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Wednesday August 7, 2024

VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, SENATOR JD VANCE TO DELIVER REMARKS TO THE PRESS IN SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN
VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, SENATOR JD VANCE TO DELIVER REMARKS TO THE PRESS IN EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

The House Stands Adjourned Until August 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - Back September 9)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - Back September 9)

Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell is on travel to California from August 7-9, 2024.
Deputy Secretary For Management And Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary Of State For Civilian Security, Democracy, And Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Kenya and Ethiopia August 4-8, 2024.
Acting Under Secretary For Political Affairs John Bass attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.

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

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

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

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

Tropical Weather Outlook
The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php

  ...There Is A Marginal Risk Of Severe Thunderstorms Across The Central Plains Vicinity...And Parts Of The Coastal Carolinas...- 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 – The Disaster Duo
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-the-disaster-duo/

Bob Moran @bobscartoons – Gatekeepers
https://x.com/bobscartoons/status/1820846860606505365

America 2100 @America_2100 - The Inflation Reduction Act spent $2.2 billion on reparation-style payments for minority farmers.
The payments went out last week.
https://x.com/America_2100/status/1820945923905880359

End Wokeness @EndWokeness – Kai Cenat just revealed that the Harris campaign is begging him for a stream 
Incredible stuff
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1821024667353727032

End Wokeness @EndWokeness – BREAKING: Far-left Rep. Cori Bush (D) is easily defeated in her primary
2 Squad members ousted in 2 months
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1821007138698739929

End Wokeness @EndWokeness – The Squad is dwindling by the day
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1821000715998740779

End Wokeness @EndWokeness – Kamala and Tim Walz supported this:
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1820975288664154260

FreedomToons - White Fright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5_q9K1m2d4

grrrgraphics - Montana Senator Jon Tester Can’t Hide His Far Left Record
https://grrrgraphics.com/jon-tester-cant-hide-from-the-truth/

grrrgraphics - Cuck A Doodle Doo
https://grrrgraphics.com/chicken-mala-harris/

grrrgraphics - Kamala Krash
https://grrrgraphics.com/kamala-krash/

Margolis & Cox - Bidenomics, Kamala Harris, Recession, Stock Market
https://margolisandcox.com/2024/08/06/monday-august-5-2024/

Mark Parisi – Puffer
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12901

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

Rothmus @Rothmus – EU Media
https://x.com/Rothmus/status/1821165603803029703

Skscartoon @skscartoon – 
https://x.com/skscartoon/status/1820456803513307427

Skscartoon @skscartoon – #KamalaCrash
https://x.com/skscartoon/status/1821156684297072862

Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis – I love seeing graves when I travel, and Cleveland has some amazing ones:  First is of Cleveland DJ Alan Freed (coined the term “rock and roll”); then cartoonist Harvey Pekar; the weeping Haserot angel; and President James Garfield, the only president whose casket you can see.
https://x.com/stephanpastis/status/1820808447975153894

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss – binary
https://x.com/stone_toss/status/1820822134605668458

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss – "anyone reading this needs to spread it like f-----g wildfire"
https://x.com/stone_toss/status/1821021492986995009

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 – Down The Rabbi Hole 59
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-08-07

The Daily Cartoonist – CSotD: Hello, Walz!
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/08/07/csotd-hello-walz/

The Daily Cartoonist – Strip Mining the Funny Pages
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/08/06/strip-mining-the-funny-pages/

The Daily Cartoonist – 2024 Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award to Safiyya Hosein and Jonathan Najarian
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/08/06/2024-lucy-shelton-caswell-research-award-to-safiyya-hosein-and-jonathan-najarian/

The Daily Cartoonist – CSotD: Some Obvious Pun About a Bear
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/08/06/csotd-some-obvious-pun-about-a-bear/

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

Morsle
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - August 7
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-07

Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. 
https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument

100 Years Ago Today
https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/about-this-collection

Word of the Day
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/08/07.html

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

Register to Vote
https://vote.gov/

Swamp the Vote USA: Do your part to guarantee we win by more than the Margin of Fraud by casting your vote and taking responsibility for ensuring every Republican and Trump voter in your household casts theirs too.
https://swampthevoteusa.com/

Agenda47
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47

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

NASA Hidden Figure Dorothy J. Vaughan (Narrated by Octavia Spencer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZbRXntRq0

Hamas Names Oct. 7 Mastermind Yahya Sinwar Its New Leader In Gaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSMjDYVZQg

Praying for America | Questions the American People Need To Ask - 8/5/2024
https://rumble.com/v59zc1m-praying-for-america-questions-the-american-people-need-to-ask-852024.html

