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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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The House Stands Adjourned Until May 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back after Memorial Day)

Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman has no public appointments.c
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Colombia and Guatemala from May 22-26, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian a. Nichols is on travel to Brazil from May 21-26, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt is on travel to Alaska from May 22-25, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison is on travel to Switzerland and Italy from May 10-23, 2023.

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Welcome to Hope For The Warriors 2023 Memorial Day 30x30 Challenge.
This Memorial Day challenge was made to get YOU movin g and motivate you to incorporate any type of physical movement for 30 days for a minimum of 30 minutes. 
https://support.hopeforthewarriors.org/event/2023-memorial-day-30-x-30-challenge/e475876

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

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

A.F. Branco Cartoon – 2020 Hindsight
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-2020-hindsight/

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Not Your Kids!
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-not-your-kids/
 
Bob Moran @bobscartoons - BBC
https://twitter.com/bobscartoons/status/1660639647020531722

Gary Varvel - Lee Atwater: The rest of the story
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/lee-atwater-the-rest-of-the-story

Grrrgraphics - Let’s Make a Deal
https://grrrgraphics.com/democrat-strong-arm-tactics/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Flim Flam Man
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/05/21/flim-flam-man/

Jumble Daily
https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue)
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

60-Second Civics Podcast  
https://www.civiced.org/60-second-civics

Most-Viewed Bills
The Congress.gov top ten most-viewed bills list is compiled each Monday from the previous week's metrics. 
https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of May 22, 2023
Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1765

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

May 20, 2023 - May 26, 2023
National Safe Boating Week
https://www.weather.gov/safety/safeboating-week

May 22, 2023 - May 24, 2023
2023 Annual Meeting and 100th Anniversary Celebration
The American Law Institute
https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/

May 22, 2023 - May 29, 2023
State Work Period
Senate of the United States 
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/2023_schedule.htm

May 23, 2023 - May 24, 2023
7th Hybrid Power Plants & Systems Workshop, Faroe Islands
Energynautics GmbH
https://hybridpowersystems.org/

May 23, 2023 - May 24, 2023
Leadership in Public Service Program
The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
https://www.bush41.org/Events
https://calendar.tamu.edu/bushschool/event/289163-leadership-in-public-service-program

May 23, 2023 - May 24, 2023
Fourth Arab Competition Forum
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
https://www.unescwa.org/events/fourth-arab-competition-forum
https://acf-2023.unescwa.org/

May 23, 2023 - May 24, 2023
HUD Virtual Training | Self-Monitoring
Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Native American Programs
https://web.cvent.com/event/4fe4bc9f-4e8e-4dbf-9627-18576b3543a5/summary

May 23, 2023 - May 25, 2023
NPONAP Virtual Training Intermediate Financial Management
Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Native American Programs
https://newregistration.firstpic.org/fm/

May 23, 2023 - May 25, 2023
Admissions & Occupancy, Native American Housing and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA)
Association of Alaska Housing Authorities' (AAHA)
https://www.aahaak.org/event-details/admissions-occupancy-6

May 23, 2023 - May 25, 2023
Critical Communications World
TCCA
https://twitter.com/PolicingInsight/status/1651914854251347968
https://www.critical-communications-world.com/

May 23, 2023
Malawi Investment Summit
The Economist
https://events.economist.com/custom-events/malawi-summit-2023/

May 23, 2023
TBD
House Republican Agenda
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, and others speak to reporters about their legislative agenda for the week.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528267-1/house-republican-agenda

May 23, 2023
TBD
House Democratic Agenda
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu speak to reporters about the legislative agenda and the debt limit talks following their weekly meeting at the Capitol.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528268-1/house-democratic-agenda

May 23, 2023
TBD
House Republican Conference Meeting Stakeout
House Republicans speak to reporters following their weekly conference meeting on their legislative agenda for the week.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528274-1/house-republican-conference-meeting-stakeout

May 23, 2023
TBD
Majority Leader Scalise, Reps. Stefanik and Burgess on Fentanyl Epidemic
Congressional Republicans hold a news conference to discuss the fentanyl epidemic and its impact on American lives.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528269-1/majority-leader-scalise-reps-stefanik-burgess-fentanyl-epidemic

May 23, 2023
TBD
Representatives Salazar, Escobar, and Others on Immigration Reform
Congressional Democratic Representatives Salazar, Escobar, and others hold a news conference to discuss immigration reform.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528271-1/representatives-salazar-escobar-immigration-reform

