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Wednesday May 15, 2024

The House Stands Adjourned Until May 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Ukraine from May 12-16, 2024. 
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.
Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Mallory Stewart is on travel to Germany and Belgium from May 13-18, 2024.

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

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

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

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

...There Is an Enhanced Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across Portions of the Southern Plains... 
...There Is a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across Central Florida and Parts of the Carolina Piedmont... -  Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

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

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

A.F. Branco Cartoon - Schmuck Move
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-schmuck-move/

End Wokeness @EndWokeness - King Charles just unveiled the first official portrait of himself since the coronation. What the bloody hell is this?
https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1790497426979123518

Mark Parisi - Peas
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12816

Michael Ramirez - Biden's Empty Rhetoric
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-bidens-empty-rhetoric

RealityBites by Broc Smith - 
https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/11/oy-vey-chuckie/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - 
https://rofcbybroc.com/2024/05/12/the-windy-city-blows/

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

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Commies
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1790381562695225736

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Mass Grave
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-05-15

The Daily Cartoonist - CSotD: The Emperor
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/05/15/csotd-the-emperor/

TruthSeeker73 @13orangesbc - Something about a new portrait; can’t see what all the fuss is about... @bobscartoons @edthetechie @EssexPR @CartlandDavid
https://twitter.com/13orangesbc/status/1790491503845929361

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

Morsle
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - May 15
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-15

Word of the Day
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/05/15.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

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

Jimmy Carter’s grandson says former president is ‘coming to the end’ - Jimmy Carter, 99, entered hospice care in February 2023
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jimmy-carters-grandson-says-former-president-coming-end

Praying for America | The Lies Against President Trump are Falling Apart! - 5/13/2024
https://rumble.com/v4v51rt-praying-for-america-the-lies-against-president-trump-are-falling-apart-5132.html

Statement from Trump Campaign on Crooked Joe Biden’s Attempt to Run Cover for His Disastrous EV Mandate
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/89b37ddf-d323-4338-aba7-45e4863948cf

QUIET PART OUT LOUD: Biden Press Secretary Refuses To Comment on Biden-Led Sham Trial of President Trump Because It’s “Related to 2024 Elections”
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b93956a9-d2dd-40f1-a8e2-1aab19f3e3ff

What They Are Saying: Day 17 of Crooked Joe Biden’s Sham Trial
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/041d4d91-962e-44da-a472-35acb9f7d608

May 14, 2024
Gov. Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy and Others on Trump Hush Money Trial
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Vivek Ramaswamy and Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Cory Mills (R-FL) blast the Trump hush money trial taking place in New York, calling it a “sham trial” and a “politicized persecution” of the former president. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535640-1/gov-burgum-vivek-ramaswamy-trump-hush-money-trial

May 15, 2024 - May 16, 2024
Digital Money Summit
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/dms2024/

May 15, 2024 - May 17, 2024
Leading in Health Systems: Activating Transformational Change
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ecpe/programs/leading-in-health-systems/

May 15, 2024 - May 17, 2024
13th Annual Building Resilience Conference
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) Foundation
https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/events

May 15, 2024 - May 17, 2024
Spring Symposium and Irregular Warfare Forum
NDU's College of International Security Affairs, the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, and the Irregular Warfare Center
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/irregularwarfareforum/1190678

MAY 15, 1985
Philly’s Bomb-Dropping, Guns-Blazing, Child-Murdering Day
https://twitter.com/Rothmus/status/1786190979172561260
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2012/05/15/phillys-bomb-dropping-guns-blazing-child-murdering-day/

MAY 15, 1991
Oral Histories: Richard Nixon Interview
Former President Richard Nixon spoke with independent producer George Colburn about President Dwight Eisenhower’s military and political career. President Nixon served as Dwight D. Eisenhower’s vice-president over two terms, from January 1953 to January 1961. This interview was part of a documentary series on President Eisenhower’s military and political career.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?310038-1/richard-nixon-interview

MAY 15, 2006
Immigration Reform Address
President Bush addressed the nation from the Oval Office in prime-time about immigration reform. He said that the U.S. was not in control of its borders and urged Congress to pass legislation that would find “a rational middle ground” on immigration that included providing millions of illegal workers a new route to citizenship. He also pledged to deploy 6,000 National Guard forces in support of border patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?192506-1/immigration-reform-address

