US executive branch text over image of White HouseThis report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

12:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Washington, D.C., en route to Kennedy Space Center, FL

3:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY participate in a viewing of SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 Launch | Kennedy Space Center, FL

5:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at Kennedy Space Center | Kennedy Space Center, FL

6:10 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Kennedy Space Center, FL, en route to Washington, D.C.

7:55 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Joint Base Andrews

8:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

11:30 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY depart Washington, D.C., en route Cape Canaveral, FL, on Air Force Two

1:25 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY arrive in Cape Canaveral, FL, on Air Force Two

3:15 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY join THE PRESIDENT for a viewing of SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 Launch | Kennedy Space Center, FL

5:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at Kennedy Space Center | Kennedy Space Center, FL

7:35 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY depart Cape Canaveral, FL, en route Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

9:25 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY arrive in Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change.

Recap of Friday, May 29, 2020

Note: All bolded text spotlight COVID-19 developments.

The White House

  • Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Protecting America From China’s Efforts To Steal Technology And Intellectual Property
  • Remarks by Vice President Pence at a Roundtable Discussion with Small-Business Owners on Reopening America | Atlanta, GA
  • Remarks by Vice President Pence at a Memorial Service for Ravi Zacharias | Atlanta, GA
  • Bill Signed into Law:
    • R. 943, the “Never Again Education Act”
  • Presidential Veto Message to the House of Representatives for H.J. Res. 76
  • Statement from the President Regarding Veto of H.J. Res. 76

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper’s Phone Call With Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh
  • Press Release: DOD Announces Two Defense Production Act Title 3 COVID-19 Projects to Support the Space Defense Industrial Base
  • Article: DOD Launches Effort to Collect 8,000 Units of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
  • Advisory: Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al.
  • Contracts for May 29, 2020

Department of State

  • May 29: Fact Sheet | UPDATE: The United States Continues to Lead the Global Response to COVID-19
  • May 29: Statement | Seizure by Malta of $1.1 Billion of Counterfeit Libyan Currency
  • May 29: Statement | First Round of 2020 Compact Negotiations with the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia and Compact Review Discussions with Palau
  • May 29: Fact Sheet | This Week in Iran Policy
  • May 29: Statement | In Defense of Democracy in Venezuela
  • May 29: Statement | Update on U.S. Passport Services
  • May 29: Statement | Commemoration of 72nd International Day of UN Peacekeepers

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council AOB on Hong Kong (via VTC)
  • Statement by Ambassador Kelly Craft at Today’s UN Security Council Discussion of the Situation in Hong Kong
  • Explanation of Vote on the Resolution Regarding the UN Security Council Sanctions Regime for South Sudan

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

  • Press Release: DNI Ratcliffe Statement on Declassification of Transcripts (re: Michael Flynn)
  • Press Release: Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Launches COVID-19 Seedling Broad Agency Announcement (BAA).

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • Press Release: CISA Releases New Cyber Essentials Toolkit
  • Press Release: Dump Truck Smuggling Attempt Stopped by Border Patrol (California)
  • Press Release: Homicide, Attempted Homicide Suspect in Same Car Caught at Otay Mesa Port of Entry (California)
  • Press Release: Yuma Sector Agents Rescue Three Illegal Aliens Lost in the Desert for 2 Days (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Apprehends Convicted Sex Offender Near Nogales (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Checkpoint Operations Disrupt Cash Smuggling (New Mexico)
  • Press Release: Big Bend Sector Celebrates Border Patrol’s 96th Anniversary (Texas)
  • Press Release: Previously Convicted Felon Arrested by Border Patrol (Texas)
  • Press Release: Rio Grande Valley Agents Thwart Multiple Drug Smuggling Attempts (Texas)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Halts Multiple Human Smuggling Attempts in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Canine Sniffs out Marijuana Concealed in Wooden Crate (Ohio)
  • Press Release: CBP intercepts 33 Korean Nationals with fraudulent employment letters (Georgia)
  • Press Release: S. Border Patrol, Operation Stonegarden Partners Apprehend 15 Aliens from the Dominican Republic after landing in Cabo Rojo (Puerto Rico)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Releases Latest State-by-State COVID-19 Data
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards City of Cape Coral More Than $2.2 Million for Hurricane Irma Expenses (Florida)
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards Sunshine Water Control District More Than $2.6 Million for Hurricane Irma Expenses (Florida)
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards City of Lakeland More Than $3.6 Million for Hurricane Irma Expenses (Florida)