May 23, 2023
2:15 AM EDT
Public Sector Debt Summit
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/public-sector-debt-summit/

2:15 AM EDT
AFME-OMFIF European Financial Integration Conference
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/afme-omfif-european-financial-integration-conference/

3:30 AM EDT
Twenty-first Meeting of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/05/23/default-calendar/twenty-first-Meeting-of-the-who-council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all

4:00 AM EDT
[3rd Meeting] 32nd Session Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w7vw8csx

4:00 AM EDT
3,629th Meeting, 74th Session of the International Law Commission
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14cursofn

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers responded to the question “Should President Biden invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt limit?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528208-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
Protecting and Investing in the Health and Care Workforce: An Action-Oriented Agenda for the Second Half of the SDGs
Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly Strategic Roundtable
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/05/22/default-calendar/strategic-roundtables-seventy-sixth-world-health-assembly
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/05/23/default-calendar/protecting-and-investing-in-the-health-and-care-workforce-an-action-oriented-agenda-for-the-second-half-of-the-sdgs

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) Discusses the Stalemate over Raising the Debt Ceiling
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, discusses the stalemate over raising the debt ceiling and Democratic priorities.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528208-3/rep-brad-schneider-d-il-discusses-stalemate-raising-debt-ceiling&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Automation for Mission Impact
FedScoop
https://uipathtogether.upgather.com/

8:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) Discusses the Stalemate over Raising the Debt Ceiling
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) discusses the stalemate over raising the debt ceiling and Republican priorities.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528208-4/rep-rich-mccormick-r-ga-discusses-stalemate-raising-debt-ceiling&playEvent

8:30 AM EDT
63rd Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43162
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49533

8:30 AM EDT
Talking Trash at the FTC: Recyclable Claims and the Green Guides
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2023/05/talking-trash-ftc-recyclable-claims-green-guides

9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Kelsey Brugger Discusses Debt Limit Talks & Permitting Reform
E&E News reporter Kelsey Brugger discusses the role oil and gas issues, including a proposal to overhaul the permitting process to more quickly jump-start energy projects, are playing in the talks to raise the debt limit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528208-5/kelsey-brugger-discusses-debt-limit-talks-permitting-reform&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
Cybersecurity Creates New Horizons for Abraham Accords
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/cybersecurity-creates-new-horizons-for-abraham-accords/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvkcd6wfm_g

9:00 AM EDT
[4th Meeting] 32nd Session Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1esn2ko9c

9:00 AM EDT
The State of the Power System
World Resources Institute
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/5/state-power-system

9:00 AM EDT
FDIC and OCC Host Expanding Access to Small Business Credit Resources in Missouri and Kansas
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-05-23-small-business-credit.html

9:00 AM EDT
Joe Lieberman and Pat McCrory on ‘No Labels’ Push for a Third-Party 2024 Presidential Candidate
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/05/23/joe-lieberman-pat-mccrory-no-labels-push-third-party-2024-presidential-candidate/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyO2bNcbhd0

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
Prevention of Workplace Harassment for Managers and Supervisors
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42145

9:20 AM EDT
2023 U.S. Army Recruiting Command Top Station Commanders Ceremony
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31745

9:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528208-6/open-phones&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
The Fed: Lessons Learned From the Past Three Years
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-fed-lessons-learned-from-the-past-three-years/

9:30 AM EDT
2023 AA and NHPI Federal Employee Leadership Development Conference
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43153

9:45 AM EDT
THE HAGUE – Ceremony in Honour of Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kbfq5azx

9:45 AM EDT
Full Committee Markup
House Small Business Committee
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H.R 1644 – 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1644
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H.R. 1651 – The Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1651
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H.R 1541 – Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2023
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1541
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H.R 1730 – Supporting Small Businesses and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1730
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H.R 1606 – Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606
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H.R 3511 – Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3511
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116019
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6xvureHhJE

10:00 AM EDT
28th Meeting, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations - 2023 Resumed Session, Economic and Social Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hykuxq6w

10:00 AM EDT
Economic and Social Council: 19th Plenary Meeting, 2023 Session - Guiding United Nations development system's support in response to interlinked crises and to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ymhkxokz

10:00 AM EDT
(Part 2) 2023 Africa Dialogue Series – High-Level Policy Dialogue: "Growing Middle Class and Import Substitution: Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa"
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a0f90a0f

10:00 AM EDT
How Will Presidential Election Results Affect Turkey’s Regional Outlook?
The Middle East Institute (MEI)
https://mei.edu/events/how-will-presidential-election-results-affect-turkeys-regional-outlook