MAY 15, 2016
Commencement Speeches: Rutgers University Commencement Address
President Obama delivered the commencement address to the 2016 graduating class of Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The historic 250th anniversary commencement was held in the university’s football stadium, High Point Solutions Stadium, at the Busch Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey. The president offered advice to students, referred to current political stories, and called on students to be involved citizens.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?409584-1/rutgers-university-commencement-address

May 15, 2024 
Tropical Weather Outlooks Resume for 2024. Hurricane Season Begins June 1.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php

May 15, 2024 
Peace Officers Memorial Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-police-officers-memorial-day-may-15

May 15, 2024
Blassingame: Trump “shall provide Plaintiffs with a detailed description of the basis for his immunity defense, with identities of witnesses and documents presently known to his counsel, and what limited discovery he will require.”
Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases
https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Blassingame-Clearinghouse-Trump-description-of-his-immunity-defense-due-to-Plaintiffs-on-or-before-May-15-2024.-.pdf
https://www.justsecurity.org/88039/trumps-legal-and-political-calendar-all-the-dates-you-need-to-know/

May 15, 2024
TBD
Senate Democratic Agenda
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters about their legislative agenda for the week following their weekly caucus luncheon.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535662-101/senate-democratic-agenda

May 15, 2024
TBD
Senate Republican Agenda
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters at the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535662-1/senate-republican-agenda

May 15, 2024
TBD
House Republican News Conference on Police Week
Speaker Johnson (R-LA) and other House Republican leaders hold a news conference on Police Week.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535684-1/house-republican-news-conference-police-week

May 15, 2024
12:00 AM EDT
Interview Skills for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/interview-skills-military-spouses-and-caregivers-3

4:00 AM EDT
CCPCJ33: Meeting 5 - The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice discusses crime-related matters and adopts resolutions and decisions thereon. It offers States a forum for exchanging expertise, experience and information to develop national and international strategies, and to identify priorities for combating crime.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w6enfl4i

4:00 AM EDT
2801st Meeting, 96th Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Bhutan (cont'd)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pzud1zoo

4:00 AM EDT
2063rd Meeting, 88th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Montenegro
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1coqst7dl

4:20 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken visits Esper Bionics
Kyiv, Ukraine
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-15-2024/
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TBD
Secretary Blinken Visits Esper Bionics in Kyiv, Ukraine
Secretary Blinken visits Esper Bionics, a prostheses and prosthetic control technologies manufacturer, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535683-1/secretary-blinken-visits-esper-bionics-kyiv-ukraine

5:00 AM EDT
Core UK decision-making and Political Governance – Northern Ireland (Module 2C) – Public Hearings Day 11
UK Covid-19 Inquiry
https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/#broadcastStatus
https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/core-uk-decision-making-and-political-governance-northern-ireland-module-2c-public-hearings/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAOagIe_Tq0

5:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a wreath laying with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
Kyiv, Ukraine
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-15-2024/
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Secretary Blinken Wreath Laying in Kyiv
Secretary Blinken participates in a wreath laying with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535681-1/secretary-blinken-wreath-laying-kyiv

5:15 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
Kyiv, Ukraine
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-15-2024/
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Secretary Blinken Meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister in Kyiv
Secretary Blinken meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, Ukraine.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535682-1/secretary-blinken-meets-ukrainian-foreign-minister-kyiv

6:15 AM EDT
Maintaining Stability Amidst Global Turmoil With SSGA & OMFIF
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/meetings/maintaining-stability-amidst-global-turmoil-with-ssga-omfif/

6:34 AM EDT
House of Commons
parliamentlive.tv
https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/026a05fa-ea90-4485-9ce1-d98a038eff0a
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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/?535572-1/question-time

6:45 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Holds a joint press availability with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-15-2024/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyXTODh8j0
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Secretary Blinken Joint News Conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister
Secretary of State Blinken holds a joint news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv. This is joined in progress.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535664-1/secretary-blinken-joint-news-conference-ukrainian-foreign-minister

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Forum, Part 1
Viewers responded to the question “What is your view of police in your community?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535505-2/open-forum-part-1

7:00 AM EDT
Recognizing the Importance of International Cooperation and Law Enforcement in Preventing and Tackling Organized Fraud - This side event will feature a panel discussion on the UNODC Issue Paper on Organized Fraud, Interpol Global Fraud Assessment, as well as United Kingdom experience in preventing and combating fraud. Discussion will focus on the scale and nature of the fraud threat and the need for an international coalition.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14kfowhsc

