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On Wednesday, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation convenes its
On Saturday, the National People's Congress, the country's legislature, convenes.
They released it Tuesday as the U.N. General Assembly convenes.
Parliament, which convenes on July 2, would then debate the appointment.
Peterson convenes regular "fiscal summits" in his quest to cut benefits.
EDT: The Senate convenes to discuss the National Defense Authorization Act.
Spaceship Media convenes people across divides and curates respectful online conversations.
The planning committee meeting this week convenes four times a year.
The Israeli security cabinet convenes Tuesday morning to discuss the escalation.
Rashida Tlaib (D) to take over when the next Congress convenes.
They released it Tuesday as the United Nations General Assembly convenes.
That will not be clear until 2021, when the legislature next convenes.
He is in jail until a grand jury convenes on April 12.
EST: The Senate convenes and may vote on several Trump Cabinet nominees.
The president convenes a meeting of his Cabinet at 220006:2202 a.m.
The House Judiciary Committee convenes today to consider impeaching the I.R.S. commissioner.
The next Pike County grand jury convenes the last week of February.
Pompeo convenes the two-day conference for all U.S. ambassadors in Washington.
Ahead of that, a ministerial committee convenes on Wednesday at 1130 GMT.
When we're likely to see it: The trial convenes at 1 p.m.
When we're likely to see it: The trial convenes at 1 p.m.
The Senate convenes for a pro forma session at 6900:2628 a.m.
She'll also need to run for speaker again once Parliament re-convenes.
Before the whole group convenes, I run to Sweetgreen to pick up lunch.
We're told they will go before the grand jury when it finally convenes.
The Washington-based group only convenes such meetings to address most urgent affairs.
The shutdown could persist at least until a new Congress convenes on Jan.
Court convenes only once a week and, at most, two witnesses are called.
The Senate convenes Friday for a pro forma session at 220006:2202 a.m.
When a new Congress convenes in 2019, the district will likely no longer exist.
The articles were filed just before the House convenes for a five-week recess.
"These issues don't necessarily get raised unprompted," Perriello said of town halls he convenes.
WHERE AND WHEN The House convenes a pro forma session at 6900:2628 a.m.
The Jewish Federation of North America usually convenes its annual General Assembly in Jerusalem.
The House Judiciary Committee convenes Tuesday to consider impeaching the Internal Revenue Service commissioner.
However, on Saturday, the chamber adjourned until the new Senate convenes on Jan. 3.
Under Raul Castro's direction, the National Assembly then convenes to designate Cuba's next leader.
WEDNESDAY • A major meeting of Catholic bishops from around the world convenes In Rome.
However, on Saturday, the chamber recessed until the new Senate convenes on Jan. 3.
Schumer is expected to talk about health care when the Senate convenes Monday afternoon.
The special committee convenes after weeks of political delay and a sprinkling of public holidays.
When England's faction convenes early next month, he is likely to run for Worley's position.
If he does not, impeachment proceedings will start when the country's parliament convenes on Tuesday.
The court, which officially convenes next week, may go another term with only eight justices.
He convenes his favorites (nice to see Taylor at this table) and asks for solutions.
The doctors belong to a brain defects study group that convenes via videoconference each month.
These proposals will be voted on when the entire FIFA congress convenes in late February.
Filler-Corn won't officially become the Speaker until the newly elected House convenes in January.
Sometimes, her legal team convenes in the quiet chapel on the grounds of the palace.
Bob Corker, all of whom will be gone when the new Congress convenes next year.
Schiff plans to publicly release the remaining transcripts when the new Congress convenes in January.
Most expect that the European Central Bank will cut rates when it convenes on Thursday.
The Legislature convenes Tuesday and marijuana legalization will be near the top of the agenda.
It deserves to happen again when the triennial ICAO Assembly convenes in Montreal from Sept.
America's new Congress convenes, Chinese consumers tighten their belts and Turks vote with their feet.
Every time the group convenes in the library do 5 standing knee crunches on each side.
Burkman is working to raise $1 million by Wednesday, the day before the rules committee convenes.
Now (before the next Congress convenes), it's 188 House seats, 46 Senate seats, and 18 governorships.
The bill is expected to be introduced soon after the 2019-20 Congress convenes on Jan.
President Obama convenes his National Security Council at the C.I.A. today, to discuss the Islamic State.
The 76-member NRA board is expected to address the leadership vacuum when it convenes Monday.
Rome, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Paola De Micheli convenes main logistic and transport associations (1003 GMT).
The Senate convenes Tuesday at noon for leadership remarks and will adjourn at 123:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON — The new Congress convenes Tuesday, and Republicans have a long list of promises to keep.
Brett Kavanaugh When the Supreme Court convenes this morning, Brett Kavanaugh will be on the bench.
The FDA convenes a panel annually to analyze what will make up next flu season's vaccine.
The FDA convenes a panel annually to analyze what will make up next flu season's vaccine.
Gary Lutin heads the Shareholder Forum, which convenes independent workshops to help investors make sound decisions.
He is poised to lead the Intelligence Committee as chairman when the next Congress convenes Jan. 3.
What's next: The allegations will not be settled by the time the new Congress convenes on Jan.
He sees futures bouncing around a range of $48 to $54 until OPEC convenes on Nov. 30.
Rome, Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Development Minister Luigi Di Maio convenes trade unions on Alitalia CAITLA.
The Vienna meeting comes a few days before Russia convenes its own Syrian peace congress in Sochi.
An hour later, he convenes a special meeting of officials and ministers at the Elysée presidential palace.
The commission for the Church in China no longer convenes, even though it has not been dissolved.
They said the inquiry should begin before the Human Rights Council convenes a new session this month.
The 21th Congress convenes today, and one of its first challenges will be reaching a budget deal.
The cast convenes in December and rehearses for three weeks before a furlough for the Christmas holidays.
Instead, states send designated electors to gather and vote in the electoral college, which convenes in December.
Better to have as many of these fights as possible before the new Congress convenes in January.
Republicans plan to begin repealing the law as soon as the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3.
Mr. O'Brien, a dapper Los Angeles lawyer, convenes more regular and inclusive council meetings than Mr. Bolton.
When the new Congress convenes, the clock resets and lawmakers have additional time to review eligible rules.
The community center conducts weekly yoga and aerobics classes, and the literary society convenes once a month.
Once a decade, the academy convenes a blue-ribbon panel to recommend how to spend federal dollars.
Democrats would hold a 234-201 seat advantage in the House when the next Congress convenes in January.
In the military, the flag officer who convenes a court-martial gets a final say on the sentencing.
However, decriminalization will be on the table on March 2, when the National Drug Summit convenes in Canberra.
When the new Congress convenes in January, Democrats will hold at least 233 of the House's 435 seats.
Jerry Brown for signature before the governor convenes a global energy summit meeting in San Francisco in September.
Today, Namati convenes a Global Legal Empowerment Network, with more than 1,000 member organizations, most of them tiny.
We will reintroduce the bill when the 115th Congress convenes, and we will seek swift action on it.
McConnell knows this and, presumably, will have his attack dogs on a short leash when the hearing convenes.
India's top court convenes benches of various sizes to hear cases, depending on the importance of the case.
Whatever deal ultimately is reached in negotiations will be reviewed by the next Congress that convenes in January.
The Sohn Conference convenes fund managers who volunteer to present investment ideas to raise money to fight pediatric cancer.
He convenes a trio with two fellow rhythm-section stalwarts, the drummer Al Foster and the bassist George Mraz.
Chaffetz is "evaluating his next steps" on the drug pricing issue when the next Congress convenes, an aide said.
Although the target range was endorsed by the leadership in December, it could still be adjusted before parliament convenes.
Markets believe the Fed is more likely than not to cut rates when it convenes on July 30-31.
The Federal Open Market Committee convenes on Tuesday for a two-day meeting, culminating with a Wednesday afternoon decision.
The Paris-based organization, which also promotes global education and supports press freedom, convenes its executive council on Oct.
They plan to vote on two spending bills on Thursday, when the 2019 Congress first convenes, the Times reports.
It was added to a broader rules package that is expected to pass when the House formally convenes today.
The rules require a vote take place at least one hour after the chamber convenes on the second day.
When the fund's board convenes in Washington this summer, it will have to decide whether to resume the payments.
Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) plans to roll out the bill when the House convenes for the year Tuesday afternoon.
But aides said that was all but impossible before the Electoral College convenes on Monday to formalize his victory.
In Piemonte, where the Italian festival convenes, the big prize jury turns out to consist of a dozen teenagers.
Her victory means Republicans will hold a 53-47 majority in the new U.S. Senate that convenes in January.
Ozturk was due to be retired this August at a meeting of the YAS, which convenes twice a year.
If congress decides to impeach an official, then the upper house, which currently has 23 members, convenes for a trial.
The staff traditionally convenes meetings by clanging a bell, and Hutzell said the act has taken on a new meaning.
Senate rules require all senators to agree for committees to meet for more than two hours after the Senate convenes.
OPEC holds its market monitoring and ministerial meetings Monday, and then 'OPEC+,' which includes Russia and other producers, convenes Tuesday.
When the conference committee convenes, members will have to preempt a GOP split over the nature of the final package.
HAPPILY for its members India's Parliament convenes for just three sessions a year, for an undemanding 100 days in all.
Moshiur Rahman, who convenes the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Coordination Committee, called the move to begin using grain for fuel "suicidal".
The House convenes Monday for a truncated workweek as Republicans try to find a way forward on passing a budget.