10:00 AM EDT
The Future of the American University: What Is Education?
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/the-future-of-the-american-university-what-is-education/

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Warsaw Week Day 2 - #AtlanticDebrief episode featuring Oksana Nechyporenko
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/2023-warsaw-week/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtLCKfmfl7E

10:00 AM EDT
Hand-Off: The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia
Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/hand-evolution-us-policy-asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYwMqQUanQA

10:00 AM EDT
Policing the Religious Message in MENA: Has it Worked and What are the Outcomes?
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/policing-religious-message-mena-has-it-worked-and-what-are-outcomes

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: New Residential Sales April 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/construction/nrs/

10:00 AM EDT
National Advisory Council for Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49200

10:00 AM EDT
Virtual Medical Imaging De-IDentification (MIDI) Workshop - Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43137
https://events.cancer.gov/nci/midi-workshop/registration

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives
The House will consider a Senate-passed resolution to repeal an EPA rule on emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. If approved by the House, it would be sent to the President, who plans to veto it.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528260-1/us-house-representatives

10:00 AM EDT
Bring Abducted Children Home
House Foreign Affairs Committee
WITNESSES:
Ms. Michelle Bernier-Toth
Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, U.S. Department of State
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/9009
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Mr. Jeffery Morehouse
Executive Director, Bring Abducted Children Home
https://www.bachome.org/
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Dr. Noelle Hunter
Director, International Child Abduction Prevention and Research Office
https://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/political-science/international-child-abduction-prevention-and-research-office
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Ms. Patricia Apy
Legal Expert on International Parental Child Abduction
https://tworivertimes.com/patricia-mchale-apy-inspired-by-her-fathers-heroism-and-service/
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116007
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/bring-abducted-children-home/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Th781gsKE
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State Department Official Testifies on Abducted Children Before Congress
Michelle Bernier-Toth, State Department special adviser for children’s issues, and advocates testify on abducted children overseas and efforts to return them to the U.S. before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528264-1/state-department-official-testifies-abducted-children-congress

10:00 AM EDT
The Biden Border Crisis: Part III
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Tammy Nobles, mother of Kayla Hamilton who was allegedly murdered by an unaccompanied alien child MS-13 gang member who entered the country during the Biden Border Crisis
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The Honorable Teresa Kenny, City Supervisor, Orangetown, New York
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The Honorable Rodney Scott, Retired Chief, U.S. Border Patrol; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation
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Additional witnesses may be announced
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115998
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/biden-border-crisis-part-iii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GQhYZ1RvZY
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Hearing on the Administration's Immigration and Border Policies
A House Judiciary subcommittee holds a hearing to examine the Biden administration’s immigration and border security policies.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528250-1/hearing-administrations-immigration-border-policies
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LIVE: The Biden Border Crisis Examined - 5/23/23
Right Side Broadcasting Network
https://rumble.com/v2pb0p2-live-the-biden-border-crisis-examined-52323.html

10:00 AM EDT
COVID-19 Supplemental Funding: Did It Protect and Improve Veteran Care?
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Jon Rychalski
Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Ms. Laura Duke
Chief Financial Officer
Veterans Health Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Mr. Robert McDivitt
Network Director, VISN 23
Veterans Health Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Mr. Michael Missal
Inspector General
Office of the Inspector General
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Ms. Whitney Bell
President
National Association of State Veterans Homes
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115929
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6181
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgJhYvTadeI

10:00 AM EDT
For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony From the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency
House Agriculture Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Mr. Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7630
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yKsOc3p8P4

10:00 AM EDT
The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part I: Self-Interest or Health Care?
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
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WITNESSES:
Kevin J. Duane, PharmD
Panama Pharmacy
Jacksonville, Florida
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Greg Baker, RPh
CEO
AffirmedRx, PBC
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Dr. Miriam J. Atkins, FACP
Oncologist
Augusta Oncology Associate
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Frederick Isasi JD, MPH (Minority Witness)
Executive Director
Families USA
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116002
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-role-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers-in-prescription-drug-markets-part-i-self-interest-or-health-care/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj--BG_kwrE
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Hearing on Third-Party Prescription Drug Programs
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee examines the pros and cons of pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), which are third-party administrators of prescription drug benefits.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528263-1/hearing-party-prescription-drug-programs

