2:00 PM EDT

'Mostly Peaceful': Countering Left-Wing Organized Violence

House Homeland Security Committee

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WITNESSES:

Ms. Riley Gaines

Spokeswoman, Independent Women’s Forum

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Mr. Scott Erickson

Private Citizen

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Ms. Amy Spitalnick

Incoming Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Council for Public Affairs

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Mr. Julio Rosas

Senior Writer, Townhall

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115946

https://homeland.house.gov/media/2023/05/2023-05-16-OIA-Testimony-Rosas-combined.pdf

https://homeland.house.gov/tomorrow-at-2pm-bishop-to-hold-subcommittee-hearing-on-left-wing-violence/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSeMi_MMThY

2:00 PM EDT

A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in US Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for the U.S.-China Relationship

Senate Appropriations Committee

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WITNESSES:

The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III

Secretary

Department of Defense

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The Honorable Antony J. Blinken

Secretary

Department of State

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The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo

Secretary

Department of Commerce

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334089

https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/date/2023-05-16/

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31959

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31973

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmKcLeVK-4g

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fy-24-budget-request-investing-in-us-security-competitiveness-and-the-path-ahead-for-the-us-china-relationship

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken, with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in U.S. Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for the U.S.-China Relationship."

Capitol Hill

https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-may-16-2023/

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Secretaries of Defense, State & Commerce Testify on China

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testify on U.S.-China relations, competitiveness, and national security investment before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527863-1/secretaries-defense-state-commerce-testify-china

2:00 PM EDT

Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year

House Natural Resources Committee

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WITNESSES:

PANEL I:

Ms. Jaelith Hall-Rivera, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

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Mr. Jeff Rupert, Director, Office of Wildland Fire, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

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PANEL II:

Ms. Ronatta McNair, Board Member, National Association of Forest Service Retirees, Bend, OR

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Mr. Matt Dias, President, California Forestry Association, Sacramento, CA

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The Honorable Greg Bolin, Mayor, Paradise, CA

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Ms. Courtney Schultz, Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO [Minority Witness]

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115876

https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_–_sub_on_fl_ov_hrg_on_challenges_ahead_of_2023_wildfire_year_05.16.23.pdf

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413216

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q-UMZ15yGY

2:00 PM EDT

Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks: Examining Expertise of Sector Specific Agencies

House Energy and Commerce Committee

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WITNESSES:

Mr. Puesh Kumar

Director, Puesh Kumar, Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

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Mr. David Travers

Director, Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water, Office of Water

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Dr. Brian Mazanec

Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness, Administration for Strategic Prepardeness and Response

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115988

https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-protecting-critical-infrastructure-from-cyberattacks-examining-expertise-of-sector-specific-agencies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QxuxRIztPQ

2:15 PM EDT

Army Gen. Charles A. Flynn, commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, provides opening keynote remarks at 2:15 p.m. EDT

The Association of the United States Army’s 2022 LANPAC Symposium & Exposition

https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/date/2023-05-16/

https://www.ausa.org/tags/lanpac

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31765

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2:15 PM EDT

Preserving U.S. Interests in the Indo-Pacific: Examining How U.S. Engagement Counters Chinese Influence in the Region

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, House Natural Resources Committee

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Mr. Alexander Gray, Managing Partner, American Global Strategies, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK

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Mr. Derek Grossman, Senior Defense Analyst, The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA

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Ms. Cleo Paskal, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Washington, DC

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Mr. Peter Watson, President & CEO, The Dwight Group, LLC, Washington, DC

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Mr. Emil Friberg, former Assistant Director and Senior Economist, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accounting Office, Washington DC [Minority Witness]

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115878

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413218

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ri82ihnCA

WH briefing moved to 2 pm

still hasn't begun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EoEacXFCh4

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528130-1/white-house-daily-briefing

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KJP getting help again

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Not seeing an upside down flag at capitol as being reported by some on twitter

Live Stream of U.S. Capitol

https://www.senate.gov/general/capcam.htm

Blinken just said The World Is watching …

3:00 PM EDT

The President meets with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Leader Chuck Schumer, Leader Mitch McConnell, and Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Oval Office

https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

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TBD

President Biden Meeting with Congressional Leaders on the Debt Limit

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528128-1/president-biden-meeting-congressional-leaders-debt-limit

Ned Price mad in bg

Graham yelling and says this idea that we have a strong China policy is a bunch of crap.

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Impeaching Matthew M. Graves, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, for endangering, compromising, and undermining the justice system of the United States by facilitating the explosion of violent crime in the Nation’s capital.

https://greene.house.gov/uploadedfiles/matthew-graves-articles-of-impeachment-may23.pdf

3:16 PM EDT

President Biden Meeting with Congressional Leaders on the Debt Limit

President Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) at the White House for a meeting on the looming deadline to raise the debt limit. The president had no comments for the press but said congressional leadership would be available after the meeting.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528128-1/president-biden-meeting-congressional-leaders-debt-limit

mp4

4:15 PM EDT

Gen. Charles Flynn Press Conference

???

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31731

4:30 PM EDT

President Biden, The First Lady, and The Second Gentleman Deliver Remarks at a Celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.

The White House

https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ec8M6CoRM

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White House Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528129-1/president-biden-remarks-jewish-american-heritage-month

4:30 PM EDT

Speaker McCarthy News Conference on Debt Limit Talks

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters at the Capitol following a second Oval Office meeting between President Biden and congressional leaders on raising the debt limit and cutting federal spending.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528146-1/speaker-mccarthy-news-conference-debt-limit-talks

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Live now

Congressional Leaders on Debt Talks Meeting

Republican and Democratic congressional leaders talk to reporters at the White House following a meeting with President Biden on the debt limit. Both sides remain far apart talk are expected to continue at the staff level.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528135-1/congressional-leaders-debt-talks-meeting&live=

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