The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday May 8, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until May 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma is on travel to the People’s Republic of China and the Philippines from May 6-10, 2024. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Massachusetts from May 6-8, 2024. Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink is on travel to Hawaii and Australia from May 2-8, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Conflict Stabilization Operations Anne Witkowsky is on travel to Papua New Guinea and Australia from April 26-May 10, 2024. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Todd D. Robinson is on travel to Saint Lucia, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago from May 6-10, 2024. - - - 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 Forecast Discussion U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion ...SUMMARY... Numerous severe thunderstorms appear likely Wednesday from parts of the mid Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys into the southern Plains. All severe hazards, including tornadoes, very large to giant hail, and potentially significant damaging winds are possible. Some of the tornadoes may be strong. - 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/ Igor "Chakal" @chakal_igor - Life is good. https://twitter.com/chakal_igor/status/1787829940466950286 FreedomToons - Every John Oliver Segment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysTpPUgJpM grrrgraphics - Kristi Noem Doubles Down https://grrrgraphics.com/kristi-noem-doubles-down/ grrrgraphics - Joe Biden’s Future Lies https://grrrgraphics.com/joe-bidens-future-lies/ grrrgraphics - Jack Smith’s Nightmare https://grrrgraphics.com/jack-smiths-nightmare/ Mark Parisi - Browser History https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12809 Michael Ramirez - Wearing Thin https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-wearing-thin-05-07 RazörFist @RAZ0RFIST - Today's Rant: How a handful of sperglords defeated a Fortune 500 corporate colossus! https://twitter.com/RAZ0RFIST/status/1787862710753108088 RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Variant https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/07/the-variant/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Rothmus @Rothmus - Celebrity News https://twitter.com/Rothmus/status/1788172764597080133 Skscartoon @skscartoon - Things are F#ed up in Europe https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1787846291483193467 Spill The Memes @SpillTheMemes - Do your worst! The MOST Memes wins! https://twitter.com/SpillTheMemes Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Guess Who posted my strip today. https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1787887057622151672 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - To-Do List https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1787977679989318106 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Trust the Science https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1787977679989318106 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Rafah https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-05-08 The Daily Cartoonist - CSotD: How to Suck Eggs, Explained https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/05/08/csotd-how-to-suck-eggs-explained/ Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - May 8 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-08 Word of the Day https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/05/08.html Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument Register to Vote https://vote.gov/ Congressional Record Most Recent Issue https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Fiscal Accountability Whistleblower Submission https://budget.house.gov/fiscal-accountability-whistleblower-submission AOC Experts Keep it Cool for Historic Preservation Efforts https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/blog/experts-keep-it-cool-historic-preservation National Nurses Day and World Red Cross Day with the Home Nursing Series https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2024/05/07/national-nurses-day-and-world-red-cross-day-with-the-home-nursing-series/ Dollar Store Entry Affects Rural Grocery Stores More Than Urban https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2024/may/dollar-store-entry-affects-rural-grocery-stores-more-than-urban Political Parties and Primary Sources: Fostering Student Inquiry https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2024/05/political-parties-and-primary-sources-fostering-student-inquiry Bahrain: Draft Law to Protect Private Information Stored on Personal Communication Devices https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-05-05/bahrain-draft-law-to-protect-private-information-stored-on-personal-communication-devices/ Israel: Government Authorizes Temporary Shutdown of Al Jazeera's Broadcasting in Israel https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-05-06/israel-government-authorizes-temporary-shutdown-of-al-jazeeras-broadcasting-in-israel/ United States: President Signs Law Creating Mechanism for Delivering Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-05-07/united-states-president-signs-law-creating-mechanism-for-delivering-seized-russian-assets-to-ukraine/ As of May 6, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) had signed 138 executive orders, 173 presidential memoranda, 607 proclamations, and 121 notices. https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Biden%27s_executive_orders_and_actions Order in the Court! – Records of Courthouses in the National Register of Historic Places https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2024/05/07/order-in-the-court-records-of-courthouses-in-the-national-register-of-historic-places/ Federal Judge Indefinitely Postpones Trump Classified Documents Trial https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/politics/judge-postpones-trump-classified-documents-trial/index.html ICYMI: “As Jewish Heritage Month Begins, Let’s Recognize Donald Trump’s Achievements” https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/f76648db-519c-4518-a853-b83df2d28492 A Look Inside The Vicious Biden Donor-Funded Anti-Semitic Protests That Joe Biden Refused To Condemn https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/cc7728ce-b64a-4f08-9e7e-3d50325b4a74 May 7, 2024 - May 8, 2024 AI Expo & Ash Carter Exchange Special Competitive Studies Project https://expo.scsp.ai/ MAY 8, 1822 - American General John Stark dies https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/american-general-john-stark-dies.html MAY 8, 1945 VE-Day https://www.loc.gov/collections/veterans-history-project-collection/serving-our-voices/world-war-ii/wars-end-ve-and-vj-days/ve-day/ https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2018/12/18/celebrating-victory-in-europe-ve-day-1945/ MAY 8, 1987 Gary Hart First Campaign Withdrawal Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO) announced his withdrawal from the Democratic presidential campaign less than a month after he