Department of Justice

  • Daily Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Press Releases
  • Press Release: Attorney General William P. Barr’s Statement on the Death of Mr. George Floyd
  • Press Release: The Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Support of Freedom of Religion for Colorado Church
  • Press Release: Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest Challenging the Constitutionality of Maine Governor’s COVID-19 Orders that Economically Harm Maine Campgrounds
  • Press Release: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Federal Offense for Selling Unregistered Pesticides on eBay
  • Press Release: Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Support of Businesses Suffering from Arbitrary and Irrational Restrictions of Michigan Governor’s COVID-19 Orders
  • Press Release: South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Making a Bomb Threat to a Clinic and Lying to the FBI
  • Press Release: President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Concludes Hearing on Rural and Tribal Justice, Begins Hearing on Community Engagement

Department of Commerce

  • Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross at the Boating Industry Roundtable Discussion Maverick Boating Group in Fort Pierce, Florida
  • Press Release: Commerce Department Invests $10 Million in Florida to Support Business Recovery Efforts and Advanced Manufacturing
  • Press Release: Commerce Honors First Anniversary of President Trump’s Executive Order Establishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)

Department of Energy

  • Press Release: DOE to Provide $30 Million to Develop Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Hybrid Energy Systems

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Iowa Restaurant Pays Back Wages After Failing to Pay 14 Employees for Payroll Earned Before Coronavirus Closing
  • Press Release: Minnesota City Pays Back Wages to Employee Wrongly Denied Paid Sick Leave After Healthcare Provider Recommends Quarantine
  • Press Release: S. Department of Labor Cites New Jersey Construction Companies For Exposing Employees to Fall, Other Safety Hazards

Department of Education

  • Press Release: Secretary DeVos Approves Second Wave of Perkins Career and Technical Education State Plans

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • May 30: “Great job last night at the White House by the U.S. @SecretService. They were not only totally professional, but very cool. I was inside, watched every move, and couldn’t have felt more safe. They let the “protesters” scream & rant as much as they wanted, but whenever someone….”
  • May 30: “….got too frisky or out of line, they would quickly come down on them, hard – didn’t know what hit them. The front line was replaced with fresh agents, like magic. Big crowd, professionally organized, but nobody came close to breaching the fence. If they had they would….”
  • May 30: “….have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen. That’s when people would have been really badly hurt, at least. Many Secret Service agents just waiting for action. ‘We put the young ones on the front line, sir, they love it, and….”
  • May 30: “….good practice.’ As you saw last night, they were very cool & very professional. Never let it get out of hand. Thank you! On the bad side, the D.C. Mayor, @MurielBowser, who is always looking for money & help, wouldn’t let the D.C. Police get involved. ‘Not their job.’ Nice!”
  • May 30: “Time for a change! #2020”  Retweet:  Former Democrats for Trump @YoungDems4Trump · May 29 ·

Minneapolis:

Democrat governor.

Democrat Secretary of State.

Democrat State Auditor.

Democrat Sr US Senator

Democrat Jr US Senator

Democrat Reps 5 / Republicans 3

Democrat Mayor.

Democrat AG.

Democrat Police Chief.

2016 General Elections – Voted Democrat.

#MinneapolisRiot

  • May 29: “Looting leads to shooting, and that’s why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night – or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don’t want this to happen, and that’s what the expression put out last night means….”
  • May 29: “….It was spoken as a fact, not as a statement. It’s very simple, nobody should have any problem with this other than the haters, and those looking to cause trouble on social media. Honor the memory of George Floyd!”
  • May 29: “REVOKE 230”
  • May 29:  “The National Guard has arrived on the scene. They are in Minneapolis and fully prepared. George Floyd will not have died in vain. Respect his memory!!!”