He told NBC News he plans to introduce the bill next month when the legislature convenes for the new year.
EDT: President Obama convenes his National Security Council in the Situation Review for a review of the anti-ISIS campaign.
Once the new Congress convenes, Pelosi is expected to put legislation on the House floor that would reopen the government.
Thursday, the Senate convenes -- senators will do the prayer to open Thursday's business, as well as the Pledge of Allegiance.
Like Rogers and his team, our network convenes cross-discipline experts to make new tools and technologies work for kids.
The next gift for Mr. Netanyahu could come on June 25, when Mr. Kushner convenes an economic conference in Bahrain.
But a small group of defectors has been threatening to withhold their support when the new Congress convenes next month.
The podcast's team convenes every Tuesday in Astoria, Queens, at the home studio of Parks Vallely, the show's audio engineer.
G7 Summit  The G7 summit convenes this weekend in France, and all eyes, as usual, will be on President Trump.
After Tuesday's Democratic primary races, there are bound to be fewer of them in the Council that convenes in January.
"I don't know exactly what will transpire," Durbin said when asked what to expect when the Senate next convenes Tuesday.
House Democrats are providing much-needed accountability today as the House Oversight Committee convenes for a hearing on the topic.
Before Reading This article begins: The new Congress convenes Tuesday, and Republicans have a long list of promises to keep.
The symposium, which begins Friday, convenes economic experts from around the globe and is hosted by the Kansas City Fed.
The first order of business when Congress convenes on Tuesday is the swearing in of the new and re-elected members.
Demings and Bergman are two of the 54 members of the freshman class of the 115th Congress, which officially convenes Tuesday.
The whole family (minus Kim who joins via Facetime) convenes at the hospital to welcome Dream and congratulate Rob and Chyna.
After meeting Jansa, Pahor said he would give him the mandate after parliament convenes next week on June 22 or 23.
It's pretty widely known on the left that Merkley regularly convenes a host of progressive groups to coordinate messaging and strategy.
They plan to push for a vote next year when the new Congress convenes while acknowledging that a dispute with Sen.
In the evening, he convenes a political roundtable with supporters in Erie, Pa., and headlines a reelection rally at 7 p.m.
He is also days away from a new era of punishing Democratic oversight when the new Congress convenes in early January.
These shifts—among lawmakers and private companies—mean that when the new Congress convenes, Democrats will have an opportunity to act.
Don Huffines, a Dallas Republican, has said he would file legislation to codify the rules when the Legislature convenes in January.
After each presidential election, it also convenes campaign managers, pollsters and strategists and other insiders to analyze the recently concluded race.
Abortion is almost certainly on the docket Monday when the Supreme Court convenes for its final day of decisions in 2628.
That bill was held in committee in May but could be revived—with fresh support—when the Legislature convenes next year.
The Senate is expected to hold a moment of silence for the Orlando shooting victims when it convenes later Monday afternoon.
As the whole family convenes on their dog's birthday, Clara is relegated to become the butt of her loved ones' jokes.
What's next: The new board will elect new leaders, replacing Mallory and Bland as co-presidents, when it convenes this month.
What's next: Voting on the rules package will be one of the first items on the agenda when Congress convenes on Thursday.
Parliament convenes on Tuesday to debate a report on the four-party coalition government's performance, which could precipitate a no confidence vote.
The other board seat will remain empty until the board convenes later this month to propose a new member, the filing said.
That means the new Senate that convenes in January will have 33 Republicans, a net gain of two seats, and 47 Democrats.
Plans are afoot for a vote of no confidence in Mr Abadi, when parliament next convenes, possibly within the next few days.
Brad Hoylman (D) will introduce the Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act — the TRUMP Act — when New York's legislature convenes next year.
Trump has to certify Iran's compliance with the deal in October, shortly after the United Nations General Assembly convenes in New York.
After it convenes, Obama should promptly renominate Scholer, the panel ought to quickly reapprove the nominee and the Senate must confirm her.
Every year, DEFCON convenes thousands of hackers who attempt to breach the security of important technologies in an effort to expose vulnerabilities.
He said he will introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution designed to overturn the rule once the next Congress convenes in January.
Whether or not Maduro convenes an election as planned, the U.S. has not offered a plan for what happens the day after.
When most of official Washington shuts down for snowstorms, the court typically convenes anyway and expects lawyers to be ready to argue.
Booker raised eyebrows earlier this month when it emerged that he would join the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when the new Congress convenes.
Launch likely to infuriate China The launch comes as China, North Korea's closest international ally, convenes its annual National People's Congress in Beijing.
Dianne Feinstein of California invoked a rule that prevents committee hearings from going on for more than two hours after the Senate convenes.
North Carolina may be the next domino; teachers there plan to demonstrate in the capital on May 16th, when the state's legislature convenes.
Mrs May is expected to take a request for such an extension to the EU summit that convenes in Brussels on March 21st.
Our host Emilie Friedlander convenes a panel of THUMP editors this week to talk about the only things that matter—sex and death.
"When the senate convenes on Tuesday week, the government will move to refer the matter to determination by the high court," he said.
When the new Congress convenes in January, the first piece of legislation the new majority will introduce is a sweeping democracy reform agenda.
When the National Governors Association convenes in Washington this weekend, prescription drug costs will no doubt be on the short list for discussion.
House Democratic staffers are already preparing funding measures to pass and lob over to the Senate as soon as the new Congress convenes.
In general, the C.D.C. relies on advice from its internal experts while the W.H.O. convenes panels of independent experts from around the world.
The Senate is expected to see the bill on Thursday and vote on the bill before it convenes for the July Fourth recess.
Tradition holds that the host shapes the agenda and convenes the meetings, but Washington or Tokyo — or anyone — could get the ball rolling.
A nonprofit group called the Mutual U.F.O. Network, or Mufon, founded in 1969, has over 4,000 members worldwide and convenes a yearly symposium.
The United Nations Climate Action Summit convenes on Monday, giving a glimpse of how far presidents and prime ministers are willing to go.
Now Manhattan is enduring a different form of hellishness: severe Midtown traffic as the United Nations General Assembly convenes and world leaders gather.
This weekend Mr. Henriquez convenes a redoubtable cast of musicians from across generations and nationalities for a celebration of Gillespie's Latin jazz legacy.
Central banks, meanwhile, will be in focus this week as the Bank of Japan convenes a two-day monetary policy meeting beginning Monday.
Ms. Chown, 30, noted that they were all part of a group, "the Rummed-up Rednecks," that convenes on Facebook and at balls.
The fight has attracted groups on both sides of the issue who are now descending on Colorado before the legislature convenes in January.
It would be the third panel on Capitol Hill to hold such a hearing, after the Senate Banking Committee convenes its session tomorrow.
With only days before Catalonia's parliament convenes to elect a new regional government, separatists said Puigdemont was their candidate to lead the region again.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops starts a four-day spring meeting today in Baltimore, while the Southern Baptist Convention convenes in Birmingham, Alabama.
After a time-jump, a council of all the powerful leaders convenes to talk about Tyrion, a now-imprisoned Jon, and what happens next.
The American Medical Association, which convenes the RUC, posts minutes and recommendations of the RUC meetings, which it started doing a few years ago.
He convenes weekly meetings with the developers, contractors and Delta representatives to discuss progress and to share details down to the rivets and joists.
Second, no prosecutor is involved in the investigation and therefore no one convenes a grand jury with the power to subpoena persons or documents.
The retreat, which will be held June 8-10 in Park City, Utah, convenes business, political, and global policy influencers to discuss American leadership.
After Parliament convenes next week, it will vote on whether to allow Mr. Lofven to form a new government and remain as prime minister.
She will propose those rules when the new Congress convenes in January, not on Wednesday, when she will unveil rules for the Democratic caucus.
The original musical involves a clowder of cats with its own lingo ("Jellicle") that convenes on the night one is chosen to be reborn.
In a film about the Panama Papers scandal, Steven Soderbergh convenes a seminar in international finance, with Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman and Sharon Stone.
What they grandly and waggishly refer to as the homeowners' association annual meeting convenes in the spring; it basically involves cleaning out the garage.
An hour or so later, another group convenes downstairs in the office of Stephanie Grisham, the press secretary, to discuss the day's top stories.
The details: Trump told the New York Post that it would be "more powerful" to save the document releases until when the new Congress convenes.
If power is split, the new Congress that convenes in January, even as the next presidential election season gets underway, would get even less done.
To develop its proposed building codes, the International Code Council collects proposed changes from building inspectors, engineers and others, then convenes committees to review them.
But Bullock opted to wait until the state's legislature, which convenes only every other year, finished its legislative sessions before getting into the presidential race.
Events over the past three days have largely dictated the context of the Republican National Convention for when it convenes in less than 24 hours.
As it convenes its five-yearly congress, one of the financial system's dodgiest corners has served up a reminder of the limits to its power.
When the 115th Congress convenes next year, they will have the opportunity to change the way future generations learn, use technology, and express themselves creatively.
The Texas Legislature convenes only every other year, and Dallas is preparing to ask the state for help when the next session starts in January.
This week, a House Judiciary Committee subcommittee convenes a hearing on the subject of trial lawyer TV ads and their dangers to the public health.
The show convenes a suite of drawings employing that technique, made between 1958 and 1960: putative illustrations of the thirty-four cantos of Dante's Inferno.
Markets widely expect the Fed to raise another 25 basis points when the Federal Open Market Committee convenes for its two-day meeting next week.
