THE DAYBOOK

Thursday, 8 August 2024

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Updates throughout

Schedule of President Biden

Washington, Wilmington and Rehoboth

Calls Gov. Josh Green (D, Hawaii) and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen to "celebrate the one-year-anniversary of the tragic Maui fires and the lives lost." Press closed.

+2:15 pm: President receives his daily briefing. Presses are closed.

The White House hosts a special event at +4 pm to honor the Texas Rangers as the World Series Champions of 2023. East Room. Press with pre-credentialed credentials are welcome to enter the East Room. The Palm Room Doors will open at 1:45 pm and close at 3:45 pm. RSVP at https://46eop.my.site.com/Surveys/survey/runtimeApp.app?invitationId=0KiSJ0000001DOD&surveyName=rsvp_texas_rangers_visit_8_8&UUID=1f1215f6-0c84-4f0e-befc-12f844b8ea56 by 10 a.m. August 8.

+5:30 p.m. Departs South Grounds, White House. Coverage of the in-town pool. Gather time at the Palm Room Doors is 4:45 pm.

+5:30 p.m.: Departs Joint Base Andrews. Coverage of out-of-town travelers.

New Castle Airport, Delaware Air National Guard (DANG), 2600 Spruance Drive, New Castle Del. New Castle Airport (Delaware Air National Guard, DANG), 2660 Spruance Drive in New Castle, Del. Presses open. The contact for press logistics is Jacob Gamble, 202-881-9943 or [email protected]. Registration has closed.

Staff of the campaign are greeted by Mrs. Biden at 6:30 pm. Wilmington, Del. Presses closed.

New Castle departs at 8:40 pm with Mrs. Biden. New Castle Airport (Delaware Air National Guard, DANG), 2660 Spruance Drive in New Castle, Del. Travel pool for out-of-town travelers.

Rehoboth is visited by Mrs. Biden at 9:10 pm. Additional pool coverage.

Biden is still at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Beach house is open until Sunday.

VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS'S SCHEDULE (early schedule)

All times in Phoenix and Michigan are local.

Governor. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), makes campaign stops TBA in Michigan.

Afternoon: Departs Michigan. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Detroit, Mich.)

Phoenix arrives at 5 pm MST. Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Ariz.

Nota: the vice president stays overnight in Arizona. Harris and Walz will hold campaign rallies in Phoenix and Las Vegas, respectively.

Updates throughout

Schedule of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken

Attends closed-door meetings at the State Department

DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S SCHEDULE

Travel (from August 7-9), to California, to attend the University of California San Diego Forum for U.S. China Relations.

Schedule of the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Richard Verma

Attends closed-door meetings at the State Department

UZRA ZEYA, UNDERSECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SELF-DEFENSE, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, SCHEDULE

Travel to Kenya, Ethiopia (August 4-8)

The Schedule of the Undersecretary for Political Affairs, John Bass

Attends closed-door meetings at the State Department

Matthew Miller, spokesman for the company will be holding a press briefing at 1:15 p.m. in Room 2209. Presses ouvertes. For a livestream, go to: www.state.gov

A DELAWARE TRIP/EVENT WITH PRESIDENT

First Lady Jill Biden's Schedule (early schedule).

Wilmington and Rehoboth

+6.30 pm: The president greets the campaign staff. Wilmington, Del. Presses closed.

New Castle departs with the President at 8:40 pm. New Castle Airport (Delaware Air National Guard, DANG), 2660 Spruance Drive in New Castle. Travel pool for out-of-town travelers.

Rehoboth welcomes the president at 9:10 pm. Additional pool coverage.

ADDS EVENT TIMES

Schedule of DOUG EMHOFF

In Paris (from Aug. 7-12)

+11:30 a.m. CEST/5:30 a.m. ET: Holds a roundtable with UNESCO representatives to discuss "combating antisemitism and promoting Holocaust education." Open to pre-credentialed press

+3 p.m. CEST/9 a.m. ET: Meets with U.S. Embassy staff. U.S. Embassy, Paris. Closed press

+6:15 p.m. CEST/12:15 p.m. ET: Delivers remarks at a Harris presidential campaign event. Paris. Open to pre-credentialed press

+9 p.m. CEST/3 p.m. ET: Attends various Olympic events in Paris. Open to pre-credentialed press

Note: On Friday, Emhoff speaks at a commemoration event for the victims of the August 9, 1982 attack at a Jewish restaurant in Paris which killed six people and injured 22 others. On Aug 11, Emhoff leads the U.S. presidential delegation attending the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND REPORTS

8:30 a.m.: The Labor Dept. issues weekly Jobless Claims.

8:30 a.m.: The USDA releases weekly Export Sales.