10:00 AM EDT
Oversight and Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
House Energy and Commerce Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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https://ntia.gov/page/about-ntia
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116004
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/communications-and-technology-legislative-hearing-oversight-and-reauthorization-of-the-national-telecommunications-and-information-administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0QTanaUC0

10:00 AM EDT
FHFA Oversight: Protecting Homeowners and Taxpayers
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Sandra L. Thompson, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116003
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408797
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtD-BT4Qy7c
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Federal Housing Finance Agency Dir. Testifies Before Congress on Mortgage Fees
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on rule changes within the agency and the mortgage fees it charges.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528262-1/federal-housing-finance-agency-dir-testifies-congress-mortgage-fees

10:00 AM EDT
Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies and Legislative Branch Bills and Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115866
https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/markups/fiscal-year-2024-military-construction-veterans-affairs-and-related-agencies-and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwZfPHa3GCk

10:00 AM EDT
Full Committee Markup
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115854
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115854/documents/HMKP-118-PW00-20230523-SD001.pdf
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406400
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8pF0X7_m50

10:15 AM EDT
Protecting Employees’ Rights: Ensuring Fair Elections at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
House Education and the Workforce Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Phil Miscimarra, Partner, Morgan Lewis, Bethesda, Maryland
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Mr. Aaron Solem, Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Springfield, Virginia
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Ms. Angela Thompson, General Counsel, Communications Workers of America, Washington, D.C.
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Mr. Cecil Leedy, Board of Directors, LEW Electrical Services, Tampa, Florida
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115997
https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409167
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjgtpA5y24c

10:15 AM EDT
Oversight Hearing on “Examining the President’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Power Marketing Administrations”.
House Natural Resources Committee
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WITNESSES:
PANEL I
The Honorable Camille Touton, Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
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Mr. John Hairston, Administrator and CEO, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy, Portland, Oregon
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Ms. Tracey LeBeau, Administrator and CEO, Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, Colorado
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Mr. Mike Wech, Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration, Department of Energy, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Mr. Virgil Hobbs, Administrator and CEO, Southeastern Power Administration, Elberton, Georgia
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PANEL II:
The Honorable Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
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The Honorable Jainey Bavishi, Deputy Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C.
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116000
https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo__sub_on_wwf_ov_budget_hrg_05.23.23_final.pdf
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413262
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3lh9lqGFU

10:30 AM EDT
Growing the Domestic Energy Sector Supply Chain and Manufacturing Base: Are Federal Efforts Working?
House Energy and Commerce Committee
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WITNESSES:
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment, The Heritage Foundation, and Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
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Jeremy Harrell, Chief Strategy Officer, ClearPath
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Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Senior Resident Fellow for Climate and Energy Program, Third Way
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Kenny Stein, Vice President for Policy, Institute for Energy Research
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116005
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-growing-the-domestic-energy-sector-supply-chain-and-manufacturing-base-are-federal-efforts-working
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbO7g7lxFb8

11:00 AM EDT
The Inner-Workings of the Mexican Supreme Court: Opening the Black Box
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/inner-workings-mexican-supreme-court-opening-black-box

11:00 AM EDT
WHO Press Conference: Launch of the Final Report of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mktakiy1

May 22, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) Dietary Supplement Research Practicum - Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://odspracticum.od.nih.gov/
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42734

11:00 AM EDT
Summer Air Travel Press Conference
Department of Transportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvAbBuSny_s
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TBD
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Memorial Day Weekend Travel News Conference
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds a news conference to discuss Memorial Day weekend travel across the nation.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528272-1/transportation-secretary-buttigieg-memorial-day-weekend-travel-news-conference

11:30 AM EDT
The Fight for Free Expression: Defending Cartoonists Around the World
Library of Congress
https://cartoonistsrights.org/
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408481/the-fight-for-free-expression-defending-cartoonists-around-the-world/2023-05-23/

11:45 AM EDT
Department of Defense Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer David McKeown: The role of automation in protecting the "need to know"
FedScoop UiPath Together
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-23/
https://uipathtogether.upgather.com/agenda/

12:00 PM EDT
Lunch and Learn: A Seat For All: Advancing Racial Equity In Scholarly Publishing Of Health Policy And Health Services Research
Health Affairs
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20230501.865763/full/

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/k1d/k1dyd6uakb

12:00 PM EDT
Data Interoperability The Next Digital Frontier
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/data-interoperability-the-next-digital-frontier/

12:00 PM EDT
Recursos útiles para inventores, innovadores y emprendedores
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/resources-inventors-innovators-and-entrepreneurs-es

