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.

1:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Washington, D.C., en route to Nashville, TN

1:40 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Nashville International Airport | Nashville, TN

1:50 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Nashville International Airport en route to Belmont University – Curb Event Center | Nashville, TN

2:10 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Belmont University – Curb Event Center | Nashville, TN

2:50 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Belmont University – Curb Event Center en route to JW Marriott Nashville | Nashville, TN

2:55 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at JW Marriott Nashville

3:00 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a roundtable with supporters | Nashville, TN

7:20 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart JW Marriott Nashville en route to Belmont University – Curb Event Center | Nashville, TN

7:25 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Belmont University – Curb Event Center | Nashville, TN

8:00 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a Presidential Debate | Nashville, TN

9:40 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Belmont University – Curb Event Center en route to Nashville International Airport | Nashville, TN

10:00 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Nashville International Airport | Nashville, TN

10:10 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Nashville, TN, en route to Washington, D.C.

12:40 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Joint Base Andrews

1:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:50 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route Waterford Township, MI, on Air Force Two

12:15 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Waterford Township, MI, on Air Force Two | Oakland County International Airport

12:35 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event | Waterford Township, MI

2:25 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Waterford Township, MI, en route Fort Wayne, IN, on Air Force Two

3:15 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Fort Wayne, IN, on Air Force Two | Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base

4:30 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event | Fort Wayne, IN

5:40 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Fort Wayne, IN, en route Indianapolis, IN, on Air Force Two

6:25 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Indianapolis, IN, on Air Force Two


Recap of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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

The White House

  • Executive Order on Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Action to Promote Good Governance and Accountability Within the Federal Workforce
  • Bill Signed Into Law:
    • 209, the “Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2019” or the “PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act,” which amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian Tribes;
    • 881, the “Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act” or the “PROSWIFT Act,” which sets forth provisions aimed at improving the ability of the United States to forecast and mitigate the effects of space weather; and
    • 1380, the “Due Process Protections Act,” which requires the Federal judge in a criminal proceeding to issue an order confirming the obligation of the prosecutor to disclose exculpatory evidence.
  • Signing Statement from President Donald J. Trump on S. 209
  • Signing Statement from President Donald J. Trump on S. 881
  • Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure
  • Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency
  • Nominations: President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Press Release: Defense Department Releases 2020 Military Intelligence Program Budget
  • Article: ‘Swat Team of Nerds’ Tackles Tough Tech Challenges
  • Article: DOD Must Rethink, Prioritize Strategic Deterrence
  • Publication: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, October 21, 2020
  • Article: Families, People Have Been Priority Since Start of COVID-19
  • Article: Suicide Prevention Office Launches Campaign for Dealing With Stressors in Relationships
  • Contracts for October 21, 2020

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Thursday, October 22
  • October 21: Remarks | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability
  • October 21: Advisory | Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia (Oct. 25-30)
  • October 21: Advisory | Secretary Pompeo Participates in the Geneva Consensus Declaration Signing Ceremony (Oct. 22)
  • October 21: Readout | U.S.-Kenya Strategic Consultations
  • October 21: Statement | Congratulations to Bolivia’s President-Elect Luis Arce
  • October 21: Sanctions | Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions
  • October 21: Statement | United States Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Peru and Botswana on Critical Energy Minerals

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: USAID and the IDB Announce $2 million in New Awards to Support Venezuelans Through Employment, Financial Services, and Access to Information

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a UN General Assembly Debate on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education (via VTC)

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

  • Press Release: DNI Releases Appropriated Budget Figure for 2020 National Intelligence Program

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Kik Interactive For Unregistered Offering

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Remarks by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen on the Resolution of Civil and Criminal Investigations into Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
  • Press Release: Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma and Civil Settlement with Members of the Sackler Family
  • Speech: Prepared Remarks of Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen at U.S. Department of State Conference on “Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium: A Conference on Internet Anti-Semitism”
  • Press Release: Department of Justice Highlights Work Combating Anti-Semitic Acts
  • Press Release: Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend in Memphis
  • Press Release: United States Seizes More Domain Names Used by Foreign Terrorist Organization
  • Press Release: Department of Justice Releases Report on its Efforts to Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy MS-13
  • Press Release: Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in Operating Pill Mills in Tennessee and Florida
  • Press Release: Former Blue Bell Creameries President Charged In Connection With 2015 Ice Cream Listeria Contamination