He convenes likeminded partners for this ensemble: Anna Webber on tenor saxophone, Ben Gerstein on trombone, Eivind Opsvik on bass and Vinnie Sperrazza on drums.
Under Maine's constitution, a voter-approved initiative that requires the state to spend money won't become operable until 28503 days after the legislature next convenes.
First, it appears that the national security adviser, John Bolton, rarely convenes his cabinet colleagues, known as the principals committee, to review the toughest issues.
When the 115th Congress convenes next January, a comparable level of political will from the now ever-distant days of 1996 would be welcomed indeed.
When the 116th Congress convenes in January, Stefanik will be one of just 13 Republican women in the House, the lowest number in 20 years.
The grand jury convenes Two years after JonBenet's killing, with the case no closer to being solved, Boulder's district attorney convened a grand jury in 1998.
The report comes weeks before the United Nations General Assembly Special Session convenes on April 19 to discuss drug policy for the first time since 1998.
The self-outing came one day before the United Methodist Church, one of the nation's largest Protestant denominations, convenes its quadrennial General Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Another collaborator who's part of the secret filming club meeting that convenes on "Camera," the self-coined White Iverson brings his melodic touch to the track.
They will have another chance to have their voices heard in a few weeks, when NHTSA convenes a second hearing at Stanford University on April 27th.
"I'm trying to do something different," says Carpenter, who also convenes the Nuclear Culture Research Group, a collective of artists and academics, at Goldsmiths in London.
In the makeshift office of his group, the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, or ARSPH, Mohib Ullah convenes an open meeting each morning.
Washington (CNN)For the second day in a row, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will not be at the Supreme Court as it convenes for oral arguments.
On Monday, 16 conservative Democrats took their shot at Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to easily win the speakership when the 116th Congress convenes in January.
An Indiana legislator the other day announced a plan to introduce a "Protection at Conception" bill, criminalizing all abortions, when the State Legislature convenes in January.
However, since Agosta moved to British Columbia in 2014, she has not trained or played with other top female players, except when the national team convenes.
Now a mainstay of photo events in the United States, the review convenes the photographic community to meet, trade ideas, help each other — and have fun.
Her campaign spread to neighboring villages and eventually to the highest seat of Maasai power, the elders council that convenes at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro.
There is no easy way forward, and what will happen when the new Parliament convenes next week has become the subject of an intense guessing game.
She plans to propose those rules when the new Congress convenes in January, not on Wednesday, when she plans to unveil rules for the Democratic caucus.
Under the "Ostbelgien Model", the Citizens' Council and the assemblies it convenes will run in parallel to the existing parliament and will set its legislative agenda.
These new rules come ahead of the communist party's 19th National Congress, which convenes this autumn and is usually a time when the regime tightens the ship.
The big picture: The government is expected to be closed due to lapse of funding until at least December 27th, which is when the Senate next convenes.
He believes that's due to concerns that the central bank will indeed raise its target rate when it convenes next week, as well as perhaps next quarter.
The Global Climate Action Summit convenes today in San Francisco (through Friday), with hosts Jerry Brown, governor of California, and Michael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor.
If the chamber convenes every few days — even for a few minutes — then it is not, technically, on recess and, therefore, the president cannot make recess appointments.
That's why it is the topic of a new program at the Shareholder Forum, which convenes independent workshops to provide information to help investors make sound decisions.
Once relevant legislation passes parliament that convenes in January, the fund's operations will likely be extended until the fiscal year ending in March 2034, government officials said.
The new slogan, expected to receive top billing when China's legislature convenes Saturday, represents an effort to rejuvenate Mr. Xi's faltering plans to overhaul the Chinese economy.
But when the industry convenes to introduce its newest offerings in Geneva each year, there are no native brands to lay claim to a home-court advantage.
The joint statement, by an unusually large group of experts, seeks to galvanize international action in the Human Rights Council, which convenes a new session this month.
Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, who took office a year ago, convenes monthly meetings with community leaders from the city's most troubled neighborhoods to discuss anti-violence strategies.
Six of the Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination currently serve as US senators and will need to be in Washington if the Senate convenes a trial.
Han told delegates to the local party congress, which convenes once every five years the city needed scientific and technological innovation to drive economic and social development.
Bland and Mallory had served as co-presidents of the organization; new members will elect leaders when the board convenes this month, an official told the Post.
Iraq's future will be on the agenda again this week when Mr. Tillerson convenes a 68-nation gathering of the coalition that is fighting the Islamic State.
The move, which postpones the hearing until after the new U.S. Congress convenes, frustrated the head of the North Carolina Republican Party, who said voters deserved better.
For the last eight months, the photographer Jessica Lehrman has been documenting the scene at Brooklyn Skate Club — a word-of-mouth oasis that convenes every Wednesday.
Next month, the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee convenes to begin drafting the final language that DNC members will or will not approve in a vote this summer.
Now a mainstay of photo events in the United States, the review convenes members of the photographic community to meet, trade ideas, help each other — and have fun.
He convenes a different small group each night during this run, working with elite partners like the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter (Saturday) and the pianist Taylor Eigsti (Sunday).
But a handful of fellow Democrats have opposed her taking up the job again, saying the party needs fresh, younger leadership when the new Congress convenes in January.
The sell-off followed comments from Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren that increased expectations the Fed's policymaking committee could raise interest rates when it convenes next week.
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said a 1.9 percent cost-of-living pay raise would be the "first order of business" for Congress when it convenes in January.
But Scalise hasn't ruled out seeking the job if McCarthy fails to nail down the votes needed to elect a speaker when the new Congress convenes in January.
A month and change after I/O, Google convenes a meeting of a few small groups of journalists at an upscale Thai restaurant in Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Around the country A new, Republican-controlled Congress convenes eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations.
This should occur quickly, as soon as the new Congress convenes; the tone of the early days of the next Congress will define it for its entire term.
Oratorical fireworks are expected today as the Senate Judiciary Committee convenes amid growing animosity over Republicans' refusal to consider any Supreme Court nominee put forward by President Obama.
BOSTON — The deliberations that take place inside 86 Brattle Street, a red brick building where Harvard University's admissions committee convenes, have very much stayed inside 20153 Brattle Street.
Nadler is expected to become House Judiciary chairman when a Democratic House majority, elected in Tuesday's midterm elections, takes over in the new Congress that convenes in January.
One evening a month, the Fixers Collective convenes at the Hack Manhattan workshop to repair busted phones, computers and other gadgets brought to them by the stumped public.
Mr. McConnell said on Tuesday that some of the answers could come early next week, when the Senate convenes the trial and votes on a Republican organizing resolution.
FLORENCE, Italy — Every June, Italy's latest batch of aspiring coaches convenes on Coverciano, a secluded, well-heeled suburb of Florence, to complete the final stage of their education.
And in 2019, this matters, because at this point it's anyone's guess as to what will happen at the end of February when Hollywood convenes for the Oscars.
Now, a week before the Electoral College convenes, a handful of electors are demanding an intelligence briefing on whether the government is investigating links between Trump's campaign and Russia.
It comes as the nation's parliament convenes its annual meeting, amid ongoing tensions in the South China Sea and acrimony over South Korea's deployment of a missile defense system.
Pelosi's remarks are significant because whatever deal to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement is ultimately reached will be reviewed by the next Congress that convenes in January.
Once there are three (sometimes two) players left in the game, a jury of all the post-merge players who were voted out convenes and interrogates the remaining competitors.
U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths, who was named to the post in February, convenes the warring parties in Sweden on Thursday for consultations for the first time since 2016.
To end its internal hackathon, Osmo convenes a final demo day where employees observe each other's pitches, and decide as a group which concept will proceed to full development.
Some have sounded more relaxed about letting Britain stay beyond the EU elections, at least until the end of June, before the new EU legislature convenes on July 2.
When it convenes in March, the council will have available new economic projections that will update those for this year and next and also include new ones for 2018.
In a rare twist, Rob gets to avoid a big, over-the-top birthday and the family convenes at a movie, just like Rob said in the first place.
History tells us it is unlikely that President Trump will be impeached and removed from office, although the odds may increase when the 116th Congress convenes in January 2019.
And so the Congressional Black Caucus convenes today to say to America we are continuing our fight to remove guns from the hands of terrorists and would-be criminals.
Her new Netflix series, " A Little Help with Carol Burnett ," convenes a panel of brutally honest children, ages five to nine, to solve grown-up dilemmas for celebrity guests.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the United Nations General Assembly convenes in New York, Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million people without U.N. representation, is making its case to be heard.
The play's most astonishingly accurate moment comes when the board convenes a live stream—over, of all mediums, Facebook —in order to discuss the crisis with the school's parents.
But a small group of defectors who have agitated for new leadership in the party have been threatening to withhold their votes when the new Congress convenes on Jan.
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the world body's high commissioner for human rights, said he would urge the Human Rights Council to open an investigation when it convenes next week.
In Syria, the US is now sidelined while Russia convenes trilateral talks with Iran and Turkey, effectively negotiating terms for an end to Syria's armed conflict without US input.
And in 2020, this matters, because at this point it's anyone's guess as to what will happen in just a few short weeks, when Hollywood convenes for the Oscars.
At the California African American Museum, Dust My Broom convenes a group of largely self-taught artists from the American South, and other Black artists profoundly influenced by it.
So when the committee convenes 10 days from now, you can be sure that Trump will be watching and, if past behavior is any indication, weighing in on the conversation.