12:00 PM EDT
National Virtual Career Fair for Veterans
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52439/

12:00 PM EDT
Opening Session of NIBIB Biomedical Engineering SIG & NIH Mitochondria Interest Group Conclave
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Service
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49750

12:00 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Pro Forma Session
The Senate holds a brief pro forma session. No legislative business or votes will take place.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528219-1/senate-pro-forma-session

12:00 PM EDT
Precision Therapy of CHAPLE Disease: a Comprehensive Perspective
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43224

12:00 PM EDT
Weekly International Weather and Crop Highlights - Released Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) Afternoon
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FCW.pdf

12:15 PM EDT
The President and The Vice President have lunch
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

12:30 PM EDT
Luncheon with Major General Bertrand Jardin, Defense Attache of France to the United States
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/DEFENSELuncheonwithMajorGeneralBertrandJardinDefenseAttacheofFrancetotheUnitedStates#/?lang=en

1:00 PM EDT
Art and Food Justice
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/art-and-food-justice/

1:00 PM EDT
Financing U.S. Decarbonization: A Conversation with Jigar Shah
Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/financing-us-decarbonization-conversation-jigar-shah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YNNc2IPmEo

1:00 PM EDT
FY 2023 The Price of Justice: Rethinking the Consequences of Fines and Fees
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
https://bja.ojp.gov/events/fy-2023-price-justice-rethinking-consequences-fines-and-fees

1:00 PM EDT
Power Players: Sports, Politics, and the American Presidency
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/power-players-sports-politics-and-the-american-presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeoZj97Lmcs

1:00 PM EDT
Compliance Assistance for Construction Contractors Webinar
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/05232023/compliance-assistance-construction-contractors-webinar-0

1:00 PM EDT
Evaluation and Analytic Careers at NIH
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43151

1:00 PM EDT
NIBIB, Biomedical Engineering Special Interest Group (BME SIG), & Mitochondria Interest Group (MIG): Biomedical Engineering Conclave
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43223
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49750

1:00 PM EDT
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing; The Vice President attends
Oval Office
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

1:20 PM EDT
Retirement Ceremony in honor of LTC Jim Ross
Hosted by BG Steven Marks
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31482

2:00 PM EDT
Research Scientist Review Committee Meeting
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/research-scientist-review-committee-meeting/

2:00 PM EDT
Affirmative Action and the Future of College Admissions
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/affirmative-action-and-the-future-of-college-admissions/

2:00 PM EDT
Investing in Workers: Challenges and Solutions for Wealth Building for Low- and Moderate-Income Workers
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/events/regional_outreach/2023/0523-2023

2:00 PM EDT
Putting the Wellness Court into Code
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
https://bja.ojp.gov/events/putting-wellness-court-code

2:00 PM EDT
Resources for Inventors, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/resources-inventors-innovators-and-entrepreneurs-0

2:00 PM EDT
Attend DOCX Filing Training
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/attend-docx-filing-training-157

2:00 PM EDT
Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 8: Question-And-Answer Panel
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-8-question-and-answer-panel-9

2:00 PM EDT
NCI Emerging Technologies Seminar: Artificial Intelligence and Computational Imaging Opportunities for Precision Medicine
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42970

2:00 PM EDT
The Value of Teams: Building a Research Career with Impact
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ocs/about/events/building-a-research-career-with-impact
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42782

2:00 PM EDT
Overview of ChatGPT and Other Large Language Models and Their Applications in Biomedicine
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49795

2:00 PM EDT
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming the Czech Republic's Defense Minister Jana Černochová to the Pentagon at 2 p.m. EDT on the steps of the River Entrance. 
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-23/
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TBD
Secretary Austin Meeting with Czech Defense Minister
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with his Czech counterpart at the Pentagon.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528273-1/secretary-austin-meeting-czech-defense-minister

2:00 PM EDT
A Security Sprint: Assessing the U.S. Homeland’s Vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party Aggression
House Homeland Security Committee
^
Ms. Jill Murphy
Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation
^
Mr. Iranga Kahangama
Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
Mr. Tyrone Durham
Acting Director, Nation State Threats Center, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115907
https://homeland.house.gov/tomorrow-at-2pm-pfluger-to-hold-subcommittee-hearing-on-combating-ccp-aggression-with-dhs-fbi-witnesses/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnQfAttuu0M
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FBI & Homeland Security Officials Testify on China
The FBI and Homeland Security Department officials testify on national security and aggression from China during a hearing before a House Homeland Security subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528249-1/fbi-homeland-security-officials-testify-china

