The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Monday, April 17, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until April 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until April 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Vietnam and Japan from April 14-18, 2023. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland joins Secretary Blinken on travel to Japan from April 16-18, 2023. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. . . . 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 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Taxman Cometh, Again https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-taxman-cometh-again/ Planet BS Cartoons and Memes @PlanetBSMemez - Real Men of Genius meme with Cheddababy https://truthsocial.com/@PlanetBSMemez The News Junkie's Cartoons @thenewsjunkiescartoons - Cartoonish Biden's AG Garland sums it up https://truthsocial.com/@thenewsjunkiescartoons/posts/110193336621500875 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Text of Bills for the Week of Apr. 17, 2023 https://docs.house.gov/floor/Default.aspx?date=2023-04-17 Weekly Schedule - Week of April 17th https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm 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 https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900 April 14, 2023 - April 23, 2023 Weekly Schedule of Public Speaking Engagements and Other Activities Friday, 14 April 2023 - Sunday, 23 April 2023 European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html April 17, 2023 - April 20, 2023 18th Annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction Non-Proliferation North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_213885.htm April 17, 2023 - April 20, 2023 Wind Energy Generation Systems (TC 88) Technical Committee Face-to-Face Plenary Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1282 April 17, 2023 - April 20, 2023 Measuring Equipment for Electrical and Electromagnetic Quantities (TC 85) Technical Committee Face-to-Face Plenary Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1278 April 17, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Technical Meeting on a Green, Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Recovery for the Civil Aviation Sector International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO) https://www.ilo.org/sector/activities/sectoral-Meetings/WCMS_848348/lang--en/index.htm April 17, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Live Working (TC 78) Technical Committee Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1267 April 17, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Marine Energy - Wave, Tidal and Other Water Current Converters (TC 114) Technical Committee Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1316 April 17, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Plugs, Socket-Outlets and Switches (TC 23/SC) 23B MT 4 & MT 6 Technical Committee Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1418 April 17, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Nanotechnology for Electrotechnical Products and Systems (TC 113) Technical Committee Meeting International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1315 April 17, 2023 - April 28, 2023 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) https://vosocc.unocha.org/Report.aspx?page=o0t9pExuBwMwml9Wkc49cgxxxequalxxxequal April 16, 2023 8:15 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken Participates in a G7 Foreign Ministers' Welcome Photo Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ April 16, 2023 8:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Session I: Indo-Pacific, Focus on Southeast Asia, Pacific Island Countries Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ April 16, 2023 9:45 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Session II: Ukraine Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ April 17, 2023 Patriots' Day, Maine and Massachusetts https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/patriots-day April 17, 2023 Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/holocaust-remembrance-day-yom-hashoah/ April 17, 2023 12:30 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a G7 Foreign Ministers' Working Lunch on Working with International Partners Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 1:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a G7 Foreign Ministers' family photo Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 1:25 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 2:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Session III: Iran/Middle East Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 3:00 AM EDT E-Meeting ITU-T Study Group 5: Q9/5 Climate Change and Assessment of Digital Technologies in the Framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13502&Group=5 3:15 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Session IV: Afghanistan/Central Asia Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 4:00 AM EDT 1,976th Meeting, 76th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1koyrlvww 4:00 AM EDT (9th Meeting) 5th Session of the Ad Hoc Committee United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10cafflqp 4:30 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 5:10 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Karuizawa, Japan https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 6:51 AM EDT STUDENTCAM 2023 WINNER - "Losing a Generation" Middle and high school students participate in this year's C-SPAN's StudentCam documentary competition, in which we asked the question: "If you were a newly elected member of Congress, which issue would be your first priority and why?" https://www.c-span.org/video/?527299-1/losing-generation 7:00 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/?527288-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones. Scott Wong Discusses the Week Ahead in Congress NBC News senior congressional reporter Scott Wong discusses the week ahead in Congress and news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527288-3/washington-journal-scott-wong-discusses-week-ahead-congress&playEvent 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/?527288-4/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent 8:35 AM EDT Starship Flight Test >>126408 SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QXreqOrTA 9:00 AM EDT Vladimir Kara-Murza's Wife and Defense Attorney React to His Formal Sentencing Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/04/17/vladimir-kara-murzas-wife-defense-attorney-react-his-formal-sentencing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xByHBiwVc2c - Discussion on Press Freedom in Russia The Washington Post holds a discussion on press freedom in Russia. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527422-1/discussion-press-freedom-russia 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Catherine Ross Discusses Dominion Voting System's Lawsuit Against Fox News George Washington University Law Professor Catherine Ross discusses Dominion Voting System’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527288-5/washington-journal-catherine-ross-discusses-dominion-voting-systems-lawsuit-fox-news&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT (10th Meeting) 5th Session of the Ad Hoc Committee United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bx7dc2g3 9:00 AM EDT 2,965th Meeting, 109th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) - Consideration of Argentina United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1j/k1j46nqgb2 9:00 AM EDT Field Hearing New York, New York: Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan House Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115663 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/victims-violent-crime-manhattan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDmfYV_gSjE - House Judiciary Committee Field Hearing on Crime in New York The House Judiciary Committee holds a field hearing on addressing violent crime in New York. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527430-1/house-judiciary-committee-field-hearing-crime-york 9:30 AM EDT The Court Will Release an Order List at 9:30 a.m. On Monday, April 17. Supreme Court of the United States https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/ordersofthecourt 9:30 AM EDT The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing, Closed Press Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:40 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/?527288-6/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent 9:45 AM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout (Middle East (Yemen); Other Matters) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wabtn1j1 10:00 AM EDT Middle East (Yemen) - Security Council, 9,304th Meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zvnh6lwd 10:00 AM EDT (1st Meeting) 2023 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b6pn1rsn 10:00 AM EDT Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) - April 2023 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/news-events/meetings-events-exhibits/public-meeting-interagency-coordinating-committee-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-iccfasd-april https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45706 https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=45706 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Business Formation Statistics March 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/index.html 10:00 AM EDT Marketing Me: A Job Search Approach for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/04172023/marketing-me-job-search-approach-military-spouses-and-caregivers 10:00 AM EDT House Speaker McCarthy at the N.Y. Stock Exchange House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) delivers remarks at the New York Stock Exchange on the U.S. economy and negotiations to raise the federal debt limit. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527441-1/house-speaker-mccarthy-ny-stock-exchange 10:00 AM EDT Supreme Court October Term 2022 Argument Day ^ Pugin v. Garland (22-23) Garland v. Cordero-Garcia (22-331) Consolidated ^ Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani (22-200) ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2022TermCourtCalendar.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2022 - 10:00 AM EDT Pugin v. Garland Consolidated Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Pugin v. Garland, a consolidated case on criminal offenses by noncitizens and deportation. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526483-1/pugin-v-garland-consolidated-oral-argument - 11:00 AM EDT Slack Technologies v. Pirani Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Slack Technologies v. Pirani, a case on securities law. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526484-1/slack-technologies-v-pirani-oral-argument 10:30 AM EDT Retrovirology Through the Lens of the Computational Microscope National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42770 11:00 AM EDT (1st Meeting) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd Session. Theme: "Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach". United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xychgtdt 11:00 AM EDT Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-17-2023/ 11:00 AM EDT Slack Technologies v. Pirani Oral Argument The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Slack Technologies v. Pirani, a case on securities law. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526484-1/slack-technologies-v-pirani-oral-argument 11:50 AM EDT 2023 Pentagon Earth Day Celebration The event is being co-hosted by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment & Energy Resilience) and the Washington Headquarters Services, Pentagon Environmental Office. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-17/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31602 12:00 PM EDT Guns Without Borders: Addressing the flow of U.S. firearms to Mexico and Central America Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/events/guns-without-borders/ - 8:00 PM EDT Discussion on Trans-Border Gun Trade The Center for American Progress hosts a discussion on the trade of guns from the U.S. southward into Mexico and Central American countries. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527427-1/discussion-trans-border-gun-trade Discussion on Trans-Border Gun Trade The Center for American Progress hosts a discussion on the trade of guns from the U.S. southward into Mexico and Central American countries. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527427-1/discussion-trans-border-gun-trade 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13oildub6 12:00 PM EDT The Last Word: Defendants' Final Statements as the Opportunity for Free Speech in Russia The Harriman Institute at Columbia University https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/the-last-word-defendants-final-statements-as-the-opportunity-for-free-speech-in-russia/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR9cUL6VG9U 12:00 PM EDT Donald C. Lubick Symposium: How Does the IRS Intend to Invest $80 Billion Over the Next Decade? Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/event/how-does-irs-intend-invest-80-billion-over-next-decade - Discussion on IRS Expansion Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo is among those discussing the expansion of the Internal Revenue Service under the Inflation Reduction Act, at an event co-hosted by the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527423-1/discussion-irs-expansion 12:00 PM EDT Using Spatial Genomics to Study the Central Nervous System in Health and Disease National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42376 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49485 https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=49485 12:00 PM EDT Become a Patent Examiner United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/jobs/become-patent-examiner-5 1:00 PM EDT The US Congress and National Security: A Conversation With Rep. Abigail Spanberger Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-u-s-congress-and-national-security-a-conversation-with-rep-abigail-spanberger/ - Rep. Spanberger Discusses National Security Priorities Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, discusses Congress's national security priorities at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527429-1/rep-spanberger-discusses-national-security-priorities 1:00 PM EDT Holocaust Remembrance Day With David Lenga The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum https://www.reaganfoundation.org/programs-events/events-calendar/holocaust-remembrance-day-with-david-lenga/ 1:00 PM EDT LinkedIn Profiles for Military Spouses and Caregivers Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/04172023/linkedin-profiles-military-spouses-and-caregivers 1:15 PM EDT Press Conference: Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nn5pjc64 1:15 PM EDT The Road to a UN Tax Convention (Financing for Development Forum 2023 Side Event) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1ftqe3tqh 1:30 PM EDT Exploring approaches and strategies on how to bring the role of finance for development on mitigating/preventing food crises and promoting food systems transformation (Financing for Development Forum 2023 side event) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1h3n1g96v 1:30 PM EDT Immediate needs and long-term structural challenges: what solutions can sustainable ocean finance offer? (Financing for Development Forum 2023 Side Event) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k130t22mdf 2:00 PM EDT Virtual Reading Groups, April 2023: Understanding Reconstruction - Session III: The Fifteenth Amendment Liberty Fund https://oll.libertyfund.org/page/virtual-reading-groups-understanding-reconstruction-the-13th-14th-15th-amendments 2:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will debate several foreign policy-related bills condemnIng Russia for downing a U.S. Air Force drone and holding China accountable for violating U.S. airspace and sovereignty with its high-altitude surveillance balloon. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527371-1/house-session 2:45 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13joawcfk 3:00 PM EDT (2nd meeting) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1glk7o6ts 3:00 PM EDT (2nd meeting) 2023 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rskydtjv 3:00 PM EDT Joan Biskupic on What's Next for the Supreme Court Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/04/17/joan-biskupic-whats-next-supreme-court/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVTrcyov3g 3:00 PM EDT Planning Your Study National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42769 3:00 PM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate considers the nomination of Radha Plumb to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. Senators are returning today from their 2-week state work period over the Passover and Easter holidays. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527151-1/senate-session 4:00 PM EDT H.R. 734 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023; H.J. Res. 42 - Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 House Rules Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115774?s=1&r=2 https://rules.house.gov/bill/118/hr-734 - House Rules Cmte. Considers Transgender Athlete Legislation The House Rules Committee meets to consider two pieces of legislation, including a bill that would rescind federal funding for institutions that don't restrict transgender athlete participation in women and girls sports competitions. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527428-1/house-rules-cmte-considers-transgender-athlete-legislation 4:30 PM EDT Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an honor cordon and meeting welcoming United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace to the Pentagon at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-17/ 5:15 PM EDT Business Meeting on Consideration of non-HPSCI Member Access Request (CLOSED) House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115776 https://intelligence.house.gov/ 6:00 PM EDT Sharing Shakespeare: King Henry VI, Part 2 Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/sharing-shakespeare-macbeth-2-2-2-2-2/ 6:00 PM EDT House Speaker McCarthy First 100 Days Press Conference House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a press conference at the 100 day mark of his speakership. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527434-1/house-speaker-mccarthy-100-days-press-conference 7:00 PM EDT Camp Mohican: The Local Legacy of the CCC Cleo Redd Fisher Museum https://www.crfmuseum.com/event-4988208 - Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps Curator Kenny Libben discusses the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, founded by FDR in 1933, with a specific focus on Camp Mohican, an early forestry project camp. The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville, Ohio, hosts this event. https://www.c-span.org/video/?525176-1/legacy-civilian-conservation-corps 7:00 PM EDT An Evening with Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/events/an-evening-with-rev-robert-b-jones-sr/ 7:35 PM ET Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks on Investing in America at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Los Angeles, CA Vice President Harris delivers remarks at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator to highlight how the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in America and supporting entrepreneurs to build a clean energy future for all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq7TpN9ptSE 8:00 PM EDT Discussion on Trans-Border Gun Trade The Center for American Progress hosts a discussion on the trade of guns from the U.S. southward into Mexico and Central American countries. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527427-1/discussion-trans-border-gun-trade