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.

12:30 p.m. EST – The President has lunch with the Vice President | Private Dining Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

12:30 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for lunch | Private Dining Room

2:00 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT leads a Governors’ video teleconference on COVID-19 response & recovery | White House Situation Room


Recap of Friday-Sunday, 27-29, 2020

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks. Purple colored hyperlink spotlights COVID-19 and reopening developments.

The White House

  • Remarks by President Trump During Thanksgiving Video Teleconference with Members of the Military
  • Nominations: One Nomination Sent to the Senate

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller’s Visit With Service Members, Contractors in Djibouti, Somalia
  • Press Release: This Week in Operation Warp Speed – Nov. 27, 2020
  • Press Release: DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty (non-combat/UAE)
  • Contracts for November 27, 2020

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Monday, November 30

  • November 29: Statement | Barbados’ Independence Day
  • November 27: Sanctions | New Sanctions Under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA)
  • November 27: Sanctions | The United States Sanctions Libyan Individual and Militia Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuse in Libya
  • November 27: Statement | The United States Condemns the Conviction of the Citgo 6 (Venezuela)
  • November 27: Joint Statement of the Fourth United States-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue
  • November 27: Statement | Communiqué on the 2020 Conference on Afghanistan
  • November 27: Statement | The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and the American Council of Engineering Companies Sign Memorandum of Understanding
  • November 27: Statement | Mauritania Independence Day Message
  • November 27: Statement | Albania National Day
  • November 27: Advisory | Travel of Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham to Mali

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: More than 700 Members of Transnational Organized Crime Groups Arrested in Central America in U.S. Assisted Operation

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

  • Press Release: Border Patrol Intercepts Stolen Vehicle and Methamphetamine (California)
  • Press Release: Thirty Individuals Apprehended in Harboring Cases (Texas)
  • Press Release: RGV Sector Border Patrol Agents Encounter Life Threatening Smuggling Tactics, Apprehend 156 Aliens in Four Days (Texas)
  • Press Release: RGV Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol (Texas)
  • Press Release: AMO, Coast Guard Interdict Vessel with 816 Pounds of Cocaine Attempting to Reach Puerto Rico’s Northern Coast (Puerto Rico)

Department of Commerce

  • Blog: Celebrating Native American Heritage Day
  • Blog: Outdoor Recreation Accounts for$460 Billion in U.S. GDP

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Final Rule Providing Clarity on Unfair and Deceptive Practices in Aviation Consumer Protection

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Announces WIOA Guidance on Priority of Service for Americans in Need
  • Press Release: CORRECTED | U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $3,301,932 In Coronavirus Violations

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

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