The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Monday May 20, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until May 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth M. Allen is on travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia from May 12-20, 2024. 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. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink is on travel to the Philippines from May 20-21, 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 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 Northeast Colorado...Southwest Nebraska...and Far Northwest Kansas... ...There Is a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms for Portions of Northeast Illinois Into Southeast Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana... - Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html FAA Daily Air Traffic Report https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report FAA National Airspace System Status https://nasstatus.faa.gov/ A.F. 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Mokhber led the Iranian supreme leader’s multibillion-dollar charitable conglomerate for 14 years. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/20/who-is-mohammad-mokhber-irans-interim-president LIVE REPLAY: President Trump Keynotes Minnesota GOP Annual Dinner - 5/17/24 https://rumble.com/v4v2vvh-live-president-trump-keynotes-minnesota-gop-annual-dinner-51724.html LIVE REPLAY: President Trump Headlines the 153rd Annual NRA Meeting - 5/18/24 https://rumble.com/v4tjgh3-live-president-trump-headlines-the-153rd-annual-nra-meeting-51824.html Trump Campaign Statement on Crooked Joe Biden's Refusal To Participate in Telemundo/NBC Debate https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/4823db32-4a69-4f3a-89a9-94a76af61f20 President Donald J. Trump to Visit the South Bronx, New York https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/e50ed583-87c4-4262-8bf8-8b9b03b5a613 Trump Campaign, RNC Launches "Gun Owners for Trump" Coalition https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/af4c3b37-575f-4bd4-976f-bf501405f4b5 https://gunowners.donaldjtrump.com/ May 18, 2024 - September 2, 2024 Blue Star Museums Network Program - Current servicemembers and up to five family members receive free Museum admission from May 18 through September 2, 2024. The National WWII Museum https://www.nationalww2museum.org/programs/blue-star-museums-network-program May 20, 2024 - May 21, 2024 Fiscal Year 2024 Generic Drug Science and Research Initiatives Public Workshop Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fiscal-year-2024-generic-drug-science-and-research-initiatives-public-workshop-05202024 May 20, 2024 - May 22, 2024 MODSIM World 2024 - Breaking Beyond: Taking the Next Step National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) https://www.ntsa.org/events/2024/5/20/modsim-world-2024 May 20, 2024 - May 22, 2024 ZRC Third Annual National Conference – October 7: Where Do We Go From Here Zionist Rabbinic Coalition https://zionistrabbis.org/conference/ May 20, 2024 - May 23, 2024 VETS 24 National Veterans Small Business Coalition https://s6.goeshow.com/nvsbc/vets/2024/index.cfm May 20, 2024 - May 31, 2024 U.S. v. Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu Al-Nashiri, Motions Hearing Office of Military Commissions https://www.mc.mil/Cases/Court-Calendar/146/us-v-abd-al-rahim-hussein-muhammed-abdu-al-nashiri-motions-hearing-20-may-2024 MAY 20, 1862 Homestead Act: Primary Documents in American History Library of Congress https://guides.loc.gov/homestead-act MAY 20, 1862 Milestone Documents: Homestead Act (1862) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act MAY 20, 2010 Administrative Conference of the United States Justices Breyer and Scalia testified about the Administrative Conference of the United States, which provides administrative support for the federal judicial system. They both talked about their experiences working on the Administrative Conference of the United States before serving on the Supreme Court. The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) is an independent federal agency and advisory committee chartered for the purpose of ensuring the fair and efficient administration of various federal agencies. The ACUS studies administrative processes and recommends improvements in the procedures by administrative agencies. ACUS does not have the power to make its recommendations law or to enforce them once they are enacted. https://www.c-span.org/video/?293621-1/administrative-conference-united-states MAY 20, 2011 Q&A: Russ Roberts and John Papola Economics Professor Russ Roberts and filmmaker John Papola spoke about their two rap videos on economics. The most recent was "Fight of the Century." Their videos cover the contrasting beliefs of economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek, including government spending, interest rates, and consumption of goods. The two videos combined had over 3.3 million viewings on YouTube. In addition to hosting a podcast and teaching, Russ Roberts was a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and is a contributor to the blog "Cafe Hayek." He was the former director of the Center for Experiential Learning at Washington University in Saint Louis and the author of three books. John Papola was a former creative director at Spike TV and also worked at MTV and Nickelodeon. https://www.c-span.org/video/?299576-1/qa-russ-roberts-john-papola https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk MAY 20, 2020 House Speaker Pelosi News Conference House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference to discuss the legislative agenda, including negotiations over more economic aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic. She said she had no "red lines" and would work with Senate Republicans to strike a deal. She also defended remarks she made earlier in the week when she called President Trump "morbidly obese," saying she was giving him a "dose of his own medicine" and stating a fact by quoting doctors. The Democratic leader also