| HERE WE GO AGAIN: Congress returns to work today, and job one is to pass a funding measure before the fiscal year ends in three weeks. Failure to do so would mean a government shutdown one month before the Nov. 5 presidential election, something nobody seems to want. However, with Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on full-year appropriations measures, the only viable option is another temporarily continuing resolution or "CR," which would keep the government open but freeze spending at this year's level. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pushing a half-year CR that would punt the hard questions well into the new Congress that will take over in January, when control of the majority Democratic Senate and Republican House could be different. As a nod to his hard-right flank, Johnson has agreed to include a provision requiring voters to provide proof of American citizenship when registering to vote. It's already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections, and Democrats oppose the measure as an unnecessary impediment to the exercise of voting rights. CONGRESS BRACES FOR THREE-WEEK SPRINT IN FINAL SESSION BEFORE NOVEMBER ELECTION AUSTIN: SIX-MONTH DELAY 'TIES OUR HANDS BEHIND OUR BACK': In a weekend letter to leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called on Congress to act on the Pentagon budget much sooner, if not by the end of the month, then at least shortly after the election. "I am fully aware of the political pressures that will challenge the Congress from fulfilling its duty before our national elections conclude," Austin writes. "No matter who wins this election, there will be a presidential transition. I urge you and your colleagues to take up action immediately after the election to limit damage to our national security during this vulnerable period around transitions and uphold the bipartisan tradition of funding our nation's defense prior to the inauguration of a new President." “The repercussions of Congress failing to pass regular appropriations legislation for the first half of FY 2025 would be devastating to our readiness and ability to execute the National Defense Strategy,” Austin wrote, warning that a six-month delay would be tantamount to a $6 billion cut in the defense budget, and put more than $4.3 billion in research and development projects on hold. "I am fully aware of the political pressures that will challenge the Congress from fulfilling its duty before our national elections conclude," Austin writes. "No matter who wins this election, there will be a presidential transition. I urge you and your colleagues to take up action immediately after the election to limit damage to our national security during this vulnerable period around transitions and uphold the bipartisan tradition of funding our nation's defense prior to the inauguration of a new president." "Asking the department to compete with (China), let alone manage conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, while under a lengthy CR, ties our hands behind our back while expecting us to be agile and to accelerate progress," he wrote. "These actions subject service members and their families to unnecessary stress, empower our adversaries, misalign billions of dollars, damage our readiness, and impede our ability to react to emergent events." SCHUMER: 'NO POISON PILLS': Democrats who control the Senate vowed to block anything but a so-called "clean CR," stripped of any controversial amendments, such as the proof-of-citizenship requirement. "As I have said before, the only way to get things done is in a bipartisan way," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a "Dear Colleague letter" Sunday. "Despite Republican bluster, that is how we've handled every funding bill in the past, and this time should be no exception. We will not let poison pills or Republican extremism put funding for critical programs at risk." "Speaker Johnson is making the same mistake as former Speaker McCarthy did a year ago, by wasting precious time catering to the hard MAGA right. This tactic didn't work last September, and it will not work this year either. The House Republican funding proposal is an ominous case of déjà vu," said Schumer and Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) in a joint statement Friday. "If Speaker Johnson drives House Republicans down this highly partisan path, the odds of a shutdown go way up, and Americans will know that the responsibility of a shutdown will be on the House Republicans' hands." VULNERABLE HOUSE REPUBLICANS WARY OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN FIGHT LOOMING AFTER RECESS Good Monday morning and welcome to Jamie McIntyre's Daily on Defense, written and compiled by Washington Examiner National Security Senior Writer Jamie McIntyre (@jamiejmcintyre) and edited by Christopher Tremoglie. Email here with tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. Sign up or read current and back issues at DailyonDefense.com. If signing up doesn't work, shoot us an email and we'll add you to our list. And be sure to follow me on Threads and/or on X @jamiejmcintyre. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR READ BACK ISSUES OF DAILY ON DEFENSE HAPPENING TODAY: At a Capitol Hill news conference at 4:30 p.m., House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) will detail findings from his committee's two-year investigation into the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, in which an ISIS suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and 170 Afghans. "Well, this was one of the deadliest days in Afghanistan. It could have been prevented if the State Department did its job by law and executed the plan of evacuation. They did not do that until the day the Taliban invaded and overran Kabul. By that time, it was too late," McCaul said in an appearance on CBS's Face The Nation. "They let these 13 service men and women hang out to dry, 170 Afghans killed, 45 service members and Afghans injured as a result of the, I'd say, moral negligence on the part of the administration." The report titled, "Willful Blindness: An Assessment of the