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.

11:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a Latinos for Trump Roundtable | Doral, FL

12:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Doral, FL, en route to Miami, FL

12:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Miami International Airport | Miami, FL

12:25 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Miami, FL, en route to Atlanta, GA

2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Dobbins Air Reserve Base | Atlanta, GA

2:10 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Dobbins Air Reserve Base en route to Cobb Galleria Centre | Atlanta, GA

2:40 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on Black Economic Empowerment: The Platinum Plan | Atlanta, GA

4:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Atlanta, GA, en route to Washington, D.C.

5:35 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews

5:45 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.

6:45 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a roundtable with supporters | Washington, D.C

7:35 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., en route to Joint Base Andrews

8:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route to Newport News, VA

8:50 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport

9:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Event | Newport News, VA

10:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Newport News, VA, en route to Washington, D.C.

11:10 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews

11:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

THE VICE PRESIDENT​ has no public events scheduled.


Recap of Thursday, September 24, 2020

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

The White House

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Transcript: Senior Defense Department Leaders Host Global Virtual Town Hall
  • Article: Top DOD Officials Hold Virtual Town Hall Meeting
  • Article: Top Leaders Discuss Diversity, Inclusion With Military Members, Families
  • Article: SOUTHCOM Donates Field Hospital to Jamaica in Support of COVID-19 Response
  • Contracts for September 24, 2020

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Friday, September 25
  • September 24: Statement | Joint Press Statement on the 11th U.S.-Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy
  • September 24: Interview | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Larry O’Connor of the Larry O’Connor Show/WMAL
  • September 24: Advisory | Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to Greece, Italy, the Holy See, and Croatia (Sept. 27-Oct. 2)
  • September 24: Sanctions | Major New Human Rights-Related Listings and Accompanying Sanctions on Iran
  • September 24: Readout | Deputy Secretary Biegun Hosts UN General Assembly Side Event, “A Dialogue with the World’s Top Ten Donors on Global Humanitarian Needs”
  • September 24: Statement | The United States Announces Humanitarian Assistance for the Sahel Crisis Response
  • September 24: Statement | The United States Announces New Humanitarian Assistance for the South Sudan Crisis Response
  • September 24: Statement | The United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People
  • September 24: Statement | Guinea-Bissau Independence Day

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Readout: USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa’s Meeting With UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley
  • Press Release: United States Announces Nearly $152 Million in New Humanitarian Assistance in the Central Sahel Countries of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania
  • Press Release: The United States Announces More Than $720 Million In Additional Humanitarian Assistance For The Response To The Crisis In Syria
  • Press Release: United States Announces Nearly $108 Million in New Humanitarian Assistance to Help the People of South Sudan
  • Remarks from Acting Administrator John Barsa at the In Defense of Christians 2020 Digital Summit

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Introductory Remarks during a Virtual Dialogue with the World’s Top Ten Donors on Global Humanitarian Needs (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council High-Level Meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Post-COVID-19 Global Governance (via VTC)

Department of the Treasury

  • Statement: G7 Finance Ministers’ Statement on the Debt Service Suspension Initiative and Debt Relief for Vulnerable Countries
  • Congressional Testimony: Statement of Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin Department of the Treasury Before the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee U.S. Senate
  • Press Release: Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Keysight Technologies, Inc.
  • Sanctions: CAATSA – Iran-related Designations; Venezuela-related Designation Update; Iran-related Designation Update

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: Engine Manufacturing Company to Pay Penalty, Take Remedial Measures to Settle Charges of Accounting Fraud
  • Press Release: SEC Charges BMW for Disclosing Inaccurate and Misleading Retail Sales Information to Bond Investors
  • Press Release: SEC Charges Lighting Products Company and Four Executives With Accounting Violations

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Statement by Department of Justice Spokesperson Kerri Kupec on the Execution of Christopher Andre Vialva
  • Press Release: Over 300 People Facing Federal Charges For Crimes Committed During Nationwide Demonstrations
  • Press Release: Operation Legend | Case of the Day (Eastern District of Missouri)
  • Press Release: Justice Department Announces Results in Fight Against the Opioid Crisis Two Years after Launch of Operation S.O.S.
  • Press Release: U.S. Accountant in Panama Papers Investigation Sentenced to Prison
  • Press Release: Maryland Man Sentenced to Prison for Intentionally Damaging the Computers of His Former Employer
  • Press Release: Former Cancer Center President Indicted For Participation In Long-Running Antitrust Conspiracy