"As the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) convenes and starts its two-day meeting, markets will probably remain somewhat muted – awaiting tomorrow's (Wednesday's) decision", Rabobank analysts said in a note.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops convenes in Baltimore for four days of meetings, including a vote on how to hold bishops accountable for curbing child sex abuse by clergy.
Lawyers told them a delay until EU elections due May 23-26 was legally safe and the latest date possible was before July 2, when the new European Parliament convenes.
Every day the organization convenes several phone calls with participants that include the federal government, local and state officials, public health authorities, faith-based groups, private companies, and other nonprofits.
Leaders will meet again on June 30th, shortly before the new parliament convenes on July 2nd and ahead of an expected vote on the nominated commission candidate two weeks later.
The group tried to submit their signatures before proceedings on the platform closed Tuesday night, but were told they would need to wait until Monday, when the full convention convenes.
Both countries now have up to 60 days to try to settle the dispute before the WTO convenes a panel of experts to help make a ruling in the case.
Why you'll hear about this again: This debate is heating up as the Senate Commerce Committee convenes a Tuesday hearing on the bill featuring defenders and opponents of the proposal.
Ilhan Omar's criticism of Israel, seven 163 Democratic presidential candidates have opted to skip this year's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, which annually convenes prominent Israel supporters.
Ilhan Omar's criticism of Israel, seven 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have opted to skip this year's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, which annually convenes prominent Israel supporters.
As President Obama convenes world leaders today for his last Nuclear Security Summit, materials that terrorists could use to make small nuclear devices or dirty bombs remain vulnerable to theft.
An independent label devoted to presenting concerts as well as releasing albums, 210 Records convenes its annual festival, featuring eight sets over two nights from a range of experimental improvisers.
President Trump said he and President Xi Jinping of China will have "an extended meeting" when the Group of 26 convenes at the end of the week in Osaka, Japan.
Background reading: To become speaker, Ms. Pelosi, who won the Democratic nomination with 203 votes, must secure 218 votes on the House floor when the new Congress convenes in January.
When we're likely to see it: A draft of the proposed Republican rules was released Monday evening, but debate will not begin until the trial convenes at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Cavusoglu, Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russia's Sergei Lavrov are to meet in Geneva as the pause expires before the 150-member Syrian panel convenes under U.N. auspices on Wednesday.
"School of Beauty, School of Culture" (2012) convenes eight women, two men, two toddlers, and the artist, who is seen in a mirror, his face obscured by a camera flash.
She hears them, and their input will be valuable as she convenes the Federal Commission on School Safety and works to find solutions to keeping all students safe at school.
The FDA Medical Devices Advisory Committee's General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel convenes Monday and Tuesday to discuss and make recommendations relating to the risks and benefits of breast implants.
She told Reuters on Friday that all options were on the table regarding whom her party would back when parliament convenes to vote on a prime minister after the election.
The program is a mandatory, global training program that convenes the firm's partners and managing directors to reinforce a responsibility – particularly among the firm's leaders – for strengthening culture and reputation.
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said he would bring the resolution up again after the new Congress convenes in January, when Democrats will control the House of Representatives.
When the five-judge panel convenes (no date has yet been set), it should reverse the Supreme Court's 2013 decision and consign Section 377 to India's colonial past, where it belongs.
Rep. Maxine Waters, poised to take over the powerful House Financial Services Committee when the new Congress convenes in January, laid down the law Wednesday about the future of banking regulation.
Ryan is expected to win their nomination for Speaker at that gathering, but the actual election to the Speaker's post would not be held until the new Congress convenes in January.
Lili SirmJcmr Avr and Vam AeeeeeeeeeSemttra EuutryThe FCC vote to repeal the net neutrality rules will take place tomorrow after 10:30am ET when the commission convenes for an open meeting.
Each year in April, the social network convenes a gathering dedicated to its sprawling platform in San Jose, California, for the thousands of companies, creators, and programmers that depend on it.
The society is a troupe of actors that convenes in a library — or on a set made very much to look like one — at the Roy Arias Stages in Midtown Manhattan.
But as CITES convenes its three-yearly decision-making conference in Geneva this month, one animal, as so often in the past, will attract much of the attention: the African elephant.
Arpaio's legal team on Monday asked the court to vacate the conviction and dismiss the case permanently before his scheduled October 5 sentencing and before the Supreme Court convenes in September.
Davis now regularly convenes top scientists via an advisory board he set up through the Open Medicine Foundation, a California-based non-profit that's raised $18 million to research the disease.
Women Today In its 238th year, the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society convenes in Paris this week to explore some of the most vexing issues confronting the world today.
In Washington, Democrats, who will control the House in January, including the likely House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, warned again that Mr. Harris might not be seated when the new Congress convenes.
When Congress convenes in January, just two of the state's six lawmakers will have held their seats for at least a decade, a peril in a capital where seniority often rules.
Our Call to Action meetings and Violence Reduction Initiative, which convenes daily at police headquarters, have ushered in a new era of collaboration among community organizers, city agencies and police officers.
House Democrats will likely try to bring the package to the floor for a vote again on Thursday, when the House briefly convenes again, which a single Republican can again block.
Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy convenes leaders from a wide range of organizations to make actionable pledges to even the playing field for women working on the world's most dangerous weapons.
As the New York legislature convenes this week to begin debate on S97645, I would like to offer my thoughts as a gynecologist who still provides that rarest of services, abortion.
He has a history of cultivating younger talent, but this weekend he convenes a band of his peers: Xavier Davis on piano, Curtis Lundy on bass and Victor Lewis on drums.
The fate of the biosphere will keep rising to the top of the global agenda in 2020, as the world convenes for pivotal conferences on the oceans, biodiversity and climate change.
Here he convenes a different band, featuring a veritable all-star cast of comrades, for a rare weekend run at the Jazz Gallery, a venue he helped start in the 2319s.
After everyone convenes, Elidibus creates a spectacle and helps the people of the Crystarium awaken to the power of The Echo, which only you were aware of being privy to beforehand.
That test begins in February, when the new Congress convenes — the president commands only an unstable coalition of several parties, and he is bound to encounter strong opposition to his reforms.
But the leak will pour gasoline on unproven charges thatthe company builds anti-conservative bias into its products — right before the Justice Department convenes state attorneys general to talk about the issue.
Thus, Republicans, their electoral humiliation notwithstanding, will retain an important advantage when the legislature convenes on January 10th and Ralph Northam, the state's new Democratic governor, is sworn in three days later.
By the time Britain convenes a major follow-up summit in late 2020, plans are supposed to be underway - in theory at least - to almost halve global emissions over the next decade.
That is what visitors to the Supreme Court are likely to see on April 25th, when the court convenes to hear Trump v Hawaii, the final case of the nine-month term.
Trump's success in rallying Republican voters will likely strengthen his hand in the Senate GOP conference in the post-election, lame-duck session and the new 116th Congress, which convenes in January.
And, on the global scale, there is UNLEASH, the nonprofit innovation lab that convenes millennial thought leaders from more than 100 countries to try and help achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition coalition on Sunday chose Henry Ramos to lead the country's National Assembly, which convenes Tuesday for its first session with an opposition majority in more than 16 years.
The 56-year-old poet and editor of the liberal literary journal ''Novy Mir'' will not be one of the 5,000 delegates to the congress when it convenes tomorrow in the Kremlin.
Reviewing what happened After every crippling disaster, Congress convenes some type of commission, committee or investigative hearing to find out what went wrong and what can be done to prevent future events.
So we should be careful in drawing broad lessons about the politics in California from whomever is elected to succeed Mr. Bauman when the party convenes in San Francisco on May 31.
Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the incoming Judiciary Committee chairman, said he would subpoena Mr. Whitaker if necessary, making him the committee's first witness after the new Congress convenes in January.
"Russia convenes an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss aggressive actions of the U.S. and its allies," President Vladimir Putin said in a statement published on the Kremlin website.
Friday, an all-star cast convenes to honor Monk and Gillespie: the pianist Kenny Barron, the trumpeter Jimmy Owens and the drummer Jimmy Cobb, all NEA Jazz Masters who played with Gillespie.
"The commission is not set up to prove or disprove President Trump's claim," Kobach said Wednesday on CNN before his voter fraud panel convenes for its first meeting later in the day.
"The key thing (that's changed) in the decade is the transformational views of, and engagement with, young people," Gerry Higgins, head of CEIS, which convenes the forum, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
A leading Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, said his party would object to seating Harris when it takes control in the new Congress that convenes on Jan. 3.
Later on Thursday, the chancellor appeared to be back to strength when she attended the swearing in of her new justice minister, Christine Lambrecht, in the Reichstag, where the German Parliament convenes.
It's a demonstration of the joyous complexity of creative friendships, that each of them could dive wholeheartedly into such distinctive sounds and still raise their voices in unison whenever Good Willsmith convenes.
But the leak will pour gasoline on unproven charges that the company builds anti-conservative bias into its products — right before the Justice Department convenes state attorneys general to talk about the issue.
Set inside a racetrack on the periphery of the capital city center, and under the instruction of an experienced rider originally from the Ukraine, an all-female riding class convenes on Wednesday nights.
If the deal is saved, EU leaders would probably sign off remotely on an extension of the deadline to mid-May, or perhaps the end of June, before the new EU parliament convenes.
Some leading EU figures have called for the bloc to refuse any extension beyond May's elections for the European Parliament, or at the latest beyond July 2 when the new EU legislature convenes.
