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.

1:50 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route to Ocala, FL

3:55 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Ocala International Airport | Ocala, FL

4:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Ocala, FL, en route to The Villages, FL

4:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally | The Villages, FL

6:25 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Ocala International Airport | Ocala, FL

6:35 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Ocala, FL, en route to Pensacola, FL

6:50 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Pensacola International Airport

7:00 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally | Pensacola, FL

8:40 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Pensacola, FL, en route to West Palm Beach, FL

11:10 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Palm Beach International Airport

11:20 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs West Palm Beach en route to Palm Beach, FL

11:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Mar-a-Lago | Palm Springs, FL

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

8:00 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY cast their ballots by early voting | Indianapolis, IN

12:15 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Indianapolis, IN, en route Swanton, OH, on Air Force Two

1:05 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Swanton, OH, on Air Force Two

1:20 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event | Swanton, OH

3:10 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Swanton, OH, en route Pittsburgh, PA, on Air Force Two

4:10 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Pittsburgh, PA, on Air Force Two | Allegheny County Airport

4:30 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event | West Mifflin, PA

7:05 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Pittsburgh, PA, en route Indianapolis, IN, on Air Force Two

8:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

Recap of Thursday, October 22, 2020

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

The White House

  • Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Taking Unprecedented Steps to Protect the Pensions of American Workers
  • Presidential Memorandum on Pensions of Delphi Corporation Retirees and Other Retirees Covered by Vulnerable Pension Plans
  • Press Release: Second Lady Karen Pence’s Efforts to Raise Awareness On Licensing Reform for Military Spouses
  • Article: A Regulatory Reform Agenda That Benefits All Americans

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper’s Remarks on Day One of NATO Defense Ministerial
  • Readout of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper’s Meeting With Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz
  • Transcript: Defense Secretary Esper’s Remarks With Israeli Defense Minister Gantz at the Pentagon
  • Article: Esper Repeats U.S. Commitment to Guarantee Israel’s Qualitative Edge
  • Article: Space Force Leader Charts Service’s Galactic Mission
  • Article: Mission Engineering: Ensuring Key Technologies Drive the Joint Warfighting Concept
  • Contracts for October 22, 2020

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Friday, October 23
  • October 22: Joint Statement on the Launch of the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue
  • October 22: Readout | Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok
  • October 22: Readout | Counselor Brechbühl’s Meeting with Nigerian Vice President Osinbajo
  • October 22: Statement | Ongoing Protests in Nigeria
  • October 22: Joint Press Statement of the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (re: Rohingya)
  • October 22: Statement | U.S. Announces Humanitarian Assistance at the International Conference on Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response
  • October 22: Readout | Deputy Secretary Biegun Co-Hosts Donor Conference, “Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response”
  • October 22: Remarks | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo with Secretary Alex M. Azar II at the Signing Ceremony of the Geneva Consensus Declaration (re: women’s health)
  • October 22: Sanctions | United States Sanctions Two Hizballah Officials
  • October 22: Sanctions | United States Designates Senior Iranian Official in Iraq
  • October 22: Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the Small Group on Syria
  • October 22: Statement | On the Loss of Life Due to Significant Flooding in Central Vietnam
  • October 22: Remarks | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Naturalization Ceremony with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • October 22: Transcript | Briefing With Assistant Secretary David R. Stilwell, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Dean R. Thompson, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, On Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Readout: USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick’s Travel to Estonia
  • Press Release: United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance at the Donor Conference on Sustaining Support for The Rohingya Refugee Response
  • Press Release: USAID Announces the Continuation of Partnerships on International Urban Search and Rescue
  • Advisory: USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa to Participate in Hudson Institute Event on International Religious Freedom Day (Oct. 27)

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

  • Press Release: DNI John Ratcliffe’s Remarks at Press Conference on Election Security

Department of the Treasury

  • Sanctions: Treasury Targets High-Ranking Hizballah Officials
  • Sanctions: Treasury Sanctions Iranian Ambassador to Iraq
  • Joint Statement on UK-U.S. Financial Regulatory Working Group Meeting

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Readout: At Joint Open Meeting, SEC and CFTC Approve Final Rule on Security Futures Margin and Request for Comment on Portfolio Margining
  • Press Release: SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With FCPA Violations
  • Press Release: SEC Issues Record $114 Million Whistleblower Award
  • Advisory: SEC to Host Panel with Women Entrepreneurs of Color on Oct. 28

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt Delivers Remarks Announcing Goldman Sachs/1mdb Enforcement Actions
  • Press Release: Goldman Sachs Charged in Foreign Bribery Case and Agrees to Pay Over $2.9 Billion
  • Press Release: Justice Department Announces $5.3 Million in Awards to Support Operation Legend
  • Press Release: Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs
  • Press Release: Husband Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Human Trafficking Convictions Related to Forced Labor of Foreign Nationals
  • Press Release: Former U.S. Army Reservist Sentenced to 40 years in Prison for Sex Trafficking and a Related Offense
  • Press Release: Seattle Software Developer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
  • Press Release: Five Charged in Connection with COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

