NIST’s Priorities for 2025 and Beyond House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Dr. Laurie Locascio, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117335 https://science.house.gov/2024/5/full-committee-hearing-examining-nist-s-priorities-for-2025-and-beyond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2uPDskYFZU 10:00 AM EDT Restoring Congressional Oversight Over Emergency Powers: Exploring Options to Reform the National Emergencies Act Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Elizabeth Goitein Senior Director Liberty & National Security Program Brennan Center for Justice New York University School of Law ^ Satya Thallam Senior Fellow Foundation for American Innovation ^ Gene Healy Senior Vice President for Policy Cato Institute ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335823 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/restoring-congressional-oversight-over-emergency-powers-exploring-options-to-reform-the-national-emergencies-act/ 10:00 AM EDT A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Jennifer Granholm Secretary U.S. Department of Energy ^ The Honorable Jill Hruby Under Secretary National Nuclear Security Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335831 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-department-of-energy-including-the-national-nuclear-security-administration - National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Adm. William J. Houston (Panel 1); and Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Navy Director of Strategic Systems Programs Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe Jr. (Panel 2), provide testimony at 4:45 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34484 10:00 AM EDT Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Angela Rachidi Senior Fellow and Rowe Scholar, American Enterprise Institute ^ Mr. Michael Gay Independent Grocer ^ Mr. Robert Seligson Chief Executive Officer, The Physicians Foundation ^ Dr. Robert Lustig Emeritus Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117332 https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/nutritious-foods-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVRCyNDdL70 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of State House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Antony J. Blinken U.S. Secretary of State ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117333 https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-state https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeYQCthxD1E - Secretary Antony J. Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on the FY25 Department of State Budget Reques Capitol Hill https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-22-2024/ 10:00 AM EDT Legislative Proposal to Sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Carrie Goldberg Founding Attorney, C.A. Goldberg, PLLC ^ Marc Berkman CEO, Organization for Social Media Safety ^ Kate Tummarello Executive Director, Engine ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117342 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46751 https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/05_22_24_Section_230_Leg_C_and_T_Hearing_Memo_1_9e8995c30b.pdf https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/communications-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-legislative-proposal-to-sunset-section-230-of-the-communications-decency-act https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u03QyUeEas 10:00 AM EDT The Family First Prevention Services Act: Successes, Roadblocks, and Opportunities for Improvement Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: Rebecca Jones Gaston Commissioner For Administration On Children, Youth, And Families At The Administration For Children And Families United States Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC ^ David Reed Deputy Director Of Child Welfare Services Indiana Department of Child Services Indianapolis, IN ^ JooYeun Chang Program Director For Child Wellbeing Doris Duke Foundation New York, NY ^ Laurie Tapozada Kinship Caregiver, Peer Mentor, And Kinship Navigator Professional Cranston, RI ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335837 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-family-first-prevention-services-act-successes-roadblocks-and-opportunities-for-improvement 10:00 AM EDT Oversight of Our Nation's Largest Employer: Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Pt. II House Oversight and Accountability Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117344 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-our-nations-largest-employer-reviewing-the-u-s-office-of-personnel-management-pt-ii/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vE2Bl7YOlU 10:00 AM EDT Advancing Innovation (AI): Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Defend and Secure the Homeland House Homeland Security Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117189 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/advancing-innovation-ai-harnessing-artificial-intelligence-to-defend-and-secure-the-homeland/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWZ28faeEXo - Hearing on Deployment & Use of AI in U.S. Security Industry leaders in artificial Intelligence (AI) development testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on the deployment and use of AI in national security. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535835-1/hearing-deployment-ai-us-security 10:00 AM EDT PHA Oversight: How Scandals and Mismanagement Harm Residents and Taxpayers House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Bill Slover Principal, AVCO Interests and former Chair of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Board ^ Mr. Matt Doherty Former Executive Director, Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) ^ H.R.6550 - Accountability for NYCHA Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6550 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117346 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409261 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nozvM3VH2kw 10:00 AM EDT Meeting on Documents Protected Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6103 House Ways and Means Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117365 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/meeting-on-documents-protected-under-internal-revenue-code-section-6103-4/ https://www.youtube.com/@WaysandMeansCommittee/streams 10:00 AM EDT Nominations Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee ^ NOMINEES: Michelle Williams Court, Anne Hwang, and Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon, each to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California ^ Sarah Netburn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York ^ Stacey D. Neumann, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335833 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/05/22/2024/nominations 10:15 AM EDT Big Labor Lies: Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair Elections House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Bill Messenger, Vice President and Legal Director, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation ^ Mr. Michael Alcorn, Crew Member, Trader Joe’s ^ Ms. Lynn Rhinehart, Senior Fellow, Economic Policy Institute ^ Mr. Stephen Delie, Director of Labor Policy, Mackinac Center for Public Policy ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117340 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410572 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTFoNiF8v4A 10:15 AM EDT Legislative Hearing on the Following Bills House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.R. 8263 (Rep. Boebert), "Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act" https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8263 ^ H.R. 7776 (Rep. Lee of NV), "Help Hoover Dam Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7776 ^ H.R. 7872 (Rep. Curtis), "Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act" https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7872 ^ H.R. 7938 (Rep. Bentz), "Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024" https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7938 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117341 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=416021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Igg27n8kn4 10:00 AM EDT FY25 NDAA Full Committee Markup House Armed Services Committee ^ H.R. 8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8070 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117296 https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/fy25-ndaa-full-committee-markup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poL3ElGSVn4 10:00 AM EDT The President receives the President's Daily Brief The White House https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 10:30 AM EDT Rebecca Zimmerman, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs DefenseTalks 2024 https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 10:30 AM EDT Mobile Unit Enrollment / Benefits Event at NKU - Highland Heights, Kentucky Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/cincinnati-health-care/events/68347/ 10:30 AM EDT Droughts, Dollars, and Decisions: Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate Senate Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Tanya Trujillo Water Policy Advisor To The Governor, And Deputy State Engineer New Mexico ^ Mr. Adel Hagekhalil General Manager And Chief Executive Officer The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ^ Mr. Kevin Richards Farmer And Managing Partner RB Ag ^ Dr. Michael Castellano William T. Frankenberger Professorship In Soil Science Iowa State University ^ Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr. Professor College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335840 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/droughts-dollars-and-decisions-water-scarcity-in-a-changing-climate - Hearing on Water Scarcity & Climate Change The Senate Budget Committee holds a hearing on the impact of water scarcity caused by climate change. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535834-1/hearing-water-scarcity-climate-change 10:30 AM EDT Check Up: Examining FDA Regulation of Drugs, Biologics, and Devices House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D. Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research ^ Dr. Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D. Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health ^ Dr. Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117292 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-hearing-check-up-examining-fda-regulation-of-drugs-biologics-and-devices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6FpkU6mY7s 10:50 AM EDT General CQ Brown, Jr. On How US Forces Are Readying for New Global Threats Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/general-cq-brown-jr-on-how-us-forces-are-readying-for-new-global-threats/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNMK2wMGiWg - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. speaks at 10:50 a.