The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday April 17, 2024 LAWFARE DAY 3 - Jury Selection in Hush-Money Trial The House Convened April 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Convened April 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Italy from April 16-19, 2024. Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass is on travel to Türkiye and Italy from April 14-19, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter is on travel to Cyprus, Germany, Romania, and Bulgaria from April 11-19, 2024. Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn is on travel to Greece from April 15-17, 2024. . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ National Forecast Charts National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1 NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396 NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard#obs Forecast Discussion U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion ...There Is a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across Parts of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great lakes...and in Parts of Northeast Kansas and Western Missouri... - 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 – Weaponized https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-weaponized/ End Wokeness @EndWokeness – Here is the new NPR CEO Katherine Maher explaining that “the truth” is an outdated concept. Everyone has their own truth. https://twitter.com/sfmcguire79/status/1780444101487317433 https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1780453873104171048 grrrgraphics – New York Ball And Chain https://grrrgraphics.com/new-york-ball-and-chain/ Mark Parisi – Dough https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12788 RazörFist @RAZ0RFIST – A few choice glimpses of the Deluxe Color Edition of The Ghost of the Badlands for your ocular consumption. https://twitter.com/RAZ0RFIST/status/1780306386083291586 Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Rothmus @Rothmus - Venn https://twitter.com/Rothmus/status/1780569448673366085 Skscartoon @skscartoon – notice the irony? https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1780389946433667462 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss – Hey Kid https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1780390763240538286 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss – IF I Did It https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1780234475533729922 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 – Ride-A-Senator https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-04-17 WokelyCorrect Comics @WokelyCorrect - Illegals Voting https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1780221982090609001 Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - April 17 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-17 Word of the Day https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/04/17.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 Homegrown Plus: American Roots Music with Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr. https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/04/homegrown-plus-american-roots-music-with-rev-robert-b-jones-sr/ Our Laureate's Project in the Press—and "Message in a Bottle" Up for a Webby! https://blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2024/04/12/our-laureates-project-in-the-press-and-message-in-a-bottle-up-for-a-webby/ How Not to Make History https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2024/04/16/how-not-to-make-history/ Sen. Tommy Tuberville: Mayorkas Must Be Held Accountable at His Senate Trial: Tabling the DHS secretary’s impeachment is an insult to the American people. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/mayorkas-must-be-held-accountable-at-his-senate-trial/ ICYMI: Important Articles and Posts from President Trump https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/ceff5b47-6f8e-4328-b35a-bb4f1b1d46b2 President Donald J. Trump To Visit New York City Bodega Victimized By Soros-Funded D.A. Alvin Bragg https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/4f51c280-0bd5-4eef-9144-58b8e10afdb2 ICYMI: Bodega and Small Business Group Releases Statement in Support of President Donald J. Trump https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/7b4c7181-4b2e-4fa0-9c6c-892469e5679c LIVE: President Donald J. Trump in New York City - 4/16/24 https://rumble.com/v4pty60-live-president-donald-j.-trump-in-new-york-city-41624.html April 17, 2024 - April 18, 2024 Common Threads Huntsville Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2024/04/17/default-calendar/CommonThreads-AL-24 April 17, 2024 - April 18, 2024 Core Days of the 2024 Spring Meetings 2024 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring APRIL 17, 1783 The American Revolution in Arkansas: British partisans and their Chickasaw allies attacked the remote fort at Arkansas Post https://www.nps.gov/arpo/learn/historyculture/stories.htm April 17, 2024 4:00 AM EDT 3062nd Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Consideration of Albania (continued) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w4hn316z 4:00 AM EDT 3rd meeting, 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent - 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wh00prkl 4:00 AM EDT 2076th Meeting, 79th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Review of Honduras United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g8ub5omb 5:00 AM EDT Event: Virtual participation by Board member Piero Cipollone in Executive Committee meeting of the Italian Banking Association (ABI) European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html 6:30 AM EDT House of Commons parliamentlive.tv https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/20f5288c-95d3-4f93-ab5a-843e6db94d2f - 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/?534895-1/question-time 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers commented on the beginning of the Senate impeachment trial of DHS Secretary Mayorkas. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534927-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: WHD Caribbean Ministerial Meeting IMF Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) Discusses the Conflicts in the Middle East & Aid to Ukraine Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) discusses the conflicts in the Middle East, aid to Ukraine and other congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534927-3/del-stacey-plaskett-d-vi-discusses-conflicts-middle-east-aid-ukraine&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT The American Sunrise Show 4-17-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4pymxe-the-american-sunrise-show-4-17-24.html 8:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: African Consultative Group Ministerial WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 8:00 AM EDT Veterans Benefits Seminar - Canovanas, Puerto Rico Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67311/ 8:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534927-4/open-phones&playEvent 8:30 AM EDT Rethinking Economic Policy: Steering Structural Change (Day 2) Peterson Institute for International Economics https://www.piie.com/events/2024/rethinking-economic-policy-steering-structural-change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Wq5SNzNLE 8:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: IDA Forum WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 8:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: MENAP Ministers and Governors Meeting with the IMF Managing Director IMF Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 8:30 AM EDT Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance Workshop – Denver, CO Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT) https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/safety-risk-management-and-safety-assurance-workshop-denver-co 8:30 AM EDT Systemic Effects of Cancer Think Tank - Day 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45286 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Lara Seligman Discusses Iran-Israel Tensions & U.S. Response Politico defense reporter Lara Seligman discusses the fallout from Iran’s attacks on Israel over the weekend, the response from Washington, and the potential risks for U.S. troops in the Middle East. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534927-5/lara-seligman-discusses-iran-israel-tensions-us-response&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT 4th meeting, 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent - 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19f7pno1p 9:00 AM EDT 2077th Meeting, 79th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Replies of Austria United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pkhdsjrw 9:00 AM EDT 3063rd Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Consideration of Qatar United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1chfn12uv 9:00 AM EDT Board member Piero Cipollone in conversation with Clay Lowery at 2024 IIF Global Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C. European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html 9:00 AM EDT Library 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group This group is sponsored by more than 35 Massachusetts public libraries. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqceChqjgpEty4gffitkRfEYFdVBaGeaJ9#/registration https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-50-job-seekers-networking-group-networking/ 9:00 AM EDT Appalachian Rural Outreach Tour - Shinnston, West Virginia Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66805/ 9:00 AM EDT Counterspace Trends: An Evolving Global Landscape Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/counterspace-trends-evolving-global-landscape 9:00 AM EDT Quality Education for Security and Economic Growth Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/quality-education-security-and-economic-growth 9:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: G20 Side Event on Mobilizing Resources to Fight Poverty and Hunger WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 9:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Toronto Centre Executive Panel: Combating Financial Crime in a Digital Age IMF Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 9:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Civil Society Policy Forum: "Is a feminist vision on public debt possible?” IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 9:00 AM EDT P2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: ress Briefing: Fiscal Monitor IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 9:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Knowledge Café: From Knowledge to Action on Climate Change and Hunger WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 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 IACC April 2024 Full Committee Meeting National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54241 9:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the United States House of Representatives House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. E. Wade Ballou Jr. Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives ^ Mr. Matthew Barry General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives ^ The Honorable Kevin F. McCumber Acting Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives ^ The Honorable William P. McFarland Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of Representatives ^ Mr. Joseph C. Picolla Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives ^ Mr. Ralph V. Seep Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives ^ The Honorable Catherine L. Szpindor Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117121 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-united-states-house-representatives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qCdnVJcX5s 9:15 AM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, Scranton, Pennsylvania https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) Discusses Conflicts in the Middle East & Aid to Ukraine Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) discusses the conflicts in the Middle East, aid to Ukraine, border security, and congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534927-6/rep-pat-fallon-r-tx-discusses-conflicts-middle-east-aid-ukraine&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: New Economy Forum: Exploring Digital Public Infrastructure and GovTech Experiences in Public Finance IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 9:30 AM EDT Reps. Stefanik and Foxx News Conference with Columbia University Students Republican Conference Chair Rep. Stefanik (R-NY) and Rep. Foxx (R-NC) hold a news conference with students from Columbia University on the school’s response to antisemitism. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534988-1/reps-stefanik-foxx-news-conference-columbia-university-students 9:30 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of the Interior House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Denise Flanagan Director of Budget, Department of the Interior ^ The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary, Department of the Interior ^ Ms. Joan M Mooney Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117147 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-interior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D15lbE6qj7Q 9:30 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Michael Brain Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water & Science, U.S. Department of the Interior ^ The Honorable Camille Calimlim Touton Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ^ The Honorable Michael C. Connor Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) ^ Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117123 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-army-corps-engineers-civil-works-and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjyLmrIpsf8 - Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Michael C. Connor and Army Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies budget hearing, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/ 9:30 AM EDT POSTPONED? A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Justice Senate Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Merrick Garland Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335677 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-department-of-justice 9:30 AM EDT POSTPONED Hearings to Examine the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration Atomic Energy Defense Activities in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program; To Be Immediately Followed by a Closed Session in SVC-217. Senate Armed Services ^ WITNESSES: PANEL I Honorable Jill M. Hruby Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration ^ Mr. William White Senior Advisor for Environmental Management, Department of Energy ^ Admiral William J. Houston, USN Deputy Administrator for Office of Naval Reactors, National Nuclear Security Administration ^ PANEL II Honorable Marvin L. Adams Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration ^ General Thomas A. Bussiere, USAF Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command ^ Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN Director for Strategic Systems Programs, Department of the Navy ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335682 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335680 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-energys-atomic-energy-defense-activities-and-department-of-defense-nuclear-weapons-programs-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program 9:30 AM EDT Full Committee Hearing - Nominations Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ NOMINEES: The Honorable Colleen D. Kiko to be a Member Federal Labor Relations Authority ^ The Honorable Anne M. Wagner to be a Member Federal Labor Relations Authority ^ David Huitema to be Director Office of Government Ethics ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335670 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-5/ 9:30 AM EDT Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Markup on Pending Legislation House Veterans' Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117115 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6429 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khMwgzz7CBo 9:30 AM EDT The President receives the President’s Daily Brief Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, Scranton, Pennsylvania https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:45 AM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout - 1:00pm: H.E. Mr. Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta will speak to reporters at the Security Council Stakeout. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rmp8o1ys 9:45 AM EDT Full Committee Markup on Various Measures House Small Business Committee https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117164/documents/HMKP-118-SM00-20240417-SD002.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117164 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405942 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va3vmck-4hs 10:00 AM EDT War Room With Steve Bannon Morning Edition 4-17-24 Real America's Voice https://rumble.com/v4pynbc-war-room-with-steve-bannon-morning-edition-4-17-24.html 10:00 AM EDT (5th meeting) 23rd session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration - Economic and Social Council - The Committee of Experts on Public Administration will hold its twenty-third session (CEPA23) at UN Headquarters in New York from 15 to 19 April 2024. The theme is "New governance insights to advance the SDGs and eradicate poverty" United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k1271wqnok 10:00 AM EDT (Part 3-A) ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 - Youth perspectives on regional development (Latin America, Africa) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17btxyoe9 10:00 AM EDT A state path for the indigenous land situation (UNPFII Side Event) This Side Event provides an opportunity to generate a space for dialogue and feedback that allows for the exchange of experiences, best practices and challenges related to the role of the State in the indigenous land issue. Additionally, it seeks to promote acknowledgement of dialogue, peace and understanding mechanisms for intercultural and legal conflicts in relation to indigenous lands, presenting, among others, the experience and work of the Chilean Presidential Commission for Peace and Understanding. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oiscj2n4 10:00 AM EDT (Part 3-B) ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 - Youth perspectives on regional development (Arab States Region, The Caribbean) - The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will take place from 16 to 18 April 2024 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The 2024 Forum's discussions will be guided by the overall theme of the 2024 ECOSOC and HLPF on "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions". United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e4zx6zsi 10:00 AM EDT (5th meeting) UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 23rd session - The twenty-third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place in-person at UN Headquarters in New York from 15-26 April 2024. Theme: "Enhancing Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth" United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13w7qk515 10:00 AM EDT Maintenance of international peace and security - Security Council, 9606th meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13pjkpzts 10:00 AM EDT (Part 3-C) ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 - Youth perspectives on regional development (Asia and The Pacific; Europe, North America and Other States) - The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will take place from 16 to 18 April 2024 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The 2024 Forum's discussions will be guided by the overall theme of the 2024 ECOSOC and HLPF on "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions". United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uy2c87li 10:00 AM EDT High-Level Meeting on Sustainable Transport - General Assembly, Sustainability Week, 78th session - The high-level meeting will highlight sustainable and effective solutions to improve the balance between economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable transport, to take full advantage of sustainable transport in accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v7pfva5p 10:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: FLAGSHIP: Energizing Africa: What will it take to achieve universal energy access? WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 10:00 AM EDT IACC Full Committee Meeting (Hybrid) The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/iacc-meetings/2024/full-committee-meeting/april17/ https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54241 10:00 AM EDT Understanding the Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Health Consequences of Racism, Marginalization, and Discrimination National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2024/understanding-the-biological-mechanisms-2024 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54372 10:00 AM EDT Banker Roundtable: Supporting Environmental Resilience in Florida Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta https://occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-banker-roundtable-apr-14-2024.html 10:00 AM EDT Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and Office of Information Policy (OIP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) https://www.foia.gov/chief-foia-officers-council https://www.foia.gov/chief-foia-officers-council/meeting/April-17-2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQyY4O8Mc6s 10:00 AM EDT Flexible Job Options for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/flexible-job-options-military-spouses-and-caregivers-2 10:00 AM EDT Children's Reenactment Lexington Historical Society - Buckman Tavern, Lexington, Massachussetts https://www.lexingtonhistory.org/events https://www.lexingtonhistory.org/patriotsday#calendar-9fab3d23-df6c-4221-a44b-2a5da60b11da-event-lqft59i9 10:00 AM EDT Supreme Court October Term 2023 Argument Day ^ Thornell v. Jones (22-982) ^ Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2023TermCourtCalendar.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2023 - Thornell v. Jones Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Thornell v. Jones, a Habeas Corpus review petition. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534911-1/thornell-v-jones-oral-argument 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider legislation to bar the government from purchasing Americans' data from big tech companies without a search warrant as well as several bills to respond to the Iranian airstrikes on Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534978-1/morning-hour 10:00 AM EDT Three Years Later: D.C. National Guard Whistleblowers Speak Out on January 6 Delay Committee on House Administration Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117118 https://cha.house.gov/2024/4/subcommittee-on-oversight-hearing-three-years-later-d-c-national-guard-whistleblowers-speak-out-on-january-6-delay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaF2h4d3pP0 - DC Nat'l Guard Members Testify on January 6 Response A group of members with the DC Army National Guard testify on the response to the January 6 Capitol attack during a public hearing before a House Administration subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534977-1/dc-natl-guard-members-testify-january-6-response 10:00 AM EDT Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare, Part I House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Colonel Grant Newsham Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps ^ Dr. Robert Spalding, Brig. Gen. Founder and CEO, SEMPRE ^ Mr. Peter Mattis President, Jamestown Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117149 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/defending-america-from-the-chinese-communist-partys-political-warfare-part-i/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoQZjUCT6bU 10:00 AM EDT Legislative Solutions to Protect Kids Online and Ensure Americans’ Data Privacy Rights House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act (Reps. Bilirakis, Bucshon, Castor, Houchin, Schrier) https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117146 ^ H.R. 7890, Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection (COPPA 2.0) Act (Reps. Walberg and Castor) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7890 ^ H.R. 5628, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023 (Reps. Clarke, Kelly of Illinois, Cleaver, Bush, Jaypal, Trahan, Veasey, Barragan, Cohen, Bowman, Evans, Carson, Pressley, Wilson of Florida, and Huffman) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5628 ^ H.R. 6429, Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act (Reps. Miller and LaMalfa) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6429 ^ H.R. 5778, Sammy’s Law of 2023 (Reps. Wasserman Schultz, Carter of Georgia, Schrier, and