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*

9:20 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route to Yuma, AZ

10:55 a.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | Yuma, AZ

11:15 a.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at United States Border Patrol Yuma Station | Yuma, AZ

11:20 a.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT participates in a roundtable briefing on border security | Yuma, AZ

12:10 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT departs Yuma, AZ, en route to San Luis, AZ

12:35 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at New Border Wall Site | San Luis, AZ

12:40 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT participates in a Commemoration of the 200th Mile of New Border Wall | San Luis, AZ

1:15 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT departs San Luis, AZ, en route to Yuma, AZ

1:50 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT departs Yuma, AZ, en route to Phoenix, AZ

2:35 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

3:05 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Dream City Church | Phoenix, AZ

3:40 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT delivers an Address to Young Americans | Phoenix, AZ

5:15 p.m. MST – THE PRESIDENT departs Phoenix, AZ, en route to Washington, D.C.

12:05 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews

12:25 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

8:50 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route Milwaukee, WI, on Air Force Two

9:40 a.m. CDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Milwaukee, WI, on Air Force Two

10:35 a.m. CDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT participates in a roundtable on school choice | Waukesha STEM Academy-Saratoga Campus

12:40 p.m. CDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the Faith in America Tour | Pewaukee, WI

2:40 p.m. CDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Milwaukee, WI, en route Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

5:20 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives 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 Monday, June 22, 2020

Note: All bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 and re-opening developments.

The White House

  • Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Putting American Workers First as We Restore Our Economy to Greatness
  • Readout from the Vice President’s Governors Briefing on COVID-19 Response & Recovery
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany
  • Presidential Message on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa
  • Nominations: Two Nominations Sent to the Senate

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Article: DOD Official Details COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts
  • Press Release: DOD, DFC Sign Memorandum of Agreement on Defense Production Act
  • Publication: DOD, DFC Sign Memorandum of Agreement on Defense Production Act
  • Transcript: Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and IDFC CEO Sign Memorandum of Agreement
  • Article: DOD Partners With DFC to Protect Industrial Base From Economic Effect of Pandemic
  • Publication: Layered Homeland Missile Defense
  • Contracts for June 22, 2020

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Tuesday, June 23
  • June 22: Statement | Designation of Additional Chinese Media Entities as Foreign Missions
  • June 22: Transcript |  Briefing with Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David R. Stilwell on Designating Additional PRC State Media Entities as Foreign Missions
  • June 22: Statement | United States Stands with Canada Against China’s Arbitrary Detention of Canadian Citizens

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (via VTC)

Department of the Treasury

  • Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
  • Press Release: Important Technical Notice for Users of the OFAC Website and Sanctions List Data Files​

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes | Enforcement Cooperation in Financial Markets
  • Press Release: Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding
  • Press Release: President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Continues Hearing on Community Engagement, Holds Hearing on Research Perspectives
  • Press Release: S. Army Soldier Charged with Terrorism Offenses for Planning Deadly Ambush on Service Members in His Unit
  • Statement from Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband and U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider on New York City’s Reopening Plans
  • Press Release: Massachusetts Man Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • Press Release: Trump Administration, DHS Prioritizes American Citizens for American Jobs
  • Advisory: Acting Secretary Chad Wolf Traveling To Arizona (June 23, 2020)
  • Weekly Update: DHS Response to COVID-19
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Rescue 13 Illegal Aliens in Mountainous Terrain (California)
  • Press Release: Over Three Days, RGV Agents Seize More than $2M Worth of Drugs (Texas)
  • Press Release: Three Sexual Predators Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley in just Over 24 Hours (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers Nab 48 Making Illegal Entry at Area Rail Crossings During Father’s Day Weekend (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Field Operations Seizes $3.1 Million in Methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge (Texas)
  • Press Release: S. Border Patrol Recovers Narcotics from Submerged Vehicle (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers Seize Counterfeit Touchscreen Tablets at International Falls Port of Entry (Minnesota)
  • Press Release: CBP Seizes over 400 Pounds of Marijuana in Detroit (Michigan)
  • Press Release: 240 Counterfeit 3M Masks Seized by Chicago CBP (Illinois)
  • Press Release: U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest U.S. Citizen for Illegal Entry (New York)

Department of Commerce

  • Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Zach Lilly, Telecommunications Policy Analyst, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

  • Press Release: DFC, DOD Sign Memorandum of Agreement on Defense Production Act

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $1.6 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure in 21 States
  • Press Release: USDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in South Dakota

Department of Interior

  • Press Release: In Case You Missed It | President Trump’s Conservation Legacy: Rebuilding our National Parks

Department of Labor

  • Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia On President Trump’s Proclamation
  • Press Release: Judge Orders Baltimore-Based Federal Contractor to Pay $960,905 In Back Wages to Resolve Discrimination and Harassment Allegations

Department of Education

  • Press Release: Secretary DeVos Unveils Enhanced Online Portal for Higher Education Institutions to Report Foreign Gifts and Contracts