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Jacob Rubashkin on the Battle for the Senate
Jacob Rubashkin talked about key Senate races to watch in campaign 2024 that will determine control of the Senate.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535505-3/jacob-rubashkin-battle-senate

8:00 AM EDT
American Sunrise Live 5-15-24
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v4v9w82-american-sunrise-live-5-15-24.html

8:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Glenn Ivey on the Israel-Hamas War and Black Voters and Campaign 2024
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) discusses the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. military aid to Israel, and Black voters and campaign 2024.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535505-4/rep-glenn-ivey-israel-hamas-war-black-voters-campaign-2024

8:30 AM EDT
Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance Workshop – Atlanta, Georgia
Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT)
https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/safety-risk-management-and-safety-assurance-workshop-atlanta-ga

8:30 AM EDT
Immuno-Oncology Translational Network (IOTN) Capstone Meeting Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45088
https://events.cancer.gov/dcb/iotncapstone/

8:30 AM EDT
Hydrodynamic Parameter Estimates From Structures
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45722

9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Will Johnson on Policing Policy Priorities and Challenges
International Association of Chiefs of Police Fourth Vice President Will Johnson discusses National Police Week and the association’s priorities.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535505-5/johnson-policing-policy-priorities-challenges

9:00 AM EDT
2064th Meeting, 88th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Montenegro (cont'd)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vkfp92nk

9:00 AM EDT
CCPCJ33: Meeting 6 - The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice discusses crime-related matters and adopts resolutions and decisions thereon. It offers States a forum for exchanging expertise, experience and information to develop national and international strategies, and to identify priorities for combating crime.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cn0pf05h

9:00 AM EDT
2802nd Meeting, 96th Session, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Consideration of Estonia
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14kkn28bw

9:00 AM EDT
2024 Washington Humanitarian Forum: The Red Zone: Charting Paths to Resilience in the Climate-Conflict Nexus
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/red-zone-charting-paths-resilience-climate-conflict-nexus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLnArnDQHeUqeLVX0sZOMd-7BwICissLCG

9:00 AM EDT
The Pernicious Impact of China’s Anti-Secession Law
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/pernicious-impact-chinas-anti-secession-law

9:00 AM EDT
Insights From Local and Regional Infrastructure Leaders
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/insights-from-local-and-regional-infrastructure-leaders/

9:00 AM EDT
National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nibib.nih.gov/about-nibib/advisory-council
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54286

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

9:15 AM EDT
Introduction to Mass Photometry (MP)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45723

9:30 AM EDT
Avoiding Another Eurozone Debt Crisis: A Discussion of Charles Dallara’s “Euroshock”
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/avoiding-another-eurozone-debt-crisis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5DbOt_p-gE

10:00 AM EDT
(Part 1) Multi-stakeholder Hearing on Antimicrobial Resistance - General Assembly, 78th meeting - The multi-stakeholder hearing will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to contribute to the on-going  preparatory process for the General Assembly high-level meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).  
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mqijhbpo

10:00 AM EDT
(3rd Meeting) OEWG ICT security intersessional meeting - In accordance with the decisions taken in the second Annual Progress Report (APR) of the OEWG, the inter-sessional meetings of the OEWG will take place from 13 to 17 May 2024 to engage in further in-depth discussions on topics under the OEWG's mandate.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k190awcd12

10:00 AM EDT
International Day of Families 2024
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yxoxpk46

10:00 AM EDT
War Room With Steve Bannon AM Edition 5-15-24
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v4v9wf5-war-room-with-steve-bannon-am-edition-5-15-24.html

10:00 AM EDT
Ballots and Bullets: Mexico’s 2024 Elections
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/ballots-and-bullets-mexicos-2024-elections/

10:00 AM EDT
National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/about-ninds/who-we-are/national-advisory-neurological-disorders-and-stroke-council
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54421

10:00 AM EDT
Metabolomic Epidemiology on a Global Scale: A Workshop on COMETS Analytics
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45521

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour
The House will consider a rule for several police-related bills to highlight National Police Week as legislation calling on the Biden Administration to the end the pause of transferring approved military weapons to Israel.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535649-1/morning-hour

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will vote on Courtney O’Donnell to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the Paris-based UNESCO. She’s a senior adviser to VP Harris & second gentleman Emhoff’s acting chief of staff.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535641-1/senate-session