Miller-Meeks) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5778 ^ H.R. 6149, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (Reps. James and Ryan) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6149 ^ H.R. 4311, Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange (DELETE) Act (Reps. Trahan and Edwards) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4311 ^ H.R. 4568, Terms-of-service Labeling, Design, and Readability (TLDR) Act (Rep. Trahan) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4568 ^ H.R. ____, American Privacy Rights Act Discussion Draft (Rep. Rodgers) https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117146/documents/BILLS-118pih-HR____AmericanPrivacyRightsActDiscussionDraft.pdf ^ H.R. 5534, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2023 (Reps. Eshoo and Schakowsky) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5534 ^ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5534 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/innovation-data-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-titled-legislative-solutions-to-protect-kids-online-and-ensure-americans-data-privacy-rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li_-czubkbw 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Defense House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense ^ General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ^ The Honorable Michael McCord Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/ Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117129 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-defense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdiSFKCAhrM - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/ - Defense Sec. & Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Testify on 2025 Budget Request Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, and Defense Comptroller Mike McCord testify on the president’s 2025 budget request before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534975-1/defense-sec-joint-chiefs-staff-chair-testify-2025-budget-request 10:00 AM EDT Budget Hearing - Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Labor House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Julie Su Acting Secretary, Department of Labor ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117158 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-labor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgHdU8XQSc 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Hearing: Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Frank Kendall III Secretary United States Air Force ^ General B. Chance Saltzman, USSF Chief of Space Operations United States Space Force ^ General David W. Allvin, USAF Chief of Staff United States Air Force ^ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee-hearing-department-air-force-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x95y_uH4qR4 - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/ 10:00 AM EDT Panel With Former Members of the House Intelligence Committee (Open) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Jane Harman Former Congresswoman for CA-36 ^ The Honorable Ileane Ros-Lehtinen Former Congresswoman for FL-27 ^ The Honorable Peter King Former Congressman for NY-02 ^ The Honorable Jim Cooper Former Congressman for TN-05 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117159 https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=117159 https://www.youtube.com/@gophouseintelligencecommit715/streams 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to examine the FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Expert Panel Report Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Javier de Luis, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^ Dr. Tracy Dillinger, Manager for Safety Culture and Human Factors, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ^ Dr. Najmedin Meshkati, Professor, University of Southern California, Aviation Safety and Security Program ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335688 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/4/faa-organization-designation-authorization-oda-expert-panel-report https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOD5hOOEu0w3wT0BUt7q7g 10:00 AM EDT The President’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda Senate Finance Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Katherine C. Tai United States Trade Representative Executive Office of the President Washington, DC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335676 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-2024-trade-policy-agenda 10:00 AM EDT Modernizing U.S. Alliances and Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Harry B. Harris Jr. Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Colorado Springs, Colorado ^ Mr. Walter Russel Mead James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard College Columnist, Wall Street Journal Red Hook, New York ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335602 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/modernizing-us-alliances-and-partnerships-in-the-indo-pacific 10:00 AM EDT Getting to Work: Examining Challenges and Solutions in the Commuter Rail Industry House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Michael Noland President, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District ^ Ms. Debra Johnson General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Transport District ^ Mr. David Dech Executive Director, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority/Tri-Rail ^ Mr. Kevin Corbett President and Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Transit ^ Mr. Darren Kettle Chief Executive Officer, Metrolink ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116968 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407384 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTKSBUucFmw 10:00 AM EDT Committee Markup House Financial Services Committee https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409219 10:00 AM EDT Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman),To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes | Federal Lands Subcommittee House Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117027 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415848 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikEqiMLGzm4 10:00 AM EDT Committee Markup of Various Measures House Financial Services Committee https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117163/documents/HMKP-118-BA00-20240417-SD002.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117163 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409219 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fek5hx1xVs 10:00 AM EDT Nomination Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335675 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/04/17/2024/nominations 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to examine the nomination of Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ NOMINEE: Christopher Hanson Nominee to be a member Nuclear Regulatory Commission ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335672 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/4/nomination-of-christopher-t-hanson-to-be-a-member-of-the-nuclear-regulatory-commission 10:15 AM EDT Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ MAJORITY WITNESSES: Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, President, Columbia University ^ Ms. Claire Shipman, Board of Trustees Co-Chair, Columbia University ^ Mr. David Greenwald, Board of Trustees Co-Chair, Columbia University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116973 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410264 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Eu-xEZKzQ 10:30 AM EDT THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case Armenia v. Azerbaijan - second round of oral argument of Azerbaijan - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan). United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k194zqb1xh 10:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Governor Talks - Korea: Monetary Policy: Insights from the Korean Perspective IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 10:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: G20 Event: Taxing the super-rich: New Challenges in International Taxation IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 10:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Commonwealth Meeting of the Small States Advocacy Champions IMF Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 10:30 AM EDT A Fireside Chat With European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calviño Center for Global Development https://www.cgdev.org/event/fireside-chat-eib-group-president-nadia-calvino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATOpJy4bVqA 10:30 AM EDT Keystone Species National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=40355D24-B18D-8A2F-1FED51C8B7E167A3 11:00 AM EDT Bio/Memoir Book Club: Read 'Vanderbilt' by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe *For Adults Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12657&month=4&year=2024&day=17&calType=0 11:00 AM EDT Monthly DEI Community Hours University of Michigan School of Public Health https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10481 11:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Africa Group 1 Constituency DC Panel Meeting WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 11:00 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Civil Society Policy Forum: Bridging the Digital Divide: How Open Procurement Practices Can Better Serve Public Sector Technology Projects IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 11:00 AM EDT Virtual Public Workshop – Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment Expansion - April 17, 2024 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/virtual-public-workshop-accreditation-scheme-conformity-assessment-expansion-april-17-2024-04172024 11:00 AM EDT Pottery and Spinning Demonstration at Paul Revere House Boston National Historical Park, Massachussetts https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=3557531A-FD8D-7C33-A99A198AAA8BB639 11:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session Senators will be sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside. House impeachment managers presented the articles of impeachment to the Senate Tuesday. . . . https://www.c-span.org/video/?534981-1/senate-session 11:00 AM EDT Fiscal Year 2025 Members’ Day Hearing and Public Witness Testimony for the Record House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Derek Kilmer Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives ^ The Honorable Jasmine Crockett Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives ^ Mr. Daniel Schuman ^ Dr. John Rackey Senior Policy Analyst, Bipartisan Policy Center ^ Mr. Zachary Graves Executive Director, Foundation for American Innovation ^ Ms. Anne Meeker Deputy Director, POPVOX Foundation ^ Mr. Dan Lips Head of Policy, Foundation for American Innovation ^ Ms. Aubrey Wilson Director of Government Innovation, POPVOX Foundation ^ Mr. Taylor Swift Deputy Director of Governance and Innovation, POPVOX Foundation ^ Ms. Debra Perlin Policy Director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ^ Ms. Gabriella Cantor Senior Policy Associate, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117122 https://rollcall.com/2020/03/10/congress-lobbying-congress-member-day-explained/ https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/fiscal-year-2025-members-day-hearing-and-public-witness-testimony-record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41JdQXH_F00 11:15 AM EDT Examining Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture: Firsthand Accounts Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Sam Salehpour Current Quality Engineer Boeing ^ Ed Pierson Executive Director, The Foundation for Aviation Safety Former Boeing Engineer ^ Joe Jacobsen Aerospace Engineer and Technical Advisor to the Foundation for Aviation Safety Former FAA Engineer ^ Shawn Pruchnicki, Ph.D Professional Practice Assistant Professor, Integrated Systems Engineering The Ohio State University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335668 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/examining-boeings-broken-safety-culture-firsthand-accounts/ - Aviation Safety Specialists Testify on Boeing Safety Culture Aviation safety specialists, including NASA’s Safety Culture and Human Factors manager, testify on Boeing’s safety culture amid ongoing safety issues from the aircraft company. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534976-1/aviation-safety-specialists-testify-boeing-safety-culture 11:20 AM EDT The President departs Scranton, Pennsylvania en route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, Avoca, Pennsylvania https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable IMF Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 11:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Climate Voices: Climate Finance Solutions for Tomorrow IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 11:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: ED Roundtable with Civil Society WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 11:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Knowledge Café: Digital Solutions for Climate Action WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 11:30 AM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Policymaking in Times of Conflict and Instability IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 11:45 AM EDT Keynote speech by Board member Isabel Schnabel at the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy (IRFMP): "Monetary Policy Challenges During Uncertain Times" in Washington, D.C. European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://www.federalreserve.gov/conferences/international-research-forum-on-monetary-policy-monetary-policy-challenges-during-uncertain-times.htm https://www.youtube.com/@federalreserve/videos 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly with guests from the UNFPA on the 2024 State of the World's Population Report - UN Population Fund (UNFPA) guests: Leyla Sharafi, Chief of the Gender and Human Rights Branch, UNFPA and Emilie Filmer-Wilson, Human Rights Adviser at UNFP brief reporters on UNFPA's 2024 State of the World's Population Report. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1trmch5nd 12:00 PM EDT Online MPH Application Coaching University of Michigan School of Public Health https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10512 12:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: CBDCs and Digital Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead IMF Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 12:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Caribbean Leaders Open Dialogue WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 12:00 PM EDT PACT Act Claims Clinic - Prescott, Arizona Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/northern-arizona-health-care/events/66934 12:00 PM EDT Financial Literacy Month Virtual Seminar Series Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65239/ 12:00 PM EDT Clinical Center Grand Rounds: The Faculty Affairs Files: Unraveling the Mysteries of Academic Medicine National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54622 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider legislation to bar the government from purchasing Americans' data from big tech companies without a search warrant as well as several bills to respond to the Iranian airstrikes on Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534978-2/house-session 12:15 PM EDT The President arrives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh International Airport https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 12:20 PM EDT The Chains That Bind: How Global Value Chain Integration in the EMU Buffers Global Shocks - European Union Program The Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance, Princeton University https://jrc.princeton.edu/events/S24-weldzius-EUP 12:30 PM EDT Battle of Lexington Children's Reenactment - Lexington Historical Society Buckman Tavern, Lexington, Massachussetts https://www.lexingtonhistory.org/events https://www.eventbrite.com/e/battle-of-lexington-childrens-reenactment-tickets-781646193807 12:30 PM EDT Defense Innovation Board Quarterly Public Meeting The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) is holding a public meeting on April 17th from 12:30- 2:00pm ET. The DIB provides the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and other senior leaders in the Department of Defense with independent and actionable recommendations on catalyzing innovation across the Department. This diverse and distinguished board of experts will be providing updates on