Biden-Harris Administration's Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Chaos that Followed," was quickly denounced by Democrats as "nakedly partisan." "Anyone who reads this report will be able to see that we conducted this investigation with integrity, not drawing conclusions ahead of time but rather looking at the facts and evidence we collected," McCaul said in a statement accompanying the report's release. "The report is simply a recitation of those facts and evidence. This is not about politics to me – it never has been. It's about getting to the bottom of what happened so we can make sure it never happens again." While the report largely faults President Joe Biden for failing to reverse President Donald Trump's exit plan once it was clear the Taliban was not living up to the terms of the 2020 Doha agreement, it also faults Trump's chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad for cutting the Afghan government out of negotiations with the Taliban. "The fact that he negotiates with the Taliban and leaves out the Afghan government. That was a slap in the face to them. And it was not good for morale," McCaul said on CBS. "When former President Trump took office, there were approximately 14,000 American troops in Afghanistan," Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), ranking committee member, said in a rebuttal released today. "Days before leaving office, the former president ordered a further reduction to 2,500. President Trump initiated a withdrawal that was irreversible without sending significantly more American troops to Afghanistan to face renewed combat with the Taliban." HOUSE GOP AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL REPORT EXPOSES 'BIDEN-HARRIS' FAILURES AUSTIN: UKRAINE HAS SIGNIFICANT CAPABILITY OF ITS OWN': In his news conference following Friday's meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Ramstein, Germany, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin indicated the Biden administration is not ready to grant Ukraine's desperate plea for permission to use U.S.-provided ATACMS rocket systems and other long-range weapons to strike Russian launch sites that are raining glide bombs down on Ukrainian cities. "In just one week, Russia has used over 800 guided aerial bombs, nearly 300 Shahed drones, and more than 60 missiles of various types against our people," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X after making an impassioned case in person at the meeting. "Terror can only be reliably stopped in one way: by striking Russian military airfields, their bases, and the logistics of Russian terror. We must achieve this." Austin repeatedly parried reporter questions about this issue, repeating several times that the U.S. focus was on helping Ukraine "defend its sovereign territory" and that long-range weapons were not a silver bullet. "What I have been focused on throughout is trying to help Ukraine to be successful in this tactical fight, in this operational struggle to make sure they can defend its sovereign territory, and there's a number of ways to accomplish that," Austin said. "There's no one capability that will, in and of itself, be decisive in this campaign." "I think Ukraine has a pretty significant capability of its own to address targets that are well beyond the — the range of ATACMS or even Storm Shadow, for that matter," Austin said in apparent reference to Ukraine's indigenous drone program. "And as we look at the battlefield currently, we know that the Russians have actually moved their aircraft that are using the glide bombers beyond the range of ATACMS. So this is an interesting argument." Last month, Ukraine debuted a new long-range weapon, the Palianytsia. It resembles a cruise missile with a jet engine and flies farther and faster than its previous drones. US GIVING $250 MILLION IN MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE US, UK SPYMASTERS APPLAUD 'AUDACIOUS' KURSK OFFENSIVE: In a rare joint appearance at the Financial Times Weekend Festival in London, U.S. CIA Director William Burns and British MI6 chief Richard Moore called Ukraine's surprise seizure of some 500 square miles of Russian territory in the Kursk region a significant tactical gain while warning against taking Russian threats of retaliation too seriously. Burns called the move "a significant tactical achievement" that boosted Ukrainian morale and exposed Russia's weaknesses. He said it had "raised questions" among the Russian elite about "where this is all headed." Moore called the Kursk offensive a "typically audacious and bold on the part of the Ukrainians, to try and change the game." He added that it had "brought the war home to ordinary Russians." Burns also revealed that there was a time in late 2022 when the U.S. assessed there was a "genuine risk of the use of tactical nuclear weapons" by Russia, but said the West should not be "unnecessarily intimidated" by Russian President Vladimir Putin's bellicose rhetoric. "Putin is a bully and is going to continue saber-rattling from time to time," he said. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER THE RUNDOWN: Washington Examiner: Congress braces for three-week sprint in final session before November election Washington Examiner: Johnson spending plan faces early resistance from House GOP hard-liners Washington Examiner: Vulnerable House Republicans wary of government shutdown fight looming after recess Washington Examiner: House GOP Afghanistan withdrawal report exposes 'Biden-Harris' failures Washington Examiner: GOP veterans in Congress cast doubt on military readiness under a Harris administration Washington Examiner: Army struggles to win over recruits with slew of failed marketing campaigns Washington Examiner: US giving $250 million in military aid to Ukraine Washington Examiner: House Republicans to home in on Biden-Harris failures in preelection hearings Washington Examiner: Why Trump is losing ground on immigration to Harris Washington Examiner: Warnock calls for taking AR-15s 'off the streets' after Georgia shooting Washington Examiner: Opinion: US must get serious about China and Africa Washington Examiner: Opinion: Sen. David Perdue: China's new war: America's freedom depends on confronting the threat New York Times: Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town AP: US believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, AP sources say Breaking Defense: US, Allies Warn of Russian Cyber Sabotage Aimed at Disrupting Aid to Ukraine AP: Two NATO Members Say Russian Drones Have Violated Their Airspace Washington Post: China's 'disappeared' foreign minister demoted to low-level publishing job, say former U.S. officials Washington Post: Georgia Tech cuts ties to blacklisted Chinese institute amid security unease Washington Post: GOP probe of Biden's Afghanistan exit expands as election nears AP: Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, a witness says AP: Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows Air & Space Forces Magazine: Pentagon Report: Air Force to Bed Down Only 25 F-35s in Fiscal 2026 Aviation Week: Mysterious Reusable China Spacecraft Returns to Earth SpaceNews: SpaceX Launches Third Batch of Satellites for NRO's Proliferated Constellation Air & Space Forces Magazine: US Space Command Leaders Endorse Other Services Having Role in Space Defense Scoop: Air Force Secures Its First Replicator System as Part of Second Tranche Air & Space Forces Magazine: Northrop: Adding a Pilot to New Model 437 Will Speed Testing Washington Post: Trump appears to have misled Gold Star families about deaths in Afghanistan THE CALENDAR: MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 9 8:30 a.m. 740 15th St. NW — New America 2024 Future Security Forum, with former White House National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster; former National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid; and Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Adm. Christopher Grady https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/events/future-security-forum 9:15 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies Defending Democratic Institutions Project virtual discussion: "The Cyber Safety Review Board: Reflecting on the Past and Charting the Future," with Robert Silvers, undersecretary for policy, Department of Homeland Security https://www.csis.org/events/cyber-safety-review-board-reflecting-past-charting-future 11 a.m. — Washington Institute for Near East Policy virtual forum: “U.S.-Bahrain Ties One Year After the Strategic Partnership Agreement,” with U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Steven Bondy; and Bahrain Ambassador to the U.S. Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa https://washingtoninstitute-org.zoom.us/webinar/register 11 a.m. — Heritage Foundation virtual discussion: “Exposing China Complicity in America Fentanyl Crisis,” with Steve Yates, senior fellow and chair, Heritage Foundation China Policy Initiative and former deputy national security adviser to the vice president; Carrie Filipetti, executive director, Vandenberg Coalition and former deputy assistant secretary at the State Department; Andres Martinez-Fernandez, senior policy analyst at the Allison Center for National Security; and Jeff Smith, director, Heritage Foundation Asian Studies Center https://www.heritage.org/china/event/exposing-chinas-complicity-americas-fentanyl-crisis 11 a.m. — Center for American Progress virtual discussion: “Managing U.S.-China Technology Competition in an Era of Rising Tensions,” with Emily Kilcrease, director, Center for a New American Security Energy, Economics, and Security Program; Dave Rank, CAP senior fellow; and Adam Conner, CAP vice president of technology policy https://www.americanprogress.org/events/managing-u-s-china-technology-competition 4 p.m. 1030 15th St. NW — Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security in-person and virtual discussion: “Climate Change As a Threat Multiplier: Implications for U.S. Defense and Global Security,” with Sherri Goodman, secretary general, International military Council on Climate and Security; Ali Rogin, correspondent at PBS News; and Frederick Kempe, president and CEO, Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/climate-change-as-a-threat-multiplier 4:30 p.m. House Triangle — Press conference on Rollout, House Foreign Affairs Committee Afghanistan Report, with Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) https://www.youtube.com/watch TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 10 8:30 a.m. 740 15th St. NW — New America 2024 Future Security Forum: “Regional Approaches to Indo-Pacific Security," with former Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd; Philippines Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez; Rear Adm. Takaaki Hayamizu, defense and naval attache at the Embassy of Japan https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/events 9 a.m. Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia — Brookings Institution and Spelman College discussion: “The Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Issues at Stake in the 2024 Election https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch 10 a.m. 2141 Rayburn — House Judiciary Committee hearing: “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Victim Perspectives" http://judiciary.house.gov 11 a.m. Rotunda, U.S. Capitol — U.S. Congress ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the families of 13 service members killed on August 26, 2021 in the terrorist attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA); Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT); and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) 12 p.m. — Foundation for Defense of Democracies virtual discussion: "Strategic Planning in Chaos: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Security Partnership," with retired Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, FDD senior fellow and former director general of the Israeli Ministry of Defense; Eyal Hulata, FDD senior international fellow and former Israeli National Security Adviser and head of Israel's National Security Council; retired Rear. Adm. Mark Montgomery, senior director, FDD Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation; Jonathan Schanzer, FDD senior vice president for research; and moderator Katie Pavlich, editor, Townhall.com and Fox News contributor https://www.fdd.org/events/2024/09/10 2 p.m. 2141 Rayburn — House Judiciary Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee hearing: “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Noncitizen Voting” http://judiciary.house.gov 2 p.m. — Hudson Institute virtual discussion: "How to Counter China Global South Strategy in the Indo-Pacific," with John Lee, senior fellow, Hudson Institute; Thomas Duesterberg, senior fellow, Hudson Institute; Aparna Pande, research fellow, India and South Asia, Hudson Institute; and Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair, Hudson Institute https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-counter-chinas-global-south-strategy 5 p.m. 