White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the joint press availability with President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and the White House press briefing with Robert Gibbs.

Our Washington D.C. Bureau will be covering the following events:

-Minority Leader Boehner, GOP leader’s press conference on national energy tax
-Reps. Velazquez, Gonzales, Sen. Menendez’s press conference on Judge Sotomayor
- Speaker Pelosi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meeting
- A discussion on “Modernizing U.S. Foreign Aid: The Challenges of a Changing World”
- A discussion on “Patient-Centered Care versus Political Medicine.”
- A discussion “To Reform Healthcare, Don’t Increase Taxes, Cut Them.”
-Press conference to address the Iranian regime’s “rising suppression of pro-democracy uprisings in Iran.”
- A discussion on “Medication Adherence in Health Reform: Saving Money and Lives”

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner will be covering the pen and pad briefing with House Majority leader Steny Hoyer.

Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will be covering the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in Ashcroft v. Iqbal.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on investments in clean energy and natural resources projects and programs to create green jobs and to stimulate the economy, and the House Financial Services Committee on “Oversight Concerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the Troubled Assets Relief Program.”

In the afternoon, the Washington Bureau will be covering “Great Energy Debate” on “Nuclear Power: Climate Solution or Economic and Security Gamble?” at the National Press Club, and a discussion on “Building a Military for the 21st Century: New Realities, New Priorities” at the Center for American Progress.

Legal Affairs Correspondent, Jay Tamboli, will be covering the Supreme Court oral arguments of Arizona v. Johnson and Cone v. Bell. Pentagon Correspondent, Dawn Casey, will be covering a press briefing at the Pentagon.

The Washington Bureau will be covering a House Committee hearing on “The Energy Independence Implications of the Auto Bailout Proposal.” The Washington Bureau will also be covering a House Committee hearing on the financial collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, their takeover by the federal government, and their role on the ongoing financial crisis.

In the afternoon, the Washington Bureau will be covering a Summit on “Rebuilding our Nation’s Infrastructure.” Finally, the Washington Bureau will be covering an issues forum with national experts on the economy and national security.

This morning the Washington Bureau will be covering the Federalist Society of Law and Public Policy Convention with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Washington Bureau will also be covering the House Agriculture Committee hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy. The Washington Bureau will also be covering the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s Third Annual Civic Literacy Report to the Nation.

In the afternoon, the Washington Bureau will be covering a news conference announcing the final resolution of the claims against Libyan government for the Dec. 21st, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The final event the Washington Bureau will be covering will be a discussion on war crimes and torture.

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner and Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Tamboli will be covering the presidential debate at Hofstra University.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the Century Foundation discussion on “Improving on No Child Left Behind: Recommendations for a New resident and Congress,” the Joint Commission International conference on a new program to improve healthcare quality and patient safety around the world, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discussion on “High and Rising Costs: Demystifying U.S. Health Care Spending,” and the Family Foundation briefing on “Virginia: A Leading Campaign Battleground for Values Voters.”

The Washington Bureau will also be covering a press briefing by Chairman of the NAACP, Julian Bond, and President of People for the American Way, Kathryn Kolbert, on the recent Republican attacks on ACORN, the National Council of La Raza conference on immigration and the Latino vote, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission of key issues facing election officials and media in reporting election results.

Chief UN Correspondent Dan Patterson is preparing for the opening of the General Assembly at the UN. The Washington Bureau will cover the Homeland Security Department’s forum on “National Security and the Cyber Initiative,” and a forum entitled “The Next President: A World of Challenges.”

Chief Pentagon Correspondent Meredith MacKenzie will attend a Pen and Pad Briefing with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Chief White House Correspondent Lovisa Frost will be covering today’s White House Briefing. Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Tamboli will cover the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the “Impact of Proposed Legislation on the District of Columbia’s Gun Laws.” The Washington Bureau will also be covering the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the current military situation in Georgia.

Chief Pentagon Correspondent Meredith MacKenzie will be at the Pentagon today to cover a briefing with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright. The Washington Bureau will be covering a protest of John McCain’s strategy to privatize social security put on by the Democratic National Party outside of Republican National Committee Headquarters. They will be joined by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.).

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner will be covering the White House gaggle today, while Chief UN Correspondent Dan Patterson continues coverage of the Georgian-Russian conflict from the United Nations. The Washington bureau will continue to cover the ongoing speeches by House Republicans taking place on the floor of the US House of Representatives.

The Washington Bureau will be covering a conference call with Kansas Governor, and Vice Presidential hopeful Kathleen Sebelius to discuss nightly themes for the 2008 Democratic National Convention program.