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.

11:55 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route to Greenville, NC

12:50 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Pitt-Greenville Airport | Greenville, NC

1:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Rally | Greenville, NC

2:20 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Greenville, NC, en route to Miami, FL

4:20 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Miami International Airport | Miami, FL

4:40 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Trump National Doral Miami | Doral, FL

4:45 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Fundraising Committee Reception | Doral, FL

7:20 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Doral, FL, en route to Miami, FL

7:40 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Pérez Art Museum Miami | Miami, FL

8:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a Live NBC News Town Hall Event | Miami, FL

9:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Miami, FL, en route to Doral, FL

9:25 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the RON Location | Doral, FL

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

9:40 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route Miami, FL, on Air Force Two

12:10 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Miami, FL, on Air Force Two

12:55 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event | Miami, FL

3:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT participates in a Faith in America Roundtable | Miami, FL

4:20 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Miami, FL, en route Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

6:40 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

Recap of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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

The White House

  • Statement: First Lady Melania Trump | “My personal experience with COVID-19.”
  • Readout: Second Lady Karen Pence Visits Military Spouses and Blue Angels Team at Naval Air Station Pensacola
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Infrastructure
  • Disaster Declaration: President Donald J. Trump Approves North Carolina Disaster Declaration
  • Disaster Declaration: President Donald J. Trump Amends California Disaster Declaration
  • Proclamation on Blind Americans Equality Day, 2020

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Joint Communique of the 52nd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting
  • Article: U.S., South Korea Reaffirm Shared Defense Cooperation
  • Article: 5GAT Drone Ready for First Flight
  • Publication: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, Oct. 14, 2020
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Expands Collaboration With AstraZeneca to Develop and Manufacture an Investigational Monoclonal Antibody to Prevent COVID-19
  • Transcript: Army Senior Leaders Update Reporters on Army Operations | October 13, 2020
  • Contracts for October 14, 2020

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Thursday, October 15
  • October 14: Remarks | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability
  • October 14: Readout | Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan
  • October 14: Remarks | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud After Their Meeting
  • October 14: Readout | Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun’s Travel to India
  • October 14: Joint Statement on the Launch of the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Talks
  • October 14: Statement | Release of American Hostages Held in Yemen
  • October 14: Statement | Release of the Hong Kong Autonomy Act Report
  • October 14: Statement | Designation of a United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
  • October 14: Statement | Joint Letter to Presidents of American Institutions of Higher Education and Affiliates Regarding the People’s Republic of China
  • October 14: Advisory | Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce Travels to Albania (Oct. 14-17)
  • October 14: Advisory | Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper Travels to Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Poland (Oct. 14-24)
  • October 14: Advisory | Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach to Join NATO Deputy Secretary General Geoana at the Bucharest Forum (Virtual; Oct. 14)

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: USAID and Federal Communications Commission Sign MoU on 5G Coordination
  • Press Release: USAID and LIXIL Announce New Global Partnership to Expand Access to Sanitation

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Colombia (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights (via VTC)

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Joint IMFC and Development Committee Statement by Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Charges Brazilian Meat Producers With FCPA Violations

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Roundtable in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Speech: Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Murray Delivers Remarks at University of Michigan Law School
  • Press Release: J&F Investimentos S.A. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay Over $256 Million to Resolve Criminal Foreign Bribery Case
  • Press Release: Twenty-Four Defendants, Including Alleged Aryan Circle Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Racketeering, Firearms, and Drug Charges in Multiple States
  • Press Release: Final Member of Violent Baltimore “Trained to Go” Gang Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering and Drug Conspiracies
  • Press Release: Medical Device Maker Merit Medical To Pay $18 Million To Settle Allegations Of Improper Payments To Physicians
  • Press Release: Arkansas Businessman Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion

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

  • Press Release: USBP Seizes More Than 100 Lbs. of Hard Narcotics (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Seize 175 Pounds of Methamphetamine (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Perform Back To Back Rescues (California)
  • Press Release: CBP Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Southwest Border Migration and Enforcement Statistics (Arizona)
  • Press Release: Brownsville Agents Arrest Convicted Child Predator (Texas)
  • Press Release: Joint Collaboration Leads to the Discovery of Four Stash Houses in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Nab Odessa Couple with $400K in Cocaine (Texas)
  • Press Release: Wanted Criminal Apprehended by CBP Officers for Being an Imposter (Illinois)
  • Press Release: Baltimore CBP Seizes Hashish Concealed inside Seashells from Nigeria (Maryland)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina
  • Press Release: President Donald J. Trump Amends California Major Disaster Declaration
  • Press Release: Castro-Mission Health Center Receives $1.6M FEMA Earthquake Protection Grant (California)
  • Press Release: FEMA Provides Additional $4.4 Million for Denver COVID-19 Response
  • Press Release: FEMA Provides Additional $10.6 Million to North Dakota for COVID-19 Response
  • Press Release: Earthquake Ready | Join the Annual Great ShakeOut Drill Tomorrow (Region 5)
  • Press Release: Drive-thru Disaster Recovery Center Opening in Allen Parish (Louisiana)
  • Press Release: Here’s How Survivors Can Appeal FEMA’s Determination Letter (Alabama)
  • Press Release: Jefferson County Eligible for FEMA Public Assistance; Other Counties Eligible for More Aid (Florida)
  • Press Release: It’s Important to Submit SBA Loan Application (Florida)

Department of Commerce

  • Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the Scaling Pandemic Resilience through Innovation and Technology (SPRINT) Challenge Announcement in St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Blog: Commerce Department Recognizes Employees for Energy and Environmental Stewardship

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Video Processing Devices, Components Thereof, and Digital Smart Televisions Containing the Same

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

  • Press Release: DFC Backs $1.55 Million for Tulu Moye Power Project in Ethiopia

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $1.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Eastern South Dakota
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $5.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Central South Dakota  
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $10.8 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Montana
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests More Than $43 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Idaho, Oregon and Nevada

Department of Energy

  • Press Release: President Trump Signs Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure
  • Press Release: R&D World Magazine Announces 2020 R&D 100 Winners

Department of Interior

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Highlights Outdoor Recreation and RV Company Signing the Pledge to America’s Workers

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor and Comcast Corp. Reach Agreement To Resolve Alleged Pay Discrimination

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • October 14 [Pinned]: [Video – NY Post Article]
  • October 15: “Nobody has ever done as much for Iowa as I have done for Iowa – Not even close!!!”  Retweet:  GOP @GOP · 10h · “Nobody is going to do for Iowa what I did for Iowa.”—@realDonaldTrump in Iowa
  • October 15: “So many great people mentioned in this article. Thank you!”  [Article]
  • October 15: “VOTE TRUMP. SAVE YOUR 2ND. AMENDMENT.”  Retweet:  8News WRIC Richmond @8NEWS · 21h · HEADS UP! Virginia residents now have until 11:59 p.m. on October 15 to register to #VOTE  https://bit.ly/33YCDPA
  • October 15: “Nancy Pelosi couldn’t care less about the American People or the great American Worker. She should approve needed STIMULUS now. Most other Dems agree. Republicans are ready to go, I am ready to sign!!!”
  • October 15: “People are fleeing California. Taxes too high, Crime too high, Brownouts too many, Lockdowns too severe. VOTE FOR TRUMP, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE!!!”
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  • October 15: “Jorge, you’re really tough and really smart. My Great Honor to have your support!”  @GamebredFighter  [Article]

  • October 15: “I’ve gone through years of a Fake, Illegal, and Totally Discredited Witch-Hunt, and now it’s revealed that it was a Hoax by the “other side”, which must pay a price for what they did. Think of where we’d be now without Fake & Fraudulent stories every night, for years!!!”
  • October 15: “Congratulations to the @nypost for having exposed the massive corruption surrounding Sleepy Joe Biden and our Country. He’s always been a corrupt politician. Disgraceful!”
  • October 14: “Joe Biden must immediately release all emails, meetings, phone calls, transcripts, and records related to his involvement in his family’s business dealings and influence peddling around the world—including in CHINA!”
  • October 14: “I was thrilled to be back in the American Heartland with thousands of loyal, hardworking IOWA Patriots! 20 days from now, we are going to win IOWA, and we are going to win 4 more years in the White House!”
  • October 14: “THANK YOU IOWA! #MAGA”
  • October 14: “So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the @NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!!”  [Article]
  • October 14: “Georgia, this is your chance to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. We have been strong for our Military, Vets, 2nd Amendment, and ALL. VOTE NOW!”
  • October 14: “Fight hard Republicans. They have been taking advantage of the system for years!”  Retweet:  Sarah Parvini @sarahparvini · Oct 12 · California’s attorney general and chief elections officer demanded GOP campaign officials stop using private ballot collection containers marked as “official” drop-boxes, saying the boxes that have appeared in communities across the state are illegal https://latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-12/california-gop-republicans-under-fire-unofficial-ballot-dropboxes-orange-county
  • October 14: