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.

12:00 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives an update on Operation Warp Speed | Oval Office

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

12:00 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for an update on Operation Warp Speed | Oval Office

12:40 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the ​Young America’s Foundation’s Fall College Retreat and President’s Club Weekend | Arlington, VA

7:30 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the Council for National Policy Meeting | McLean, VA

Recap of Thursday, November 12, 2020

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

The White House

  • Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies
  • Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate (re: Executive Order)
  • Statement from National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien (re: Executive Order)
  • Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
  • Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate (re: WMD)
  • Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Burundi
  • Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate (re: Burundi)
  • Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran
  • Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate (Iran)

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Statement by Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller on the Passing of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Statement by Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller on Helicopter Crash in the Sinai Peninsula
  • Press Release: Defense Department Announces Cost of Living Increase to Retired Pay
  • Publication: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, Nov. 12, 2020
  • Article: Technology, Expertise Help Determine Vaccine Distribution
  • Contracts for November 12, 2020

Department of State

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on travel to France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, from November 13-23.

  • Daily Schedule | Friday, November 13
  • November 12: Advisory | Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper Travels to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Israel (Nov. 14-23)
  • November 12: Statement | Disqualification of Pan-Democratic Lawmakers in Hong Kong
  • November 12: Statement | Political Prisoners in Belarus Should Be Released
  • November 12: Statement | On the Passing of His Royal Highness, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
  • November 12: Interview | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo with Hugh Hewitt of The Hugh Hewitt Show
  • November 12: Statement | Annual Greening Diplomacy Initiative Award Winners

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: United States Provides Humanitarian Assistance in Response to Tropical Storm Eta
  • Press Release: USAID Signs Joint Statement with Saudi Arabia’s Humanitarian Relief Agency to Co-Fund a Project of the World Food Programme in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Explanation of Vote on the Renewal of UN Security Council Resolution 2498 (Somalia/UN sanctions regime)
  • Explanation of Vote on the Mandate Renewal of the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (Sudan/South Sudan dispute)

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: Mike Willis Named Associate Director in Division of Economic and Risk Analysis

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Speech: Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Delivers Remarks on the Future of Antitrust
  • Statement on DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility Report on Jeffrey Epstein 2006-2008 Investigation
  • Press Release: Justice Department Issues Guidance On The Use Of Arbitration And Launches Small Business Help Center
  • Press Release: Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Announces Eleven New National Partners
  • Press Release: University Researcher Pleads Guilty to Lying on Grant Applications to Develop Scientific Expertise for China
  • Press Release: Tennessee Emergency Medical Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances
  • Press Release: Indivior Solutions Sentenced To Pay $289 Million In Criminal Penalties For Unlawful Marketing Of Opioid Drug
  • Press Release: United States Reaches Settlement with Federal Way Public Schools to Resolve Student Complaints of Harassment on the Basis of Religion and National Origin
  • Press Release: Justice Department Files Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Pearl, Mississippi Property Owners and Rental Agent
  • Press Release: Justice Department Settles with Transportation and Logistics Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
  • Press Release: Virginia Return Preparer Indicted for Evading her Own Taxes and Not Filing Her Returns
  • Press Release: Attorney General William P. Barr Honors Department of Justice Employees and Others for the 68th Annual Attorney General’s Awards

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

  • Press Release: Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf Announces New Homeland Security Advisory Council Members
  • Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees
  • Press Release: Human Smuggling Attempts Result in 102 Apprehensions in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
  • Press Release: Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Seizes Over $1M of Dangerous Narcotics (Texas)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Felon in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
  • Press Release: Dulles CBP Seizes 678 Pounds of Nigerian Khat (Virginia)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: Free Legal Help Available for Disaster Survivors (California)
  • Press Release: FEMA Provides More than $3.6 Million to Loyola University Medical Center (Illinois)
  • Press Release: FEMA Deadline to Register for Hurricane Laura Two Weeks Away (Louisiana)
  • Press Release: FEMA Mobile Centers in Escambia, Santa Rosa Counties to Close Nov. 14 (Florida)
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles $1.79 Million for Hurricane Dorian Expenses (Florida)
  • Press Release: Momentum to Repair Public Buildings Accelerates (U.S. Virgin Islands)
  • Press Release: Resiliency of the Puerto Rico Fire Department Increases with $5.7 Million from FEMA (Puerto Rico)