10:00 AM EDT
Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Robert Costello, Partner, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron
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James Trusty, Former Federal Prosecutor
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Gene Hamilton, Executive Director, America First Legal
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117301
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-weaponization-federal-government-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7vsveVF114

10:00 AM EDT
Open Panel with Think Tank Experts
House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
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WITNESSES:
Ms. Kari Bingen
Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Dr. Matt Kroenig
Atlantic Council
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Ms. Rebeccah Heinrichs
Hudson Institute
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Ms. Emily Harding
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117328
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=117328

10:00 AM EDT
Oversight of Prudential Regulators
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Michael Barr
Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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The Honorable Martin Gruenberg
Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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The Honorable Michael Hsu
Acting Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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LEGISLATION:
H.R. 8287, “Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8287
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H.R. 8264, “Bank Supervision Appeals Improvement Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8264
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H.R. 8288, “Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8288
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H.R. 4346, “Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4346
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https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117304/documents/HHRG-118-BA00-20240515-SD002.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117304
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409245
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg9lSVH5UL4
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TBD
Financial Regulators Testify at House Oversight Hearing
FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr and acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu testify on financial oversight before the House Financial Services Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535576-1/financial-regulators-testify-house-oversight-hearing

10:00 AM EDT
The Future of Arms Control and Deterrence
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Bonnie D. Jenkins
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335762
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-future-of-arms-control-and-deterrence-05-15-2024

10:00 AM EDT
Standing Strong on the Thin Blue Line: How Congress Can Support State and Local Law Enforcement
House Homeland Security Committee
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WITNESSES:
Gregory Mays
Deputy Commissioner of Homeland Security, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
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Michael Bullock
President, Austin, Texas Police Association
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Michael Chapman
Loudoun County Sheriff
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117188
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/standing-strong-on-the-thin-blue-line-how-congress-can-support-state-and-local-law-enforcement/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwY94UlcjaM
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TBD
State and Local Law Enforcement Officials Testify on Law Enforcement Challenges
State and local law enforcement officials testify on the challenges to law enforcement before the House Homeland Security Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535655-1/state-local-law-enforcement-officials-testify-law-enforcement-challenges

10:00 AM EDT
Reviewing and Examining the Francis Scott Key Bridge Federal Response
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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WITNESSES:
Vice Admiral Peter Gautier, Deputy Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard
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Major General William (Butch) H. Graham, Deputy Commanding General, Civil and Emergency Operations, United States Army Corps of Engineers
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Hon. Shailen Bhatt, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation
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Hon. Jennifer Homendy, Chair, National Transportation Safety Board
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117167
https://transportation.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407475
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407468
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rac9PfBzwgc
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TBD
Officials Testify on Investigation Into Key Bridge Collapse
Federal officials testify on their ongoing investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535555-1/officials-testify-investigation-key-bridge-collapse

10:00 AM EDT
Under the Microscope: Reviewing Key SBA Programs with Associate Administrator Frost
House Small Business Committee
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WITNESSES:
Ms. Katie Frost
Associate Administrator
Office of Capital Access
Small Business Administration
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117238
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405959
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Uey0teEXY

10:00 AM EDT
Budgeting for the Storm: Climate Change and the Costs to National Security
Senate Budget Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Honorable Dennis V. McGinn, VADM USN Ret.
Former Assistant Secretary Of The Navy For Energy, Installations, And Environment, And
Former Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations For Warfare Requirements And Programs
^
Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., RDML USN Ret.
Former Oceanographer Of The Navy, And
Former Assistant Secretary Of Commerce For Oceans And Atmosphere
^
Ms. Erin Sikorsky
Director
The Center for Climate and Security, And The International Military Council On Climate and Security
^
Mr. Rick Dwyer
Executive Director
Hampton Roads Military And Federal Facilities Alliance
^
Ms. Mackenzie Eaglen
Senior Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335790
https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/budgeting-for-the-storm-climate-change-and-the-costs-to-national-security

10:00 AM EDT
A Review of Select Department of Defense Acquisition Programs
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable William A. LaPlante
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Office of the Secretary of Defense
^
The Honorable Douglas R. Bush
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
United States Army
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335785
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-select-department-of-defense-acquisition-programs
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Defense officials testify about the Defense Department’s acquisition programs before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee. Testifying are: William A. LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment; Douglas R. Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology; Nickolas H. Guertin, the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition; and Andrew P. Hunter; the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-15/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34423

