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have IRL today
“Iron Curtain” at 80: Why the Special Relationship Is Essential to Defeating the New Authoritarians
Hudson Institute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9QADBEitqY
10:00 AM EST
The Court will convene for a public session in the Courtroom at 10 a.m. The Justices will hear oral arguments. An audio feed will be live-streamed, and the audio will be available on the Court's website later in the day.
Supreme Court
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Pung v. Isabella County (25-95)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-95.html
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https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2025TermCourtCalendar.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2025
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10:00 AM EST
Supreme Court Hears Case on Takings & Excessive Fines Clauses
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan. This case examines what "just compensation" means to a former owner when the government forecloses on a property and sells it to recover a tax debt.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/supreme-court-hears-case-on-takings-excessive-fines-clauses/440163
10:00 AM EST
Hearing to Examine the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects, Programs, and Priorities
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Adam R. Telle
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Department of the Army
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Lieutenant General William H. Graham Jr.
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/338007
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/2/water-resources-development-act-of-2026-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-projects-programs-and-priorities_2
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of the Army, the Honorable Adam R. Telle; and Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Lt. Gen. William H. Graham, Jr., USA, testify at a hearing to Examine the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects, Programs, and Priorities, at 10 a.m. EST, 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of War
https://www.war.gov/News/Today-in-DOW/Date/2026-02-25/
10:00 AM EST
Nomination of Casey Means to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and Surgeon General of the Public Health Service
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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NOMINEES:
Casey Means, of California, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years, vice Vivek Hallegere Murthy, resigned.
https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/730/47
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/338006
https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-of-casey-means-to-be-medical-director-in-the-regular-corps-of-the-public-health-service-and-surgeon-general-of-the-public-health-service
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10:00 AM EST
Surgeon General Nominee Testifies at Confirmation Hearing
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee to be Surgeon General, testifies at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/surgeon-general-nominee-testifies-at-confirmation-hearing/440709
1:15 PM EST
Securing Ukraine’s Future Symposium - Session III: Keynote Session: The U.S. Vision for Ukraine
Council on Foreign Relations
https://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/pdf/2026%20Securing%20Ukraine%27s%20Future%20Symposium%20Agenda.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-MZ6APfVps
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Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Thom Tillis & Other Officials Discuss Russia-Ukraine War
Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Thom Tillis, and other officials discuss the war in Ukraine. The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) hosts this event.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/senators-jeanne-shaheen-thom-tillis-other-officials-discuss-russia-ukraine-war/440730
1:45 PM EST
House Democrats Host Issues Conference
House Democrats host current and former policymakers, as well as labor executives, at their House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Leesburg, VA.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/house-democrats-host-issues-conference/440721
2:30 PM EDT
From Fraud to Recovery: Restoring Integrity in Small Business Programs
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. William "Bill" Kirk
Inspector General, U.S. Small Business Administration
Washington, D.C.
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Mr. Kenneth Dieffenbach
Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC)
Washington, D.C.
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/338008
https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/2/from-fraud-to-recovery-restoring-integrity-in-small-business-programs_2
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2:30 PM EDT
Small Business Admin. IG Testifies on Fraud in Small Business Relief Programs
Small Business Administration Inspector General William Kirk and Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Executive Director Kenneth Dieffenbach testify on fraud in small business relief programs before the Senate Small Business Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/small-business-admin-ig-testifies-on-fraud-in-small-business-relief-programs/440731
7:00 PM EST
2026 Michigan State of the State
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/state-of-the-state/2026-state-of-the-state
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KQRmHPd0iE
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Michigan Governor Delivers State of the State Address
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) delivers her final State of the State address during a joint session of the legislature in Lansing.
https://www.c-span.org/event/state-legislature/michigan-governor-delivers-state-of-the-state-address/440732