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SENATE JUDICIARY -- 10:15 a.m. -- Holds a hearing to consider the nominations of: Andrew Duva to assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Criminal Division; Alexander Van Hook to a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Louisiana; and Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William Crain to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The nominees testify. G-50 Dirksen

Contact: Clare Slattery (Grassley), 202-224-0484 or Clare_Slattery@grassley.senate.gov or Hannah Akey (Grassley), 202-224-0472 or Hannah_Akey@grassley.senate.gov

Note: For a webcast, go to: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/nominations-10-22-2025.

(HOUSE-SHUTDOWN-GOP/SCALISE) ADVISORY -- At 11:15 a.m., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a press call to discuss the ongoing government shutdown.

Contact: Anna Adamian (Rep. Andy Harris), 202-225-5311

Note: Press RSVP to Anna.A@mail.house.gov, Kerry.Rom@mail.house.gov, and Anne.Earthman@mail.house.gov for the dial-in instructions.

(POLITICS-MEDIA-BASH) ADVISORY --- At 6 p.m., CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash discusses "the media and American Politics," during a forum sponsored by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. Former Time magazine editor in chief Nancy Gibbs, director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, interviews Bash.

Location: JFK Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Contact: 617-495-1360

Note: For a webcast, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardIOP/streams.

9:30 a.m. -- (TRUMP-LEGAL-POLITICS) EVENT -- The Society for the Rule of Law holds its Rule of Law Summit 2025. The group was founded in 2018 by a group of "conservative lawyers and jurists who have served at the highest levels of government in previous Republican administrations" who share "a belief in the rule of law, the integrity of the criminal justice system, and the Constitution."

Highlights

9:30 a.m.: Alan Raul, former associate counsel to president Ronald Reagan, participates in a discussion on "New Challenges for the Rule of Law."

9:45 a.m.: Shannen Coffin, former general counsel to former Vice President Dick Cheney, discusses "Should Conservatives Rethink the Unitary Executive?"

10:45 a.m.: Greg Jacob, former legal counsel to former Vice President Mike Pence, discusses "Norms, Prudence, and Republican Virtue: Can Our Political Culture Still Support Ordered Liberty?"

1:30 p.m.: Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) discusses "Can Congress Still Check the Executive?"

4:45 p.m.: Former FBI agent Michael Feinberg; former deputy attorney general Donald Ayer; and Peter Keisler and Stuart Gerson, both of who served as assistant attorneys general for the DOJ's Civil Division, discuss "How Bad is the Damage to the DOJ and FBI?"

Location: Washington, D.C.

Contact: info@societyfortheruleoflaw.org

Note: RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVqabKVXaW4TjTnKe2CC_XGwpQpPosb7NokbzOnsTVty6wtA/viewform for the event location.

10 a.m. -- (HOUSE-SHUTDOWN-GOP/JOHNSON) EVENT -- House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) hold a news conference to discuss the ongoing government shutdown. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, also speak.

Location: Capitol Visitor Center, HVC-Studio A (enter through HVC 117)

Contact: Corinne Day, 202-225-4000 or Corinne.Day@mail.house.gov or SpeakerMJ@mail.house.gov or Taylor Haulsee, Taylor.Haulsee@mail.house.gov

Note: Editorial presence is limited to one person from each press outlet. For a webcast, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@SpeakerJohnson/streams.

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The Reuters Daybook

October 22, 2025

REUTERS