2:00 PM EDT
Legislative Hearing on the Following Bills:
House Natural Resources Committee
^
H.R. 188 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act of 2022”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/188
^
H.R. 934 (Rep. McClintock), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes;
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/934
^
H.R. 1450 (Rep. Fulcher), “Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act”;
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1450
^
H.R. 1726 (Rep. Tokuda), “Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023”;
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1726
^
H.R. _____ (Rep. Moore of Utah), “FIRESHEDS Act”;
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115955/documents/BILLS-118pih-FIRESHEDSAct.pdf
^
H.R. _____ (Rep. Issa), “Direct Hire to Fight Fires”;
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115955/documents/BILLS-118pih-DirectHiretoFightFires.pdf
^
H.R. _____ (Rep. Valadao), “Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2023”;
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115955/documents/BILLS-118pih-EmergencyWildfireFightingTechnologyActof2023.pdf
^
H.R. _____ (Rep. Harder), “Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023”; and
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115955/documents/BILLS-118pih-FireDepartmentRepaymentActof2023.pdf
^
H.R. _____ (Rep. Neguse), “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023”
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115955/documents/BILLS-118pih-ForestServiceFlexibleHousingPartnershipsActof2023.pdf
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115955
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413280
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy_-FyKTLxY

2:00 PM EDT
Examining the Fiscal Year 24 State and Foreign Operations Budget Request for Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Dereck J. Hogan
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
^
The Honorable Erin Elizabeth McKee
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
United States Agency for International Development
^
Ms. Maria A. Longi
Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia
U.S. Department of State
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116006
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/examining-the-fiscal-year-24-state-and-foreign-operations-budget-request-for-europe/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6nA11UFnbc

2:30 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6EsbUHIdIU

3:00 PM EDT
Economic and Social Council: 20th Plenary Meeting, 2023 Session: Guiding United Nations development system's support in response to interlinked crises and to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s88bq3ld

3:00 PM EDT
Better Arguments 101
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/better-arguments-101-5-23-23/

3:00 PM EDT
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma participates in a board meeting of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-23-2023/

4:00 PM EDT
21st Century Soldiers of the Sea: A Conversation With General David Berger, 38th Commandant of the US Marine Corps
Brookings Institution
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-23/
https://www.brookings.edu/events/21st-century-soldiers-of-the-sea-a-conversation-with-general-david-berger-38th-commandant-of-the-us-marine-corps/

4:00 PM EDT
'Couples Therapy' Psychologist on What She's Learned Probing Relationships
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/05/23/couples-therapy-psychologist-what-shes-learned-probing-relationships/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7iQDP9keyc

4:00 PM EDT
Between the Green New Deal and the Green New Look | Daniel Zimmer
The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/daniel-zimmer-may-2023-0
https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/daniel-zimmer-may-2023-0

Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released No Later Than 4:00 p.m. ET Every Tuesday (Or Second Business Day)
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf

5:30 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins delivers remarks at a roundtable on nuclear energy with officials from Ghana and Kenya, hosted by the Nuclear Energy Institute
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-23-2023/

6:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night at Taft's - Columbus, OH
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55997/

7:00 PM EDT
"A Personal Journey to America: Marxism to Freedom" with Ismael Hernandez
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1528/1684882800000

7:00 PM EDT
Presentation of the Henry J. Friendly Medal to Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., by Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan
The American Law Institute 2023 Annual Meeting and 100th Anniversary Celebration
https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/agenda/
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TBA
Justice Kagan and Chief Justice Roberts at American Law Institute Award Ceremony
Justice Elena Kagan presents the American Law Institute’s Friendly Medal to Chief Justice John Roberts at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528270-1/justice-kagan-chief-justice-roberts-american-law-institute-award-ceremony

8:00 PM EDT
American Red Cross Stress Solutions Workshop
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/54621/

8:00 PM EDT
David Von Drehle and "The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man". Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/david-von-drehle-and-the-book-of-charlie
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/events/76666

9:00 PM EDT
2023 East-West Center - Korea Press Foundation Forum2023 East-West Center - Korea Press Foundation Forum
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/2023-east-west-center-korea-press-foundation-forum

11:10 PM EDT
SpaceX ARABSAT BADR-8 Mission - The 127-minute launch window opens at 11:25 p.m. ET (03:25 UTC on May 24). 
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
>>18889258 pb
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=ARABSAT-BADR-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-0eD5s-sk