Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner will be covering President Obama’s afternoon press briefing with reporters.
United Nations Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering a speech by former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah at the Asia Society.
The Washington Bureau will be covering the following today:
The House Natural Resources Committee will be holding a hearing on the “Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion,” featuring testimony by Lamar McKay, chairman and president of BP America, Inc. and Steven Newman, president and CEO of Transocean Ltd.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver an address on the Obama administration’s national security strategy.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy and Environment Subcommittee will conduct a hearing on “Combating the BP Oil Spill,” featuring testimony by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee will be holding a hearing on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on small businesses, featuring testimony by James Rivera, associate administrator in the Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance; and Former Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the following:
- A news conference to unveil an initiative, “America Speaking Out,” an effort by the Republican Party to “engage Americans across the country and give them a voice in creating a new agenda for Congress.”
- Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s pen and pad session.
-The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the liability and financial responsibility issues related to offshore oil production, including the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico and S.3346, a bill to increase the civil and criminal penalties liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

-White House correspondent Victoria Jones is covering the White House briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and United States Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen.
-Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli is covering the release of Supreme Court opinions.
The Washington Bureau will be covering the following:
-The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan holds a hearing on “How good is our system for curbing contract waste, fraud, and waste?”
-National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers delivers remarks on “Reflections on Fiscal Policy and Economic Strategy.”
-The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee holds a discussion with its “Afternoon Newsmaker” about ongoing international rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan, current political and security situations in the country, and opportunities to support sustainable peace and stability. Featuring Abdullah Abdullah, former foreign minister of Afghanistan and presidential candidate in Afghanistan’s 2009 elections

The Washington Bureau will be covering the following:
President Barack Obama makes remarks and signs a Presidential Memorandum outlining the next steps in his vision for cleaner, more efficient vehicles.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will hold a conference call with reporters to discuss the Presidential Memorandum that President Obama signed today outlining the next steps in his vision for cleaner, more efficient vehicles.
The Center for Oceans Law and Policy will hold a 2010 conference on “Gulf of Mexico Blowout and Law of the Sea: The Sky is Falling – or is it? Dissection of an Oil Spill,” with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.

Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be covering today’s White House press briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be attending a news conference to unveil oil disaster relief measures for Gulf Coast businesses and communities with Senate Small Business Chairwoman Mary Landrieu, D-La.
Correspondent Justin Duckham will be covering a press briefing with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen at the Pentagon.
The Washington Bureau will be covering the following:
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will be holding a hearing on “NATO: Report of the Group of Experts,” with witness Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, principal of the Albright Stonebridge Group.
The American Foreign Policy Council will hold a 2010 conference on “Missile Defense and American Securit.” with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.; former Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, senior vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton; former National Aeronautics and Space Administration Associate Deputy Administrator for Policy and Planning Eric Sterner, fellow at the George C. Marshall Institute; former acting Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Policy Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy; and former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will hold her weekly news conference.

White House correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the joint press conference with President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House.
Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be covering a news conference on “Ending the Bailouts: A Greek Forum” held by House Republican Chairman Mike Pence (R-IND), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WASH), and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TEXAS).
Correspondent Justin Duckham will be attending a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “The History and Lessons on START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).”
The Washington Bureau will also be covering:
The House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “Viewpoints on Homeland Security A Discussion with the 9/11 Commissioners.”
The National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon where Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine (D-VA) will deliver an address on Democrats’ differences over priorities with Republicans.
A briefing held by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on “Sizing Up the BP Oil Spill.”

Correspondent Justin Duckham will be attending a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty): The Policy Makers’ View.”
Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be covering House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) weekly pen and pad only news briefing.
Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will also be covering the Senate Democratic/Republican Policy Committee’s weekly policy committee closed luncheon meeting.
The Washington Bureau will also be covering;
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on offshore oil and gas exploration including the accident involving the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico.

- White House correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the White House press briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
- Congressional Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be speaking to an official with the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) about Tuesday’s primary elections.
The Washington Bureau will also be covering the following:
- Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, and Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Michael Mundaca hold a conference call briefing to discuss new guidance to make it easier for small business owners to determine whether they are eligible for the new health care tax credit under The Affordable Care Act and how large a credit they will receive.
- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Full Committee hearing on “Gulf Coast Catastrophe: Assessing the Nation’s Response to the Deep water Horizon Oil Spill.”

Congressional Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be covering former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s (R) remarks at a Susan B. Anthony List “Celebration of Life” Breakfast.
The Washington Bureau will be covering the following:
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) President and CEO Thomas Donahue will deliver remarks on the USCC plan to create jobs at a National Press Club Newsmaker Program.
- The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will be holding a briefing on new analysis of polling data showing Arizona Latino voters’ overwhelming opposition to the new immigration law, and the resulting electoral implications.

Correspondent Justin Duckham will be covering a briefing with General Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
The Washington Bureau will be covering the following:
- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing to discuss the Justice Department.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds her weekly news conference with reporters.
- House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) holds his weekly news conference with reporters.
- Senate Foreign Relations Commitee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discuss the future of U.S.-Afghanistan relations.