In August, Mueller convenes a press conference, at which he announces that—besides a few minor faux pas—the Trump campaign team acted legally and honorably during the 2016 election and the transition.
Whatever deal ultimately is reached in negotiations will be reviewed by the next Congress that convenes in January and Pelosi could be the speaker of the House if Democrats win this November's elections.
While Democrats are pushing back at the GOP attacks, they are also expressing hope that Republicans will work with them to make fixes to the law when the new Congress convenes in 2017.
Friday, an all-star cast convenes to honor Monk and Gillespie: the pianist Kenny Barron, the trumpeter Jimmy Owens and the drummer Jimmy Cobb (above), all NEA Jazz Masters who played with Gillespie.
The trumpeter Randy Brecker, a virtuoso best known for his crossover work in the 1970s and '30803s, convenes an all-star ensemble to revisit some of Miles Davis's munificent jazz-rock fusion repertoire.
But when the largest annual gathering of FBI agents convenes this weekend — FBI National Academy Associates — attendees will get an earful from someone who thinks the real threat lies with the far left.
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping of China is sending his top economic policymaker to Washington on Tuesday in a bid to reduce trans-Pacific trade tensions before China's congress convenes for its annual session.
The U.N. convenes its annual climate change conference next week in Germany, and the American delegation is expected to face harsh criticism over the decision to walk away from the Paris climate accord.
An hour later, the vice president convenes a meeting of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the White House Situation Room, followed by a briefing for the press at 5:2023 p.m.
I took these questions to my friend Peter MacLeod, who founded a Toronto-based consulting company called Mass LBP, which convenes panels of citizens to deliberate on public policy decisions affecting their communities.
GIRLS Deon returns home after years away at boarding school and convenes a massive, debauched party in the woods in this contemporary retelling of Euripides' "The Bacchae," by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ("An Octoroon").
For many of its award categories, the academy convenes committees of experts, including artists, to review the nominations pool and whittle down the choices to meet the number of slots on the ballot.
Committee Democrats vowed to issue a subpoena to force Barr to testify, while Nadler held out hope that the attorney general would reconsider and show up when the hearing convenes at 9 a.m.
WASHINGTON — The House convenes Wednesday morning for a final day of debate before members vote on whether to make President Donald Trump the third president in the nation's history to be formally impeached.
A number of leading EU figures have been calling for the bloc to refuse any extension beyond the May elections, or at the latest beyond July 2 when the new EU legislature convenes.
The state's Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved the bill package, sending the legislation to the state Senate which could take up the legislation when it convenes on Tuesday, according to online records.
As the seat remains vacant, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has vowed that Democrats will object to any attempt by Harris to be seated on Thursday when the new Congress convenes.
As a new Congress convenes Tuesday, Republicans will arrive with a long and aggressive to-do list, emboldened by majorities in the House and the Senate and the promise of President-elect Donald Trump.
For one week every March, the industry convenes on the small, Rhine-straddling town of Basel, Switzerland, to show off the new timepieces that'll be making their way onto wrists over the coming year.
Instead, the party that convenes this week in Philadelphia is Obama's party, built around Obama's accomplishments, gathered to nominate Clinton to consolidate and further the progress initiated by Obama, not the other way around.
If the deal is saved, EU leaders would sign off remotely next week on an extension of the deadline to mid-May, or perhaps the end of June, before the new EU parliament convenes.
If the deal is saved, EU leaders would probably sign off remotely on an extension of the deadline to mid-May, or perhaps to the end of June, before the new EU parliament convenes.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin hosted a call with the president's Working Group on Financial Markets, a body known colloquially as the "Plunge Protection team," which normally only convenes during times of heavy market volatility.
Special Counsel Convenes Grand Jury in DC Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly established a grand jury in Washington, DC, to help gather evidence for his investigation into Russian interference in the US election.
With these challenges in mind, The New York Times, in partnership with the United Nations and the city of Athens, convenes the sixth Athens Democracy Forum around the International Day of Democracy, Sept. 15.
WASHINGTON — Even before the next Congress convenes, Republicans are joining Democrats in a vigorous examination of failings by the Department of Veterans Affairs, a rare area of bipartisan oversight in a blistering political environment.
The House is expected to vote on the package of six bills on Thursday, after the new Congress convenes with Democrats in control and Representative Nancy Pelosi of California is sworn in as speaker.
On Monday, when the Supreme Court convenes, it could order the opening of a criminal investigation against the prime minister and his children after they are given a chance to respond to the investigation.
Don't bother trying to identify the members of this secret society, for it convenes genius counterfeit artists and first-class forgers—everyone here is known by an alias, obscure pseudonym, or other sly, mysterious nickname.
But an end for US support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen is almost certain to pass in the new Congress that convenes in less than a month, when Democrats will control the House.
Andrea Enria, chairman of the European Banking Authority, said he expects the Basel Committee of global banking supervisors to make big changes to ease the impact of the planned rules when it convenes this month.
So when the Financial Services Committee convenes, we hope its members will remember the 50 million employees in retail and their customers depending on them to keep debit swipe fees fair and open to competition.
House Republicans will also be looking to pass a farm bill and an IRS modernization measure, and possibly tackle criminal justice reforms or another round of tax cuts before the new Congress convenes on Jan.
It's not clear yet who will land on the Banking panel when Democratic leaders hash out assignments before the next Congress convenes in January, but several industry sources say they expect potential 6900 hopeful Sen.
The incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, vowed to make Mr. Whitaker the panel's first witness when the new Congress convenes in January — and subpoena him if necessary.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has yet to reveal the exact procedures for the trial, which are likely to be approved on a party-line vote when the Senate convenes at 1 p.m.
As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council — a seat once held by Taiwan — China has considerable sway over the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency that convenes the World Health Assembly.
Most lawmakers are not expected back in Washington until next week, but Mr. McConnell is likely to address impeachment on Friday when he convenes the Senate to open the second session of the 116th Congress.
When the Beanpot tournament convenes for the 65th time Monday night in Boston, it will be more than the annual summit of the city's four college hockey powers: Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern.
Pelosi, who is expected to be elected Speaker when the next session of Congress convenes in January, pledged that House Democrats would use their newly won majority to conduct oversight on Trump's strategy in Syria.
Each year, the producer Joel Harrison convenes some of music's most forward-thinking guitarists for a celebration of all things six-string, spread out over several days with concerts and master classes around New York.
The committee convenes to determine when a work of art, or a part of a work of art, cannot be fixed or restored in the traditional ways—when and how it must, instead, be replicated.
U.S. President Donald Trump's budget director and chief of staff on Sunday said the partial U.S. government shutdown could continue into January, when the new Congress convenes and Democrats take over the House of Representatives.
The Democrats had hoped also to make a fix to a miners' pension program but decided to put that battle off until the new Congress convenes next year and concentrate just on the health insurance component.
A record number of women, 128 in total, will join the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Thursday as the 2019 Congress convenes for the first time — but that's not the only ground being broken.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday hosted a call with the president's Working Group on Financial Markets, a body known colloquially as the "Plunge Protection team," which normally convenes only during times of heavy market volatility.
This public symposium convenes artists, technologists, and scholars, to explore the following questions: How do artists and creative technologists respond to, or intervene in, new technologies to create more equitable ways of seeing and sharing information?
Two days before the release of her groove-minded new album, "Wax & Wane," she convenes most of its lineup: the flutist Anne Drummond, the saxophonist Chelsea Baratz, the bassist Dezron Douglas and the drummer Dana Hawkins.
The HNC statement on Thursday didn&apost say whether the opposition would attend the November 18 talks due in Sochi — 10 days before the U.N. convenes its own talks between the government and opposition in Geneva.
Whether that remains the position will become clear only after the new Congress convenes on May 21st and after yet another election, this one on May 26th for mayors, 12 regional governments and the European Parliament.
He does little to dispel this version of himself in person, but that feels deeply uncalculated—the mythical Nick Cave, the one who convenes with the characters in his writing, and the earthly one are symbiotic.
Democrats have introduced a measure that would reopen the government when the new Congress convenes on Thursday, but the president indicated on Tuesday he was not satisfied with the proposal's lack of money for a wall.
The president is set to meet Wednesday with congressional leaders in the White House Situation Room as the partial shutdown continues, with Democrats set to take the House majority on Thursday when the 116th Congress convenes.
His survival skills may be put to a new test as he fights back against the term limits proposal, which is subject to a vote of the entire caucus when the new Congress convenes in January.
Lens's commitment to these issues led it to become a co-founder of the New York Portfolio Review, which convenes a diverse group photographers, editors, curators and publishers for a weekend of critiques and panel discussions.
All these bills now may face a new deadline: If Mr. Cuomo does not act by the time the Legislature convenes next month for its 2020 session, the bills would face a new 30-day window.
When the Senate ultimately convenes to consider whether to remove the president from office, for just the third time in its history, it will convene not as a legislative body, but as a court of impeachment.
The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), stung by criticism that it reacted too slowly to West Africa's Ebola epidemic, convenes an emergency meeting on Monday to help determine its response to the spread of the virus.
What's next: The Fed's next listening session will be July 16 in Atlanta, weeks before the FOMC convenes on July 30 for a highly-anticipated meeting that may result in the first interest rate cut since 2008.
But if all Democratic candidates in 2018 midterms outperform as well as all Democratic candidates in 2017 special elections, the GOP hate campaign against Pelosi may well be answered by the Democratic House that convenes in 2019.