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW —Carnegie Endowment for International Peace book discussion: “Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia,” with author Stephanie Baker, Bloomberg News investigative reporter https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2024/08/punishing-putin WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 11 8 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: “A Next-Generation Agenda: Bridging South Korean and NATO Perspectives on Security,” with Malthe Munkoe, external lecturer at the Copenhagen Business School; Hyunseung David Yu, Master student at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; Julia Dowling, Master student at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; and Jaehyoung Ju, Master student at Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-next-generation-agenda 8 a.m. 300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Global Aerospace Summit,” with Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves; Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS); FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel; Space Force Brig. Gen. Brian Denaro, senior military assistant to the Air Force secretary https://events.uschamber.com/globalaerospacesummit 8:30 a.m 180 Greenwich St., New York, NY — National September 11 Memorial and Museum 23rd Anniversary Commemoration 9:30 a.m. 1310 Longworth — House Administration Committee hearing: “American Confidence in Elections: Looking Ahead to the 2024 General Election,” with testimony from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D); Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (R); Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D); and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose ® https://cha.house.gov 9:45 a.m. 6424 Lincoln Hwy. Stoystown, Pennsylvania — National Park Service moment of remembrance event the Flight 93 National Memorial. 10 a.m. 2172 Rayburn — House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing: “Great Power Competition in Africa,” with testimony from John Bass, acting undersecretary of state for political affairs http://foreignaffairs.house.gov 11 a.m. — Brookings Institution virtual discussion: “Afghanistan under the Taliban: Power dynamics, regional relations, and U.S. policy,” with Tricia Bacon, associate professor at American University; Tamin Asey, senior fellow at King College London; Ronald Neumann, president, American Academy of Diplomacy; and Vanda Felbab-Brown, director, Brookings Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors https://www.brookings.edu/events/afghanistan-under-the-taliban 1:30 p.m. — Washington Post Live virtual discussion: "Current threats of domestic and international terrorism,” with Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew Olsen https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/07/24/matt-olsen 2 p.m. 2172 Rayburn — House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee hearing: “Countering Malign PRC Influence in Europe,” with testimony from Ivana Karaskova, China analyst and China team lead at the Association for International Affairs; Dalibor Rohac, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; and Peter Rough, senior fellow and director, Hudson Institute Center on Europe and Eurasia http://foreignaffairs.house.gov 2 p.m. — National Park Service wreath laying ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial, 6424 Lincoln Hwy., Memorial Plaza, Wall of Names, Stoystown, Pa. 2 p.m. — CQ Roll Call and FiscalNote virtual discussion: “Fall 2024 Legislative Preview: Congress Crunch Time” about legislative priorities and key bills Congress aims to address before the end of the fiscal year, including the National Defense Authorization Act, with Paul Krawzak, senior writer on the budget, appropriations, and tax team at CQ and Roll Call; Briana Reilly, defense and national security reporter for CQ and Roll Call; and Jason Dick, editor-in-chief at CQ and Roll Call https://info.cq.com/resources/fall-leg-preview-webinar/ 9 p.m. National Constitution Center, Philadelphia — Presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, sponsored by ABC News, and moderated by World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis Airs on ABC and streams on ABC News Live, as well as simulcast on other cable channels THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 12 8 a.m. — Atlantic Council and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. virtual seminar: “Narrative Warfare in Taiwan,” with Min Hsuan Wu, co-founder and CEO, Doublethink Lab; Gittipong Paruchabutr, Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow; Kenton Thibaut, Atlantic Council senior resident China fellow; and Markus Garlauskas, director, Atlantic Council Indo-Pacific Security Initiative https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-cross-strait-and-beyond-seminar 10 a.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW — Center for Strategic and International Studies discussion: “Navigating the National Security Inflection Point,” with Assistant Commerce Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod 10:30 a.m. 