10 a.m.: The Commerce Dept. issues Wholesale Inventories for June.

10:30 a.m.: EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natural gas stocks.

11 a.m.: The Treasury Dept. makes weekly announcement of 3- and 6-month bill sale offerings.

11:30 a.m.: The Treasury Dept. holds weekly sale of 4- and 8-week bills.

12Noon: Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates.

1 p.m.: The Treasury Dept. sells 30-year bonds.

4:30 p.m.: The Federal Reserve issues weekly balance sheet.

SUPREME COURT

Not in session.

Note: The court resumes oral arguments on Monday, Oct. 7 at the start of its new term.

CONGRESS

THE SENATE

Not in session.

Note: The Senate holds a pro forma session on Friday at 10 a.m. During its ongoing August period break, the Senate will also hold pro forma sessions on: Aug. 13 at 9:15 a.m.; Aug. 16 at 10 a.m.; Aug. 20 at 8 a.m.; Aug. 23 at 11:45 a.m.; Aug. 27 at 9 a.m.; Aug. 30 at 11 a.m.; Sept. 3 at 2 p.m.; and Sept. 5 at 12:45 p.m. The Senate reconvenes for business on Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. to resume consideration of the nomination of Adam Abelson to be a U.S. District judge for the District of Maryland.

Committees

ADDS WITNESSES AND RSVP

SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS -- 11 a.m. -- Investigations Subcommittee holds a field hearing in New London, Conn. titled, "Coast Guard Whistleblowers: Sexual Assault and Harassment." U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 4 Julian Bell; U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman Petty Officer First Class Crystal Van Den Heuvel; retired Coast Guard Lt. Commander Tina Owen; retired Coast Guard chief warrant officer 4 Shawna Christine Ward; and former Coast Guard seaman Meghan Lori Klement, testify.

Location: Connecticut College, Evans Hall, 270 Mohegan Avenue Parkway, New London, Conn.

Contact: Kathleen McWilliams, 860-729-3589 or Maria McElwain, 202-224-6452

+Note: Press RSVP to [email protected]. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is the chairman of the Investigations Subcommittee. For a webcast, go to: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/coast-guard-whistleblowers-sexual-assault-and-harassment/.

THE HOUSE

Not in session.

Note: The House holds a pro forma session on Friday at 1 p.m. The House will not meet for business during its ongoing August period break. The next House votes will take place on Sept. 9.

Committees

No meetings are scheduled.

ADVISORIES

(ELECTION-POLL) ADVISORY -- At 1 a.m. ET, the Marquette Law School Poll releases the results of a national survey gauging respondents' views of: President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race; the presidential candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris; and how Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump compare on "a variety of issues and personal characteristics." Other polling topics include respondents' views of the selection of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as the Republican vice presidential nominee; and favorability ratings for President Joe Biden, Harris, Trump, Vance, and others.

Contact: Kevin Conway, 414-288-4745 or [email protected]

Note: To receive the polling data, register at https://marquette.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_donN4YsRPAyAj0a.

+(POLITICS-MARYLAND-HOGAN) ADVISORY -- At 9 a.m., former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md. ), Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, makes a campaign stop at the Ironworkers Union Local 5 in Largo, Md.

Location: Ironworkers Union Local 5, 9301 Peppercorn Place, Largo, Md.

Contact: Blake Kernen 973-722-7780

(ELECTION-DEMS-VETERANS) ADVISORY -- At 10 a.m., Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) speak on a Democratic National Committee (DNC) press call (via Zoom) to "underscore the dangers of Trump and Vance to veterans."

Contact: 202-863-8148 or [email protected]

Note: Register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeirr1Ew48tyiznUbDW1zTckd0878AAeD3kVFVX7stNX_VCyg/viewform.

(USA-ASIA-BUSINESS) ADVISORY -- At 10 a.m., the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosts a webinar discussion titled, "U.S. Investments in Asia: Catalyzing Sustainable Growth Through Strategic Partnerships." Marc Mealy, vice president of policy at the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council; Agnes Dasewicz, chief operating officer at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; and Dany Khy, senior adviser on private sector engagement at Chemonics, speak.

Contact: Andrew Schwartz, 202-775-3242

Note: Register at: https://www.csis.org/events/us-investments-asia-catalyzing-sustainable-growth-through-strategic-partnerships.

(MIDEAST-SYRIA-ASSAD) ADVISORY -- At 10 a.m., the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) holds an online discussion titled, "Assad's Return: Regional Changes, and Future Outlook." Sawsan Abou Zainedin, CEO of Madaniya; Maria Fantappie, head of the IAI Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa Program; CEIP nonresident senior scholars Abdullah Baabood and Armenak Tokmajyan; and CEIP senior fellow Sinan Ulgen speak.

