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.

9:15 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Palm Beach, FL, en route to West Palm Beach, FL

9:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT casts his ballot by early voting | West Palm Beach, FL

9:55 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Palm Beach International Airport

10:05 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs West Palm Beach, FL, en route to Fayetteville, NC

11:40 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Fayetteville Regional Airport | Fayetteville, NC

11:50 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Fayetteville, NC, en route to Lumberton, NC

12:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on Fighting for the Forgotten Men and Women | Lumberton, NC

2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Fayetteville, NC, en route to Columbus, OH

3:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Rickenbacker International Airport | Columbus, OH

3:25 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Columbus, OH, en route to Circleville, OH

4:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally | Circleville, OH

6:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Columbus, OH, en route to Milwaukee, WI

6:15 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at General Mitchell International Airport | Milwaukee, WI

6:25 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Milwaukee, WI, en route to Waukesha, WI

6:55 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Waukesha County Airport | Waukesha, WI

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

8:20 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Waukesha, WI, en route to Milwaukee, WI

9:00 p.m. CDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Milwaukee, WI, en route to Washington, D.C.

11:40 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews

12:15 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

1:50 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route Lakeland, FL, on Air Force Two

3:55 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Lakeland, FL, on Air Force Two

4:10 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event | Lakeland, FL

6:10 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Lakeland, FL, en route Tallahassee, FL, on Air Force Two | Lakeland Linder International Airport

7:10 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Tallahassee, FL, on Air Force Two | Tallahassee International Airport

7:25 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event | Tallahassee, FL

9:05 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Tallahassee, FL, en route Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

10:50 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives in Washington, D.C., on Air Force Two

Recap of Friday, October 23, 2020

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

The White House

  • Joint Statement of the United States, the Republic of Sudan, and the State of Israel
  • Remarks by President Trump Announcing Normalization of Relations Between Sudan and Israel
  • Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Brokers a Historic Peace Agreement Between Israel and Sudan
  • Statement from the Press Secretary on Sudan
  • Statement from National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien (re: Indo-Pacific and U.S. Coast Guard)
  • Remarks by Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger to London-based Policy Exchange
  • Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
  • Press Release: First Lady Melania Trump Announces Halloween at the White House
  • Nominations: Two Nominations Sent to the Senate
  • Proclamation on United Nations Day, 2020

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper’s Remarks at Day Two of the NATO Defense Ministerial
  • Article: Alliance United in Afghanistan Strategy
  • Press Release: This Week in Operation Warp Speed
  • Advisory: Defense Secretary Esper Travels to India and the Region (Oct. 25-29)
  • Article: Army Financial Management Office Partners With DOD for AI Solutions
  • Contracts for October 23, 2020

Department of State

  • October 23: Readout | Secretary Pompeo’s Meetings with Armenian Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Bayramov
  • October 23: Joint Statement | Launch of the U.S.-EU Dialogue on China
  • October 23: Readout | Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Slovak Foreign Minister Korčok
  • October 23: Statement | United States – Slovak Republic Joint Declaration on 5G Security
  • October 23: Statement | United States – Kosovo Memorandum of Understanding on 5G Security
  • October 23: Statement | United States – Republic of North Macedonia Joint Declaration on 5G Security
  • October 23: Statement | United States – Republic of Bulgaria Joint Declaration on 5G Security
  • October 23: Statement | U.S.-Bulgaria Sign Nuclear Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding
  • October 23: Sanctions | United States Sanctions Five Iranian Entities and Watchlists IRGC Cyber Actors for Interfering in Our Elections
  • October 23: Sanctions | United States Sanctions Russian Government Research Institution
  • October 23: Statement | U.S. Leads International Call to Action on Women’s Economic Empowerment
  • October 23: Statement | On the Anniversary of the Marine Barracks Terrorist Attack
  • October 23: Statement | Rewards for Justice – Up to $10 Million Reward Offer for Information on Hizballah’s Financial Networks: Muhammad Qasir, Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal, and Ali Qasir

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Envoy on Myanmar (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a Third Committee Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Protection of Freedom of Opinion and Expression (via VTC)

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Financial Action Task Force Adopts New Standards on Proliferation Financing, and advances work on COVID-19 AML/CFT Risks, and Trade-Based Money Laundering
  • Sanctions: Treasury Sanctions Russian Government Research Institution Connected to the Triton Malware

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Charges Day-Trading Education Firm for Unregistered Security-Based Swap Transactions

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Presentation of the Sherman Award to the Honorable Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg
  • Press Release: The Honorable Douglas H. Ginsburg Receives Justice Department’s 2020 John Sherman Award
  • Press Release: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan and Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart Recognize Domestic Violence Month at a Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence Roundtable
  • Press Release: Justice Department Requires Divestiture In Order For Liberty Latin America To Acquire AT&T’s Telecommunications Operations In Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Press Release: Justice Department Requires Waste Management To Divest Assets In Order To Proceed With Advanced Disposal Services Acquisition
  • Press Release: Riverside, California Man Who Admitted Planning Mass Casualty Attacks and Purchasing Firearms Later Used in 2015 Terrorist Attack in San Bernardino Ordered to Serve 20-Year Federal Prison Sentence
  • Press Release: Engineering Firm And Its Former Executive Indicted On Antitrust And Fraud Charges
  • Press Release: Puerto Rico CPA Indicted and Arrested on Wire Fraud Charges in Relation to Act 20 and Act 22 Scheme
  • Press Release: New Jersey Man Indicted for Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme

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

  • Press Release: CISA and Vietnam Veterans of America Partner to Raise Awareness about the Threat of Disinformation
  • Press Release: Over 100 Undocumented Aliens Apprehended by Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents in 30 Hours

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: Livermore Receives Major Flood Insurance Discount for Residents (California)
  • Press Release: FEMA Assistance Won’t Affect Income Tax, Social Security, Other Benefits (Alabama)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Press Release: USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China

Department of Commerce

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Commerce Strengthens Commercial Ties and Expands Digital Attaché Program in the UAE
  • Blog: Commerce This Week | October 23

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Artificial Eyelash Extension Systems, Products, and Components Thereof
  • Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Routers, Access Points, Controllers, Network Management Devices, Other Networking Products, and Hardware and Software Components Thereof

US Export-Import Bank (EXIM)

  • Press Release: EXIM Chairman Kimberly Reed Joins U.S. International Development Finance Corporation CEO Adam Boehler on U.S. Delegation Mission to Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam
  • Press Release: EXIM Chairman Reed Underscores EXIM’s Commitment to Africa During Keynote Interview for Global Trade Review’s GTR Africa 2020 Virtual Conference

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China
  • Press Release: USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Louisiana Disaster Areas
  • Press Release: USDA Announces Fourth Round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program
  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $37 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alabama

Department of Interior

  • Press Release: ICYMI | The Trump Administration and its partners are building the long-awaited Arkansas Valley Conduit to deliver clean and reliable water to rural Colorado

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release: Air Travel Consumer Report: July 2020 Numbers
  • Press Release: Delta – WestJet Application for Antitrust Immunity Order to Show Cause

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Updates Tool to Determine If Health Plans or Insurers Comply with Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor and B. Braun Medical Inc. Enter Into Agreement to Resolve Charges of Gender Discrimination
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $1,603,544 In Coronavirus Violations

Department of Education

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Releases Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | Daily Roundup October 23, 2020

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • October 24: “The Fake News is talking about CASES, CASES, CASES. This includes many low risk people. Media is doing everything possible to create fear prior to November 3rd. The Cases are up because TESTING is way up, by far the most, and best, in the world. Mortality rate is DOWN 85% plus!”
  • October 24: “JUST VOTED. A great honor!”
  • October 24: “Our Economy is doing great, and is ready to set new records – best ever (Again!). Biden will destroy everything with his massive Tax Increases. Don’t let it happen!!!”
  • October 23: “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! http://Vote.DonaldJTrump.com

  • October 23: “Joe Biden is a corrupt politician and he’s COMPROMISED. China is desperate for Biden to win because if Biden Wins, CHINA WINS – and China will OWN AMERICA. This corruption is EXACTLY why I decided to run for President in the first place…”
  • October 23: “…For years, I watched one betrayal after another, as politicians like Joe Biden sold out American Workers at every turn—shattering the lives of millions of American families while THEIR families raked in millions of dollars…”
  • October 23: “…I could not sit by and watch THEM take advantage of YOU anymore. They are coming after me because I am standing in their way, and standing guard for this Country we LOVE!”
  • October 23: “For years, Joe Biden fought to cut your Social Security and Medicare—a fact which Joe falsely denied last night. This video (Joe Biden’s own words) was created by Bernie Sanders earlier this year to expose Joe Biden’s atrocious record and egregious lies!” [Video]
  • October 23: “Thank you Pensacola, Florida! Together, we are going to Make America Great Again!” [Video]
  • October 23: “THANK YOU to all of the Great American Patriots in The Villages, Florida! #MAGA”
  • October 23: [Campaign Video]
  • October 23: President Donald J. Trump Brokers a Historic Peace Agreement Between Israel and Sudan

  • October 23: “On the 37th anniversary of the horrendous attack on our United States Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers in Beirut, we honor the 241 heroes who lost their lives that day. We will NEVER forget them. Semper Fi!”
  • October 23: “Joe Biden’s response to the H1N1 Swine Flu, far less lethal than Covid 19, was one of the weakest and worst in the history of fighting epidemics and pandemics. It was pathetic, those involved have said. Joe didn’t have a clue!”
  • October 23: “Biden said he is going to “transition out of (fracking) by 2025”. I hope Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and all of the rest were listening last night. High energy prices, massive jobs losses! Vote Trump.”
  • October 23: “Joe Biden was very disrespectful to President Obama at last night’s debate when he said that he, Joe, ‘was Vice President, not President,’ when trying to make excuses for their failed immigration policies. I wonder what “O” was thinking when he heard that one?”
  • October 23: “Today is the LAST DAY to register to VOTE in-person, in the Great State of Nebraska! Get everything you need to cast your vote and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, below!”

  • October 23: “HUGE win today for the United States and for peace in the world. Sudan has agreed to a peace and normalization agreement with Israel! With the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, that’s THREE Arab countries to have done so in only a matter of weeks. More will follow!”