10:00 AM EDT
Budget Hearing - Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Trade Commission
House Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Lina Khan
Chair, Federal Trade Commission
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117306
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-federal-trade-commission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zzeK4dF2MY

10:00 AM EDT
The Fiscal Year 2025 Environmental Protection Agency Budget
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Michael S. Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117300
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/environment-manufacturing-and-critical-materials-subcommittee-hearing-the-fiscal-year-2025-environmental-protection-agency-budget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrjD-n4VtBk

10:00 AM EDT
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Michael L. Connor
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
^
Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon
Chief Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
^
The Honorable Camille Calimlim Touton
Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335782
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-army-corps-of-engineers-and-the-bureau-of-reclamation

10:00 AM EDT
National Parks Subcommittee Hearing to Examine the President’s Budget Request for the National Park Service for Fiscal Year 2025 and to Receive Testimony on Pending Legislation
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Michael A. Caldwell
Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335760
https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2024/5/national-parks-subcommittee-hearing-to-examine-the-president-s-budget-request-for-the-national-park-service-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-to-receive-testimony-on-pending-legislation
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael L. Connor; and Army Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development hearing on the fiscal 2025 USACE budget request, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-15/

10:00 AM EDT
Full Committee Business Meeting
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117320
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117320/documents/HMKP-118-GO00-20240515-SD002.pdf
https://oversight.house.gov/markup/full-committee-business-meeting-72/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyejRNxbZYE

10:00 AM EDT
Business Meeting
Senate Rules and Administration Committee
^
S.2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2770
^
S.3875, A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3875
^
S.3897, A bill to require the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3897
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335780
https://www.rules.senate.gov/hearings/05/08/2024/business-meeting

10:00 AM EDT
In-Town Pool Call Time
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

10:15 AM EDT
Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Tracy Stone-Manning, Director, Bureau of Land Management, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
^
The Honorable Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III, Director, National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
^
https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_fl_ov_hrg_on_blm_and_nps_budget_05.15.24.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117308
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=416003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jaChg-0ETY

10:15 AM EDT
Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services
House Education and the Workforce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117232
https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410541
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMqoOE0YQ0

10:30 AM EDT
Security and Stability for the Black Sea Region
Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/security-and-stability-for-the-black-sea-region/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWyJ58PLxtQ

10:30 AM EDT
Order From Disorder: Functions of Dysfunctional Proteins
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45548

10:30 AM EDT
2024 NIH Career Symposium Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45742

10:30 AM EDT
The Fiscal Year 2025 National Telecommunications and Information Administration Budget
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117302
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/communications-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-the-fiscal-year-2025-national-telecommunications-and-information-administration-budget
https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/05_15_24_NTIA_Oversight_C_and_T_Hearing_Memo_1_35fdce3741.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Dv8oOLKAw

10:30 AM EDT
Business Meeting
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335783
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-21/

10:45 AM EDT
House Democratic Leadership News Conference
House Democratic Caucus leaders speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about the legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535660-1/house-democratic-leadership-news-conference

11:00 AM EDT
On Offense for Education Freedom: A Conversation with Corey DeAngelis
Heritage Foundation
https://www.heritage.org/education/event/offense-education-freedom-conversation-corey-deangelis

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

11:00 AM EDT
The Textures of the Tumor Microenvironment: An Integrated Imaging Perspective
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45308

11:15 AM EDT	
The President departs the White House en route to the U.S. Capitol
South Grounds
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

12:00 PM EDT
Stand Watch for the Fallen - National Police Week 2024
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
https://nleomf.org/event/stand-watch-for-the-fallen-2/
https://www.policeweek.org/schedule.html

12:00 PM EDT
Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service - National Police Week 2024
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/national-peace-officers-memorial-service-0
https://fop.net/fop-foundation/national-peace-officers-memorial-service/
https://www.policeweek.org/schedule.html
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TBD
President Biden Speaks at 2024 National Peace Officers' Memorial Service
President Biden delivers remarks at the 2024 National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535661-1/president-biden-speaks-2024-national-peace-officers-memorial-service

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/k1j/k1jsqxcppi

12:00 PM EDT
Decarbonizing Cities and Transportation to Tackle Climate Change
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/04/17/decarbonizing-cities-transportation-tackle-climate-change/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hziRjQJYaJE

12:00 PM EDT
"From Folk to Baroque" With Celtic Music Duo Rakish
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-412328/from-folk-to-baroque-with-celtic-music-duo-rakish/2024-05-15/