Contact: Meshal DeSantis, 202-939-2233 or [email protected]

Note: Register at: https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2024/08/assads-return-regional-changes-and-future-outlook?.

(SPORTS-SOCCER-DC UNITED) ADVISORY -- At 11:30 a.m., D.C. United head coach Troy Lesesne and defender David Schnegg hold a news conference ahead of the club's Leagues Cup match against Mazatlan F.C. on Friday at Audi Field.

Location: Inova Performance Complex, Leesburg, Va.

Contact: Sam Legg, 703-346-5209

Note: To participate online, register at: https://form.typeform.com/to/wwo2CPmk?typeform-source=www.google.com. The first 15 minutes of Thursday's practice will be open press (beginning at 9:30 a.m.).

+(SAN DIEGO-PANDAS/NEWSOM) ADVISORY -- At 12Noon ET/9 a.m. PT, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and Mrs. Jennifer Newsom attend a San Diego Zoo ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the U.S. public debut of Xin Bao and Yun Chuan, the male and female giant pandas on loan to the zoo from China.

Location: San Diego Zoo, Panda Ridge, 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego, Calif.

Contact: 619-685-3291 or [email protected] or [email protected]

Note: Press RSVP at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJrMlkyTmqJ06hDLYx79qE3ACzXt07Jv2-9etlp5Cqwn5qzA/viewform. Pre-ceremony press opportunities begin at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT. For background, go to: https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/giant-pandas/visit or https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/08/07/governor-newsom-proclaims-california-panda-day/.

(LEGAL-STUDENT LOANS) ADVISORY -- At 12Noon, the Federalist Society holds a webinar to discuss "Challenges to the SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) Plan." Abhishek Kambli, deputy attorney general for special litigation and constitutional issues in the Office of the Kansas Attorney General; and Sheng Li, litigation counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, speak.

Contact: 202-822-8138 or [email protected]

Note: Register at https://fedsoc.org/events/litigation-update-challenges-to-the-save-plan.

(USA-FINANCE-HEALTH/CHOPRA) ADVISORY -- Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, participates in online events on Thursday.

Highlights

12:30 p.m.: Chopra holds an online forum to discuss medical debt. Register at https://cfpbgov.webex.com/weblink/register/ra038b93c0ec37673de2fa56bb77737fc

3 p.m.: Chopra participates in an online event to discuss a proposed rule regarding medical bills and credit reports. https://www.reddit.com/register/?rdt=57518

Contact: 855-411-2372, [email protected]

(USA-DEFENSE-CHINA) ADVISORY -- At 1 p.m., Austin Long, deputy director for Strategic Stability at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Directorate for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5), participates in a Center for a New American Security online forum titled, "Over the Brink: Escalation Management in a Protracted U.S.-PRC Conflict." Justin Anderson, senior policy fellow at the National Defense University's Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction; Andrew Metrick, fellow at the CNAS Defense Program; and Stacie Pettyjohn, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Defense Program, speak.

Contact: 202-695-8166 or [email protected]

Note: Register at: https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-over-the-brink-escalation-management-in-a-protracted-u-s-prc-conflict.

+(LEGAL-ADMINISTRATIVE/SEC/CFTC) ADVISORY -- At 1:30 p.m., the Federalist Society sponsors a webinar to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in June overturning the court's 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council; and the "potential implications for the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission." CFTC general counsel Rob Schwartz; former SEC general counsel and former CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz; and Jeffrey Dinwoodie, former chief counsel to the SEC chairman, speak.

Contact: 202-822-8138

Note: Register at: https://fedsoc.org/events/perspectives-on-the-post-chevron-landscape-a-focus-on-the-sec-and-cftc.

(GOVT-AI) ADVISORY -- At 2 p.m., the Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues at the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National League of Cities sponsor an online forum titled, "So Many Kinds of AI! Generative, Predictive and More - What Do They All Mean?" Topics include "which AI types are used for which tasks in local government and the various benefits and risks each type of technology poses when used in the public sector." Sayash Kapoor, a fellow at the Princeton University's Center for Human Values and a Ph.D candidate at Princeton University's Center for Information Technology, speaks.

Contact: Earl Lane, 202-326-6431 or [email protected]

Note: Register at https://www.aaas.org/events/so-many-kinds-ai-generative-predictive-and-more-what-do-they-all-mean.

(USA-ECONOMY-FED/BARKIN) ADVISORY -- At 3 p.m., the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) hosts an online discussion with Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. NABE President Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley, also participates.

