Today At TRNS

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the White House press briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

Congressional Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be speaking to Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). King and other GOP leaders in the House are urging their constituents to visit the Capitol on Thursday to protest the Democratically-backed healthcare reform bill.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the following:

- The George Washington University, Homeland Security Policy Institute and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance hold a symposium on “Cyber Deterrence.”

- White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett holds a webchat, to discuss “the importance of needed changes in our health care system for traditionally underserved communities throughout the country.”

- Interior Secretary Salazar and Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes participate in a media event.

- News conference to give a scientific update on 2009 H1N1 flu activities.

- The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan holds a hearing on “Counting Contractors: Where Are They And What Are They Doing?”

- A conference call briefing to analyze the House Democrats’ health reform bill with Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin; former associate director of the White House Office of Management and Budget Jim Capretta.

- The U.S. Climate Action Network holds a conference call briefing to discuss November’s key international meetings on climate change.

- D.C. council hearing to discuss same-sex marriage.