12:00 PM EDT
Feed Grains: Yearbook Tables - Report Release
Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/feed-grains-database/

12:00 PM EDT
Meat Price Spreads - Report Release
Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/meat-price-spreads/

12:00 PM EDT
Census of Agriculture - Congressional District Rankings - Report Release
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/Congressional_District_Profiles/index.php
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=05&day=15&report_id=17264&source=d

12:00 PM EDT
Total Body Tabata
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45758

12:00 PM EDT
FAES Educational Webinar: From Expertise to Impact: Informing and Influencing Science and Technology Policy
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45560

12:00 PM EDT
Clinical Center Nursing Grand Rounds: Genetics and Epigenetics of Alcohol Use Disorder
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45739
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54794

12:00 PM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The House will consider a rule for several police-related bills to highlight National Police Week as legislation calling on the Biden Administration to the end the pause of transferring approved military weapons to Israel.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535649-2/house-session

12:00 PM EDT	
The President delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service
U.S. Capitol
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lLpq8N97R0

12:50 PM EDT
AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration
Department of Defense
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34189

1:00 PM EDT
Tech 101: Generative AI: An NDIA ETI Monthly Tech Webinar Series
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
https://www.ndia.org/events/2024/5/15/tech-101-generative-ai

1:00 PM EDT
OFCCP Pre-Complaint Inquiry Process for Workers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/ofccp-pre-complaint-inquiry-process-workers-1

1:00 PM EDT
8th Annual Vivian W. Pinn Symposium
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/events/8th-annual-vivian-w-pinn-symposium
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54417

1:00 PM EDT
Understanding the Impact of Social and Environmental Determinants on Lung Cancer Disparities
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45553

1:00 PM EDT
Understanding RAF Kinase Regulation: The Details DO Matter!
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45756

1:00 PM EDT
NIH Grants Process: A Brief Walk-Through for Beginners
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45670

1:00 PM EDT
Data Sharing: Generalist Repositories Ecosystem Initiative
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45632

1:00 PM EDT
The NINDS Topics in Clinical Research Seminar Series Presents, Kickstarting Your Artificial Intelligence Journey: AI Overview, Biomedical Opportunities, & Practical Starting Points
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45701

1:25 PM EDT	
The President arrives at the White House
South Grounds
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

1:30 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with Uzbekistani Ambassador to the United States Furkat Sidiqov
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-15-2024/

1:30 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU1_Tft86PA
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White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535685-1/white-house-daily-briefing

1:50 PM EDT
Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium 2024 #LANPAC2024  Day 2
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
https://meetings.ausa.org/LANPAC/2024
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34324

2:00 PM EDT
WALS Gordon Lecture: Addressing Health Disparities in Diabetes: Intersection of Structural Racism, Social Determinants, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44742
https://oir.nih.gov/wals/named-honorific-lectures/robert-gordon-lecture
https://oir.nih.gov/wals/nih-directors-wednesday-afternoon-lecture-series-2023-2024/addressing-health-disparities-diabetes-intersection-structural-racism
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53833

2:00 PM EDT
2024 NLM/MLA Joseph Leiter Lecture - Responsible AI in Healthcare: A Practical Approach
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45367
https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=250
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54584

2:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneurship for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/entrepreneurship-military-spouses-and-caregivers-3

2:00 PM EDT
May Affiliate Connect: Mental Health
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
https://ncpd.org/events/affiliate-connect-may-1

2:00 PM EDT
Capitol Conversations - The Beginnings of Washington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conversations
https://aocgovus.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsc-uvqD4rGw6juXUpSD-dYd-2Gp3zLJ8#/registration

2:00 PM EDT
Antisemitism on College Campuses
House Judiciary Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, CEO of National Jewish Advocacy Center
^
Shabbos Kestenbaum, Graduate Student, Harvard University
^
Eyal Yakoby, Undergraduate Student, University of Pennsylvania
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117305
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/antisemitism-college-campuses-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TVAkPLZGc

2:00 PM EDT
Strengthening American Competitiveness: Examining the Roles of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Export-Import Bank of the United States, and Millennium Challenge Corporation
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Scott Nathan
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
^
The Honorable Reta Jo Lewis
President and Chair
Export-Import Bank of the United States
^
The Honorable Alice Albright
Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Challenge Corporation
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335786
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/strengthening-american-competitiveness-examining-the-roles-of-the-us-international-development-finance-corporation-export-import-bank-of-the-united-states-and-millennium-challenge-corporation