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

  • Press Release: DHS Proposes to Change Admission Period Structure for F, J and I Nonimmigrants
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine at Checkpoint (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine (California)
  • Press Release: BP, AMO Chase Meth Smugglers in Arizona Mountains
  • Press Release: Tucson Air Branch Conducts 2 Rescues In Same Week In Baboquivari Peak Wilderness Area (Arizona)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers at the Port of Nogales Seize Over 103 Pounds of Heroin and Fentanyl Pills (Arizona)
  • Press Release: CBP Field Operations Seizes Over $4.5 Million in Hard Narcotics at Pharr and Hidalgo International Bridges (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Field Operations Arrests Man Wanted on Sexual Assault Charges at Anzalduas International Bridge (Texas)
  • Press Release: Cincinnati CBP Seizes Methamphetamine Disguised as Drink Mixes (Ohio)
  • Press Release: One Night, Five Shipments, More than $1.1 Million Seized in Louisville (Kentucky)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: Disaster Recovery Center in Marshall County to Close October 3 (Iowa)
  • Press Release: Direct Temporary Housing Assistance Available for Laura Survivors in Louisiana
  • Press Release: Drive-thru Disaster Recovery Centers Opening in Acadia and Beauregard Parishes (Louisiana)
  • Press Release: President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida
  • Press Release: FEMA approves $11.4 million for Calhoun Liberty Hospital Hurricane Michael recovery (Florida)
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards $15.6 Million for Hurricane Irma Recovery in Florida
  • Press Release: Survivors Beware! Fraud, Scams Flourish After Disasters (Alabama)
  • Press Release: Look Out for Disaster Fraud, Scams (Puerto Rico)

US Export-Import Bank (EXIM)

  • Press Release: EXIM Chairman Reed Renews Commitment to U.S.-Africa Trade in Remarks to Corporate Council on Africa

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Roadless Rule

Department of Interior

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Designates A.D. King House to African American Civil Rights Network

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release: U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $335 Million in Infrastructure Grants to America’s Airports

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Announces Availability of $150 Million To Invest in Workforce Training for Key U.S. Employment Sectors
  • Press Release: ​U.S. Department of Labor Announces up to $8 Million in Disaster Recovery Funding for Louisiana in Response to Hurricane Laura
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Announces $2.5 Million in Disaster Recovery Funding for Texas in Response to Hurricane Laura
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Agreement with Salt Lake City Diagnostics Company to Resolve Alleged Hiring Discrimination
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Agreement with Texas Electronics Company to Resolve Alleged Hiring Discrimination

Department of Education

  • Readout of the U.S. Department of Education’s Virtual Panel on Successful Strategies to Reopen Schools This Fall
  • Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Education Announces 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Launches Rethink Adult Ed Challenge to Grow Pre-Apprenticeship Opportunities for Life-long Learners

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: HHS Takes Action as Part of President Trump’s Healthcare Plan

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Takes Actions to Help Lower U.S. Prescription Drug Prices
  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | Daily Roundup September 24, 2020
  • Press Release: FDA Issues Recommendations for Certain High-Risk Groups Regarding Mercury-Containing Dental Amalgam

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • September 25: “RINO Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is unsuccessfully trying to defend Mail In Ballots, when there is fraud being found all over the place. Just look at some of the recent races, or the Trump Ballots in Pennsylvania that were thrown into the garbage. Wrong Charlie!”
  • September 25: “Working hard in New Mexico. I built the Wall (security) and will totally protect your Second Amendment (The Dems want to obliterate it!). Will be there soon!” Retweet:  Tammy Bruce @HeyTammyBruce · 17h · New Mexico primary! “The total number of Democratic votes climbed at least 5% in this year’s primary compared with 2016, she said, and Republican votes shot up 44%” twitter.com/vannschaffner/ …
  • September 25: “One of the worst polls in 2016 was the @FoxNews Poll. They were so ridiculously wrong. Fox said they were going to change pollsters, but they didn’t. They totally over sample Democrats to a point that a child could see what is going on. Rasmussen, which was accurate, at 52%.”
  • September 24: “THANK YOU FLORIDA! #MAGA http://Vote.DonaldJTrump.com

