2:50 AM EDT
DVIDS - Webcast - The Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Change of Responsibility
Department of War
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/38287
3:00 AM EDT
LIVE | Pope Leo XIV's Meeting with Young Franciscans in Assisi | August 6, 2026
EWTN News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kREejKf4mW0
3:50 AM EDT
Multi-Domain Effects Battalion Change of Command
Department of War
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/38298
F92 | The Grain Goddess Provides
Rocket Lab
@RocketLab
Started 9 minutes ago
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1PJqrrMMOmmxb
7:00 AM EDT
Coverage of U.S. Spacewalk 96 at the International Space Station. Stream on Amazon Prime, X, YouTube, NASA+
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-events/
https://www.nasa.gov/live/
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-cover-three-us-spacewalks-host-preview-news-conference/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNKdYbmPKJ8
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7:00 AM EDT
NASA Conducts 96th U.S. Spacewalk at International Space Station
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir conduct a spacewalk to install hardware to modify the International Space Station's electrical system.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/nasa-conducts-96th-us-spacewalk-at-international-space-station/445786
Business Meeting
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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LEGISLATION:
see below
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/338726
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-44/
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8:30 AM EDT
LIVE: Senate panel votes on holding Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions
Associated Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6WYnDsQtUU
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8:30 AM EDT
LIVE SOON: Fauci faces senate contempt of congress vote
LiveNOW from FOX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9EKEKQJ27c
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8:30 AM EDT
Senate Homeland Security Committee Holds Contempt Vote on Dr. Anthony Fauci
The Senate Homeland Security Committee meets to vote on a resolution holding Dr. Anthony Fauci, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, in contempt for refusing to answer questions during a recent hearing on COVID-19.
https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/senate-homeland-security-committee-holds-contempt-vote-on-dr-anthony-fauci/445746
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj1u9I2XRUA
live
Victor Davis Hanson: The Gulf Allies Need to Fight The War They Wanted Trump to Start
Victor Davis Hanson and The Daily Signal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tlbMher4Yk
Productivity and Costs
Second Quarter 2026, Preliminary
Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (ET) Thursday, August 6, 2026
Technical information: (202) 691-5606 • Productivity@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/productivity
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 1.7 percent and hours worked increased 0.3 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annualized rates.) From the same quarter a year ago, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.2 percent in the second quarter of 2026. (See chart 1 and tables A1 and 2.)
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
Swamp Today posted in End Bunker
https://endchan.net/qrbunker/res/189480.html#q189864
text file here
https://fullchan.net/?3544f8ce136b857a#6DZUmUcneMSBhZbRhdum5aXTjChW6k1uv8DoY6HG8mFW
baker o7
9:30 AM EDT
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026"
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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LEGISLATION:
S. ____, Agricultural Act of 2026
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/af583ceb-c9d2-e4f0-a989-7ec9026749f9/S___%20Agricultural%20Act%20of%202026_e691c2af-26d2-4ffe-9745-9880c01d31af.pdf
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/338722
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-08-06-2026
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9:30 AM EDT
Senate Agriculture Committee Meets to Vote on 2026 Farm Bill
Members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee meet to debate and vote on a bill aimed at aiding U.S. farmers.
https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/senate-agriculture-committee-meets-to-vote-on-2026-farm-bill/445789
9:50 AM EDT
2026 DPAA Korean/Cold War Annual Government Briefing (Omaha, NE) - Day 1
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
https://www.dpaa.mil/
https://www.dpaa.mil/Livestreams/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/38272
9:50 AM EDT
III Armored Corps and Fort Hood Change of Responsibility
Department of War
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/38293
10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate - August 6, 2026
The Senate will vote to confirm a group of 74 of President Trump's judicial and executive nominations including FEMA and TSA Administrator, White House Deputy Budget Director, and U.S. Archivist.
https://www.c-span.org/congress/?chamber=senate&date=2026-08-06
10:15 AM EDT
Empowering Main Street by Unlocking Access to Capital
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES
Ms. Dalia Blass
Senior Investment Management Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell
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Mr. Kenneth Bentsen
President and CEO
SIFMA
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Mr. Mike Flood
Senior Vice President
Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/338708
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/empowering-main-street-by-unlocking-access-to-capital
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10:15 AM EDT
Senate Panel Testifies on Capital Access for Small Businesses
Witnesses, including an executive from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, testify on securing access to capital for small businesses before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/empowering-main-street-by-unlocking-access-to-capital
10:30 AM EDT
August 2026 Open Commission Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-tentative-agenda-august-open-meeting-12
https://www.fcc.gov/August2026
https://www.fcc.gov/live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yalzs7rVkHI
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10:30 AM EDT
FCC Meets to Consider Communications Policy & Regulatory Changes
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) meets to consider proposals involving satellite communications, Universal Service Fund administration, broadcast television ownership rules, and the Rural Health Care Program.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/fcc-meets-to-consider-communications-policy-regulatory-changes/445790
11:00 AM EDT
Protecting Americans From Global Scam Operations: Assessing the U.S. Response
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Michael DeSombre
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Department of State
Washington, D.C.
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Mr. David Bedard
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Department of State
Washington, D.C.
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/338721
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/protecting-americans-from-global-scam-operations-assessing-the-us-response
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11:00 AM EDT
State Department Officials Testify on U.S. Response to Global Scams
State Department officials testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on how the U.S. is responding to global scams targeting Americans.
https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/state-department-officials-testify-on-us-response-to-global-scams/445792
2:00 PM EDT
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Reopening Ceremony and Ribbon-Cutting
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum hosts a re-opening ceremony after an 18-month renovation.
https://www.c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/herbert-hoover-presidential-library-reopening-ceremony
2:00 PM EDT
Briefing: Demographic Challenges in Wartime Ukraine
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
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PANELISTS:
Daniel Balson, Director of Advocacy, Razom for Ukraine
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Romina Bandura, Senior Fellow with the Project on Prosperity and Development, Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute
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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/joint-event/338725
https://www.csce.gov/press-releases/briefing-demographic-challenges-in-wartime-ukraine/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzRoiXTMBLI
7:00 PM EDT
The President participates in a Team USA Reception
Rose Garden
White House Press Pool
https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/calendar/
https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/streams