2:00 PM EDT
Examining the Fiscal Year 2025 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request for Africa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Molly Phee
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
^
The Honorable Monde Muyangwa
Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117303
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/examining-the-fiscal-year-2025-state-and-foreign-operations-budget-request-for-africa/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MddEHq_CSNk

2:15 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session, Part 2
The Senate will vote on Courtney O’Donnell to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the Paris-based UNESCO. She’s a senior adviser to VP Harris & second gentleman Emhoff’s acting chief of staff. Senators will also consider judicial nominations. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535641-2/senate-session-part-2

2:30 PM EDT
South Asian Traditions of Peace and Inclusion: The Poetry and Songs of Kabir
U.S. Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/events/south-asian-traditions-peace-and-inclusion-poetry-and-songs-kabir

2:30 PM EDT
Countering Campus Antisemitism: A Bipartisan Conversation with Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/countering-campus-antisemitism-a-bipartisan-conversation-with-reps-mike-lawler-r-ny-and-ritchie-torres-d-ny/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0ROvLfJpKU

2:30 PM EDT
Open Hearing: An Update on Foreign Threats to the 2024 Elections
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335794
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-update-foreign-threats-2024-elections
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Hearing on Foreign Threats to 2024 Elections
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, CISA Director Jen Easterly, and the FBI’s Larissa Knapp testify on foreign threats to the 2024 elections before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535554-1/hearing-foreign-threats-2024-elections

2:30 PM EDT
An Examination of the Transportation Security Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
House Homeland Security Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable David Pekoske
Administrator, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117108
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/an-examination-of-the-transportation-security-administrations-fiscal-year-2025-budget/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhi0z2BRlFQ

2:30 PM EDT
A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Requests for the Library of the Congress and the Architect of the Capitol
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Dr. Carla Hayden
Librarian of Congress
Library of Congress
^
Mr. Joseph DiPietro
Acting Architect of the Capitol
Architect of the Capitol
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335784
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2025-budget-requests-for-the-library-of-the-congress-and-the-architect-of-the-capitol

2:30 PM EDT
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo
Secretary
Department of Commerce
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335787
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-department-of-commerce

2:45 PM EDT
Examining the Findings and Recommendations of GAO’s 2024 Report on Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Financial Benefits
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
THE HONORABLE EUGENE L. DODARO
Comptroller General of the United States
US Government Accountability Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335789
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/etso/hearings/examining-the-findings-and-recommendations-of-gaos-2024-report-on-opportunities-to-reduce-fragmentation-overlap-and-duplication-and-achieve-financial-benefits/

2:45 PM EDT
The President and The Vice President receive the President's Daily Brief
Oval Office
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

3:00 PM EDT
The Family and the Future of Humanity - In celebration of the International Day of Families (A/RES/47/237), the Group of Friends of the Family, together with civil society, is hosting an event on the theme of the family and the future of humanity in preparation for the Summit of the Future.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g07rfmwm

3:00 PM EDT
(Part 2) Multi-stakeholder Hearing on Antimicrobial Resistance - General Assembly, 78th meeting - The multi-stakeholder hearing will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to contribute to the on-going  preparatory process for the General Assembly high-level meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).  
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13ktackur

3:00 PM EDT 
Bill Information Service (BIS) and NCSL Legislation Database Training
National Conference of State Legislatures
https://www.ncsl.org/events/details/bill-information-service-bis-and-ncsl-legislation-database-training-4

3:00 PM EDT
After School, Historic Fun
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, New York
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=984A7B95-A8F4-4297-D4F44FAEDA828F5D

3:00 PM EDT 
Broiler Hatchery - Weekly Report Release
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=05&day=15&report_id=15009&source=d

3:00 PM EDT 
Turkey Hatchery - Monthly Report Release
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture and Statistics Canada
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=05&day=15&report_id=15006&source=d

3:30 PM EDT
Frontier Health Care: Ensuring Veterans’ Access No Matter Where They Live
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL ONE
^
Peter Kaboli, MD, MS, Executive Director, Office of Rural Health, Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs
^
Accompanied by:
Ryan Heiman, MHSA, CPTA, Deputy Executive Director, VHA Member Services
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Leonie Heyworth, DM, MPH, Deputy Director for Clinical Services, Office of Connected Care
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Wade Vlosich, Director, VA Oklahoma City Health Care System
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PANEL TWO
Chauncey Parker, Executive Director, Great Plains Veterans Services Center
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Alyssa M. Hundrup, Government Accountability Office
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Jon Retzer, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335781
https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/5/frontier-health-care-ensuring-veterans-access-no-matter-where-they-live