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

  • Remarks as Prepared by Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf Highlighting Border Security and Immigration Policies of the Trump Administration
  • Blog: ‘Reversing course is no way forward’: Acting Secretary Wolf Outlines Border Security and Immigration Policies of the Trump Administration
  • Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council Executive Committee
  • Press Release: CBP Air and Marine Operations in Bellingham helps Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office locate armed robbery suspect (Washington state)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Arrest 6 Sex Offenders (Texas)
  • Press Release: Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize Fentanyl at Gateway International Bridge (Texas)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Rescue Young Siblings From Rio Grande River (Texas)
  • Press Release: Watches Worth More Than $8.8M Seized by CBP Officer in Cincinnati (Ohio)
  • Press Release: In Fiscal Year 2020 Louisville CBP Seize Over $109M in Counterfeits (Kentucky)
  • Press Release: Alexandria Bay Port of Entry Reaches Major Milestone with Completion of Enhanced 10,427 Square Foot Commercial Processing Facility (New York)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Rental Assistance May Be A Valuable Housing Solution for Oregon Wildfire Survivors (Oregon)
  • Press Release: Hurricane Delta Prompts Flood Insurance Claims; What to Expect During Process (Louisiana)
  • Press Release: FEMA Needs Your Current Contact Information (Florida)
  • Press Release: Sports in Puerto Rico Strengthened with $15 Million in FEMA Funds (Puerto Rico)

Department of Commerce

  • Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the E Star Award Presentation to Palladio Beauty Group in Hollywood, Florida
  • Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Honors U.S. Companies With Presidential Award for Export Achievements
  • Blog: Secretary Ross Visits Pennsylvania-Based Company and Stresses Importance of the Commercial Space Industry to the U.S. Economy

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Active Matrix OLED Display Devices and Components Thereof

US Export-Import Bank (EXIM)

  • Press Release: EXIM Board Votes to Notify Congress of Potential $500 Million Supply Chain Finance Guarantee Supporting an Estimated 1,900 Jobs Across the United States, Including in California, Florida, Kansas, New York, Texas, and Washington
  • Readout: EXIM Chairman Kimberly Reed, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, U.S. Delegation Conclude Economic Mission to Brazil With Strengthened Economic Alliance

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: National Drought Resilience Partnership Responsibilities Under New Executive Order
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure; Highlights Record Investments in FY 2020
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $91.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Missouri
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $11.7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Kentucky and Illinois
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $596,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Washington

Department of Energy

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Secures American Energy Jobs, Natural Gas Exports | October 21, 2020

Department of Interior

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Adds 1,275 Miles to the National Trail System
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Advances Everglades Restoration Through Leadership and Partnerships

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release: U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces First Marine Highway Project Designation for North Carolina

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
  • Statement by Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration John Pallasch on Weekly Unemployment Claims
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor and Newport News Shipbuilding Enter Agreement to Resolve Alleged Hiring Discrimination
  • Press Release: Federal Court Sentences Kentucky Woman to Prison, Orders $838,804 In Restitution After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Benefit Plan Fraud
  • Press Release: Lubbock, Texas, Concrete Company Pays $43,216 in Back Wages To Employees Following U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
  • Press Release: Lubbock, Texas, Contractor Pays $115,113 in Back Wages to 20 Employees After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation at Veterans Affairs’ Project
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $125,516 in Back Wages for Employees of Louisiana Correctional Center

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: HHS Expands Relief Fund Eligibility and Updates Reporting Requirements
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Marks the Signing of the Geneva Consensus Declaration

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Approves First Treatment for COVID-19 (re: remdesivir)

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • October 23: “Thank you Megyn!”  Retweet:  Megyn Kelly @megynkelly · 14h · Trump won this debate, handily. Biden wasn’t a force at all. Trump was substantive, on-point, well-tempered. Definitely helped himself, when it mattered most.
  • October 23: “11 DAYS! #MAGA”
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  • October 23: “As per your request, Joe…” [Video]
  • October 22: “Just signed an order to support the workers of Delphi Corporation and make sure that we protect the pensions of all American workers! Obama-Biden FAILED American workers and FAILED the workers of Delphi. I ALWAYS put American workers FIRST!”
  • October 22: “Suburban women want Safety & Security. Joe Biden cannot give that to anyone!”  Retweet:  Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Oct 22 · Finally! Suburban women are flocking over to us. They realize that I am saving the Suburbs – the American Dream! I terminated the Regulation that would bring projects and crime to Suburbia. Not on my watch! Biden will bring the Regulation back, but bigger and worse.
  • October 22: “Just left the White House for the Great State of Tennessee!”  [Video]
  • October 22: “Wow. Today’s @nypost story on Joe Biden’s corruption is a monster. Many witnesses to a crime against our Country. This isn’t going away. Even the Lamestream Media is starting to say it must be covered!”
  • October 22: “Biden wants to Pack the Court with Radical Left crazies. He doesn’t even want to make a list to explain who they are. Can’t let this happen!”
  • October 22: “Finally! Suburban women are flocking over to us. They realize that I am saving the Suburbs – the American Dream! I terminated the Regulation that would bring projects and crime to Suburbia. Not on my watch! Biden will bring the Regulation back, but bigger and worse.”
  • October 22: “Obama is campaigning for us. Every time he speaks, people come over to our side. He didn’t even want to endorse Sleepy Joe. Did so long after primaries were over!”
  • October 22: “Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight’s anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse! #MAGA” https://fb.watch/1hnrvhCIDM/
  • October 22: “Really good polling numbers as people realize all that we have done. Rasmussen Approval Rating, just out, 52%. Approval Rating in the Republican Party, 96%. Thank you!”
  • October 22: “Judiciary Committee approves Judge Barrett. Moves to full Senate for final vote. Big day for America!”
  • October 22:  “@FoxNews Polls are totally FAKE, just like they were in 2016. I am leading in all of the states mentioned, which you will soon see. I thought Fox was getting rid of its pollster. Sadly, it never happened!”