addressed her concerns with the president firing a State Department inspector general. https://www.c-span.org/video/?472311-1/house-speaker-pelosi-news-conference MAY 20, 2020 White House Briefing White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany briefed reporters on the coronavirus pandemic response and answered questions on a range of issues, including President Trump's tweet to withhold federal funding to Michigan over mail-in ballot applications and whether the G-7 Summit would still happen in the coming month. She told reporters the president's tweets were meant to "alert" and raise concerns over fairness in voting and potential of fraud. https://www.c-span.org/video/?472324-1/white-house-briefing May 20, 2024 Whit Monday, or Pentecost Monday https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/whit-monday May 20, 2024 ECB Public Holiday - Whit Monday European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html May 20, 2024 12:10 AM EDT Valerie Bauman, "Inconceivable". Newsweek's Valerie Bauman detailed her unconventional path to motherhood & how others are choosing nontraditional fertility avenues. Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?535010-1/inconceivable 1:00 AM EDT After Words: Jim Wallis Theologian Jim Wallis argues that a true faith of love, healing and hope must be used to dismantle a false gospel that promotes White Christian Nationalism. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534666-1/after-words-jim-wallis 2:00 AM EDT Matthew Bowman on Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America. Historian Matthew Bowman spoke about an interracial couple's claim of alien abduction in the 1960s and its connection to a shifting in American society regarding science, religion, and race. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534385-3/matthew-bowman-alien-encounters-civil-rights-age-america 2:42 AM EDT Joe Holley, "Power - How the Electric Co-op Movement Energized the Lone Star State". Journalist Joe Holley discussed the creation and development of the electric co-op movement to bring power to rural Texas & the current issues surrounding the state's electrical grid. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534385-4/power-electric-op-movement-energized-lone-star-state 3:21 AM EDT Gary Paul Nabhan, "Agave Spirits - The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals". Ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan looked at the history, science, and the production of tequila and other spirits from agave plants. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534385-5/agave-spirits-past-present-future-mezcals 4:05 AM EDT Ana Raquel Minian, "In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States." Stanford University history professor Ana Raquel Minian talked about the history of immigrant detention in the U.S. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534385-6/in-shadow-liberty 4:48 AM EDT Megan Kimble, "City Limits - Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America. Investigative journalist Megan Kimple examined the origins of U.S. highways, the impact on communities & whether removal of urban highways should be considered. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534385-7/city-limits 5:30 AM EDT On Monday 20 May 2024, at 11.30, a press conference will be held in the Holy See Press Office, Sala San Pio X, Via dell'Ospedale 1, to present the 53rd International Eucharistic Conference (IEC2024), to be held in Quito, Ecuador, from 8 to 15 September 2024, on the theme "Fraternidad para sanar el mundo" ("Fraternity to heal the world"). Holy See Press Office https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/05/15/240515d.html https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews 5:32 AM EDT Jesús Jesse Esparza, "Raza Schools -The Fight for Latino Educational Autonomy in a West Texas Borderlands Town. Texas Southern University's Jesús Jesse Esparza detailed how the San Felipe Independent School District established & maintained the first autonomous Mexican American school district in a West Texas borderlands town from 1929 to 1971. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534385-8/raza-schools-fight-latino-educational-autonomy-west 6:00 AM EDT After Words: Jim Wallis Theologian Jim Wallis argues that a true faith of love, healing and hope must be used to dismantle a false gospel that promotes White Christian Nationalism. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534666-1/after-words-jim-wallis 6:00 AM EDT Yoga for Athletes National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45797 6:15 AM EDT Cary Clack, "More Finish Lines to Cross - Notes on Race, Redemption, and Hope. San Antonio Express-News columnist Cary Clack reflected on topics and people discussed in a collection of his columns. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?534385-2/more-finish-lines-cross-notes-race-redemption-hope 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Black viewers responded to the question “Who is your choice for campaign 2024?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?535669-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:00 AM EDT Liz Truss, "Ten Years to Save the West". Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss argued that globalism, socialism, and the liberal establishment are threatening the future of Western civilization. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?535070-1/ten-years-save-west 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Mychael Schnell Discusses Congress & Campaign 2024 The Hill’s Mychael Schnell discusses the latest congressional news https://www.c-span.org/video/?535669-3/mychael-schnell-discusses-congress-campaign-2024&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT The American Sunrise Show Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4wb1ye-the-american-sunrise-show.html 8:00 AM EDT Austin Opens Meeting of Ukraine Contract Group - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Ministers of defense and senior military officials from nearly 50 nations discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-20/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=34468 https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1jMKgmQQvabJL https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34468 - TBD Secretary Austin Remarks at Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting Defense Secretary Austin gives opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535774-1/secretary-austin-remarks-ukraine-defense-contact-group-meeting 8:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Indivar Dutta-Gupta & Scott Winship Discuss the 60th Anniversar of LBJ's "War on Poverty" Center for Law and Social Policy’s Indivar Dutta-Gupta and American Enterprise Institute’s Scott Winship discuss the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” speech and war on poverty. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535669-4/indivar-dutta-gupta-scott-winship-discuss-60th-anniversar-lbjs-war-poverty&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Novel Approaches to Preventing Publication Bias Day 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53989 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 Veteran's Day at the Capitol - Baton Rouge, Louisiana Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/southeast-louisiana-health-care/events/68000/ 9:00 AM EDT Dolley Madison's Birthday: Visit Montpelier and Celebrate the Birthday of America's First "First Lady" James Madison's Montpelier, Montpelier Station, Virginia https://www.montpelier.org/events/celebrate-dolley-madison-s-birthday 9:00 AM EDT CANCELLED Igor B. Dawid Memorial Symposium National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNewsRead.do?id=948 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54755 9:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell elivers remarks at the Foreign Policy For America Leadership Summit Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-20-2024/ 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/?535669-5/open-phones&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT 2070th Meeting, 88th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations and human rights institutions (cont'd) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1adxsy879 9:30 AM EDT Veterans Food Pantry - Lyons, New Jersey Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/new-jersey-health-care/events/64205/ 9:45 AM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12n3tl3fv 10:00 AM EDT Fifth Committee, 38th meeting - General Assembly, 78th session - Administrative and Budgetary Committee. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k1808rf84n 10:00 AM EDT (Opening) 14th Open-ended Working Group on Ageing - General Assembly, 78th session - 14th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons (20, 21, 22 and 24 May 2024). United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1prm51rx4 10:00 AM EDT General Assembly: Reform of the Security Council - Informal meeting of the plenary, 78th session - Informal meeting of the General Assembly plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1p178v6vl 10:00 AM EDT Threats to international peace and security - Security Council, 9629th meeting - Threats to international peace and security. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nyu0e35i 10:00 AM EDT War Room With Steve Bannon Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4wbfdq-war-room-with-steve-bannon.html 10:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell participates in the U.S.-Brazil High Level Dialogue Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-20-2024/ 10:00 AM EDT The President receives the President's Daily Brief Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 10:30 AM EDT India's path to prosperity: Book talk with Raghuram Rajan on 'Breaking the Mold' Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/indias-path-to-prosperity-book-talk-with-raghuram-rajan-on-breaking-the-mold/ 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 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13n6g00f0 12:00 PM EDT Sharing the Journey - Online Support Group Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68157 12:00 PM EDT Nursing Mothers Program Class II: How to Get Started with Breastfeeding National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45016 12:00 PM EDT Free Prenatal Nursing Education Class - How to Get Started with Breastfeeding National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45765 12:00 PM EDT NV-Diamond Magnetic Sensing and Imaging for Biomedical Applications National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45708 12:00 PM EDT RNA Biology Laboratory Seminar Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45703 12:00 PM EDT The Sense of Touch and How It It Shapes Motor Behaviors National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45669 12:30 PM EDT Austin, Brown Hold Ukraine Press Conference: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., brief the news media following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-20/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34470 - Defense Sec. & Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Hold News Conference Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown hold a news conference at the Pentagon after hosting a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535775-1/defense-sec-joint-chiefs-staff-chair-hold-news-conference 12:40 PM EDT The President departs Wilmington, Delaware en route to Fort Lesley J. McNair Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 1:00 PM EDT NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45578 1:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell hosts a working lunch for the U.S.-Brazil High Level Dialogue Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-20-2024/ 1:15 PM EDT Imagining a World With a UN Convention On The Rights Of Older Persons (Side Event of the 14th Session of the OEWGA) This side event aims to present a potential world with a dedicated legally-binding UN convention on the rights of older persons. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tbm7j1s5 1:15 PM EDT The role of the European Union as a global human rights actor: What about the promotion of human rights in older age? (Side Event of the 14th Session of the OEWGA) - The side event, organised by the Federal Republic of Germany, AGE Platform Europe and BAGSO, the German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organisations, aims to shed light onto the role of the EU to promote the human rights in older age. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k193sl9gu9 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=F--UVVYSfqk May 20,2024 1:30 PM EDT Monroe Senior Resource Fair - Temperance, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/ann-arbor-health-care/events/67828/ 1:40 PM EDT The President departs Fort Lesley J. McNair en route to the White House Official Schedule https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 1:50 PM EDT The President arrives at the White House West Executive Avenue https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/ 2:00 PM EDT Scaling Up Data Collection and Interpretation C4ISRNET https://events.c4isrnet.com/office-hours-scaling-up-data-collection-and-interpretation/ 2:00 PM EDT Human Events With Jack Posobiec Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4wb2vw-human-events-with-jack-posobiec.html 2:30 PM EDT Serving Heroes BBQ - Los Angeles, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/68381/ 2:45 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oxq6tnpu 3:00 PM EDT International Day of Vesak - Commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z8kkx7mq 3:00 PM EDT General Assembly: Reform of the Security Council - Informal meeting of the plenary, 78th session - Informal meeting of the General Assembly plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1znnx4a5m 3:00 PM EDT Non-proliferation - Security Council, 9630th meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1erlv668r 3:00 PM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will vote on the confirmation of Seth Aframe to be U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Boston-based First Circuit, which hears federal appeals from U.S. District Courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535767-1/senate-session 3:00 PM EDT Milk Production - Monthly Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=05&day=20&report_id=16003&source=d 3:30 PM EDT Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to the United States Sven Alkalaj Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-20-2024/ 3:45 PM EDT Johnnie Moore, Evangelical Leader We Are Not Alone: Voices of Support Outside the Jewish Community - ZRC Third Annual National Conference – October 7: Where Do We Go From Here Zionist Rabbinic Coalition https://zionistrabbis.org/conference/ - Evangelical Leader Speaks at Nat'l Zionist Rabbinic Coalition Conf. Rev. Johnnie Moore, a former commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, speaks at the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition's annual conference in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535768-1/evangelical-leader-speaks-natl-zionist-rabbinic-coalition-conf 4:00 PM EDT Outcomes and Implications of the 2024 Solomon Islands Election Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/outcomes-and-implications-2024-solomon-islands-election 4:00 PM EDT To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/run-world-kremlins-cold-war-bid-global-power 4:00 PM EDT Crop Progress - 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=20&report_id=17011&source=d 4:00 PM EDT Field Hearing, Erie, Pennsylvania: Tax Subcommittee Field Hearing on Creating More Opportunity and Prosperity in the American Rust Belt House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Drew Whiting CEO, Erie Downtown Development Corporation ^ Shafron “Shay” Hawkins President and CEO, Opportunity Funds Association ^ Jason Spore Owner, Ippa Pizza Napoletana ^ Tom Tredway President, Erie Molded Packaging ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117323 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/tax-subcommittee-field-hearing-on-creating-more-opportunity-and-prosperity-in-the-american-rust-belt/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNP1kEqnxM - TBD House Ways and Means Field Hearing on Impact of Tax Policy on Rust Belt Economy The house Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax holds a field hearing to examine the impact of Opportunity Zones and other small business tax policies on the American Rust Belt. https://www.c-span.org/video/?535772-1/house-ways-means-field-hearing-impact-tax-policy-rust-belt-economy 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/ 5:15 PM EDT The President and The Second Gentleman deliver remarks at a celebration for Jewish American Heritage Month at the White House. The VICE PRESIDENT attends. The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4NHUoQeAYY 6:00 PM EDT Online: Frost Call VA General Q&A - VA is joining Frost Call, a non-profit organization devoted to supporting military and Veterans in New England through gaming, with an emphasis on the power of local, in person events as means to enhance mental health. Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/68453/ https://discord.gg/SPWGQmmvEW 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 Six Months Out: The 2024 Presidential Campaign and the American Jewish Vote - A Virtual Event Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center https://streicker.nyc/events/six-months-out 7:00 PM EDT Virtual - Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month with Romance Author Camilla Evergreen: "How to Find Love When You're Weird" Friends of the Ashland Public Library and in partnership with a multitude of MA Libraries https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12710&month=5&year=2024&day=20&calType=0 7:15 PM EDT Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell delivers remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-20-2024/