announced his candidacy, criticizing political journalists. He blamed the political system for reducing “the press of this nation to hunters and presidential candidates to being hunted.” Senator Hart re-entered the race on December 15, 1987. https://www.c-span.org/video/?3681-1/gary-hart-campaign-withdrawal MAY 8, 2017 Campaign 2018: Russian Interference in 2016 Election Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Ms. Yates told lawmakers she raised concerns with the White House about former Trump administration National Security Adviser Michael Flynn being susceptible to a potential blackmail by Russia. She said no evidence had yet been found of collusion between Donald Trump associates and Russian officials. Ms. Yates in her testimony also explained her conclusion that President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees was unlawful. She was fired as acting attorney general for refusing to enforce the order. https://www.c-span.org/video/?427577-1/russian-interference-2016-election MAY 8, 2020 President Trump Meeting with Republican Members of Congress President Trump met with Republican lawmakers at the White House amid the coronavirus pandemic. The president discussed the administration’s response to the pandemic as well as the U.S. economy. https://www.c-span.org/video/?471910-1/president-trump-meeting-republican-members-congress May 8, 2024 TBD Service to America Medals 2024 Finalists Will Be Announced Monday, May 8th Partnership for Public Service https://ourpublicservice.org/our-solutions/recognition/public-service-recognition-week/ https://servicetoamericamedals.org/ May 8, 2024 North Macedonia Parliamentary Elections https://www.ndi.org/2024-north-macedonia-parliamentary-election May 8, 2024 2:00 AM EDT Driving an Inclusive and Productive Digital Transition for Decent Work: Welcoming remarks and opening speeches: This session constitutes the welcome remarks and opening speeches by Ms Caroline Mugalla, Mr Sangheon Lee, Hon Eliud O. Owalo and Hon Florence Bore. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wevpngge 2:50 AM EDT Driving an Inclusive and Productive Digital Transition for Decent Work: Setting the scene - This session will take stock of the opportunities and challenges to unlock decent work in the digital economy and call for an inclusive and productive digital transformation. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1p5ap3dl7 3:00 AM EDT Cambodia Review - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1myt1y4lw 4:00 AM EDT 2791st Meeting, 96th Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Guatemala (cont'd) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1omxgo81n 4:00 AM EDT 1st Meeting, GANHRI 2024 Annual Conference - The GANHRI 2024 Annual Meeting will be held in person on 6-7-8 May in the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. This Annual Meeting will offer an opportunity for GANHRI members and partners from across all regions to network, exchange experiences and learn from each other, reviewing our work and deciding collectively on next steps moving forward. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bvn9bu8z 4:00 AM EDT 5th Session, 5th Joint meeting of WG on Integrated Water Resources Management & Monitoring and Assessment - Fifth joint meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management and the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14hlqvgzn 4:15 AM EDT Driving an Inclusive and Productive Digital Transition for Decent Work: High-level panel - This panel will explore the responses and strategies that are needed to develop a conducive environment for doing business and unlocking decent work opportunities in an interconnected economy. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vfxaucpm 6:30 AM EDT House of Commons parliamentlive.tv https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/35dadd62-7d8d-40e6-af19-a5aa70fe1f60 - 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/?535396-1/question-time 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 1 Viewers commented on President Biden’s previous-day speech in which he condemned a “ferocious surge” of antisemitism in the U.S. since Hamas' October 7 2023, attack on Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535461-2/open-forum-part-1&playEvent 7:00 AM EDT Driving an Inclusive and Productive Digital Transition for Decent Work: Cluster 1: Shaping a digital workforce and pathways into decent work - The discussion will focus on the investments and strategies for upskilling and reskilling workers, especially those with low- and middle-skills. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rfpr26m1 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) Discusses Campus Unrest & Law Enforcement Issues Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL), a member of the Appropriations Committee, discusses campus unrest, Israel-Hamas conflict, law enforcement issues, and congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535461-3/rep-john-rutherford-r-fl-discusses-campus-unrest-law-enforcement-issues&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT The American Sunrise Show Live 5-8-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4twi29-the-american-sunrise-show-live-5-8-24.html 8:00 AM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Overhang https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 8:00 AM EDT Community Bank Director Workshop: Compliance Risk Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury https://occ.gov/news-events/events/index-events.html https://occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-comm-bank-dir-wksp-compliance-risk-may-08-2024.html 8:00 AM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with Member of the European Parliament Eva Maydell Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-8-2024/ 8:30 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/?535461-4/open-phones&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT 54th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) https://www.as-coa.org/events/54th-annual-washington-conference-americas 8:30 AM EDT Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Advanced Planning Brief for Industry (APBI) 2024 Day 3 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-contract-opportunity/2024-advance-planning-briefing-for-industry-apbi-may-6-10-2024-hhsacfgcsid0003 https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=54690 8:45 AM EDT The President receives the President’s Daily Brief Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Robert Storch Discusses Overseeing U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Defense Department Inspector General Robert Storch discusses his Office’s role within the Pentagon and in tracking U.S. military aid to Ukraine. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535461-5/robert-storch-discusses-overseeing-us-military-aid-ukraine&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT Driving an Inclusive and Productive Digital Transition for Decent Work: Cluster 2: Impact stories - Building connected and inclusive economies for all - This theme explores innovative approaches to build an inclusive digital transformation, with a particular focus on connectivity divides affecting local business and workers, especially from traditionally underserved populations. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15ort72sj 9:00 AM EDT 2792nd Meeting, 96th Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Georgia United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17obg62a0 9:00 AM EDT 2nd Meeting, GANHRI 2024 Annual Conference - The GANHRI 2024 Annual Meeting will be held in person on 6-7-8 May in the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. This Annual Meeting will offer an opportunity for GANHRI members and partners from across all regions to network, exchange experiences and learn from each other, reviewing our work and deciding collectively on next steps moving forward. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15renfqio 9:00 AM EDT Honoring Army Civilians Recognition Ceremony Featuring Yvette K. Bourcicot, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) https://www.ausa.org/events/honoring-army-civilians 9:00 AM EDT Precision Nutrition to Promote Healthy Aging Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45549 9:00 AM EDT 2024 NIH Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) Research Symposium Day 3 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45561 9:00 AM EDT How to Make Open Science, Open to All: Open Science to Promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Justice (DEIAJ) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45647 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 Veterans Benefit Seminar - Pittsfield, Massachussets Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68284/ 9:00 AM EDT Veterans Benefit Seminar - Kingston, New Hampshire Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68290/ 9:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell participates in a discussion at the Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-8-2024/ 9:00 AM EDT Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 2, Morning Session House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Robert Miguel Chairman, Ak-Chin Indian Community ^ Sherry Parker Chairwoman, Hualapai Tribe^ Stephen Lewis Governor, Gila River Indian Community ^ Ervin Chavez Executive Board President, Diné Bi Olta School Board Association (DBOSBA) Witness Biography [PDF 40KB] ^ Derrick Leslie Tribal Education Department Director, White Mountain Apache Tribe ^ Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation ^ Tesia Zientek Board President, National Indian Education Association ^ Anhiwake Rose Vice-President of Congressional and Federal Relations, American Indian Higher Education Consortium ^ Shawna Becenti Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School ^ Gjermundson Jake Board President, Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. (RNSB) ^ Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition ^ Troy Lunderman Human Resources Director, St. Francis Indian School ^ Ryan Wilson President, Oglala Lakota/National Alliance to Save Native Languages ^ Lloyd Miller Counsel, National Tribal Contract Support Cost Coalition ^ Dr. Valerie Grussing Executive Director, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) ^ Nicholas Lovesee Director of Policy, Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) ^ Aurene Martin Treasurer, Board of Directors for the National Indian Child Welfare Association ^ William Smith Chairman and Alaska Area Representative, National Indian Health Board ^ Todd Wilson Executive Director, National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) ^ Jon Brady President, Native American Church Of North America ^ Verlon Jose Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation ^ Lawrence Mirabal Vice President of Operations, The Institute of American Indian Arts ^ Lionel Haskie Director of Operations, Navajo Agricultural Products Industry ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117270 https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-2-morning-session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ8__UVsJ0I 9:10 AM EDT The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 9:15 AM EDT Acting Comptroller Discusses Digital Assets Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury https://occ.gov/news-events/events/index-events.html https://occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-acting-compt-discusses-digital-assets.html 9:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Fahad Nazer Discusses Saudi Arabia & Israel-Hamas War Fahad Nazer, spokesperson for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, discusses U.S.-Saudi Arabian relations and the Kingdom’s view of the Israel-Hamas war. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535461-6/fahad-nazer-discusses-saudi-arabia-israel-hamas-war&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT Adoption of the reports - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review - Adoption of the reports on Yemen, Vanuatu, North Macedonia, the Comoros and Slovakia - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13k2ja5xj 9:30 AM EDT Air Force Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, commander, U.S. Cyber Command, director, National Security Agency, and chief, Central Security Service AI Expo & Ash Carter Exchange https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ https://expo.scsp.ai/ 9:30 AM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Racine County, Wisconsin Joint Base Andrews https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 9:45 AM EDT Rare Cancers Prevention and Interception Virtual Workshop Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45528 9:45 AM EDT Assistant Secretary Alaina B. Teplitz meets with French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Julien Steimer Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-8-2024/ 10:00 AM EDT Informal interactive dialogue with the candidate for the position of President of the General Assembly for the seventy-ninth session - Held in accordance with General Assembly resolution A/RES/71/323 of 8 September 2017. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gcgtucf1 10:00 AM EDT Citizen Science, Governance Innovation, Challenges Mapping and Local Pacts for the Future (STI Forum Side Event) - At this side event to the UN STI Forum 2024 the organizers will present programs and tools, like e.g. the Challenges Mapping methodology and Web3 Technology enabled Local Pacts for the Future as concrete examples on how science, technology and innovation can be harnessed to accelerate progress towards youth focused Sustainable Development Goals implementation, climate action empowerment and multilevel multi-stakeholder governance innovation. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1k139ki7g 10:00 AM EDT (17th meeting) First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will be held from 26 April – 8 May 2024. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k1889xtrnf 10:00 AM EDT War Room With Steve Bannon AM Edition 5-8-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4twibu-war-room-with-steve-bannon-am-edition-5-8-24.html 10:00 AM EDT Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall AI Expo & Ash Carter Exchange https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ https://expo.scsp.ai/ 10:00 AM EDT Commemoration of Harry S. Truman's 140th Birthday Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, Independence, Missouri https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/commemoration-of-harry-s-trumans-140th-birthday 10:00 AM EDT "Diva Day" for Women Veterans - Beckley, West Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/beckley-health-care/events/68069/ 10:00 AM EDT Mobile Unit - Enrollment / Benefits - Event at Lawrenceburg Speedway! Lawrenceburg, Indiana Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/cincinnati-health-care/events/67623/ 10:00 AM EDT Wellness Wednesday: Suicide Prevention Information & Resources for Women - Washington, DC Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/washington-dc-health-care/events/68237/ 10:00 AM EDT 11th Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN) Meeting National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://nida.nih.gov/about-nida/advisory-boards-groups/national-advisory-council-drug-abuse-nacda/agenda/cran-joint-council-meeting-agenda https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=54696 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider legislation repealing a Securities and Exchange Commission rule requires companies holding their customer’s cryptocurrency assets to include them on their balance sheets. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535471-2/morning-hour 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will continue work on a 5-year FAA reauthorization bill. Current FAA programs expire Friday at midnight. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535467-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT Dream Deferred: The Urgent Need to Protect Immigrant Youth Senate Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mitchell Soto-Rodriguez Police Officer Blue Island Police Department Blue Island, IL ^ Maria Gabriela “Gaby” Pacheco Chief Executive Officer TheDream.us Miami, FL ^ Tom K. Wong Associate Professor of Political Science/ Co-Director U.S. Immigration Policy Center University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA ^ Jessica M. Vaughan Director of Policy Studies Center for Immigration Studies Washington, DC ^ Tammy Nobles Norfolk, VA ^ https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/dream-deferred-the-urgent-need-to-protect-immigrant-youth 10:00 AM EDT Examining Accusations of Ideological Bias at NPR, a Taxpayer Funded News Entity House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Howard Husock, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute ^ James Erwin, Federal Affairs Manager for Telecommunications, Americans for Tax Reform ^ Tim Graham, Executive Editor, NewsBusters.org, Media Research Center ^ Craig Aaron, Co-CEO, Free Press ^ https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Public_Memo_OI_Hearing_05_08_24_NPR_bd4c990dab.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117276 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-examining-accusations-of-ideological-bias-at-npr-a-taxpayer-funded-news-entity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ysAMJ6H6s - TBD House Hearing on Allegations of Bias at NPR The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a hearing on allegations that National Public Radio, the publicly funded media nonprofit, is ideologically biased. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535363-1/house-hearing-allegations-bias-npr 10:00 AM EDT The Cost of the Border Crisis House Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: Julie Kirchner Executive Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform ^ Ammon Blair Senior Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation's "Secure and Sovereign Texas" Initiative ^ Brent Smith Kinney County Attorney, Texas ^ David Bier Director of Immigration Studies, Cato Institute ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117257 https://budget.house.gov/hearing/the-cost-of-the-border-crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBVAywpXTSI 10:00 AM EDT Stifling Innovation: Examining the Impacts of Regulatory Burdens on Small Businesses in Healthcare House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. William Newell, J.D Chief Executive Officer, Sutro Biopharma, Inc. ^ Dr. David Eagle, MD Medical Oncologist & Chair of Legislative Affairs and Patient Advocacy, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists ^ Dr. Brian Miller, MD, MBA, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ^ Dr. Diana Zuckerman President, National Center for Health Research ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117237 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117237/documents/HHRG-118-SM00-20240508-SD002.pdf https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405958 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZIgv3KvF4 10:00 AM EDT Member Day – Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, And Related Agencies House Appropriations Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117267 https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/member-day-transportation-housing-and-urban-development-and-related-agencies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p75Rue-NKko 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Commerce House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo Secretary, Department of Commerce ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117265 https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-commerce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzEyveqnf78 - 9:00 PM EDT Commerce Secretary Testifies on President's 2025 Budget Request Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies on the president’s 2025 budget request before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535474-1/commerce-secretary-testifies-presidents-2025-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Food and Drug Administration Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Dr. Robert Califf Commissioner Food and Drug Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335745 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-food-and-drug-administration 10:00 AM EDT The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Michael Regan Adminstrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335761 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/5/the-u-s-environmental-protection-agency-s-proposed-fiscal-year-2025-budget - EPA Administrator Testifies on President's 2025 Budget Request Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan testifies on President Biden’s 2025 budget request before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535472-1/epa-administrator-testifies-presidents-2025-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Defense Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defense ^ General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335742 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-department-of-defense - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.Charles Q. Brown, Jr. and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34371 - Hearing on 2025 Defense Budget Request Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown testify on President Biden’s 2025 budget request before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535475-1/hearing-2025-defense-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT FY 2025 Budget Requests for the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program (CLOSED) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117282 https://intelligence.house.gov/ 10:00 AM EDT Reducing Paperwork, Cutting Costs: Alleviating Administrative Burdens in Health Care Senate Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. David Cutler Otto Eckstein Professor Of Applied Economics Harvard University ^ Mr. Noah Benedict President & CEO Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation ^ Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio Assistant Professor University of Califorinia, San Francisco ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335748 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/reducing-paperwork-cutting-costs-alleviating-administrative-burdens-in-health-care 10:00 AM EDT Markup of H.R. 743, the Protect and Serve Act of 2023; and H.R. 354, the LEOSA Reform Act House Judiciary Committee ^ H.R. 743, the Protect and Serve Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/743 ^ H.R. 354, the LEOSA Reform Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/354 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-hr-354-and-hr-743 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG76uybYqcw 10:15 AM EDT Looking Ahead Series: Oversight of the Office of the Clerk Committee on House Administration https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117248 https://cha.house.gov/2024/5/full-committee-hearing-looking-ahead-series-oversight-of-office-of-the-clerk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZG7UDUn7EI 10:15 AM EDT Confronting Pervasive Antisemitism in K-12 Schools House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. David Banks, Chancellor, New York City Public Schools, New York City Department of Education ^ Ms. Karla Silvestre, President, Montgomery County Board of Education, Montgomery County Public Schools ^ Mr. Emerson Sykes, Senior Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union ^ Ms. Enikia Ford Morthel, Superintendent, Berkeley Unified School District ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117231 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410511 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chi60suuHFA - TBD Education Officials and Civil Rights Advocates Testify on Antisemitism Education officials and civil rights advocates testify on the rise of anti-semitism in schools before a House Education and the Workforce subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535473-1/education-officials-civil-rights-advocates-testify-antisemitism 10:15 AM EDT Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Gaggle Aboard Air Force One The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLKl7l1dkB8 10:20 AM EDT Army Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Futures Command AI Expo & Ash Carter Exchange https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ https://expo.scsp.ai/ 10:30 AM EDT HHS Puppy Cam: This Mental Health Awareness Month, join HHS and Warrior Canine Connection as we live stream service and facility puppies-in-training to highlight the importance of mental health. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html 10:30 AM EDT A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary Department of the Interior ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335746 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-department-of-the-interior 10:30 AM EDT Committee Markup House Ways and Means Committee ^ H.R.7931 - PEAKS Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7931 ^ H.R.8235 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the distribution of certain additional graduate medical education positions under the Medicare program. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8235 ^ H.R.8245 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish the Rural Hospital Stabilization Pilot Program to provide grants to rural hospitals for purposes of ensuring local access to services. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8245 ^ H.R.8244 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under the Medicare and Medicaid program. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8244 ^ H.R.8246 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8246 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117297 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/markup-of-h-r-____-h-r-7931-h-r-8245-h-r-8244-h-r-8235-and-h-r-8246/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgGc9dziNWM 10:30 AM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with European Union Special Representative for the Balkans Miroslav Lajčák Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-8-2024/ 10:45 AM EDT Leveraging technology and innovation to enhance the response to emergencies and humanitarian challenges (STI Forum Side Event) - Innovation and technology have an immense potential in addressing increasingly complex humanitarian crisis, allowing aid to reach the most vulnerable populations in a more efficient and effective way. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k1815d7j0k 11:00 AM EDT Launch: Case Study Handbook on Gender, Peace and Security - The Office of Military Affairs in the Department of Peace Operations is pleased to announce the launch of the first United Nations Case Study Handbook on Gender, Peace and Security for United Nations Infantry Battalions in Peace Operations and Other Military Personnel. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1piwcw4c1 11:00 AM EDT Subcellular and Cellular 3D Organization in the Kidney National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45063 11:00 AM EDT Early Detection and Prevention of Angle Closure Glaucoma Using OCT and Artificial Intelligence National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45396 11:00 AM EDT VA Illiana Spring Health Fair (Springfield) - Springfield, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/illiana-health-care/events/67941/ 11:00 AM EDT Monthly Benefits Clinic - Austin, Texas Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/central-texas-health-care/events/67593/ 11:00 AM EDT V-E Day Observance at the World War II Memorial World War II Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=745DB964-C0AE-691B-2A96EC12662B014B 11:00 AM EDT Centuries of Sacrifice: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in US Military Service Lincoln Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B5E64675-9AB6-E18D-695D4FBD6709DF9D 11:20 AM EDT Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander, U.S. Strategic Command AI Expo & Ash Carter Exchange https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ https://expo.scsp.ai/ 