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Thursday May 15, 2025

TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IN MIDDLE EAST
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP VISITS SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES STATE VISIT
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A ROUNDTABLE WITH BUSINESS LEADERS
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP DELIVERS REMARKS TO TROOPS AT AL UDEID AIR BASE
TODAY - US SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENT IN BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP CASE
TODAY - SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATION HEARING: JANET DHILLON, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
TODAY - SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATION HEARING: TERRANCE COLE, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF DRUG ENFORCEMENT
TODAY - SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATION HEARING: GADYACES SERRALTA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
TODAY - SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATION HEARING: JASON REDING QUINONES, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TODAY - SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATION HEARING: MR. JOEL RAYBURN, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS), VICE BARBARA A. LEAF, RESIGNED
TODAY - SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATION HEARING: MR. CHRIS PRATT, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS), VICE JESSICA LEWIS, RESIGNED
TODAY - SENATE ROLL CALL VOTE: CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE CALENDAR #88 SEAN DONAHUE TO BE AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE @EPA
TODAY - SENATE ROLL CALL VOTE: ON THE MOTION TO DISCHARGE FROM FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, S.RES.195, KAINE EL SALVADOR’S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
TODAY - RUSSIA AND UKRAINE IN DIRECT PEACE TALKS IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY - TRUMP MAY ATTEND?
TODAY - RSBN COVERING THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE

The House Stands Adjourned Until May 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT

Secretary Marco Rubio is on travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Türkiye from May 11-16, 2025.
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Senior Official for Political Affairs Lisa Kenna attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Senior Bureau Official for European and Eurasian Affairs Brendan P. Hanrahan joins Secretary Rubio on travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Türkiye from May 11-16, 2025.

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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

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

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

...There is an Enhanced Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across Parts of Eastern Minnesota...Wisconsin...Northeast Illinois...Northern Indiana...Southwest and Southern Michigan...and Far Northwest Ohio... - 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/

1775 Live @250YearsAgoLive - 50 colonial troops under Benedict Arnold ſail across Lake Champlain to Fort Saint-Jean to reconnoiter whether the Britiſh fort can be captured.
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/1922288969091301802
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