On Wednesday, as Canada convenes a North American Leaders' Summit here, the youthful Canadian will meet the last celebrity to emerge to such adulation on the world stage, and President Obama will have some lessons to impart.
The Speaker is decided among lawmakers when the new Congress convenes, and many members have pushed to hold off on the leadership battle until after the November midterm elections as Republicans seek to defend their House majority.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which convenes top market and bank regulators, is set to vote on whether to remove Prudential's label as a "systemically significant financial institution," according to a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. President Donald Trump's budget director and chief of staff, Michael Mulvaney, said on Sunday the partial U.S. government shutdown could continue into January, when the new Congress convenes and Democrats take over the House of Representatives.
Jerry Brown convenes the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, it will be a chance to mark the huge strides he has made on behalf of the climate, and measure how much remains to be done.
In a wide-ranging discussion during a break in this week's owners' meetings, Manfred said the competition committee, which regularly convenes during the meetings, discussed whether the time had come to "aggressively" move on managing defensive shifts.
The impasse raises questions about whether the United States and Japan will be able to finish the deal in the coming weeks, in time for the Japanese legislature to consider the agreement when it convenes next month.
Tennessee has a near total abortion ban teed up for when the state Senate convenes in January that could block abortion based on the presence of a pregnancy hormone detectable as early as 10 days from conception.
An extended family of four adult siblings, with various partners and children, convenes for a final holiday before selling their country home, a storybook English cottage, spotted with damp and beyond the reach of cell-phone towers.
The bloc insists Britain would have to take part in European Parliament elections due on May 24-26 if it were still to be a member of the bloc beyond June 2, when the new chamber convenes.
Incoming Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D), the first woman to hold the title, told The Hill in an interview that ratifying the ERA will be a "top priority" when the new legislature convenes next year.
Chief Executive Officer Larry Page of Alphabet, Google's parent company, is expected to be in the room on Wednesday when Trump convenes a gathering of leaders of some of the largest technology companies in his New York headquarters.
Another alternative Democrats could pursue is essentially shutting down the Senate -- refusing to grant unanimous consent for hearings to continue or occur two hours after the Senate convenes or grinding floor proceedings to a halt through procedural mechanisms.
The parties are already feeling each other out over the scope for alliances, but formal consultations with President Sergio Mattarella will not begin until after March 23 when parliament convenes to elect the presidents of the two chambers.
"The simple fact that Treasurys are within striking distance of such a pivotal level as the FOMC convenes to craft a message reiterating patience is telling of investors' expectations for Powell to essentially dovishly double-down," he added.
One member of this body told me not long ago that there is rarely any major dissent -- that extensive discussions before the full group convenes inevitably leads to a consensus that the reigning monarch has sought all along.
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, currently head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will seek to lead the chamber's Finance Committee when the next Congress convenes in January, he said in a statement on Friday.
It came into effect after the passage of 20th "Lame Duck" Amendment to the constitution in 53s, which moved the date that the new Congress convenes to the first week of January, and presidential inaugurations to Jan. 20.
"The Kurdish parliament will definitely have a response to the resolution when it convenes on Thursday," said Hoshyar Zebari, former Iraqi foreign and finance minister and now a senior adviser to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani.
Typically, the National Security Council convenes meetings across the bureaucracy in an effort to channel expertise and reach consensus; this process generates recommendations that are sent to the national security adviser and onward, as needed, to the president.
The bill establishes a process to ensure that if the commission produces a bill supported by a majority of its Democratic and Republican members, the Senate will vote on that bill before a new Congress convenes next year.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - OPEC's Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) may discuss new metrics for the global oil market monitoring, when it convenes in Abu-Dhabi later this week, TASS cited OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo as saying on Monday.
When David convenes with the staff for his "Memory Work," he does so in a window-walled room centered by a table with metal handles to grip, as if they're all going on some fancy amusement park ride.
WASHINGTON — When President Trump's national security adviser, Robert C. O'Brien, convenes meetings with top National Security Council officials at the White House, he sometimes opens by distributing printouts of Mr. Trump's latest tweets on the subject at hand.
Mr. Holmes will sit at the witness table beside Fiona Hill, the former senior director for Russia and Europe at the National Security Council, when the committee convenes its final hearing of a jam-packed week on Thursday.
It could, for example, support an international moratorium on the development of autonomous weapons systems, or push for new legislation later this year when the United Nations convenes a group of experts to consider the state of killer robots.
The Alberta legislature convenes for the first time in May and Kenney has said its first order of business will be scrapping Alberta's carbon tax, a move that promises to put the province on a collision course with Ottawa.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House commission set up to look into U.S. President Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud convenes its first meeting on Wednesday amid criticism from Democrats that it could be a vehicle to suppress voting rights.
The study was commissioned by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the federal body in charge of government spending, and carried out by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), a nonprofit group that convenes academic experts for research purposes.
A nonprofit charity called Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development regularly convenes Browne, Breslin, and hundreds of scientists and clinical researchers to study the wide-ranging effects of digital media on toddlers, children and adolescents.
Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte convenes summit on emergency landings with Deputy Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria, Infrastructure and Transports Minister Danilo Toninelli, Foreign Affairs Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi (evening).
This weekend, the New York cultural organization Halawai (Hawaiian for "meeting") convenes a number of dance artists hailing from Hawaii and the Pacific islands who draw from the cultural traditions of those places while adding a personal, contemporary stamp.
The growth of 0.4 percent for the quarter, which bested expectations of 0.3 percent, reinforced the market's assumptions that the Bank of England will lift rates when it convenes on Thursday, using a presumably stronger economy as the impetus.
When the whole group convenes to critique the queens, they fill every minute of dead time with unprintable jokes; the decades-long friendship between Visage and RuPaul is clearest when one accuses the other of deeply esoteric sex acts.
By the time CNN aired the footage on Wednesday night, the two candidates had not spoken about the exchange, people familiar with their whereabouts said, though they were expected to be in close contact when the Senate convenes Friday.
This weekend he convenes a quintet with Mr. Faddis as a featured guest on trumpet, alongside the pianist Victor Gould, the bassist David Williams and one of two fine drummers, Lewis Nash (Friday and Saturday) or Carl Allen (Sunday).
When there's a looming disease crisis on the horizon, the World Health Organization convenes a panel of experts under the International Health Regulations (which are a set of laws that govern global responses to pandemics involving 196 member countries).
A nontraditional lineup of public figures and family members will join politicians on the stage when the GOP convenes, with highlights including Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, and real estate investor Tom Barrack slated to speak.
He proposed a similar bill in September – called the BEZOS Act – aimed at Amazon and has vowed to reintroduce legislation raising the federal minimum wage from $7.20 to $15 an hour when the next session of Congress convenes in January.
Nadler, once slammed by Trump as "one of the most egregious hacks in contemporary politics," is among four senior Democrats who have clashed with the president in the past and will take over key House committees when the new Congress convenes.
Yet another arena for American-Russian cooperation in the cause of old-time religion is the World Congress of Families, an American-based association that convenes international gatherings to lobby for conservative social polices, most recently in Budapest and Tbilisi.
States aim to legalize the "Right to Repair" your gear Every three years a board of Copyright Office wonks convenes and codifies exemptions to Section 1201: devices or situations that the board is convinced justifiably shouldn't be covered by the law.
While the prospects are challenging, if Democrats were to win a majority in the Senate, then they could try to push through Garland's nomination when the new Congress convenes on January 3 -- if the White House renominates him, as many suspect.
He convenes four of those partners — the pianists Aaron Parks and Taylor Eigsti, the bassist Matt Brewer and the drummer Eric Harland — to reinterpret the suite as a combo, though it's likely that some duologue will break out within the ranks.
Thursday's votes will call into question whether the anti-Trump effort has enough support to get 28 signatures on the measure, which would ensure it gets a vote before the nearly 85033,500 delegates when the full convention convenes on Monday.
This is why countries from around the world seek FDA's advice and work with U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), a global U.S.-based nonprofit organization that convenes independent experts in science, medicine, pharmacy and public health to set quality standards for medicines.
In her latest work, "Another Spell," she convenes what she calls a "village of women," in which Ms. Shick and seven performers explore their relationships, play with dynamics of community and individuality, and ultimately comment on female camaraderie and intimacy.
In her latest work, "Another Spell," she convenes what she calls a "village of women," in which seven performers plus Ms. Shick explore their relationships, play with dynamics of community and individuality, and ultimately comment on female camaraderie and intimacy.
Koike, 65, a former defense minister and ex-member of Abe's LDP, told Reuters on Friday that all options were on the table regarding whom her party would back when parliament convenes to vote on a prime minister after the election.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin is striving for an agreement on who will take the European Union's top jobs by July 2 - when the new European Parliament convenes - in the hope of avoiding an institutional crisis, a German government official said on Wednesday.
OTTAWA, March 231 (Reuters) - A handful of Canadian legislators convenes on Tuesday to give the government the power to inject billions of dollars in emergency cash to help individuals and businesses through the economic crunch caused by the new coronavirus outbreak.
"I think it's much more appropriate to have Russia in" the group, he said during a meeting in the Oval Office with the Romanian President just days before the group of leading industrialized nations convenes for its annual summit in France.
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin's relationship with Trump appointees -- who are members of his senior management team -- has deteriorated to the point where he has canceled morning meetings with them and instead convenes only with aides he trusts, the paper reported.
The state could challenge the injunction in a higher court, change the law when the Legislature convenes next year or postpone action until a trial in the lawsuit, now scheduled for April, produces a definitive ruling on the law's legality.