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

  • Press Release: ICE Arrests 15 Nonimmigrant Students For OPT-Related Fraud
  • Press Release: CBP Prevents $287M of Duty Evasions through “Game-Changing” Enforce and Protect Act (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: CBP Air and Marine Operations in Bellingham helps Whatcom County Sherriff’s Office locate fugitive (Washington state)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Seize Fentanyl (California)
  • Press Release: Illegal Alien Sex-Offender Arrested (Arizona)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers Intercept More Than $6.9 Million in Cocaine Over the Weekend at the Laredo Port of Entry (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers in Minneapolis Intercept Railcar Carrying Unregulated Tire Rims (Minnesota)
  • Press Release: Cincinnati CBP Intercepts Auto Parts that Concealed Weapons (Ohio)
  • Press Release: CBP’s Fiscal Year 2020 Border Enforcement in Review for the Caribbean (Puerto Rico)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: Douglas County: External Outreach Site to Open in Glide to Help Wildfire Survivors (Oregon)
  • Press Release: Hurricane Delta Survivors – What to Expect After You Register with FEMA (Louisiana)
  • Press Release: FEMA Assistance Can Help if Insurance Doesn’t Cover Losses (Alabama)
  • Press Release: FEMA Mobile Registration Center in Bay County Changes Locations (Florida)
  • Press Release: Disaster Recovery Centers to Close in Aguada and Hormigueros (Puerto Rico)

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $10.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Michigan
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $24 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $20 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural New Mexico

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Salt Lake City Company Pays Back Wages to Employee Wrongly Denied Paid Sick Leave After Doctor Ordered Coronavirus-Related Quarantine
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Request for Information To Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping

Department of Education

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Funding For Earn-and-Learn Opportunities to Prepare Postsecondary Students for Career Success

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

    • Press Release: Trump Administration Takes Action to Further Expand Access to Vaccines, COVID-19 Tests