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • June 23: “Cases are going up in the U.S. because we are testing far more than any other country, and ever expanding. With smaller testing we would show fewer cases!”
  • June 23: “I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent…..”
  • June 23: “…..This action is taken effective immediately, but may also be used retroactively for destruction or vandalism already caused. There will be no exceptions!”
  • June 23: “Washed up Creepster John Bolton is a lowlife who should be in jail, money seized, for disseminating, for profit, highly Classified information. Remember what they did to the young submarine sailor, but did nothing to Crooked Hillary. I ended up pardoning him – It wasn’t fair!”
  • June 23: “See, Bolton broke the law. Classified Information!”  Retweet:  Yonhap News Agency @YonhapNews · Jun 22 · (2nd LD) Cheong Wa Dae says much of Bolton’s memoir on Korea ‘distorted,’ urges U.S. gov’t to address such ‘dangerous’ case http://yna.kr/AEN20200622004152315
  • June 23: “Interesting guy. ‘Bolton is really dumb’.  True, and he broke the law!”  Retweet:  Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays · 21h · Let’s talk about Bolton and stuff https://pscp.tv/w/cb9iXjExODgwMjU5fDF2QXhScm9ra2JOeGzM3PYiJEC3By-hPWNjsmc1yNzokNnIUWI2OcnD0zN5Kg==
  • June 22: “Numerous people arrested in D.C. for the disgraceful vandalism, in Lafayette Park, of the magnificent Statue of Andrew Jackson, in addition to the exterior defacing of St. John’s Church across the street. 10 years in prison under the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act. Beware!”
  • June 22: “Looks what’s going on here. Where are the protesters? Was this man arrested?”  Retweet:  Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog · Jun 22 · This guy brutally assaulted a Macy’s employee because of his race and then slandered him by claiming he said the n-word, which was a lie. This is a horrific hate crime and if the races were reversed it would be the only thing we talk about for days. [Video]
  • June 22: “So terrible!”  Retweet:  Jeff Segor @JSegor · 20h · The invention of the cell phone now records gratuitous violence everywhere. Where are the protests for this? https://twitter.com/JSegor/status/1275090620118228992 …
  • June 22: “The China Trade Deal is fully intact. Hopefully they will continue to live up to the terms of the Agreement!”
  • June 22: “I brought back Cars & Jobs. Will do it again for Michigan, & everywhere else!!!”  Retweet:  Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays · 4h · Cue Jaws theme song: Pollster Who Got It Right in 2016: Michigan a Dead Heat  https://realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/22/pollster_who_got_it_right_in_2016_michigan_a_dead_heat__143512.html
  • June 22: “A really wonderful book. Buy it and enjoy!”  Retweet:  Nick Adams @NickAdamsinUSA · Jun 21 · Order your signed copy today! http://NickAdamsUsa.com
  • June 22: “WOW! The Trump Rally gives @FoxNews the “LARGEST SATURDAY NIGHT AUDIENCE IN ITS HUSTORY”. Isn’t it amazing that virtually nobody in the Lamestream Media is reporting this rather major feat!”
  • June 22: “Rather hard to believe that @FoxNews didn’t know that the Border Wall is well under construction, fully financed, & already over 200 miles long? Will soon be finished! They just reported that “it is something that Dems are unlikely to budge on in this election year”.  @BretBaier”
  • June 22: “Could somebody please explain to reporter Doug Mckelway of @FoxNews that the Border Wall has long been under construction, the battle (war) is won, the Dems have FINALLY given in. In fact, I will be in Arizona tomorrow to celebrate the 212th plus mile of @BretBaier”
  • June 22: “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!”
  • June 22: “‘Trump rally gives Fox News largest Saturday night audience in its history’” [Fox News Video]
  • June 22: “Senator Jim Inhofe (@InhofeForSenate) delivers for the State of Oklahoma! A U.S. Army veteran, he fights hard for our Military, Vets, Small Businesses, and our terrific Farmers. Jim has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #OKSEN”
  • June 22: “Congressman @FrankDLucas is working hard for Oklahoma. He strongly supports our Great Farmers, Small Businesses and Vets, and he will always fight for Life and the Second Amendment. Frank has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #OK03”
  • June 22: “Congressman Tom Cole is doing an incredible job for the people of Oklahoma! He delivers for our Military, Vets, and Brave Law Enforcement, and he will always stand for Life and the Second Amendment! Tom has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #OK04”
  • June 22: “Congressman @MarkwayneMullin is a Warrior for the people of Oklahoma! He proudly FIGHTS for our Border, Infrastructure, Second Amendment and our Brave Law Enforcement. Markwayne has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #OK02”
  • June 22: “Congressman Kevin Hern (@krhern) is a tremendous advocate for the State of Oklahoma! A successful businessman, he is Strong on the Wall, our Military and the Second Amendment. Kevin has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #OK01”
  • June 22: “If people can go out and protest, riot, break into stores, and create all sorts of havoc, they can also go out and VOTE — and keep our Election Honest. With millions of mail-in ballots being sent out, who knows where they are going, and to whom?”
  • June 22: “Unlike the radical left, I will ALWAYS stand against socialism and with the people of Venezuela. My Admin has always stood on the side of FREEDOM and LIBERTY and against the oppressive Maduro regime! I would only meet with Maduro to discuss one thing: a peaceful exit from power!”
  • June 22: “Because of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, 2020 will be the most RIGGED Election in our nations history – unless this stupidity is ended. We voted during World War One & World War Two with no problem, but now they are using Covid in order to cheat by using Mail-Ins!”
  • June 22: “I gave John Bolton, who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko, and was not liked, a chance. I always like hearing differing points of view. He turned out to be grossly incompetent, and a liar.   See judge’s opinion. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION!!!”
  • June 22: “RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!”
  • June 22: “Barr: Mail-in Ballots ‘Absolutely Opens the Floodgates to Fraud‘ https://breitbart.com/clips/2020/06/21/barr-mail-in-ballots-absolutely-opens-the-floodgates-to-fraud/   via @BreitbartNews. This will be the Election disaster of our time. Mail-In Ballots will lead to a RIGGED ELECTION!
  • June 22: “Our Coronavirus testing is so much greater (25 million tests) and so much more advanced, that it makes us look like we have more cases, especially proportionally, than other countries. My message on that is very clear!”