As he has done for decades, once a week David F. Swensen convenes his staff — including his cadre of apprentices — for a morning-long meeting among the Gothic revival flourishes and crenelations of the Yale University campus to debate investment ideas.
France and others have made significant progress in public statements and inter-agency coordination, and — despite largely rhetorical digs against Israel — the U.N. convenes special sessions on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, along with a year-round global Holocaust education mandate.
Nadler, once criticized by Trump as "one of the most egregious hacks in contemporary politics," is among four senior Democrats who have clashed with the president in the past and will take over key House committees when the new Congress convenes.
The tests come at a particularly sensitive time for Beijing as the ruling Communist Party's National People's Congress convenes for its annual gathering, a carefully stage-managed political showpiece during which political sensitivities are heightened and distractions are especially unwelcome.
Jeff Flake is ending his Senate tenure with a bang, potentially stymieing a number of President Trump's judicial nominees until the next Congress convenes by withholding his support unless a vote is held on a measure designed to protect special counsel Robert Mueller.
This meeting, chaired by Israel's Minister of Finance, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, and U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, convenes economic policymakers from both countries together to map out new areas for bilateral cooperation and joint innovation.
Aguilar, who has criticized Trump over immigration policy, and other Hispanic Republicans told BuzzFeed News that their frustration is that they are often invited to non-Hispanic meetings but aren't welcome at the Hispanic events that the White House convenes somewhat regularly.
The call, made during an exchange with reporters, comes as the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee convenes for its two-day meeting, during which it is widely expected to approve a 25 basis point cut in the central bank's benchmark overnight funds rate.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has told the annual legislature, which convenes in Beijing this week, that 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) has been set aside, primarily to assist workers who should be diverted from industries such as coal and steel, reducing their capacities.
"Spreads more broadly may have some more breathing room as the actual government formation discussions in Italy do not look set to kick off for real until later this month when parliament convenes for the first time," ING strategists said in a note.
Now, Virginia's incoming Democratic leaders have promised to take it up immediately when the legislature convenes in January — and given that it failed in the Virginia Senate by only one vote when the body was under Republican control, passage is almost assured.
The Fed, watchful of languid inflation and signs of economic softness arising from tariff disputes, is expected to lower interest rates for the first time in a decade at the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy meeting, which convenes on Tuesday.
The Senate majority leader, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said flat-out "No" when reporters asked on Wednesday if the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership — the largest regional trade deal in history — would be considered in the lame duck Congress that convenes next week.
Inside, Chinese journalists were mingling with delegates to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an advisory body to the central government whose annual session opened later in the day, ahead of the National People's Congress, the country's legislature, which convenes on Saturday.
But before you book that conference room, take some pointers from these billionaires to ensure that you're not wasting precious time in pointless meetings: The Amazon founder and CEO avoids early morning meetings and convenes with investors for just six hours a year.
Ms. LaTourette, who also convenes the New Jersey SNAP Working Group and serves on the state's WIC Advisory Council, said the same concerns have echoed through every round-table discussion she has led for nutrition services since the start of the administration.
BERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - Berlin is striving for an agreement on who will take the European Union's top jobs by July 2 - when the new European Parliament convenes - in the hope of avoiding an institutional crisis, a German government official said on Wednesday.
But Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the third-ranking Republican, argued that the House could accept the stopgap measure and still fight for the wall after the new Congress convenes, forcing Democrats into a messy debate over it just as they assumed control.
It was conceivable, Judge Wynn wrote, that the state could hold a fresh primary election for House seats in November using a new map, and then conduct a special election to choose the delegation before the next Congress convenes in January 2019.
If Clinton is elected president, Sanders will very likely achieve one of the greatest dreams of his career: the reversal of the Citizens United decision, with a Supreme Court that ultimately convenes with a full nine justices and a new liberal majority.
While that acronym technically stands for the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, a 60-year-old national organization that convenes each January in New York, it has become shorthand for the ever-expanding constellation of festivals and showcases surrounding the association's conference.
UNITED NATIONS — When the 193-member United Nations convenes this week for the annual General Assembly speeches and high-level meetings, world leaders will be paying closest attention to the words and gestures of the most unconventional — and powerful — leader among them.
May, who voted to stay in the EU, is trying to clinch a divorce deal with the EU while grappling with an open rebellion in her Conservative Party, which convenes in the English city of Birmingham on Sunday for its annual party conference.
In my view this doesn't really pose much of a threat because - as I said after the European elections - our goal should be to find a solution by the time the European Parliament convenes for the first time so we can start work quickly.
For all the media attention that it is getting, the impending repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that Republicans are promising when the 22019th Congress convenes is arguably only the second most significant piece of legislation in terms of its impact on U.S. healthcare.
To support the work relevant to the SDGs, the Gates Foundation will host Goalkeepers, an event in New York City on September 19 and 20 that convenes activists, world leaders, and the public to share their successes and challenges in advancing the SDG agenda.
When the new U.S. Congress convenes in January, it has the opportunity to safeguard core U.S. interests of security, prosperity and good governance in Colombia by continuing the kind of commitment and assistance that has long supported one of the oldest democracies in Latin America.
In Issa's district, for example, Marrs helped create an "action council" that convenes once a month, so that leaders from grassroots groups, unions, and local Democratic clubs can work together to organize protests, canvassing events, and candidate debates and make sure their efforts don't overlap.
People familiar with the matter say part of the reason that the President is in no rush to nominate a permanent attorney general is that he doesn't want to leave too much time until hearings can commence when a new Congress convenes in January.
George Coleman Jr. Octet (Tuesday and Wednesday) The drummer George Coleman Jr., son of the prominent tenor saxophonist, convenes an ensemble top-loaded with talent, including the pianist Harold Mabern, the trumpeter Josh Evans, the tenor saxophonist Don Braden and the baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan.
The Aspen Institute's Cybersecurity & Technology Program offers educational resources and shares knowledge across industries and sectors, as well as convenes government and private sector leaders to discuss these challenges and offer policy solutions to help shape and create a safe and secure online environment.
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, said flat-out "no" when reporters on Wednesday asked whether the agreement would be considered in the lame-duck Congress that convenes next week — its last legislative chance, given the opposition from the president-elect.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new, Republican-controlled U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations, but could quickly become embroiled in fights over President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices.
But as the Kavanaugh confirmation (50 to 48) exemplifies, President Trump is winning much more than he's losing, with an astonishing 29 judges confirmed to the federal Courts of Appeals so far and others slated for confirmation after the new Senate convenes in January.
As the 72nd U.N. General Assembly convenes this week, action must be taken to appoint a special representative for the safety of journalists to increase national, regional and global efforts to improve the safety of journalists and protect freedom of press once and for all.
Republicans who will take command of the Senate and House as the 115th Congress convenes on Tuesday have long been itching for a chance to do it their way, constantly grousing that President Obama and Congressional Democrats held back American progress and economic growth.
This committee is composed of members from the two bitterly opposed political parties in D.C. and convenes to discuss oversight matters related to the CIA, the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Homeland Security, branches of the U.S. military, the FBI, et al.
Chicago (CNN)If Democrats take control of the Senate this election, then Merrick Garland's Supreme Court confirmation may hinge on a two-week period in January after the new Congress convenes but before the next president is sworn in, says veteran New York Times correspondent Carl Hulse.
When the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals convenes oral arguments on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) this week, the court will act as the gatekeeper to what could be a powerful, wealth-creating transformation of the American economy away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy.
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A new, Republican-controlled U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations, but could quickly become embroiled in fights over President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices.
My home state of Delaware recognizes the value of apprenticeships, and has initiated Delaware Pathways, an Apprenticeship Hub that convenes education and workforce leaders in the state and leverages community support to broaden career pathways for youth by developing new apprenticeship programs in a variety of occupations.
It's an exclusive gathering that primarily convenes to christen a presidential library or to bid farewell at a state funeral, though George W. Bush made a point of inviting all the former presidents, including his father, to meet Obama as he was entering office in 2009.
Diet Inside the White House kitchens, chefs have been instructed to find ways to limit fat and calories in the dishes they prepare for Trump's meals, including the lunches and dinners he convenes almost daily with members of his Cabinet, lawmakers, outside advisers or visiting foreign dignitaries.
WASHINGTON — Representative Nancy Pelosi overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination on Wednesday to be speaker when the new Congress convenes in January, but the defection of 22016 Democrats signaled that she could still face a divisive fight to lead the House just as the party assumes control.
J.P. On "Layers of the City," his 12th album as a leader, Mr. Allison convenes what seems like a standard-enough jazz quintet — trumpet, keyboard, guitar and drums, plus his bass — but the music ranges widely: from swinging post-bop to cloudy, hypnotized peregrinations to rocklike fervor.
Christopher Suprun, a Republican elector from Texas, announced in The New York Times on Monday that he would not cast his vote for Mr. Trump when the Electoral College convenes — and a group of academics and lawyers are trying to coax more "faithless" electors to follow suit.
Mr. Wang's fate has become one of the most intensely followed parts of the secretive maneuvering ahead of a Communist Party leadership shake-up late this year and is likely to be a topic of back-room speculation when the national legislature convenes here on Sunday.
The EU is wary of undermining the legitimacy of the new European Parliament - which convenes on July 2 - should Britain eschew the vote in May but remain a member of the bloc for longer, denying its citizens the right for parliamentary representation picked in a direct vote.