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW — Henry L. Stimson Center in-person and virtual "Ground Forces and Great Powers: A Conversation with U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth," with Brian Finlay, president and CEO, Stimson Center https://stimsoncenter.zoom.us/webinar/register 2 p.m. — Brookings Institution virtual discussion: “What We Learned from the First Harris-Trump Presidential Debate,” with Elaine Kamarck, founding director, Brookings Institution Center for Effective Public Management and senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution; William Galston, chair and senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution; Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director, Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Program; and Camille Busette, interim vice president and director, Brookings Institution Governance Studies Program and director, Brookings Institution Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative https://www.brookings.edu/events/what-we-learned 4 p.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW — Center for Strategic and International Studies book discussion: Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia War Against the West, with author John Sullivan, former U.S. ambassador to Russia https://www.csis.org/events/midnight-moscow-conversation 4 p.m. 1717 K St. NW — Institute of World Politics lecture: “World in Crisis: National Security Priorities for the Next Administration,” with Noah Rothman, senior writer at the National Review; Michael Brendan Dougherty, senior writer at NationalReview.com; Dan Caldwell, public policy adviser at Defense Priorities; James Robbins, senior fellow in national security affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council; and John Callahan, adjunct professor at IWP https://www.iwp.edu/events/world-in-crisis-national-security-priorities 5 p.m. 390 Cannon — National Defense Industrial Association Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict Division fall reception: "The critical role of SO/LIC forces in our national security." https://www.ndia.org/events/2024/9/12/ndia-solic-fall-reception-on-the-hill 5 p.m. — Jews United for Democracy “Israel In Crisis” virtual briefing: “The status and progress of hostage and ceasefire negotiations,” with Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Larry Mantle, host, AirTalk with Larry Mantle https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/event 7 p.m. Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW — Radio and Television Correspondents Association of Capitol Hill 2024 Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner. https://site.pheedloop.com/event 7:30 p.m. — Brookings Institution, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, and the Institute for Global Engagement virtual discussion: “American Foreign Policy Toward Ukraine, Russia, and NATO Beyond 2024,” with Fiona Hill, senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution Center on the U.S. and Europe, and former deputy assistant to the president on the National Security Council; David Kramer, executive director, George W. Bush Institute and vice president, George W. Bush Presidential Center; Liz Brailsford, president and CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth; Adam Wright, president of Dallas Baptist University; Constanze Stelzenmuller, director of and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Center on the U.S. and Europe; and Rudolph Bush, editorial page editor at the Dallas Morning News https://www.brookings.edu/events/american-foreign-policy-toward-ukraine-russia-and-nato FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 13 11 a.m. 1957 E St. NW — George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs discussion: “The U.S., NATO, and the World,” with U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/the-us-nato-and-the-world 2 p.m. — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace virtual discussion: “Political Violence and the 2024 Elections,” with former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary McCord, executive director, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection; Eric Ward, executive vice president of Race Forward; and Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the CEIP American Statecraft Program https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2024/09/political-violence THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 19 10 a.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW— Center for Strategic and International Studies International Security Program and the U.S. Naval Institute for a Maritime Security Dialogue in-peron and virtual discussion: "America Warfighting Navy," with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti; Seth Jones, CSIS senior vice president and ISP director; and retired Navy Capt. Bill Hamblet, editor-in-chief, Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute https://www.csis.org/events/americas-warfighting-navy 1 p.m. 2212 Rayburn — House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing: “Oversight of Extremism Policies in the Army" http://www.armedservices.house.gov 3 p.m. 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — Brookings Institution in-person and virtual discussion: "Great power competition and overseas bases," with Michael O'Hanlon, Knight chair in Defense and Strategy, senior fellow and director, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Brookings; Geoffrey Gresh, professor, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University; Dawn Murphy, associate professor, National Security Strategy, National War College; Andrew Yeo, senior fellow and SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, Brookings; and Isaac Kardon, senior fellow for China Studies, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch | | | | "This is trolling at the highest level, and Americans will believe all of it is for real." | | commentator Vladimir Solovyov on Russian state television laughing about how gullible Americans will take President Vladimir Putin's endorsement of Kamala Harris seriously, as translated by Russia-watcher Julia Davis. |
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