  • September 24: “I was thrilled to be back in my home state of FLORIDA with thousands of loyal, hardworking American Patriots in Jacksonville! 40 days from now, we are going to WIN FLORIDA, and we are going to win 4 more years in the White House! VOTE!! #MAGA http://Vote.DonaldJTrump.com
  • September 24: “GREAT NEWS! PAC- 12 football is back this Fall! Congrats to the players, their families, the coaches, and the universities. The west coast games will kick off soon – You’re welcome!!!”
  • September 24: “Thank you. United We Stand!”  Retweet:  Senate Republicans @SenateGOP · Sep 21 · Senate Republicans will do our job.  And Senate Republicans will continue to confirm @realdonaldtrump’s well-qualified nominees. #FillTheSeat
  • September 24: “Cheating on Unsolicited Ballots by political hacks, or anyone else, is against the law. We are closely watching!”
  • September 24: “Just landed in Florida. WOW, what a crowd, MASSIVE! Going to win FLORIDA BIG!! Live on @FoxNews, @OANN, and @cspan! #MAGA”
  • September 24: “We are providing better care, and more choice, at lower cost. We are delivering a healthier, safer, brighter, and more prosperous future for EVERY citizen in our magnificent land – because we are proudly putting AMERICA FIRST!”

  • September 24: “The FIRST PILLAR of the America First Healthcare Plan—more CHOICE for American Patients!”
  • September 24: “The SECOND PILLAR of the America First Healthcare Plan will lower costs for families and seniors. The days of ripping off American patients are over. Today, I signed an historic executive order that ENDS surprise medical billing.”
  • September 24: “The FINAL PILLAR of the America First Healthcare Plan—better care! The historic action I took today includes the first-ever executive order to affirm it is the official policy of the United States Government to protect patients with pre-existing conditions.”
  • September 24: “Under The America First Healthcare Plan, we will ensure the highest standard of care anywhere in the world — cutting-edge treatments, state-of-the-art medicine, groundbreaking cures, and true health security for you and your loved ones!”
  • September 24: “We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions!”
  • September 24: “It was great to be back in North Carolina delivering The America First Healthcare Plan! We will provide MORE CHOICES, LOWER COSTS, and BETTER CARE!”
  • September 24: “Up BIG in South Carolina!”
  • September 24: “‘Trump Was Right’: Explosive New FBI Texts Detail Internal Furor Over Handling Of ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Investigation — Newly disclosed internal FBI notes & text messages detail the extent of the FBI’s desire to take down Trump & his associates at any cost.”  [Article]
  • September 24: “On my way to North Carolina!”
  • September 24: “Thank you Jacksonville, Florida. See you all TONIGHT! #MAGA”
  • September 24: “Vote-by-mail ballots in my home state of FLORIDA begin going out TODAY! Make sure to request yours, fill it out & send it in. Request yours today: https://myfloridaelections.com/Voting-Elections/Ways-to-Vote/Vote-by-Mail-Absentee-Ballots#request

  • September 24: “Russian Billionaire wired Hunter Biden 3 1/2 Million Dollars. This on top of all of the other money he received while Joe was V.P. Crooked as can be, but Fake Mainstream Media wants it to just go away!”
  • September 24: “Sleepy Joe Biden just closed down his campaign for the day (Again). Wants to rest! He is a very LOW ENERGY INDIVIDUAL, and our Country cannot make it in these exciting, but complex and competitive times, with a Low Energy President !!!”
  • September 24: “North Carolina looking good! See you later.”
  • September 24: “Rasmussen Approval Rating: 52%. Republican Party Approval Rating, 95%. Thank you!”
  • September 24: “Florida looking good!”
  • September 24: “LAW & ORDER!”