The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday, August 17, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until August 18, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023) Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland has no public appointments. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Romania, the United Kingdom, and Poland from August 16-23, 2023. Assistant Secretary For Arms Control, Verification And Compliance Mallory Stewart is on travel to Brazil and Peru from August 13-17, 2023. Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt is on travel to Pennsylvania from August 16-17, 2023. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ National Forecast Charts National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Strapped https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-strapped/ Gary Varvel - Mind Readers Find President Trump's Thought Crimes https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-mind-readers-find-president Margolis & Cox - Maui https://margolisandcox.com/2023/08/15/tuesday-august-15-2023/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - No https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12443 Michael Ramirez - Mission Impossible https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-mission-impossible-d1e Michael Ramirez - Essay: Sacrificing Students to Union Demands https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-essay-sacrificing RealityBites by Broc Smith - Total Fabrication https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/16/total-fabrication/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Fauci Truths https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/17/fauci-truths/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-17-2023/ Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Get Violent https://twitter.com/TatsuyaIshida9/status/1691998999346291032 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record 60-Second Civics Podcast https://www.civiced.org/60-Second-Civics Today in History - August 17 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-17 Revisiting 'Books That Shaped America' with C-SPAN C-SPAN and Library of Congress Announce New Primetime Book Series for Fall 2023 https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2023/08/revisiting-books-that-shaped-america-with-c-span/ https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/c-span-and-library-of-congress-announce-new-primetime-book-series-for-fall-2023/s/344cecfa-3b09-492a-ba45-2ce34a661a40?loclr=blocloc https://www.c-span.org/booksthatshapedamerica August 17, 2023 - August 18, 2023 2023 Pacific Energy Summit: International Trade and the Energy Transition The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) https://www.nbr.org/event/2023-pacific-energy-summit-international-trade-and-the-energy-transition/ August 17, 2023 - August 18, 2023 Environmental Justice Boot Camp: Theory and Methods to Study Environmental Health Disparities Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/programs/precision-prevention/sharp-training-program/environmental-justice August 17, 2023 - August 18, 2023 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Junior Investigator Meeting National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43351 August 17, 2023 4:00 AM EDT 2,998th Meeting, 110th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aekg5g70 August 17, 2023 4:00 AM EDT 17th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - Second Meeting of the Working Group on strengthening the BWC United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12e6zfavh August 17, 2023 4:00 AM EDT 5th Meeting, 9th Session GIEE on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wmcxmvcv August 17, 2023 4:00 AM EDT 657th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b0cpj0uf August 17, 2023 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Do you consider climate change a major threat?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?529888-2/open-phones&playEvent August 17, 2023 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Jack Ewing Discusses the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on the Automotive Industry New York Times business reporter Jack Ewing discusses the state of the automotive industry and the impact the Inflation Reduction Act has had one year after being signed into law. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529888-3/jack-ewing-discusses-impact-inflation-reduction-act-automotive-industry&playEvent August 17, 2023 8:00 AM EDT Open Source: Art of the Possible for National Security Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/08/17/default-calendar/open-source-art-of-the-possible-for-national-security August 17, 2023 8:00 AM EDT 2023 NIH Annual Tribal Advisory Committee (Day 2) National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/thro https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49706 August 17, 2023 8:30 AM EDT U.S. Agriculture in Drought - Released After 8:30 a.m. ET Every Thursday National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AgInDrought.pdf August 17, 2023 8:30 AM EDT World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Weekly Export Sales Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-133 August 17, 2023 8:45 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/?529888-4/open-phones&playEvent August 17, 2023 9:00 AM EDT 18th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - Second Meeting of the Working Group on strengthening the BWC United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1izlhqrcm August 17, 2023 9:00 AM EDT 6th Meeting, 9th Session GIEE on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s5g9992r August 17, 2023 9:00 AM EDT 658th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12eziomwi August 17, 2023 9:00 AM EDT Election Crime Bureau Summit - The Plan Revealed Day 2 https://electioncrimebureau.com/ https://lindellevent.com/ https://frankspeech.com/ - 9:30 AM EDT LIVE: Mike Lindell Presents 'Election Summit': The Plan Revealed - DAY 2 - 8/17/2023 Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) https://rumble.com/v3692jf-live-mike-lindell-presents-election-summit-the-plan-revealed-day-2-8172023.html August 17, 2023 9:00 AM EDT How to Maximize Your DoD Skillbridge or GI Bill (Southside) - Norfolk, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56848/ August 17, 2023 9:00 AM EDT How to Maximize Your DoD Skillbridge or GI Bill (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56845/ August 17, 2023 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 August 17, 2023 9:15 AM EDT Washington Journal: Gabe Rottman Discusses the Police Raid of a Kansas Paper & Concerns over Press Freedom Gabe Rottman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press discusses the police raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper last week and broader concerns over press freedom. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529888-5/gabe-rottman-discusses-police-raid-kansas-paper-concerns-press-freedom&playEvent August 17, 2023 9:15 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-august-17-2023/ August 17, 2023 10:00 AM EDT Look & Learn: Repotting Orchids (On-site Drop-in Program) United States Botanic Garden (USBG) https://www.usbg.gov/learn/programs-and-events https://usbg.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2999280&orgkey=4153&ReturnURL=//usbg.doubleknot.com/app/calendar/month/4153/2023-08-01/4153/0/ August 17, 2023 10:00 AM EDT Interview Skills for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/08172023/interview-skills-military-spouses-and-caregivers August 17, 2023 10:00 AM EDT Health Care Enrollment Fair - DuBois, Pennsylvania Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56799/ August 17, 2023 10:00 AM EDT The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing The White House https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 10:30 AM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Overhang https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 11:00 AM EDT Secretary Mayorkas Holds News Conference on Homeland Security Investments Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and General Services Administration Administrator Robin Carnahan co-host a news conference on using Inflation Reduction Act funds to better equip the Homeland Security Department. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529966-1/secretary-mayorkas-holds-news-conference-homeland-security-investments August 17, 2023 11:00 AM EDT How Can Policymakers Support the Adoption of Drones for Package Deliveries? Information Technology & Innovation Foundation https://itif.org/events/2023/08/17/policymakers-support-adoption-of-drones-package-deliveries/ August 17, 2023 11:00 AM EDT Holistic Cancer Care Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/08/17/holistic-cancer-care/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2_4aTynRG0 August 17, 2023 11:00 AM EDT Job Fair at Fort Bragg AKA Fort Liberty Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52915/ August 17, 2023 11:00 AM EDT National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Bessie Coleman National Archives https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-national-archives-comes-alive-young-learners-program-meet-bessie-coleman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOd7wPe6yI0 August 17, 2023 11:00 AM EDT Addressing Maternal Mortality: Unveiling Racial Disparities and Charting a Path to Change National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43607 August 17, 2023 11:25 AM EDT The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 11:45 AM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Avoca, Pennsylvania Joint Base Andrews https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17fiputwq August 17, 2023 12:00 PM EDT Luncheon Roundtable with Stephen Covington, Strategic and International Affairs Advisor, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/DEFENSELuncheonRoundtablewithStephenCovingtonStrategicandInternationalAffairsAdvisorSupremeHeadquart August 17, 2023 12:00 PM EDT The U.S.-ROK-DPRK Strategic Triangle in the Indo-Pacific Era The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) https://keia.org/event/the-u-s-south-korea-north-korea-strategic-triangle-in-the-indo-pacific-era/ - Discussion on U.S. Relations With South & North Korea The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) holds a discussion on U.S. relations with South and North Korea. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529965-1/discussion-us-relations-south-north-korea August 17, 2023 12:00 PM EDT Vetrepreneur Franchise Workshop - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59660/ August 17, 2023 12:00 PM EDT Behind the Scenes of an Exhibit: Using Artifacts to Create "A Heartbeat Away" The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/visit-museum.aspx#museum-events August 17, 2023 12:30 PM EDT Music in the Atrium UMD Jazz Combo National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43507 August 17, 2023 12:35 PM EDT The President arrives in Avoca, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, Avoca, PA https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 12:55 PM EDT The President privately pays respects to former Pennsylvania First Lady Ellen Casey in advance of a viewing St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton, PA https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 1:00 PM EDT Alberto R. Gonzales on Trump Indictments, Rule of Law and American Democracy Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/08/17/alberto-r-gonzales-trump-indictments-rule-law-american-democracy/ - Opinion: No, Fellow Republicans, the Justice Department Is Not Biased Against Us By Alberto R. Gonzales August 8, 2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/08/justice-department-bias-against-republicans/ August 17, 2023 1:00 PM EDT LinkedIn Job Search for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/08172023/linkedin-job-search-military-spouses-and-caregivers August 17, 2023 1:00 PM EDT Soldiers' Angels Military and Veteran Food Distribution - San Antonio Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52769/ August 17, 2023 1:00 PM EDT Field Hearing, Berlin, Maryland: Small Business Resiliency: Learning to Succeed in America's Dynamic Economy Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Cassandra Vanhooser Director of Economic Development and Tourism Talbot County Government, Easton, MD ^ Mr. John "Nick" Hargrove Sole Member / Owner & Operator Tilghman Island Seafood, LLC & Wittman Wharf Seafood, LLC, Tilghman Island, MD ^ Ms. Roxanne Wolf Program Director Shore Gourmet, Denton, MD ^ Mr. Richard "Rich" Loeffler Business Consultant Maryland Small Business Development Center, Cambridge, MD ^ https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/8/small-business-resiliency-learning-to-succeed-in-america-s-dynamic-economy - Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Field Committee Hearing on Small Business Resiliency The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee holds a field hearing in Berlin, Maryland, on small business resiliency. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529960-1/senate-small-business-entrepreneurship-field-committee-hearing-small-business-resiliency August 17, 2023 1:00 PM EDT Learn How to Make a Smooth Transition to Patent Center United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/learn-how-make-smooth-transition-patent-center-9 August 17, 2023 1:15 PM EDT Department Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/statedept August 17, 2023 2:00 PM EDT National RTAP and SUMC Learn About TACL - the Transportation Technical Assistance Coordination Library Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT) https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/national-rtap-and-sumc-learn-about-tacl-transportation-technical-assistance August 17, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Electronic Warfare EW in Space Association of Old Crows https://www.crows.org/page/2023_EW_Space August 17, 2023 2:00 PM EDT The Path to a Patent, Part VI: Learn How to Protect Your IP Abroad United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-vi-learn-how-protect-your-ip-abroad-2 August 17, 2023 2:00 PM EDT NCI Rising Scholars: Cancer Research Seminar Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43675 August 17, 2023 2:10 PM EDT The President departs Avoca, Pennsylvania en route to Hagerstown, Maryland Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, Avoca, PA https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 3:00 PM EDT Tribal Veteran Outreach Symposium Featuring the PACT Act Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56820/ August 17, 2023 3:05 PM EDT The President departs Hagerstown, Maryland en route to Camp David Hagerstown Regional Airport https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 3:15 PM EDT The President arrives at Camp David Camp David, Frederick County, Maryland https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12415647/Biden-use-Camp-David-backdrop-hoping-broker-breakthrough-Japan-South-Korea-relations.html https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ August 17, 2023 5:30 PM EDT Brass Quintet - Rush Hour Concert at Pershing Park (WWI Memorial), Washington, DC U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar https://usarmyband.com/events/thursday-evening-rush-hour-concert-at-wwi-pershings-park-3 August 17, 2023 6:00 PM EDT The Boston Tea Party, 1773: A Presentation with The Friends of South Shore Health The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum The Friends of South Shore Health https://www.december16.org/event/the-boston-tea-party-1773-a-presentation-with-the-friends-of-south-shore-health/ August 17, 2023 6:15 PM EDT and 7:15 PM EDT Live! at the Library: Café Concert with Project Fusion Sax Quartet Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410124/live-at-the-library-cafe-concert-with-project-fusion-sax-quartet/2023-08-17/ August 17, 2023 6:30 PM EDT NPC Headliners Book Event: Sean Carberry "Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home" National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-book-event-sean-carberry-passport-stamps-searching-world-war-call-home August 17, 2023 7:00 PM EDT Live! at the Library: Irreverent Warriors Documentary Screening ("The Hike Back") Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410105/live-at-the-library-irreverent-warriors-documentary-screening-the-hike-back/2023-08-17/ August 17, 2023 7:00 PM EDT Commodores - Martinsburg, West Virginia U.S. Navy Band https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events August 17, 2023 7:00 PM EDT Sea Chanters - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania U.S. Navy Band https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-aug-17-commodores-war-memorial-park August 17, 2023 7:00 PM EDT Ann Patchett - Tom Lake and Do Tell The Carter Center https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/tom-lake-and-do-tell https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events/77122 August 17, 2023 7:30 PM EDT The U.S. Army Blues Swamp Romp - Hunter Mill Melodies, Frying Pan Farm Park, Herndon, Virginia U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar https://www.usarmyband.com/events/summer-concert-hunter-mill-melodies-concert-series August 17, 2023 8:00 PM EDT Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series | Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life - Dacher Keltner on Awe The Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/mccloskey-speaker-series-dacher-keltner-awe/ August 17, 2023 8:00 PM EDT Marine Band - U.S. Capitol Steps, Washington, DC U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own" https://www.aoc.gov/about-us/news-notices/military-bands-capitol-summer-concert-series https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Calendar/ https://express.adobe.com/page/yDBT8iIq87Mi7/#Marine-Band-4 August 17, 2023 8:00 PM EDT Guided iRest™ Meditation for Sleep and Relaxation (Phone-Based Class) Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52256/ August 17, 2023 8:45 PM EDT Veteran Populations Listening Session - Online Veterans Administration and California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) https://mhsoac.ca.gov/all/advocacy-listening-session-for-veteran-populations/ https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59958/ - - - August 18, 2023 3:00 AM EDT Falcon 9 Starlink 7-1 SpaceX https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/ https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-7-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agYuEAkEljw