BRUSSELS — When Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter convenes a meeting here on Thursday to cajole about two dozen of his counterparts into contributing more to the American-led campaign against the Islamic State, he will face one of his biggest leadership tests since he took office a year ago.
Elephants will be high on the agenda when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), an agreement signed to date by 303 countries, convenes its triennial "conference of the parties" (COP)—its decision-making forum—in Geneva from August 17th-28th.
The 19th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party that convenes in the fall will only worsen matters, as the Chinese regime often follows a pattern of cracking down more severely just before an official event so that all looks good on camera and nothing controversial gets captured.
Representative Kevin Brady, chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, told reporters that Republicans on the House-Senate negotiating committee working on the revamped bill had signed the finished product and the details would be published when the full House convenes at 5:30 p.m.
But the Vatican ordered the conference to delay the vote until the Pope convenes the February meeting of bishops In the US, the "zero tolerance" policy adopted in 2002 by the bishops' conference mandated that priests credibly accused of abusing minors are supposed to be removed from ministry.
Representative Kevin Brady, chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, told reporters that Republicans on the House-Senate negotiating committee working on the revamped bill had signed the finished product and the details would be published when the full House convenes at 5:30 p.m. EST.
Should the establishment refuse to give up conventional orthodoxy and take up impeachment proceedings when the new Congress convenes, freshmen members — many of whom ran and won because of their promise to stand up to the president — must challenge the establishment and demand a say over the agenda.
WASHINGTON — A rebellious group of 16 Democrats went public on Monday with their opposition to electing Representative Nancy Pelosi speaker when the new Congress convenes in January, taking the first formal step in a bid to force a leadership shake-up that could change the face of their party.
In a statement carried by the state news agency, the foreign ministry said it will deliver a message at the conference that convenes on Tuesday that no economic solutions can replace a political solution to end Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the setting up of a Palestinian state.
It's a move that appears to set the stage for another contempt vote to retaliate against the Trump administration for rejecting the demands of Congress, as committee Chairman Jerry Nadler threatened late Monday to do whatever was necessary to make McGahn appear before his panel, which convenes Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Rancho Mirage, California (CNN)With ISIS seeking a foothold in the region and Congress stalled on expanding trade ties, President Barack Obama convenes a desert retreat Monday with the heads of 10 Southeast Asian nations in a bid to demonstrate his commitment to the region in his waning days in office.
Even when the court convenes on the first Monday of October 2016 for its next term, the GOP-imposed judicial havoc could continue until well into 2017, or whenever the new president nominates, Senate Judiciary Committee considers and the full Senate votes to confirm a nominee for the vacant seat.
Carl Allen & the Heritage Band (Friday through Sunday) Mr. Allen, a seasoned drummer in the swinging modern jazz mainstream, convenes a band with a lot of shared mileage, as well as a common aesthetic: Steve Turre on trombone, Tim Green on saxophones, Bruce Barth on piano and David Williams on bass.
As the farm bill conference convenes  to reconcile differences with the House-passed bill, lawmakers should keep enforceable work requirements that are paired with needed work-training funding, close loopholes that allow states to waive work rules, and support efforts to increase income for SNAP households such as child support enforcement.
North Korea's parliament convenes Tuesday for an annual meeting that's expected to commemorate Kim Jong-un's leadership amid increasing pressure from the U.S. Known as the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), the parliament is made up of hundreds of members and is the country's highest body of power, according to the constitution.
Legendary for the insomniac relentlessness of his globe-trotting schedule, he travels to visit artists and museums 52 weekends of the year and is the co-founder of the Brutally Early Club, a discussion group that periodically convenes in cities such as London, New York and Paris at 6.30 am.
To learn more about the SDGs, head to the Goalkeepers site created by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which highlights an event in New York City on September 19 and 20 that convenes activists, world leaders, and the public to share their successes and challenges in advancing the SDG agenda.
Hilda C. Heine is the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands which convenes the High Ambition Coalition of countries committed to progressive climate action and is also the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), a global partnership of countries disproportionately affected by the consequences of global warming.
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As the Conservative Political Action Conference convenes in Washington this week, it is a vital moment for conservatives to take stock of where the conservative philosophy stands at a time when Donald Trump is president and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is waging a war against democracy on both sides of the Atlantic.
When the 2017 legislative session convenes in January, there will be a number of other financial obligations, including covering the continued costs of $3.8 billion in property and business tax cuts, fixing the state's embattled foster care system and finding more money for a road and highway network overtaxed by a booming population.
Today, Genworth convenes a forum on Capitol Hill to facilitate a discussion among organizations that include AARP, Bipartisan Policy Center, Urban Institute, LeadingAge, The SCAN Foundation, and Aging 2.0 to discuss various ideas to make long term care supports and services more affordable and accessible for those who will need it most.
The United Nations convenes its annual climate change conference next week in Bonn, Germany, and the American delegation is expected to face harsh criticism over President Trump's decision to walk away from the 173-nation Paris climate accord and top administration officials' stated doubts about the causes and impacts of a warming planet.
Among the group's proposals is mandating that any bill receiving 290 co-sponsors would go to the House floor for debate and a timely vote, an idea that a senior Democratic aide said Ms. Pelosi had already agreed to include in proposed rules she will present when the new Congress convenes in January.
During the NPC, which normally convenes for about ten days, foreign journalists will have a rare opportunity to see the provincial party bosses who are likely to get jobs in the Politburo after the 19th congress (media are given access to many of the meetings at which delegates, grouped by province, parrot the party line).
WASHINGTON — When the House Judiciary Committee convenes on Tuesday to consider the alleged misdeeds of the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, John Koskinen, it will contemplate action that has not been taken in more than 140 years, and that in some respects has never been pursued: the impeachment of an agency head of Mr. Koskinen's rank.
The Economist's environment editor, Catherine Brahic, hosts a roundtable with Christiana Figueres, who convenes Mission 2020 to reduce global carbon emissions; Ed Davey, a director of the Food and Land Use Coalition with the World Resources Institute; and Kevin Anderson, professor of energy and climate change in the school of engineering at Manchester University.
The chairman, Reince Priebus, whom associates describe as increasingly frustrated by Mr. Trump's criticism of the delegate-selection process, sent a text message last week to multiple rules committee members strongly suggesting that they not alter the convention rules when the party convenes next week for its spring meeting in Florida, according to two who received the message.
If Trump were to win — with the technical complication that Joe BidenJoe BidenPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat Joe Biden faces an uncertain path The Memo: Trump pushes back amid signs of economic slowdown MORE would still be vice president when the 115th Congress convenes on Jan.
As Pope Francis convenes church leaders for a meeting at the Vatican starting on Thursday to address the scourge of clerical sexual abuse, victims' advocates are demanding urgent and uniform church laws to impose zero tolerance for priests who abuse minors and for the bishops who cover up for them, regardless of the culture in which they operate.
Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the first Democratic lawmaker to back Bernie SandersBernie SandersJoe Biden faces an uncertain path Bernie Sanders vows to go to 'war with white nationalism and racism' as president Biden: 'There's an awful lot of really good Republicans out there' MORE, called on the presidential candidate to endorse Hillary Clinton before the party convenes for its convention next month.
" He added that he was disinclined to give the North Carolina General Assembly another chance to draw a fair map, and, according to the Washington Post, "proposed several unusual ideas: appointing a special master to draw new districts, holding general elections without party primaries or even turning the November elections into a primary and holding the general election sometime before the new Congress convenes in January.
It was part of a bid to let some steam out of the pressure cooker of her opposition — a small but vocal group that has insisted she must step aside to usher in an era of change — and continue her laborious push to win over critics before a far more consequential vote to formally elect a speaker when the new Congress convenes in January.
Lois FrankelLois Jane FrankelDemocratic Women's Caucus calls for investigation into Epstein plea deal Epstein death sparks questions for federal government Attorney General Barr 'appalled' by Epstein death in federal custody MORE (D-Fla.), chairwoman of the Democratic Women's Working Group, said that female lawmakers expect to deliver speeches on the House floor in support of the strike, then walk out shortly after the chamber convenes at noon.
The immediate focus was on Tuesday, when the British parliament will debate and vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit "plan B". The euro was also on the front foot against the sagging dollar, which was on the defensive as the Federal Reserve convenes its first policy meeting of 2019 where it is expected to leave interest rates unchanged after raising them five times in as many quarters in December.
Democratic senators who are 5 percentage points above their replacement-level Trump Scores are labeled: So that gives us a list of targets that looks like this: King is a special case in that he runs for office as an Independent, only joining the Democratic caucus once the congressional session convenes; his score is closer to an estimate of the anti-Trump value progressives would realize by having a Democrat beat him in a general election.
Here's a rundown of the intraparty skirmishes that will shape the next month before the new Congress takes over: Democrats > Democrats on Wednesday nominated House Minority Leader Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiJohnson eyes Irish border in Brexit negotiations Mueller report fades from political conversation Five key players in Trump's trade battles MORE (D-Calif.) to be the next Speaker, but resistance to her leadership is not going away and the outcome of the vote when the full House convenes in January remains in question (The Hill).
The latest criticism came after White House acting chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyTrump urges GOP to fight for him Bill Press: Mulvaney proves need for daily briefings Gingrich calls for eliminating White House press corps in wake of Mulvaney briefing MORE announced earlier Thursday that Trump would host the annual G-7 summit at his Miami-area Trump National Doral resort, saying that "this was by far and away the best choice" for an event that convenes leaders from around the world.

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