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Atlantic Council event on how U.S. forces are readying for new global threats, 1030 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 11:00 AM EDT VA Illiana Spring Health Fair (Bloomington) - Indiana Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/illiana-health-care/events/67943/ 11:00 AM EDT Quarterly Veterans Town Hall - Tuscaloosa, Alabama Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67565/ 11:00 AM EDT A VEGF-Independent Mechanism for Brain and Retina Vascularisation National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45160 11:00 AM EDT ODS Seminar: Effects of Soluble Corn Fiber on Bone Metabolism in Children National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44048 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 Analyzing Cancer Data from the CRDC in the Google Cloud with the ISB-CGC Cancer Gateway in the Cloud National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45781 11:30 AM EDT Garry Tan, President and CEO of Y Combinator Economic Club of Washington, D.C. https://www.economicclub.org/events/garry-tan 11:45 AM EDT Organizational Business Meeting to Designate the Chair, Designate the 2025 Inaugural Site, Approve the Inaugural Budget, and Designate Official Staff Representatives Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335834 https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/ 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gwboa9wy 12:00 PM EDT Memorial Day Ceremony - Dixon, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68845/ 12:00 PM EDT CATALYZE WEBINAR SERIES • Don't Wait Until It's Too Late: Target Product Profiles and Avoiding Common Clinical Trial Mistakes National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.nhlbicatalyze.org/events 12:00 PM EDT Mouse Workshop: Safe Handling and Techniques National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45825 12:00 PM EDT Strength Conditioning National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45801 12:00 PM EDT Clinicopathologic Grand Rounds Cases from the NIH Clinical Center National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45779 12:00 PM EDT LMB Seminar: Targeting Repeat Expansion Diseases With Designer Small Molecule SynGRs National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45710 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider a rule for three bills to be debated this week including legislation to repeal D.C.'s non-citizen voting law, regulate cryptocurrency bar the Federal reserve from issuing central bank digital currency (CBDC) without Congressional.... https://www.c-span.org/video/?535829-2/house-session 1:00 PM EDT The Federal Reserve and Financial Stability Risk American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/the-federal-reserve-and-financial-stability-risk/ 1:00 PM EDT Remembering the "Great Crusade": 80th Anniversary D-Day Discussion National Archives Museum Online https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/remembering-the-great-crusade-80th-anniversary-d-day-discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OZCoaDylPw 1:00 PM EDT What to Expect: OFCCP Compliance Reviews for Supply and Service Contractors Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/what-expect-ofccp-compliance-reviews-supply-and-service-contractors-2 1:00 PM EDT Brain Health, Wellness and Aging: Hear from the Experts Library of Congress https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/05/may22brainhealth/ 1:00 PM EDT Artificial intelligence town hall hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-5-20-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3LH7Hd0L5s 1:00 PM EDT Together With Veterans - Bessemer, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/iron-mountain-health-care/events/68132/ 1:00 PM EDT Wellbeing YOU - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68114/ 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 Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre James S. Brady Press Briefing Room https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvFgQKfwWaE 1:30 PM EDT Building Clean Energy Infrastructure: Roadblocks, Tradeoffs, and Solutions Brookings Institution https://www.hamiltonproject.org/event/building-clean-energy-infrastructure-roadblocks-tradeoffs-and-solutions/ 1:30 PM EDT NLM Virtual Town Hall Meeting NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54188 1:45 PM EDT Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency DefenseTalks 2024 https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 2:00 PM EDT WALS - Type 2 Diabetes among Asian-Americans: Elevated Prevalence and Novel Risk Factors National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/wals https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43582 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51114 2:00 PM EDT Capitol Conversations - Congress in Space: First Contact U.S. Capitol Visitor Center https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conversations https://aocgovus.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOqurj4uGOEQRQ6U04-4pPHdnvDyFNo#/registration 2:00 PM EDT Santa Maria Pre-Memorial Day Lunch - Santa Maria, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/68262/ 2:00 PM EDT Veterans Game Day - Los Angeles, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/68383/ 2:00 PM EDT The State of American Diplomacy in 2024: Global Instability, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Antony Blinken Secretary of State U.S. Department of State ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117091 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-state-of-american-diplomacy-in-2024-global-instability-budget-challenges-and-great-power-competition/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hApP6X8mcbo - Secretary Antony J. Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the FY25 Department of State Budget Request Capitol Hill https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-22-2024/ - Secretary of State Blinken Testifies Before House Committee Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on his department’s activities, including U.S. diplomacy, global challenges, and the 2025 budget request, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535745-1/secretary-state-blinken-testifies-house-committee 2:00 PM EDT A Hearing with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Senior Scientific Advisor, Dr. David Morens House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. David Morens National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Senior Scientific Advisor ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117345 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/a-hearing-with-the-national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-diseases-senior-scientific-advisor-dr-david-morens/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGxSlW0NrB4 2:00 PM EDT Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the United States Geological Survey and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement | Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee House Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117250 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=416023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoqdvg2Sz64 2:00 PM EDT Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Hearing: "Green Building Policies: Jeopardizing the American Dream of Homeownership" House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Phil Bonnell, President, PABCO Building Products ^ Mr. Shawn Woods, President, Ashlar Homes LLC, (on behalf of National Association of Home Builders) ^ Mr. Mike Casper, President and CEO, Jo-Carroll Energy Inc.(on behalf of American Public Gas Association) ^ Mr. Rob Howard, President of Howard Building Science ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117347 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/energy-climate-and-grid-security-subcommittee-hearing-green-building-policies-jeopardizing-the-american-dream-of-homeownership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hfg_LanmHc 2:00 PM EDT Markup of H.R. 1398, H.R. 7909, and H.R. 8196 House Judiciary Committee ^ H. R. 1398 To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes. https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/HR%201398%20-%20Bill%20Text.pdf ^ H.R. 1398 ANS Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute To H.R. 1398 https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/HR%201398%20-%20ANS%20%281%29.pdf ^ H.R. 7909 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable. https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/HR%207909%20-%20Bill%20Text.pdf ^ H.R. 7909 ANS ANS Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute To 7909 https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/HR%207909%20-%20ANS.pdf ^ H.R. 8296 To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/HR%208296%20-%20Bill%20Text.pdf ^ H.R. 8296 ANS ANS Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute To 8296 https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/HR%208296%20-%20ANS.pdf ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117368 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-hr-1398-hr-7909-and-hr-8196 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5mkGQHqHc 2:20 PM EDT Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. Radha Plumb DefenseTalks 2024 https://defensetalks.upgather.com/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 2:30 PM EDT Digging Deeper for Health and Safety: Examining New Standards and Practices in Mining Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ^ WITNESSES: Cindy Brown Barnes Managing Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Government Accountability Office Washington, DC ^ Drew Harris, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia and Medical Director, Stone Mountain Black Lung Program St. Charles and Vansant, VA ^ Cecil E. Roberts President United Mine Workers of America Triangle, VA ^ Steven Schafrik, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Graduate Studies, Mining Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington, KY ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335839 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/digging-deeper-for-health-and-safety-examining-new-standards-and-practices-in-mining 2:30 PM EDT Protecting Consumers' Pocketbooks: Lowering Food Prices and Combatting Corporate Price Gouging and Consolidation Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Lindsay Owens Executive Director Groundwork Collaborative ^ Dr. E.J. Antoni Public Finance Economist And Research Fellow The Heritage Foundation ^ Dr. Norbert J. Michel Vice President And Director Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute ^ Mr. Joe Maxwell Chief Strategy Officer Farm Action ^ Mr. Alap Vora Owner Concord Market, Small Business Majority Network Member ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335841 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/protecting-consumers-pocketbooks-lowering-food-prices-and-combatting-corporate-price-gouging-and-consolidation 2:30 PM EDT A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Requests for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and the United States Capitol Police Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Karen H. Gibson Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate United States Senate ^ Chief J. Thomas Manger Chief of Police United States Capitol Police ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335832 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2025-budget-requests-for-the-sergeant-at-arms-and-doorkeeper-of-the-senate-and-the-united-states-capitol-police 2:30 PM