the DIB’s two current studies under development, “Aligning Incentives that Drive Faster Tech Adoption” and “Optimizing how we innovate with Allies and Partners,” listening to invited speakers’ insights, and informing their efforts on ways the Department can drive and scale innovation to support the warfighter. https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34071 12:45 PM EDT The President Greets With Steelworkers United Steelworkers Union, Pittsburgh https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 1:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: IMF TODAY – Live IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 1:00 PM EDT C2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Consequences from Geo-Economic Fragmentation on Financial Stability in Open Economies - Central Bank's Perspectives from Europe and Asia IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 1:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Knowledge Café: Unlocking the Power of Cross-Border Payments WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 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-0 1:00 PM EDT Salary Negotiations for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/salary-negotiations-military-spouses-and-caregivers-2 1:00 PM EDT Town Center Survey Pop-Up - Los Angeles, California Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/events/67156/ 1:00 PM EDT Office Hours - 19th Ward Chicago, Illinois Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66230/ 1:00 PM EDT Instrument of the State: A Century of Music in Louisiana's Angola Prison Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-412241/instrument-of-the-state-a-century-of-music-in-louisianas-angola-prison/2024-04-17/ 1:00 PM EDT Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Markup on Pending Legislation House Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ H.R. 6225, Expanding Home Loans for Guard and Reservists Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6225 ^ H.R. 6656, Stuck on Hold Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6656 ^ H.R. 7323, Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7323 ^ H.R. 7613, Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2024 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7613 ^ H.R. 7643, Veterans Congressional Work Study Act of 2024 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7643 ^ H.R. 7653, VERY Act of 2024; and H.R. 7732, ETS Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7653 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117117 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6430 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H8vYtSqqgg 1:15 PM EDT Innovate and Lead: Skills for Youth to Drive a Sustainable Future - The event offers an enabling space for interaction between youth and high-level decision makers, creators and entrepreneurs with the aim of breaking traditional barriers to dialogue and collaboration. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13wrgo7ib 1:15 PM EDT Identity Fraud and Indigenous Self-determination - Perspectives of Abenaki Youth (UNPFII Side Event) The phenomenon of cultural and identity appropriation, commonly known as "race-shifting," poses a significant challenge for the W8banaki Nation. Since 2011, the State of Vermont has recognized four self-proclaimed "Abenaki" groups, 98% of whose members have no Indigenous ancestry. These groups exploit Ndakina, the ancestral territory of the W8banaki Nation, and unjustly represent the Nation without any legitimate authority. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kfiofo1g 1:15 PM EDT 20 Years After the Tsunami: Revisiting the International Law Commission's Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters - Panel discussion revisiting the International Law Commission's Draft Articles on Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters (PPED) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b0mft8r3 1:15 PM EDT #ASKPGA: A Conversation with Youth - Join H.E. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly for its 78th session, for an interactive discussion on the central role of young people in realizing sustainable development. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1h1muapb7 1:15 PM EDT Recommendation to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to Declare a Moratorium on Climate False Solutions (UNPFII Side Event) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1m8pmqo1a 1:15 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Fifth Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 1:30 PM EDT Informal Youth Summit of the Future and Local Pacts for the Future –Pathways towards youth led transformative change (Youth Forum Side Event) - Concrete solutions for an inclusive and successful summit of the future and youth focused multilevel governance innovation, in line with SDG 16 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1np0c66dh 1:30 PM EDT Securing the Safety Net for Working-Age Adults Brookings Institution https://www.hamiltonproject.org/event/securing-the-safety-net-for-working-age-adults/ 1:45 PM EDT The President Delivers Remarks United Steelworkers Union, Pittsburgh https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KXHS2jRus 2:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 2:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Southern Africa Workshop IMF Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 2:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: CSPF: Prioritizing Marginalized Groups in Social Protection Projects WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 2:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: CSPF: Biden Pauses LNG; COP 28 Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Decision - Is World Bank Lagging on Fossil Fuels? WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 2:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Civil Society Policy Forum: The Future of Special Drawing Rights as a development finance tool: What’s Next? IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 2:00 PM EDT American Red Cross Military and Veteran Caregiver Network (MVCN) Online Caregiver Chat: We invite caregivers from all eras, all relationships, and across all locations to connect with their peers for support in a text-only chat. Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66661/ 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-2 2:00 PM EDT Cardiovascular Disease Disparities in Rural America: Can this House of Cards be Saved? - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/wals https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51133 2:00 PM EDT Community Engagement - Advanced Air Mobility Webinar Federal Aviation Administration https://www.faa.gov/air-taxis/webinars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sfVuJlPQoY - Section 6. Advanced Air Mobility General Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is a rapidly-emerging, new sector of the aerospace industry which aims to safely and efficiently integrate highly automated aircraft into the NAS. AAM is not a single technology, but rather a collection of new and emerging technologies being applied to the aviation transportation system, particularly in new aircraft types. Notional AAM use-cases include Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Regional Air Mobility (RAM), public services, large cargo delivery, and private or recreational vehicles. UAM and RAM are subsets of AAM activities occurring in urban environments. https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap11_section_6.html 2:00 PM EDT Budget Hearing – FY25 Request for Air Force & Space Force Military Construction & Family Housing House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Ravi Chaudhary Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and Environment, Department of Air Force ^ Brigadier General Brian S. Hartless Force Director of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection ^ Mr. Bruce Hollywood Associate Chief Operations Officer, United States Space Force ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117131 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-air-force-and-space-force-military https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqTtBcFPoig - Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and Environment Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Air Force Director of Civil Engineers Brig. Gen. Brian S. Hartless, and Space Force