Vice President Harris Meets with Sandy Hook Shooting Survivors Aug 5, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kY9zNkgOZw

Mr. John Strand, J6 Prisoner, Freed After Scotus Ruled That DOJ Unlawfully Charged J6ers - 8/5/2024
https://rumble.com/v59z9wb-mr.-john-strand-j6-prisoner-freed-after-scotus-ruled-that-doj-unlawfully-ch.html

Statement on Kamala’s Selection of Radical Leftist Tim Walz
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b437b503-6853-4595-87b5-144ae88d6fb7

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz: Weak, Failed, Dangerously Liberal
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/12ccbc08-40de-4362-b8db-c1b7e75578b6

16 DAYS LATER: Kamala Chaos Reigns Supreme as She Ducks and Bends
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/703fb7ec-034d-4600-8062-7fddbd4427c1

ICYMI: Truth from President Donald J. Trump
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/cc9335c4-3b5a-4c33-8ca6-3c9a065ddbad

Palm Beach Playbook - August 6, 2024
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/79a38e14-418a-460c-b145-571294f9f73a

ICYMI: Truth from President Donald J. Trump
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/4f4f6bd3-f1c3-46fd-b40f-9fb8c759c275

Thursday, August 8th North Carolina Events Postponed Due to Severe Weather Forecast
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b422ddfe-1f11-4055-b8aa-a043d0d6d9e1

August 7, 2024 - August 8, 2024
2024 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
https://www.ndia.org/events/2024/8/7/2024-Emerging-Technologies-for-Defense-Conference-Exhibition

August 7, 2024 - August 9, 2024
Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/

AUGUST 7, 1964
Milestone Documents: Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/tonkin-gulf-resolution
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President Johnson's Vietnam Address, 8/4/64. MP498.
The LBJ Library
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc9gJvpV8xo

AUGUST 7, 1990
Operation Desert Shield Begins
https://twitter.com/USArmyCMH/status/1688580779914248192

August 7, 2024
National Purple Heart Day
https://www.dvnf.org/national-purple-heart-day/
https://www.purpleheartmission.org/national-purple-heart-day

August 7, 2024
2:30 AM EDT
Day 2 – August 7 - IAU General Assembly 2024 - Cape Town
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
https://astronomy2024.org/day-2-august-7/
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2:30 AM EDT
[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Venue 2.41 – 2.43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH21Vizxad4
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Venue 1.61 – 1.62
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u88QvVRFHoQ
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Venue 1.63 – 1.64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0St7ZPax0Y
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Ballroom West
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQjGWno9x3I
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Venue 2.44 – 2.46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI80VaAkKtw
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Ballroom East
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTVkoXLGpi8
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Venue 2.64 – 2.66
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP_89ldGwL0
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Venue 2.61 – 2.63
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-9S4xNECLE
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Auditorium 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-KxyM6NhGc
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Venue 1.40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87RbayK8t-Y
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[IAU GA 2024] August 7: Auditorium 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GdEVg8a__w AM EDT

4:00 AM EDT
3082nd Meeting, 113th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) - Consideration of Venezuela (continued)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1okv8waa7

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers commented on Vice President Harris selecting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537556-2/open-phones&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rich Lowry Discusses Campaign 2024
National Review editor in chief Rich Lowry discusses the latest Campaign 2024 news, including Vice President Harris selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537556-3/rich-lowry-discusses-campaign-2024&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
The American Sunrise Show
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v5a0z39-the-american-sunrise-show.html

8:20 AM EDT
Opening Fireside Chat: Structuring Change to Last - Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/conference-agenda
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks  delivers keynote remarks and participates in an opening fireside chat at 8:20 a.m. EDT
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-08-07/

8:45 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Khalilah Brown-Dean Discusses Role of Black Sororities & Fraternities in Campaign 2024
Khalilah Brown-Dean, executive director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life at Wesleyan University and host of the “DISRUPTED” podcast, discusses the role of black sororities and fraternities in Campaign 2024.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537556-4/khalilah-brown-dean-discusses-role-black-sororities-fraternities-campaign-2024&playEvent

8:45 AM EDT
A Mindful Moment: August Meditation
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46208

9:00 AM EDT
3083rd Meeting, 113th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) - Consideration of Iran
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1buuviwj9

9:00 AM EDT
Fireside Chat: Throwing Javelins into the Infinite Space of the Future - Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/conference-agenda
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu participates in a fireside chat at 9 a.m. EDT
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-08-07/

9:00 AM EDT
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Investigative Hearing Day 2
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA24MA063.aspx
https://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/Pages/Alaska-Airlines-1282-Inv-Hearing.aspx
https://www.windrosemedia.com/livewebcast/version9/WebcastPortal/webcast.php?webcast_id=344&rpath=/clients/ntsb/public
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NTSB Hearing on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Investigation, Day 2
The NTSB holds an investigative hearing on the January 5 midair blowout aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537590-1/ntsb-hearing-alaska-airlines-flight-1282-investigation-day-2

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

9:30 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/?537556-5/open-phones&playEvent

9:45 AM EDT
Security Council Media Stakeout - Joint Press Stakeout on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Shared Commitments in the context of the accelerated drawdown of peace operations. Security Council Signatories of the Statement of Shared Commitments for the principles of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS):  Ecuador, France, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America will be present at the Security Council Stakeout.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1odk6asos

10:00 AM EDT
Women and peace and security - Security Council, 9700th meeting - Sustaining WPS commitments in the context of accelerated drawdown of peace operations. Identical letters dated 30 July 2024 from the Perman
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1ojc0pbfg

10:00 AM EDT
(15th meeting) Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, 2nd Session - The Second Session of the Ad Hoc Committee will be held from 29 July 2024 to 16 August 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ywnvnlrr

10:00 AM EDT
(15th meeting) Reconvened concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes - In accordance with General Assembly resolution 75/282 and the road map and mode of work approved at its first session, the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 74/247, will hold a reconvened concluding session from 29 July to 9 August 2024 in New York.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e6sy3fth

10:00 AM EDT
Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance to Deliver Remarks to the Press in Shelby Township, Michigan
8:00AM – Doors Open
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b23fb25d-808e-4e68-b86a-6b6d04ac8a4e
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Campaign 2024: Sen. JD Vance Campaigns in Shelby Township, MI
2024 Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks at a campaign rally in Shelby Township, Michigan.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537607-1/sen-jd-vance-campaigns-shelby-township-mi

10:00 AM EDT
War Room Morning Edition
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v5a0z45-war-room-morning-edition.html

10:00 AM EDT
Preserving the Free Flow of Commerce in the Red Sea and Beyond: An Update From Fifth Fleet Commander VADM George Wikoff, USN
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/preserving-free-flow-commerce-red-sea-and-beyond-update-fifth-fleet-commander-Vadm-george
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESLZu8UDlUI
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Preserving the Free Flow of Commerce in the Red Sea and Beyond: An Update From USN VADM George Wikoff, USN Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command/Commander, FIFTH Fleet and Commander, Combined Maritime Forces
U.S. Naval Institute
https://www.usni.org/events
https://www.usni.org/events/maritime-security-dialogue-41
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Navy Vice Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command; commander, Fifth Fleet; and commander, Combined Maritime Forces, speaks at 10 a.m. EDT at a virtual Center for Strategic and International Studies/U.S. Naval Institute event on "Preserving the Free Flow of Commerce in the Red Sea and Beyond." Register at csis.org.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-08-07/
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TBD
Coast Guard Vice Commandant Discusses Readiness & Global Challenges
Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday speaks at the Brookings Institution about his military branch’s readiness and the global challenges it faces.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537606-1/coast-guard-vice-commandant-discusses-readiness-global-challenges

10:00 AM EDT
Report Launch | Russia Without Russians? Putin’S Disastrous Demographics
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/report-launch-russia-without-russians-putins-disastrous-demographics/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkpIgQUoDvc
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TBD
Researchers Discuss Russian Population Decline
Researchers discuss Russian demographics, population decline, and the impact the Russia-Ukraine war will have on future generations. The Atlantic Council in Washington, DC hosts this event.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537605-1/researchers-discuss-russian-population-decline

10:00 AM EDT
Arab Barometer 2024 Gender Report Launch
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/arab-barometer-2024-gender-report-launch
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TBD
Discussion on Women's Rights and Gender Equality in the Middle East
Middle East policy researchers and analysts discuss the findings from the Arab Barometer’s 2024 report on women’s rights and gender equality in the Middle East. The Wilson Center and Arab Barometer co-host the event.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537604-1/discussion-womens-rights-gender-equality-middle-east

10:00 AM EDT
Navigating Global Challenges: A Conversation With Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Lunday
The Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/navigating-global-challenges-a-conversation-with-vice-commandant-of-the-coast-guard-admiral-lunday/

10:00 AM EDT
Free Legal Clinic - West Palm Beach, Florida
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/west-palm-beach-health-care/events/64747/

10:00 AM EDT
NIH Supply Center Supplier Event
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46233

10:00 AM EDT
Work-Life@NIH: Virtual Well-Being Peer Circles
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46080

