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Friday July 18, 2025

TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR S.1582 GENIUS ACT
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A DINNER WITH REPUBLICAN SENATORS
TODAY - RSBN COVERING THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE

The House Stands Adjourned Until  
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until July 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT

Secretary Marco Rubio attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State and the White House. 
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is on travel to Japan from July 17-20, 2025.
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Michael J. Rigas attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.

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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 a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across Parts of Virginia/north Carolina...and Parts of Central/eastern Nebraska...Southeast South Dakota...Southwest Minnesota...and Western/central Iowa... - 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/

8notables @8Notables - Gm frens
https://x.com/8Notables/status/1945772489834946749

1775 Live @250YearsAgoLive - George Washington calls for a ban on black enlistments in the Continental Army.
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/1945899137746047014

1925 Live @100YearsAgoLive - A treaty between the United States and Canada slightly adjusts the border between the two countries.
The United States gains 30 acres of land.
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/1945854625745113591

1975 Live @50YearsAgoLive - Japan’s Crown Prince, Akihito, and his wife, Princess Michiko, narrowly miss being struck by a Molotov cocktail thrown by a protestor in Naha, Okinawa.
https://x.com/50YearsAgoLive/status/1945830295380348964

2000 Live @25YearsAgoLive - Taco Bell announces that it will end its famous Chihuahua advertisements, which have run since 1997.
https://x.com/25YearsAgoLive/status/1945865642915013028

Abigail Jackson @ATJackson47 - Labor Secretary says H-2A visa program improvements will benefit farmers without displacing American workers
"It's not an amnesty program. And it's not even a new program. It's just going to be better, faster and more affordable."
https://x.com/ATJackson47/status/1945853315981381657

Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff - Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled.
If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.
https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/1945991349339042169
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