Associate Chief Operations Officer Bruce Hollywood provide testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for Air Force and Space Force military construction and family housing, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/ 2:00 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Bill Nelson Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117136 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-national-aeronautics-and-space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NISFxcWeZNA 2:00 PM EDT POSTPONED Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland House Homeland Security Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117104 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/silent-weapons-examining-foreign-anomalous-health-incidents-targeting-americans-in-the-homeland/ https://www.youtube.com/@HouseHomeland/streams 2:00 PM EDT POSTPONED The Reign of Brutal Gangs in the Western Hemisphere House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Shelby Smith-Wilson Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117144 2:00 PM EDT Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Health and Human Services Budget House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117151 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGK_uuFYyc 2:00 PM EDT The Despotic Duo: Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Behnam Ben Taleblu Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies ^ Gabriel Noronha Fellow, Jewish Institute for National Security of America ^ Dana Stroul Research Director, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117148 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-despotic-duo-russo-iranian-cooperation-and-threats-to-u-s-interests/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i720WresWuc 2:15 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout - 2:30pm: His Highness Prince Faisal bin Furhan Al Saud (Saudi Arabia), in his capacity as the Chair of the Ministerial Committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xyp808s2 2:30 PM EDT Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) House Appropriations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Patrick Lechleitner Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117154 https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-immigration-and-customs-enforcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7z4NQfsnzs 2:30 PM EDT (RESCHEDULED) Legislative Hearing Senate Indian Affairs Committee ^ S.2695, Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2695 ^ S.465, BADGES for Native Communities Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/465 ^ H.R.1240, Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1240 ^ S.2868, A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2868 ^ S.3022, A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow Indian Health Service scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill service obligations through half-time clinical practice, and for other purposes. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3022 ^ S.616, Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/616 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335678 https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-465-s-2695/ 2:30 PM EDT POSTPONED: Feeding a Healthier America: Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities for Food is Medicine Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335679 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/feeding-a-healthier-america-current-efforts-and-potential-opportunities-for-food-is-medicine 2:30 PM EDT POSTPONED?: Open Hearing: An Update on Foreign Threats to the 2024 Elections Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee ^ WITNESSES: Director Avril Haines Office of the Director of National Intelligence ODNI ^ Director Jen Easterly Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Department of Homeland Security ^ Assistant Director Larissa Knapp National Security Branch FBI ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335686 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-update-foreign-threats-2024-elections 2:45 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Governor Talks - Nigeria: Foreign Exchange Markets Reforms IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 3:00 PM EDT (Part 4) ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11991cnt1 3:00 PM EDT (6th meeting) 23rd session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration - Economic and Social Council - The Committee of Experts on Public Administration will hold its twenty-third session (CEPA23) at UN Headquarters in New York from 15 to 19 April 2024. The theme is "New governance insights to advance the SDGs and eradicate poverty" United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13zf2ponw 3:00 PM EDT High-level event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples - General Assembly, 78th sesssion United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o778o3xr 3:00 PM EDT The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council, 9607th meeting - The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dt82ywks 3:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Mr. Chiliatto's World Bank Constituency Meeting WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 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-3 3:00 PM EDT The Role of Clean Energy in the Future of American Manufacturing Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/04/17/role-clean-energy-future-american-manufacturing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_iRYOPy5r0 3:00 PM EDT A Fireside Chat With The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun Center for Global Development https://www.cgdev.org/event/fireside-chat-aiib-president-jin-liqun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g35dSyNmoQ 3:00 PM EDT Finding Pictures: Identifying Cased Photographs—Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, and Tintypes Library of Congress https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_tuztgWxlQzG_hFAQRFCa6g#/registration 3:00 PM EDT Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: April 2024 - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ 3:00 PM EDT Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: April 2024 - Report Release Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ 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=04&day=17&report_id=15009&source=d 3:00 PM EDT National Hemp Report - Annual Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=04&day=17&report_id=17246&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Potato Stocks - Quarterly 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=04&day=17&report_id=11008&source=d 3:00 PM EDT Keystone Species National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=40355D24-B18D-8A2F-1FED51C8B7E167A3 3:00 PM EDT Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Department of the Navy ^ Vice Admiral James Pitts Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9) Department of the Navy ^ Lieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration (DC CD&I) United States Marine Corps ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117074 https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/spf-hearing-department-navy-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-seapower-and-projection-forces https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt4D7U9yJzs - Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9) Vice Adm. James Pitts; and Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee budget hearing, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/ 3:00 PM EDT POSTPONED: To Receive Testimony on the Department of Defense’s Efforts to Ensure Servicemembers’ Access to Safe, High-Quality Pharmaceuticals Senate Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1 Honorable Lester Martínez-López Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Department of Defense ^ Dr. David J. Smith Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight Department of Defense ^ Brigadier General Edward H. Bailey, USA Commanding General, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Maryland ^ Mr. Matthew R. Beebe Director of Acquisition (J7) Defense Logistics Agency ^ PANEL 2 Dr. Melissa Barber Postdoctoral Fellow Yale Law School, Yale School of Medicine and Affiliate, Yale Collaboration for Regulatory Rigor, Integrity, and Transparency ^ Mr. Bryce