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*

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in the arrival of the President of the United Mexican States | West Wing Lobby

2:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with the President of the United Mexican States | Oval Office

2:35 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in an expanded bilateral meeting with the President of the United Mexican States | Cabinet Room

3:35 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT signs a Joint Declaration with the President of the United Mexican States | Rose Garden

6:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in the arrival of the President of the United Mexican States | South Portico

6:35 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers a joint press statement with the President of the United Mexican States | Cross Hall

6:45 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT hosts a working dinner with the President of the United Mexican States | East Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:15 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT leads a White House Coronavirus Task Force meeting | U.S. Department of Education

11:30 a.m. EDT – Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing | U.S. Department of Education

2:35 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for an expanded bilateral meeting with the President of the United States of Mexico | Cabinet Room

3:35 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for the signing of a Joint Declaration with the President of the United States of Mexico | Rose Garden

6:30 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for the arrival of the President of the United Mexican States | South Portico

6:35 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for a joint press statement with the President of the United Mexican States | Cross Hall

6:45 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for a working dinner with the President of the United Mexican States | East Room

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

11:30 a.m. EDT – Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing | U.S. Department of Education


Recap of Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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

The White House

  • Remarks by President Trump on Safely Reopening America’s Schools
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Supporting the Safe Reopening of America’s Schools
  • Presidential Memorandum on the BUILD Act
  • Readout from the Vice President’s Governors Briefing on COVID-19 Response & Best Practices on Safely Reopening America’s Schools
  • Press Release: Second Lady Karen Pence Joins the PREVENTS Public Health Campaign Launch REACH

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Press Release: Secretary Mark T. Esper Message to the Force on Accomplishments in Implementation of the National Defense Strategy
  • Transcript: Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper Message to the Force on Accomplishments in Implementation of the National Defense Strategy
  • Press Release: Australia-Japan-United States Defense Ministers’ Meeting Joint Statement
  • Article: ‘Protective Bubble’ Erected Around Recruit Training
  • Article: Urgent Acquisition Effort Provides Safe COVID-19 Patient Transport in 95 Days
  • Contracts for July 7, 2020

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Wednesday, July 8
  • July 7: Readout | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo’s Call with Brazilian Foreign Minister Araujo
  • July 7: Readout | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo’s Call with Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Freeland
  • July 7: Statement | Implementing Visa Restrictions Under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act
  • July 7: Statement | International Students are Welcome in the U.S.
  • July 7: Statement | U.S.-India Foreign Office Consultations
  • July 7: Statement | Passing of Lorne Craner, former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: USAID Announces First BetterTogether / JuntosEsMejor Challenge Awards in Venezuela and Colombia

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Statement from Ambassador Craft on Russian and Chinese Vetoes of a UN Security Council Resolution to Extend Cross-Border Aid in Syria
  • Explanation of Vote on the Syria Humanitarian Mandate Renewal Resolution Drafted by Belgium and Germany
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Human Rights and Peacekeeping (via VTC)

Central Intelligence Agency

Department of the Treasury

  • Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on CARES Act Loans to Major Airlines
  • Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Main Street Lending Program | June 6, 2020

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures (re: the Investment Company Act of 1940)

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Holds Hearing on Accreditation and Community Engagement
  • Press Release: Department of Justice Awards $2.2 Million for Innovative Community Policing Projects

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

  • Press Release: CISA Releases New Strategy To Improve Industrial Control System Cybersecurity
  • Press Release: USBP Rescues Two on Holiday Weekend (California)
  • Press Release: Otay Mesa CBP Officers Find Meth & Heroin in Gas Tank and Spare Tire of Vehicle (California)
  • Press Release: Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Apprehends Dangerous Gang Member (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Finds Fentanyl in Man’s Sneakers (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Smugglers Stuff Migrants in Trunk During Heatwave (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Yuma Sector BP Arrests California DACA Recipient for Human Smuggling (Arizona)
  • Press Release: BP Arrests Attempted Child Sex Abuser (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Yuma Sector BP Apprehends 21 Illegal Aliens (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Yuma Sector BP Rescues Multiple Illegal Aliens in Distress (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Laredo CBP Officers Seize $900K Worth in Hard Narcotics in One Enforcement Action (Texas)
  • Press Release: World Trade Bridge Officers Intercept Hard Narcotics Worth Over $11 Million (Texas)
  • Press Release: Sex Offender Arrested at the Border by Rio Grande Valley Agents (Texas)
  • Press Release: A Busy 48 hours for CBP Officers in El Paso leads to 7 drug busts (Texas)
  • Press Release: Illegal Aliens Rescued by Rio Grande Valley Agents (Texas)
  • Press Release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol Continues to Locate and Render Aid to Lost Individuals (Texas)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Obligates Over $18.5 Million in Additional Funds for 77 Recovery Projects (Puerto Rico)
  • Press Release: FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Numbers Fire (Nevada)

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: USDA and Arizona Sign Shared Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Increase Forest Health

Department of Energy

  • Press Release: Secretary Bernhardt Listens to Local Concerns and Scraps Plans to Reintroduce Grizzly Bears into the North Cascades Ecosystem

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance to Employers to Help Protect Oil and Gas Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Using Public Service Announcements and Billboards to Promote Worker Safety and Health Amid Coronavirus
  • Press Release: Pennsylvania Machine Shop to Pay Back Wages After Denying Employee Paid Sick Leave Request During Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Awards More Than $90 Million in Grants to Help Justice-Involved Individuals Enter the Workforce
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $61,875 in Back Wages For Tortilla Factory Workers in the Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Recovers Back Wages For New Orleans, Louisiana, Restaurant Workers
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Cites Texas Company for Confined Space Hazards After Investigation into Two Employee Fatalities
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Review Results in Federal Contractor Paying $171,300 in Back Wages to Settle Alleged Hiring Discrimination
  • Press Release: Government Contractor Pays $650,000 in Back Pay, Interest to Settle Hiring Discrimination Allegations After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
  • Press Release: Lubbock, Texas, Chick-fil-A Franchisee Pays Back Wages To Employees After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
  • Press Release: Arkansas Nail Manufacturer Pays $111,895 to Workers to Settle Overtime, Retaliation Violations Following a U.S. Department of Labor Investigations
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Cites Chicago-Based Candy Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: HHS, DOD Collaborate with Novavax to Produce Millions of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Doses in Commercial-Scale Manufacturing Demonstration Projects
  • Press Release: HHS, DOD Collaborate with Regeneron on Large-Scale Manufacturing Demonstration Project of COVID-19 Investigational Therapeutic Treatment
  • Press Release: HHS Launches ‘Surge’ COVID-19 Testing in Hotspot Jurisdictions in Florida, Louisiana and Texas

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

  • July 7: “Death Rate from Coronavirus is down tenfold!”
  • July 7: “We will miss GREAT Country Rocker, Charlie Daniels, who passed away yesterday in Hermitage, Tennessee. My condolences to his wife Hazel, and their family. Charlie is in my thoughts and prayers. I love his music! #RIPCharlieDaniels”
  • July 7: “‘COVID-19 (China Virus) Death Rate PLUNGES From Peak In U.S.’ A Tenfold Decrease In Mortality. The Washington Times @WashTimes   Valerie Richardson.  We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts, but they don’t!”
  • July 7: “‘President Trump champions American greatness in his Mount Rushmore speech.’” @seanhannity @FoxNews