Department of Commerce

  • Press Release: U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce and Education Sign Six Party Joint Declaration of Intent with Germany
  • Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Eric Atkisson, Director of Communications, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USITC Votes to Continue Investigations Concerning Aluminum Foil from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Invests $11.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska
  • Press Release: USDA Announces Scholars Programs for Students at Historically Black and Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
  • Press Release: USDA, EPA Welcome Two New Members as U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions (Meijer and UNFI)

Department of Energy

  • Press Release: Energy Department Announces $130 Million in Solar Technology Projects
  • Press Release: Energy Department Releases its Hydrogen Program Plan

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce and Education Sign Six-Party Joint Declaration of Intent with Germany
  • Press Release: U.S. Department Of Labor Announces Registration Requirements For Pooled Plan Providers
  • Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
  • Press Release: Auto Parts Manufacturer Agrees to Implement Aggressive Safety and Health Policies in Plea Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice
  • Press Release: Franklin, Tennessee, Restaurant Pays $179,878 in Back Wages After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Uncovers Wage Violations
  • Press Release: Palm Bay Electrical Contractor to Pay $19,642 in Back Wages After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Overtime Violations
  • Press Release: JP Morgan Chase Agrees to Pay $9.8 Million To Resolve Gender Discrimination Allegations

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: Trump Administration Partners with Chain and Independent Community Pharmacies to Increase Access to Future COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Press Release: OCR Settles Eleventh Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | November 12, 2020

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • November 12: “These states in question should immediately be put in the Trump Win column. Biden did not win, he lost by a lot!” [Video]
  • November 12: “Must see @seanhannity  takedown of the horrible, inaccurate and anything but secure Dominion Voting System which is used in States where tens of thousands of votes were stolen from us and given to Biden. Likewise, the Great @LouDobbs has a confirming and powerful piece!”
  • November 12: “‘REPORT: DOMINION DELETED 2.7 MILLION TRUMP VOTES NATIONWIDE. DATA ANALYSIS FINDS 221,000 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES SWITCHED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BIDEN. 941,000 TRUMP VOTES DELETED. STATES USING DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS SWITCHED 435,000 VOTES FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN.’ @ChanelRion @OANN”
  • November 12: “@FoxNews daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was @FoxNews!”
  • November 12: “100% Correct!”  Retweet:  Rogan O’Handley @DC_Draino · Nov 7 · A vote recount isn’t nearly as helpful as a vote audit.  Fake ballots need to be exposed, not recounted
  • November 12: “So beautiful!”  [Veterans Day Commemoration Video at Arlington National Cemetery]
  • November 12: “Rigged Election! Thanks Ryan.”  [Twitter:  This claim about election fraud is disputed]  Retweet:  Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournier · Nov 11 · BREAKING: Another USPS worker in Pennsylvania has come forth to Project Veritas.
  • November 12: “Now 73,000,000 Votes!”  Retweet:  Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Nov 7 · THE OBSERVERS WERE NOT ALLOWED INTO THE COUNTING ROOMS. I WON THE ELECTION, GOT 71,000,000 LEGAL VOTES. BAD THINGS HAPPENED WHICH OUR OBSERVERS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SEE. NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WERE SENT TO PEOPLE WHO NEVER ASKED FOR THEM!
  • November 12: “‘OK, I’ve seen enough. What’s going to happen to these guys (McCabe, Comey & the gang of treasonous thugs)? @SenJohnKennedy @MariaBartiromo @TheJusticeDept  They, and many others, got caught. DO SOMETHING!!!”
  • November 12: “From 200,000 votes to less than 10,000 votes. If we can audit the total votes cast, we will easily win Arizona also!”  Retweet:  azcentral politics @azcpolitics · Nov 11 · Biden’s lead in Arizona keeps shrinking, but not enough for Trump to overtake him https://azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/11/joe-biden-lead-arizona-keeps-shrinking-but-not-enough-donald-trump-overtake-him/6260725002/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&cid=twitter_azcpolitics”
  • November 12:  “Big Jim is the greatest!”  Retweet:  KDKA @KDKA · Nov 11 · JUST IN: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice refused to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the presidential election. https://cbsloc.al/32AhXfU