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will meet for a brief pro forma session during the August break. No votes will take place until Monday, Sept. 9. During the summer recess, pro forma sessions will be held at 216 Hart Senate Office Building hearing room because of renovation
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537565-1/senate-session

10:00 AM EDT
Field Hearing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: From Infancy to Aging: The Effects of Caregiving Across the Lifespan
Senate Special Committee On Aging
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WITNESSES:
Heather Tomko
Outreach Coordinator
National Research and Rehabilitation Training Center on Family Support, University of Pittsburgh
Whitehall Borough, PA
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Tara Dawson McGuinness
Executive Director
The New Practice Lab at New America
Washington, DC
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Delilah Picart
Actress
Pittsburgh, PA
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Victoria Snyder
Founder
Self-Care Senorita and Director of Strategic Initiatives, Riverside Center for Innovation
Leet Township, PA
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Linda Orndoff
Homecare worker
Coal Center, PA
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https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/from-infancy-to-aging-the-effects-of-caregiving-across-the-lifespan
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Senate Aging Committee Field Hearing on Caregiving Suuport
The Senate Special Committee on Aging holds a field hearing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on caregiving support for children, older adults, and family members with disabilities.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537580-1/senate-aging-committee-field-hearing-caregiving-suuport

10:00 AM EDT
The President receives the President's Daily Brief
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

10:20 AM EDT
Defense Information School 2024 Hall of Fame Ceremony
Department of Defense
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34926

10:30 AM EDT
(1st meeting) Fourteenth Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) - The Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) was established to provide the leadership to ensure that geospatial information and resources are coordinated, maintained, accessible and able to be leveraged by Member States and society to find sustainable solutions for social, economic, and environmental development. The Fourteenth Session of UN-GGIM will be held from 7 - 9 August 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1odk6asos

10:30 AM EDT
Structural Characterization of Antibodies Targeting an H15 Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46205

10:30 AM EDT
August 2024 Open Commission Meeting
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/fcc-is-set-to-expand-eas-to-include-missing-persons-alerts
https://www.fcc.gov/august-2024-open-commission-meeting
https://www.fcc.gov/live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRwezRAiFJQ

11:00 AM EDT
Foreign Affairs Virtual Open House – Summer
Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
https://jackson.yale.edu/jackson-events/foreign-affairs-virtual-open-house-summer/

11:00 AM EDT
Purple Heart Day Outreach Event - Monroe Township, Pennsylvania
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/butler-health-care/events/65907/

11:00 AM EDT
In-Town Pool Call Time
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

11:30 AM EDT
Wendy Sherman on Mideast Crisis, Russia Prisoner Swap and U.S. Foreign Policy
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/08/07/wendy-sherman-mideast-crisis-russia-prisoner-swap-us-foreign-policy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnPI9o6yzNY
 
12:00 PM EDT
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1chwc6tfq
 
12:00 PM EDT
The Charlie Kirk Show
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v5a0z77-the-charlie-kirk-show.html
 
12:00 PM EDT
Splendid Settings: 100 Years of Mottahedeh Design
George Washington Presidential Library
https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/lunch-at-the-library-100-years-of-mottahedeh-design
 
12:00 PM EDT
Livestock and Meat International Trade Data - Report Release
Economic Research Service (ERS), Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/livestock-and-meat-international-trade-data/
 
12:00 PM EDT
TSP Deep Dive: Navigating Contributions, Allocations and Market Trends Webinar
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46198
 
12:00 PM EDT
Virtual Fitness - Tabata Bootcamp
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46246
 
12:00 PM EDT
Post-Transcription Gene Regulation of Humans and Viruses Uncovered by Single-Molecule Imaging
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46219
 
1:00 PM EDT
Office Hours - 19th Ward Chicago, Illinois
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66229/
 
1:00 PM EDT
Wellbeing YOU - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/70662/

1:00 PM EDT
Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Lunch & Learn: De Minimis Waivers
Federal Emergency Management Agency
https://www.fema.gov/event/babaa-lunch-learn-de-minimis-waivers

1:00 PM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session
The House is holding a brief pro forma sessions during its summer recess. The chamber returns for votes on Monday, September 9.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537586-1/house-pro-forma-session

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/watch?v=FEIeN3eV0XU

2:00 PM EDT
Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance to Deliver Remarks to the Press in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
11:00 AM CDT – Doors Open
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/453c8eb4-3e89-42a1-b6be-286e6ae41449
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Campaign 2024: Sen. JD Vance Campaigns in Eau Claire, WI
2024 Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance (R-OH) speaks at a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537601-1/sen-jd-vance-campaigns-eau-claire-wi