4:00 PM EDT
Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. William Evanina
Chief Executive Officer - The Evanina Group, LLC; Former Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center,
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Mr. Charles Carmakal
Chief Technology Officer, Mandiant
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Mr. Rob Joyce
Owner - Joyce Cyber, LLC; Former Special Assistant to the President and White House Cyber Security Coordinator,
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Mr. Steven Kelly
Chief Trust Officer, Institute for Security and Technology
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https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117309/documents/HHRG-118-GO12-20240515-SD002.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117309
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/red-alert-countering-the-cyberthreat-from-china/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-sst4YkPG4

4:00 PM EDT 
IIG Seminar “Myeloid-Derived IL-33 Intersects With Neuronal Immunity” HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immunology-seminars
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54698

4:00 PM EDT
To Receive Testimony on Army Modernization in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program
Senate Armed Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Honorable Douglas R. Bush
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
General James E. Rainey, USA
Commanding General
United States Army Futures Command
^
Lieutenant General Karl H. Gingrich, USA
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
United States Army
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335792
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-army-modernization-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Douglas R. Bush; Army Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Futures Command; and Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, Lt. Gen. Karl H. Gingrich, provide testimony at 4 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee hearing on Army modernization in review of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-05-15/

4:30 PM EDT
Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell meets with Italian Ambassador to the United States Mariangela Zappia
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-15-2024/

4:30 PM EDT
The President hosts the Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders for a meeting
Cabinet Room
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/
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TBD
President Biden meets with the Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders at the White House.
President Biden meets with the Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders at the White House.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535686-1/president-biden-meets-joint-chiefs-combatant-commanders-white-house

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/

6:00 PM EDT 
Teach Climate Network Workshop: Wildlife of the Superior National Forest and Climate-Driven Changes
Climate Generation
https://climategen.org/blog/events/teach-climate-network-workshop-wildlife-of-the-superior-national-forest-and-climate-driven-changes/

6:00 PM EDT 
Ben’s Bed: Recreating a Resting Place Fit for a General
Saratoga National Historical Park, New York
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=4491B3AE-AEC6-15D3-3E23DE6C6D534EE2

6:00 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends the Jewish American Heritage Month Reception
Blair House
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-15-2024/

6:30 PM EDT
Nicholas Kristof - A Reporter's Journey
Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center
https://streicker.nyc/events/kristof

6:30 PM EDT
The Fourth Amendment
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/the-fourth-amendment-2024

6:30 PM EDT
Washington Today Podcast
Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. F
https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=washingtonToday

6:30 PM EDT	
The President and The First Lady host a dinner for Combatant Commanders and their spouses at the White House
Cross Hall
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

6:35 PM EDT	
Baltimore Orioles Law Enforcement Nights - National Police Week 2024
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
https://nleomf.org/event/baltimore-orioles-law-enforcement-nights-4/
https://www.policeweek.org/schedule.html

7:00 PM EDT
Virtual: Photography on the Fly with Margie Patlak - Exploring Wild and Wondrous Maine While Hiking, Biking, Kayaking, Skiing, Skating, and Balancing on Slippery Seaweed-Covered Rocks.
Memorial Hall Library Library, Andover, and a collaboration between the several Massachusetts libraries
https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=13190&month=5&year=2024&day=15&calType=0

7:00 PM EDT
2024 Twilight Tattoo: U.S. Army Live Military Experience
Hosted by LTG Paul Chamberlain, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) 
https://twilight.mdw.army.mil/schedule
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-twilight-tattoo-us-army-live-military-experience-tickets-825677281977

7:00 PM EDT
Brian Stone Jr., Author of Radical Adaptation
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Atlanta, Georgia
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/brain-stone-jr-author-of-radical-adaptation

7:30 PM EDT
D.C. United First Responders Night Police Week - National Police Week 2024
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
https://nleomf.org/event/d-c-united-first-responders-night-police-week/
https://www.policeweek.org/schedule.html

8:00 PM EDT
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President
Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-loves-of-theodore-roosevelt-the-women-who-created-a-president

9:00 PM EDT
Marketing Me: A Job Search Approach for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/marketing-me-job-search-approach-military-spouses-and-caregivers-3