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • October 22: “The GREAT Bobby Bowden, one of the best coaches EVER in College Football, on his full recovery from Covid-19 “….America is the greatest country this side of heaven. I’ve had a chance to get a lot of wins in my life, but I really wanted to win this one because I wanted….”
  • October 22: “….to be around to vote for President Trump.” Over 300 wins and 2 National Championships. Thank you to Florida State for giving us Bobby Bowden!”
  • October 22: “I will soon be giving a first in television history full, unedited preview of the vicious attempted ‘takeout’ interview of me by Lesley Stahl of @60Minutes. Watch her constant interruptions & anger. Compare my full, flowing and ‘magnificently brilliant’ answers to their ‘Q’s’.  Retweet:  Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Oct 20 · Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me. Much more to come.
  • October 22: “Virginia!”  Retweet:  Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Oct 21 · Vote Trump to save your Second Amendment, Virginia! twitter.com/wtkr3/status/1…
  • October 22: “Depression!”  Retweet:  Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · 22h · Your 401k’s will crash with Biden. Massive Biden Tax and Regulation increases will destroy all that you have built! Additionally, 180 Million People will lose their Private Healthcare Plans.
  • October 21: “Ratcliffe: Iran and Russia Have Obtained Voter Info, Iran Has Tried to ‘Damage President Trump’ https://breitbart.com/clips/2020/10/21/ratcliffe-iran-and-russia-have-obtained-voter-info-iran-has-tried-to-damage-president-trump/  via @BreitbartNews
  • October 21: “I am not just running against Biden, I am running against the Corrupt Media, the Big Tech Giants, and the Washington Swamp. It is time to send a message to these wealthy liberal hypocrites by delivering Joe Biden a THUNDERING defeat on November 3rd! #MAGA http://Vote.DonaldJTrump.com
  • October 21: “I did more in 47 months than Biden did in 47 years. A VOTE for Republicans is a VOTE for SAFE communities, great JOBS, and a limitless FUTURE for ALL AMERICANS! http://Vote.DonaldJTrump.com
  • October 21: “For years you had a President who apologized for America—now you have a President who is standing up for America, and standing up for YOU. So get your friends, get your family, get your neighbors and co-workers, and GET OUT AND VOTE. Together, we are going to #MAGA!”
  • October 21: “If I do not sound like a typical Washington politician, it’s because I’m NOT a politician. If I do not always play by the rules of the Washington Establishment, it’s because I was elected to fight for YOU, harder than anyone ever has before!”
  • October 21: “The first thing Washington Democrats will do if Biden is elected is pack the Supreme Court with radical left judges who will eliminate your 2nd Amendment.”
  • October 21: “The Radical Biden-Harris Agenda is projected to slash the typical American’s income by $6,500 per year. They will raise TAXES by $4 TRILLION DOLLARS – triggering a mass exodus of jobs out of America and into foreign countries.”
  • October 21: “THANK YOU NORTH CAROLINA!”
  • October 21: “My great honor!”  Retweet:  The White House @WhiteHouse US government account · 4h ·Today, President @realDonaldTrump signed Executive Grants of Clemency to commute the sentences of Lenora Logan, Rashella Reed, Charles Tanner, John Bolen, & Curtis McDonald—people who paid their debts to society and helped others while incarcerated! http://45.wh.gov/iexLi9
  • October 21: “Exclusive: Forgotten by Obama-Biden Auto Bailout, Delphi Workers Refuse to Forget What Was Taken from Them (Part One) https://breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/21/exclusive-forgotten-by-obama-biden-auto-bailout-delphi-workers-refuse-to-forget-what-was-taken-from-them-part-one/  via @BreitbartNews  Biden was a disaster on this. All talk and no action. Remember and VOTE!”
  • October 21: “Multiple Pro-Trump Demonstrations Planned in Cincinnati Area https://breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/10/21/multiple-pro-trump-demonstrations-planned-cincinnati-area/  via @BreitbartNews”
  • October 21: “Pennsylvania Trump Voters Show Passion: ‘He‘s a Man that Wants to Do It All for America‘ https://breitbart.com/clips/2020/10/21/pennsylvania-trump-voters-show-passion-hes-a-man-that-wants-to-do-it-all-for-america/  via @BreitbartNews”
  • October 21: “WSJ Editorial Board: Joe Biden Must Answer Questions About Hunter Biden and China https://breitbart.com/national-security/2020/10/20/wsj-editorial-board-joe-biden-must-answer-questions-about-hunter-biden-and-china/  via @BreitbartNews”
  • October 21: “Just don’t see any way Nancy Pelosi and Cryin’ Chuck Schumer will be willing to do what is right for our great American workers, or our wonderful USA itself, on Stimulus. Their primary focus is BAILING OUT poorly run (and high crime) Democrat cities and states….”
  • October 21: “….Should take care of our people. It wasn’t their fault that the Plague came in from China!”
  • October 21: “Michelle Fischbach (@FischbachMN7) is running for Congress in Minnesota. She Strongly Supports our Brave Law Enforcement, the Second Amendment, your Families and our incredible Farmers. Michelle has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #MN07”
  • October 21: “@JimOberweis will be a terrific Congressman for Illinois! A successful businessman, he will Create Jobs, Lower Taxes, Defend Law & Order, and Protect your Second Amendment from the Radical Left. Jim has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #IL14”
  • October 21: “Eric Esshaki (@EsshakiCongress) will be a tremendous advocate for Michigan and the first Chaldean in Congress! He will help us Lower your Taxes, Defend your Second Amendment and Deliver Great Healthcare. Eric has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #MI11”
  • October 21: “Paul Junge (@VotePaulJunge) will be a great Congressman for Michigan! He helped Secure our Border in my Administration, and he will help us Lower your Taxes, Create Jobs, and put America First in Congress. Paul has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #MI08
  • October 21: “Jim Marchant (@VoteJimMarchant) will be an incredible Congressman for Nevada! Unlike his Radical Left opponent, Jim is Strong on Jobs, Law Enforcement, our Military & Vets, and your Second Amendment. Jim has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #NV04”
  • October 21: “@DanRodimer will be an incredible Congressman for Nevada! A former professional wrestler, he will fight for Lower Taxes, Better Education and More Jobs, and he will always support our Brave Law Enforcement. Dan has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #NV03”
  • October 21: “Congresswoman @EliseStefanik is doing a terrific job for New York! She fiercely defends us and exposes the Radical Left’s lies! Strong on our Second Amendment, Vets, Military and New York Law Enforcement, Elise has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #NY21”
  • October 21: “Congressman @BryanSteil is doing a great job for the people of Wisconsin! He fights hard for Wisconsin’s Incredible Workers, our Brave Law Enforcement, and your Second Amendment. Bryan has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #WI01”
  • October 21: “Congressman Darin LaHood (@ElectLaHood) is a fighter for Illinois! A strong supporter of our #MAGA agenda, he is helping us Drain the Swamp, Deliver for our Farmers, and Defend your Second Amendment. Darin has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #IL18”
  • October 21: “Congressman Ken Buck (@BuckForColorado) is a champion for the incredible People of Colorado! He is Strong on Law & Order, Low Taxes, Border Security, our Military & Vets, and he will always defend your Second Amendment. Ken has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #CO04”
  • October 21: “Senator @CindyHydeSmith delivers for Mississippi! She helped us Cut your Taxes, Secure our Border, and Defend the Second Amendment. Cindy’s opponent, Mike Espy, is a Corrupt Politician who will Raise your Taxes and Open your Borders! Vote for Cindy! #MSSEN”
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  • October 21: “Kayleigh McEnany presenting Lesley Stahl (@60Minutes) with some of the many things we’ve done for Healthcare. Lesley had no idea!”

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  • October 21: “Your 401k’s will crash with Biden. Massive Biden Tax and Regulation increases will destroy all that you have built! Additionally, 180 Million People will lose their Private Healthcare Plans.”
  • October 21: “Remember, BIDEN is going to raise your taxes at a level never seen before. This will not only be very costly for you, it will destroy our economy, which is coming back very rapidly.”