Contact: 202-463-6223 or Melissa Golding, 571-236-2820 or [email protected]

Note: Register at https://nabe.com/NABE/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=WEBAUG8&WebsiteKey=91b9e16d-e6fe-4f31-a4af-02c194225c32

(USA-SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN) ADVISORY -- At 3:30 p.m., the Wilson Center hosts an online forum to discuss "The Path Forward for US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Relations." Hayoun Ryou-Ellison, assistant professor of the National Defense University; Dayna Barnes, associate professor at the National Defense University; Sung-Yoon Lee, professor of Korean studies and assistant professor at Tufts University; and Kayla Irta, senior associate at the Hyundai-Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, speak.

Contact: Ryan McKenna, 202-691-4217, [email protected]

Note: Register at https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/one-year-later-path-forward-us-rok-japan-trilateral-relations

(USA-EDUCATION-TEACHING) ADVISORY -- At 4 p.m., the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) holds a webinar discussion titled, "Have We Made Teaching Too Hard for Mere Mortals?" Louisiana Education Department Superintendent Cade Brumley; Regena Beard, science, robotics and STEM teacher at the Zachary Community School District; Michael Sonbert, CEO of Skyrocket Education, discuss a series of Louisiana Education Department reform recommendations.

Contact: 202-862-5829 or [email protected]

Note: Register at https://www.aei.org/events/have-we-made-teaching-too-hard-for-mere-mortals/.

(USA-POLITICS-PELOSI) ADVISORY -- At 7 p.m., the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore hosts an interview forum with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), former speaker of the House Representatives, who discusses her memoir titled, "The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House." Pelosi's father and brother both served as mayors of Baltimore.

Location: Central Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Central Hall, Baltimore, Md.

Contact: 410-396-5430

Note: Register at https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/speaker-emerita-nancy-pelosi-the-art-of-power.

(CONGRESS-ELECTION-OMAR) ADVISORY -- At 9 p.m. ET, Progressive Democrats of America hosts an online forum to discuss "defending progressive champions/squad members" like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) "in a very tight primary"; and "using Harris momentum to our benefit."

Contact: Mike Fox, 727-320-4502 or [email protected]

Note: RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration.

(SCOTUS-GORSUCH) ADVISORY -- At 10:15 p.m. ET/7:15 p.m. PT, Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, author of "Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law," addresses a dinner event hosted by the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

Location: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, Calif.

Contact: Melissa Giller, 805-522-2977 or [email protected]

Note: For a webcast go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW1-dBkjKo. On Friday, Gorsuch speaks at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif. https://richardnixonfoundation.ticketspice.com/supreme-court-justice-neil-gorsuch?.

GENERAL NEWS EVENTS

MORNING

UPDATES TIME FOR CAMARILLO

8 a.m. -- (USA-DEFENSE-TECH) CONFERENCE -- The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) holds its 2024 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference and Exhibition," through August 9.

Highlights

8 a.m.: Deputy Defense Undersecretary for Research and Engineering David Honey speaks.

8:20 a.m.: Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, discusses "A Warfighting Perspective from USEUCOM."

+4:10 p.m.: Remarks by Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo and former deputy defense secretary Robert Work.

Location: Washington Convention Center, 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW

Contact: Evamarie Socha, 703-247-2579 or [email protected]

Note: Register at: https://www.ndiatechexpo.org/.

8 a.m. -- (GOVT-STATES-CYBERSECURITY) EVENT -- Modev holds a GovAI Summit for State and Local Governments.

Highlights

8:40 a.m.: Amy Henninger, senior adviser and branch chief for advanced computing at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), discusses "Resilience Strategies for Cybersecurity in Government."

9:20 a.m.: Amy Henninger discusses "Adversarial AI: Why it Matters Now."

Location: Carahsoft, 11493 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100, Reston, Va.

Contact: [email protected]

Note: Register at https://www.govaisummit.com/sled/registration

9:30 a.m. -- (USA-BANGLADESH/BUSINESS) FORUM -- Bangladesh's Ambassador Muhammad Imran participates in a forum hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU).

Location: Undisclosed.

Contact: Pete Nonis, 202-836-8108 or 917-459-6140 or [email protected]

Note: The invitation-only event is closed press. For upcoming BCIU events, go to: https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/events.

AFTERNOON

No afternoon events are scheduled.

EVENING

7 p.m. -- (INDIA-JOURNALIST-RIGHTS) DISCUSSION -- Politics and Prose Bookstore at Union Market hosts a discussion with Rollo Romig, author of "I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist's Murder and the rise of Autocracy in India."

Location: Politics and Prose Bookstore at Union Market, 1324 Fourth Street NE

Contact: 202-364-1919

The Daybook

August 8, 2024

(source: Reuters)