EDT Examining Public Safety and Justice Resources in Native Communities Senate Indian Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, DC ^ The Honorable Patrice Kunesh Commissioner, Administration on Native Americans U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC ^ Ms. Allison Randall Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335838 https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-titled-examining-public-safety-and-justice-resources-in-native-communities/ 2:30 PM EDT Closed Business Meeting to Consider Pending Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333715 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-470 2:30 PM EDT Kenya State Dinner Media Preview: First Lady Jill Biden Hosts a Media Preview for the Kenya State Dinner The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxPdI8I-4G0 2:50 PM EDT Top 13 Station Commander Recruiter Recognition Ceremony Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34372 3:00 PM EDT (4th meeting) International Dialogue on Migration 2024 - International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) 2024 on the theme "Facilitating Regular Pathways to a Better Future: Harnessing the Power of Migration" (organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19me15qj7 3:00 PM EDT Installation Modernization DefenseNews https://events.defensenews.com/installation-modernization/ 3:00 PM EDT Actor Hoa Xuande on Reexamining the Vietnam War in 'The Sympathizer' Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/05/22/actor-hoa-xuande-reexamining-vietnam-war-sympathizer/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk5uw1VjmzQ 3:00 PM EDT Virtual: Addison Gallery Artist-in-Residence Jennifer Cecere This virtual event is hosted by the Memorial Hall Library Library, Andover, and a collaboration between the several Massachusetts libraries. https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=13187&month=5&year=2024&day=22&calType=0 3:00 PM EDT Combating Transnational Drug Flows: A Conversation with RDML Larry LeGree Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/combating-transnational-drug-flows-conversation-rdml-larry-legree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyxUNM0lRTc - Navy Rear Adm. Larry LeGree, deputy director, Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), speaks at 3 p.m. EDT on a Center for Strategic and International Studies webcast on "Combatting Transnational Drug Flows." Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-22/ 3:00 PM EDT After School, Historic Fun Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, New York https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=984A7B95-A8F4-4297-D4F44FAEDA828F5D 3:00 PM EDT Broiler Hatchery - Weekly 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=05&day=22&report_id=15009&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Farm Labor - Annual 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=05&day=22&report_id=17005&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Columbia VA PACT Act Veterans Resource Fair - Columbia, Tennessee Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/tennessee-valley-health-care/events/67461/ 3:00 PM EDT Vets Moving Forward - Fairborn, Ohio Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/dayton-health-care/events/68137/ 3:00 PM EDT Recharge by Creating a Sweet and Quiet Space with the Practice of Non-Sleep Deep Rest National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45802 3:00 PM EDT Soluble CD46 as a Diagnostic Marker of Hepatic Steatosis National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45772 3:00 PM EDT New Directions in Implementation Science: Integrating Multiple Interventions National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45257 4:00 PM EDT Nikki Haley on the Dangers of National Security Weakness Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/nikki-haley-dangers-national-security-weakness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B52Ro82feTY - Nikki Haley Delivers Remarks as Hudson Institute Chair Former South Carolina governor and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, who recently dropped her 2024 presidential bid, delivers remarks as the new chair of the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535825-1/nikki-haley-delivers-remarks-hudson-institute-chair 4:00 PM EDT "Intestinal IgA Response: From Generation to Regulation" HHS Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45817 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54745 4:00 PM EDT The Epidemic of Loneliness National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45054 4:00 PM EDT The President welcomes President William Ruto of the Republic of Kenya to the White House South Portico https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 4:30 PM EDT The President participates in an engagement with President William Ruto of Kenya and CEOs and other Business Leaders East Room https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 4:45 PM EDT To Receive Testimony on the Department of Energy's Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Department of Defense Nuclear Weapons Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL I Honorable Jill M. Hruby Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration ^ Mr. William White Senior Advisor for Environmental Management, Department of Energy ^ Admiral William J. Houston, USN Deputy Administrator for Office of Naval Reactors, National Nuclear Security Administration ^ PANEL II Honorable Marvin L. Adams Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration ^ General Thomas A. Bussiere, USAF Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command ^ Vice Admiral Johnny R. 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