H. P. Mendez Specialist in Defense Health Care Policy Congressional Research Service ^ Colonel Victor A. Suarez, USA (Ret.) Founder and Principal Growth Partner Blu Zone Bioscience & Supply Chain Solutions, LLC ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335681 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-defenses-efforts-to-ensure-servicemembers-access-to-safe-high-quality-pharmaceuticals 3:30 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: New Economy Forum: Digital Gap: Making AI Accessible to All IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 3:30 PM EDT MLP Hearing: Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Lieutenant General Douglas F. Stitt, USA Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Department of the Army ^ Vice Admiral Richard Cheeseman Jr., USN Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel Department of the Navy ^ Lieutenant General James Glynn, USMC Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department of the Navy, Marine Corps ^ Lieutenant General Caroline Miller, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel Department of the Air Force ^ Ms. Katharine Kelley, SES Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital Department of the Space Force ^ https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/mlp-hearing-military-department-personnel-chiefs-personnel-posture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeUK3tzsq3g - Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Lt. Gen. Douglas S. Stitt; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel Vice Adm. Richard Cheeseman Jr.; Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Lt. Gen. James Glynn; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel Gen. Caroline Miller; and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital Katharine Kelley provide testimony at 3:30 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the health and welfare of the force and the impact of current Department of Defense and service policies, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-17/ 3:30 PM EDT CANCELLED Hearing to Consider Pending Legislation Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ PANEL ONE Ronald Burke, Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Oversight, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs ^ Accompanied by: Matthew Sullivan, Deputy Under Secretary for Finance and Planning and Chief Financial Officer, National Cemetery Administration ^ Barbara C. Morton, Deputy Chief, Veterans Experience Office ^ James Ruhlman, Deputy Director of Program Management, Education Services, Veterans Benefits Administration ^ Michelle Corridon, Deputy Director of Policy, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration ^ PANEL TWO Michael McLaughlin, Legislative Director, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers ^ Edward J. DeMarco, President, Housing Policy Council ^ Patrick D. Murray, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335673 https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/4/hearing-to-consider-pending-legislation 4:00 PM EDT The President departs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania en route to Joint Base Andrews Pittsburgh International Airport https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 4:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Accelerating the Renewable Energy Transition in East Asia and Pacific WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 4:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Civil Society Policy Forum: The path for taxing the super-rich – towards a progressive global taxation agenda IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 4:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Africa Group II Constituency Meeting WBG Event Restricted Event https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 4:00 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: Knowledge Café: Practical Applications of AI to Public Sector Management WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 4:00 PM EDT SPH Global Internship Pre-Departure Travel Health & Safety Workshop University of Michigan School of Public Health https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10452 4:00 PM EDT New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/new-cold-wars-chinas-rise-russias-invasion-and-americas-struggle-defend-west 4:00 PM EDT IIG Seminar - Neuronal Control of Cutaneous Inflammation 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=54534 4:00 PM EDT Colloquium: Prof. Jennifer Raff - University of Kansas - Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory https://www.pppl.gov/events/2024/colloquium-prof-jennifer-raff-university-kansas-origin-genetic-history-americas 4:00 PM EDT POSTPONED: 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 ^ 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/335683 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 4:00 PM EDT DETO Announcement and Signing Ceremony: As part of her Joining Forces initiative to support military and veteran families, First Lady Jill Biden hosts an event at the White House to spotlight new Biden-Harris administration efforts to strengthen Federal employment opportunities for military spouses. The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNxQGn5wE2o 4:15 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: CSPF: Agriculture, Financialization, and Gender: Exploring the World Bank’s Response to Interlinked Phenomena WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 4:15 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: CSPF: Examining the Progress of the World Bank’s Commitment to Universal Social Protection WBG Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 4:30 PM EDT 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: New Economy Forum: A GovTech Playbook: Lessons Learned from Cross-Country Experiences IMF Event Open https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 5:00 PM EDT Washington Today Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists and policy makers who provide background and perspective. https://www.c-span.org/radio/ 5:00 PM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Joint Base Andrews https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 5:10 PM EDT The President arrives at the White House South Lawn https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 6:00 PM EDT Online: Warrior GMR Health Care and Benefits Q&A Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66825/ https://discord.com/invite/9GCMbYHYYF 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 2024 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings: G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Working Dinner G-20 https://www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/splash/spring/schedule 6:30 PM EDT Voting Rights in America National Constitution Center https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/voting-rights-in-america-2024 6:30 PM EDT Virtual - Justice 101: Exploring the 13th Amendment and the Persistence of Forced Labor in Prisons Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://www.easternstate.org/visit/events/justice-101-exploring-13th-amendment-and-persistence-forced-labor-prisons 7:00 PM EDT Virtual - "Cooking with Scraps" Baking Demonstration and Discussion Friends of the Ashland Public Library https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12761&month=4&year=2024&day=17&calType=0 7:00 PM EDT VIRTUAL: The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials -- Prosecuting Evil (Great Trials Series) Tewksbury Public Library https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-the-nuremberg-war-crimes-trials-prosecuting-evil-great-trials-series/ 8:00 PM EDT Virtual Veterans Town Hall - Northern AZ VAHCS (Prescott, Arizona) Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/northern-arizona-health-care/events/67278/ https://video.teleforumonline.com/video/streaming.php?client=18817 8:00 PM EDT Barbara McQuade With Henry Weinstein - Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America Jews United for Democracy and Justice (JUDJ) https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/event/april-17-mcquade-weinstein/ 8:00 PM EDT Online Game Night Rocket League with Veterans Hospital Rec Therapy Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66892/ 8:00 PM EDT Brick by Brick Esports Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64842/ https://m.twitch.tv/brickbybrickvets