11:20 AM EDT The President arrives in Racine County, Wisconsin Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 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/k1v/k1vkm1xr0i 12:00 PM EDT Keeping the Republic: A Book Event with Dennis Hale and Marc Landy American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/keeping-the-republic-a-book-event-with-dennis-hale-and-marc-landy/ 12:00 PM EDT GLC@Lunch: Christopher L. Leadingham, “The Greenup Slave Revolt: Slavery, Environment, and Resistance at the Edges of the Southern Mountains" Yale University Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition https://glc.yale.edu/event/glclunch-christopher-l-leadingham-greenup-slave-revolt-slavery-environment-and-resistance 12:00 PM EDT American Legion Post 20 Meeting with Jennifer London National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/american-legion-post-20-meeting-jennifer-london 12:00 PM EDT Local 12 Health Fair / Expo with Cincinnati VA Veterans Corner! Ohio Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/cincinnati-health-care/events/67626/ 12:00 PM EDT Clinical Center Grand Rounds:Taking Action Against Burnout National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=54792 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider legislation repealing a Securities and Exchange Commission rule requires companies holding their customer’s cryptocurrency assets to include them on their balance sheets. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535471-1/house-session 12:45 PM EDT The President delivers remarks on his Investing in America agenda Official Schedule https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfEIsrNiMY8 - 1:00 PM EDT OFCCP Compliance Assistance for Construction Contractors Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/ofccp-compliance-assistance-construction-contractors-2 1:00 PM EDT Women's Health Clinic Open House - Beckley, West Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/beckley-health-care/events/68067/ 1:00 PM EDT Oversight of D.C.’s Response to Unlawful Activity and Antisemitism House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mayor Muriel Bowser District of Columbia ^ Ms. Pamela Smith Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department ^ https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117273/documents/HHRG-118-GO00-20240508-SD002.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117273 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-d-c-s-response-to-unlawful-activity-and-antisemitism/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S05GnesIvq4 - Hearing on Washington, DC's Response to Pro-Palestinian Protests Washington, DC mayor and police chief testify on the city’s response to pro-Palestinian protests taking place at George Washington University, including reports of antisemitism and unlawful activity, amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535360-1/hearing-washington-dcs-response-pro-palestinian-protests 1:00 PM EDT Public Witness Hearing - American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 2, Afternoon Session House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mary Miles VIce Chairman, Nez Perce Tribe ^ Willow Hetrick-Price Executive Director, Chugach Regional Resources Commission ^ Donna Galbreath Senior Medical Director, Southcentral Foundation ^ Michael Douglas VP/Chief Legal Officer, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Corporation, and Intertribal Health Care ^ Quinton Swanson Chairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe ^ Esther Lucero President and CEO, Seattle Indian Health Board ^ Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Executive Vice President, Urban Indian Health Institute, Seattle Indian Health Board ^ Guy Capoeman President, Quinault Indian Nation ^ Ed Johnstone Chairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) ^ Nikolaus Lewis Chairman, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board ^ Cody Desautel President, Intertribal Timber Council ^ Corinne Sams Chairwoman, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission ^ Michael Rondeau CEO, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117271 https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-2-afternoon-session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1bmPvwe30o 1:15 PM EDT Youth-led Innovation: Ensuring good food for all, today and tomorrow - This event highlights the importance of engaging global youth in STI, showcasing young scientists, innovators and presenting opportunities for youth to transform agrifood systems and achieve the SDGs. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zx6uc31r 1:15 PM EDT Sustainable Horizons: Showcasing Progress in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: The United Nations has declared the decade from 2021 to 2030 as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). This ambitious decade aims to address the urgent need to prevent, halt, and reverse the loss and degradation of ecosystems worldwide. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yocwggzt 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/watch?v=UCVSuADDTJk 1:30 PM EDT Doing Business with DLA Distribution and DLA Disposition Services Defense Logistics Agency http://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Resources/Outreach-Calendar/ModuleID/89896/ItemID/5755/mctl/EventDetails/ 2:00 PM EDT Capitol Conversations - Outdoor Tour U.S. Capitol Visitor Center https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conversations https://aocgovus.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfuiurzktEwdkmAyic0dq_rhF_kr2lbM 2:00 PM EDT From Policies to pTau: Exposing Social and Structural Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Opportunities for Brain Health Justice - Florence Mahoney Lecture on Aging - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/wals/named-honorific-lectures/florence-mahoney-lecture-aging https://oir.nih.gov/wals/nih-directors-wednesday-afternoon-lecture-series-2023-2024/policies-ptau-exposing-social-structural-drivers-alzheimers-disease https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=53831 2:00 PM EDT Comparing Race and Ethnicity Data from the American Community Survey and the 2020 Census U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2024/comparing-race-and-ethnicity-data.html 2:00 PM EDT V-E Day World War II Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B69F73A8-F0C1-51C4-580D03A0F736C1CE 2:00 PM EDT Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as the Focus of Defense Production Act Reauthorization, Part II House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) ^ Ms. Thea Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce ^ Ms. Cynthia Spishak, Associate Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117274 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409241 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5P1bur01Hs 2:00 PM EDT Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland House Homeland Security Committee ^ WITNESSES: Christo Grozev Lead Investigative Journalist, The Insider, Der Spiegel, Bellingcat ^ Greg Edgreen Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), United States Army, CEO and Founder, Advanced Echelon LLC ^ Mark Zaid Founding Partner, Mark S. Zaid, PC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117249 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/silent-weapons-examining-foreign-anomalous-health-incidents-targeting-americans-in-the-homeland/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCYH_K850Lw 2:00 PM EDT FY 2025 Budget Request for the Military Intelligence Program (CLOSED) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117283 https://intelligence.house.gov/ 2:15 PM EDT Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, and Office of Insular Affairs. House Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Hon. Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. ^ The Hon. Carmen Cantor, Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. ^ The Hon. Roselyn Tso, Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD ^ https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117275/documents/HHRG-118-II24-20240508-SD002.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117275 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415966 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Uycfh-tX4 2:15 PM EDT The President participates in a campaign event Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 2:30 PM EDT Roundtable discussion: “Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission’s Report on Native Children.” Senate Indian Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335749 https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/roundtable-discussion-entitled-alyce-spotted-bear-and-walter-soboleff-commissions-report-on-native-children/ 2:30 PM EDT Strengthening Data Security to Protect Consumers Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ^ WITNESSES: James E. Lee, COO, Identity Theft Resource Center ^ Sam Kaplan, Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director for Public Policy & Government Affairs, Palo Alto Networks ^ Prem Trivedi, Policy Director, New America’s Open Technology Institute ^ Jake Parker, Senior Director of Government Relations, Security Industry Association ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335752 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/5/strengthening-data-security-to-protect-consumers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mnuGSgmjo 2:30 PM EDT A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, and the Government Publishing Office Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Dr. Phillip Swagel Director Congressional Budget Office Government Publishing Office ^ The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro Comptroller General U.S. Government Accountability Office Government Publishing Office ^ The Honorable Hugh N. Halpern Director Government Publishing Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335743 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-congressional-budget-office-the-government-accountability-office-and-the-government-publishing-office 2:30 PM EDT Closed Hearings to Examine Certain Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335532 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-469 2:30 PM EDT Celebration of Executive Order on Recognizing and Honoring Women’s History The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OT0-2QEnMs 3:00 PM EDT (18th meeting) First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will be held from 26 April – 8 May 2024. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fdgqo6tz 3:00 PM EDT TAAF CEO Norman Chen on Combatting Hate With History, Visibility and Awareness Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/05/08/taaf-ceo-norman-chen-combatting-hate-with-history-visibility-awareness/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNKDixRuKSA 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=08&report_id=15009&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Military to Manufacturing Virtual Workshop Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68019/ 3:00 PM EDT Member Day – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies House Appropriations Committee https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/member-day-commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies 3:00 PM EDT Hearings to examine military and civilian personnel programs in the Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1 Honorable Ashish S. Vazirani Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness ^ Honorable Ronald T. Keohane Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs ^ Honorable Lester Martinez-Lopez Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs ^ Ms. Elizabeth B. Foster Executive Director of the Office of Force Resiliency ^ PANEL 2 Lieutenant General Douglas F. Stitt, USA Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, G-1 United States Army ^ Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman Jr., USN Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel, Manpower, and Training, N1 United States Navy ^ Lieutenant General James F. Glynn, USMC Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs United States Marine Corps ^ Lieutenant General Caroline M. Miller, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services, A1 United States Air Force ^ Ms. Katharine Kelley Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital United States Space Force ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335744 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-military-and-civilian-personnel-programs-in-the-department-of-defense-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program - Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Ashish S. Vazirani; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Ronald T. Keohane; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez; Office of Force Resiliency Executive Director Elizabeth B. Foster; Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, G-1, Lt. Gen. Douglas F. Stitt; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel, Manpower, and Training, N1, Vice Adm. Richard J. Cheeseman; Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services Lt. Gen. Caroline M. Miller; and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital Katharine Kelley provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for military and civilian personnel programs, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ 3:55 PM EDT The President departs Racine County, Wisconsin en route to Chicago, Illinois Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 4:00 PM EDT Climate LIVE K12: Disasters and Climate Change in the Caribbean Climate School at Columbia University Climate LIVE K12 (formerly EI LIVE K12) is dedicated to bringing the science of sustainability to K12 students, educators, and parents. https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/climate-live-k12-disasters-and-climate-change-caribbean 4:00 PM EDT V-E Day World War II Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B69F73A8-F0C1-51C4-580D03A0F736C1CE 4:00 PM EDT Carry The Load’s Memorial May Campaign - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66981/ 4:00 PM EDT True North: The Future of US-Canada Relations American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/true-north-the-future-of-us-canada-relations/ 4:00 PM EDT To Receive Testimony on Air Force Modernization in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Honorable Andrew P. Hunter Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics ^ Lieutenant General Adrian L. Spain, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations ^ Lieutenant General David A. Harris, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements ^ Lieutenant General Richard G. Moore, Jr., USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335744 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-air-force-modernization-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program - Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Andrew P. Hunter; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. Adrian L. Spain; Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements Lt. Gen. David A. Harris; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Richard G. Moore provide testimony at 4 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for Air Force modernization, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34381 4:30 PM EDT Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command AI Expo & Ash Carter Exchange https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ https://expo.scsp.ai/ 4:30 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell participates in a discussion on “The Art of Managing U.S.-China Relations” at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce China Center Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-8-2024/ 4:35 PM EDT The President arrives in Chicago, Illinois Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 4:45 PM EDT To Receive Testimony on the Department of Defense Missile Defense Activities in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. John D. Hill Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Missile Defense, Department of Defense General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF Commander, United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command ^ Lieutenant General Heath A. Collins, USAF Director, Missile Defense Agency ^ Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey, USA Commanding General, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335750 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-defense-missile-defense-activities-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Missile Defense John D. Hill; Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, commander, U.S. Northern Command; Air Force Lt. Gen. Heath A. Collins, director, Missile Defense Agency; and Army Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, provide testimony at 4:45 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on Department of Defense missile defense activities, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-08/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34382 4:45 PM EDT The President departs Chicago O’Hare International Airport en route to Soldier Field Landing Zone Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 5:00 PM EDT (4th meeting) UN Forum on Forests, 19th session (UNFF19) The nineteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) (6 -10 May 2024) will hold policy discussions on the thematic priorities in support of the implementation of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14zxt33g2 5:00 PM EDT PACT Act Townhall - Spring Hill, Florida Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67371/ 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 The President arrives at Soldier Field Landing Zone Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 5:30 PM EDT Global Conference Closing Plenary | Shaping a Shared Future: A Conversation with Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States Milken Institute https://milkeninstitute.org/panel/15354/closing-plenary-shaping-shared-future-conversation-bill-clinton-42nd-president-united - TBD Former President Clinton at Milken Institute Conference Former President Bill Clinton sits down for a conversation on diplomacy and global challenges at the Milken Institute’s annual “Global Conference” in Los Angeles. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535466-1/president-clinton-milken-institute-conference 5:30 PM EDT The President participates in a campaign reception Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 6:00 PM EDT Meet the Author: Susan Tate Ankeny, “American Flygirl” National WWII Museum https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/events/134296-meet-author-susan-tate-ankeny-american-flygirl 6:00 PM EDT First Lady Jill Biden Hosts a Virtual Appreciation Event for Educators: In recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Week, First Lady Jill Biden hosts a virtual appreciation event for educators with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) The White House https://www.nea.org/TAW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrrkp0NChmE 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 7:00 PM EDT Virtual - Literary Cafe presents: Writing Young Adult Novels Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=13327 7:00 PM EDT 2024 Twilight Tattoo: U.S. Army Live Military Experience Hosted by Mr. Mario Diaz, Deputy Under Secretary of the Army https://twilight.mdw.army.mil/schedule https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-twilight-tattoo-us-army-live-military-experience-tickets-825675767447 7:00 PM EDT Natalie Foster, Author of The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Theater, Atlanta, Georgia https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/natalie-foster-author-of-the-guarantee-inside-the-fight-for-america-s-next-economy 7:00 PM EDT PACT Act Town Hall at McAllen VA Clinic, Texas Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/texas-valley-health-care/events/68378/ 7:30 PM EDT An Evening With Stephen Breyer Former Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center https://streicker.nyc/events/breyer 7:30 PM EDT Military & Veterans Connect Group: Find Flow & Relief with Qi Gong and Tai Chi - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66246/ 7:30 PM EDT Resiliency Workshop for Teens in Caregiving Homes: Communication Skills - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68120/ 8:00 PM EDT Brick by Brick Esports Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64842/ https://m.twitch.tv/brickbybrickvets 8:25 PM EDT The President departs Soldier Field Landing Zone en route to Chicago O’Hare International Airport Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 8:50 PM EDT The President departs Chicago O’Hare International Airport en route to Joint Base Andrews Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 10:40 PM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Joint Base Andrews https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 10:50 PM EDT The President arrives at the White House South Lawn https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/