2:00 PM EDT
Campaign 2024: Kamala Harris Campaigns in Eau Claire, WI
2024 Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris gives campaign remarks in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537540-1/kamala-harris-campaigns-eau-claire-wi

2:00 PM EDT
Medical Device Sterilization Town Hall: Sterilization Short Topics and Open Q&A
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/medical-device-sterilization-town-hall-sterilization-short-topics-and-open-qa-08072024

2:00 PM EDT
Successful Inventing: Early-Stage Funding - Virtual
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events

2:00 PM EDT
Python for Data Science: How to Get Started, What to Learn, and Why
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46154

2:00 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UVuH1615RGE
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White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537611-1/white-house-daily-briefing

3:00 PM EDT
(16th meeting) Reconvened concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes - In accordance with General Assembly resolution 75/282 and the road map and mode of work approved at its first session, the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 74/247, will hold a reconvened concluding session from 29 July to 9 August 2024 in New York.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14x0c67oo

3:00 PM EDT
(16th meeting) Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, 2nd Session - The Second Session of the Ad Hoc Committee will be held from 29 July 2024 to 16 August 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14x0c67oo

3:00 PM EDT
(2nd meeting) Fourteenth Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) - The Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) was established to provide the leadership to ensure that geospatial information and resources are coordinated, maintained, accessible and able to be leveraged by Member States and society to find sustainable solutions for social, economic, and environmental development. The Fourteenth Session of UN-GGIM will be held from 7 - 9 August 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1umzq812t

3:00 PM EDT
Get the (Ice Cream) Scoop: Restoring Public Trust in Higher Education - Launch of New America’s Eighth Annual Varying Degrees Survey
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/events/get-the-ice-cream-scoop-restoring-public-trust-in-higher-education/
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Stakeholders Discuss Public Trust in Higher Education
Stakeholders discuss public trust in higher education at an event hosted by New America in Washington, DC.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537608-1/stakeholders-discuss-public-trust-higher-education
 
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=08&day=07&report_id=15009&source=d
 
3:00 PM EDT
Heroes Connect: Military to Manufacturing Virtual Engagement with PMMI
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/70834/
 
3:00 PM EDT
Virtual Fitness - Non-Sleep Deep Rest: Slowing Down to Create a Quiet and Still Place within You
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/46247

3:15 PM EDT
State of Defense Acquisition Panel - Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/conference-agenda
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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante joins service acquisition chiefs in a "State of Defense Acquisition Panel" at 3:15 p.m. EDT; and other senior Department of Defense officials speak at the National Defense Industrial Association's 2024 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-08-07/
 
3:30 PM EDT
Participation by Board member Ms Elizabeth McCaul in panel discussion at the 2024 Yale Program on Financial Stability Financial Crisis Forum in New Haven, USA.
European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html

4:00 PM EDT
Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_VCVX31rQR_mtpyK0leawMQ#/registration

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
Sensory Flexible Museum Night
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sensory-flexible-museum-night-tickets-920321966777

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

7:00 PM EDT
Campaign 2024: VP Kamala Harris & Gov. Tim Walz Campaign in Detroit
2024 Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris is joined by her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) at a campaign rally in Detroit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537541-1/vp-kamala-harris-gov-tim-walz-campaign-detroit

7:00 PM EDT
Trademark Basics: Learn the Fundamentals - Virtual
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events
 
7:00 PM EDT
Latin Jazz Ensemble at the U.S. Capitol
U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own"
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/News/Article/3787117/Sizzlin-Summer-Concert-Season-With-the-Marine-Band/
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Calendar/
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/Programs/080724.pdf
 
7:00 PM EDT
Online At The Reagan Library With Heath Hardage Lee: A Conversation On The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington’s Most Private First Lady
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/programs-events/events-calendar/online-at-the-reagan-library-with-heath-hardage-lee/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSKlESiGS1M

8:00 PM EDT
PBS Books and Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Abby Jimenez
Library of Congress In partnership with WETA and other local PBS stations
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-413214/pbs-books-and-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-abby-jimenez/2024-08-07/
https://www.loc.gov/events/2024-national-book-festival/
https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/loc-bookfest-2024-jimenez/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1FwhbR_ZkLo-mviTdlW3AoLWhX_x907d

8:00 PM EDT
Brick by Brick Esports
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64842/
https://m.twitch.tv/brickbybrickvets

8:00 PM EDT
Inside Look at Carrie Fisher's Personal Star Wars Collection!
Reagan Foundation
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/special-exhibits/star-wars/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K79zl12lr0s