This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS & VPOTUS’ Schedule*
*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change.
9:30 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
12:00 p.m. EST – The President has lunch with The Vice President | Private Dining Room
2:00 p.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive a briefing on the state of the economic recovery | State Dining Room
2:45 p.m. EST – The President delivers remarks on his administration’s response to the economic crisis and signs executive orders; The Vice President also attends | State Dining Room
White House Press Briefing Schedule*
12:30 p.m. EST – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese | James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
Recap of Thursday, January 21, 2021
Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 and reopening developments.
The White House
- Text of the COVID-19 National Action Plan
- National Security Directive on United States Global Leadership to Strengthen the International COVID-19 Response and to Advance Global Health Security and Biological Preparedness
- Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel
- Executive Order on Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats
- Executive Order on a Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain
- Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety
- Executive Order on Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery
- Executive Order on Improving and Expanding Access to Care and Treatments for COVID-19
- Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers
- Executive Order on Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats
- Memorandum to Extend Federal Support to Governors’ Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19 and to Increase Reimbursement and Other Assistance Provided to States
- Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 21, 2021
Department of Defense (DOD)
- Statement by John Kirby, Pentagon Press Secretary, on New START
- Advisory: DOD Announces Charges Referred Against Guantanamo Detainees
- Press Release: DOD Identifies Army Casualty (Kuwait; non-combat)
- Publication: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, January 21, 2021
- Article: DOD Responds to COVID-19 in Navajo Nation
- Article: DOD Incorporates AI Ethics in Systems Engineering, Official Says
- Contracts for January 21, 2021
Department of State
- Daily Schedule | Friday, January 22
- January 21: Statement | Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad
- January 21: Joint Statement | The Situation in Libya (France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, USA)
- January 21: Statement | New U.S. Embassy in London Receives Award of Excellence from Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
US Mission to the United Nations (UN)
- Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Colombia (via VTC)
- Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Central African Republic (via VTC)
- Explanation of Position on Draft Resolution A/75/L.54, “Promoting a Culture of Peace and Tolerance to Safeguard Religious Sites”
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
- Press Release: ODNI Welcomes Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Press Release: Allison Herren Lee Named Acting Chair of the SEC
- Press Release: SEC Updates List of Firms Using Inaccurate Information to Solicit Investors
Department of Justice
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
- Press Release: Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
- Press Release: Man Convicted of Multiple Obscenity Crimes Involving Children
- Press Release: Marine Corps Civilian Employee Pleads Guilty to Assaulting His Spouse
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Press Release: Acting Secretary of DHS Directs a Review of Immigration Enforcement Practices and Policies
- Press Release: CISA Launches Campaign to Reduce the Risk of Ransomware
- Press Release: U.S. and UK Conclude Arrangement to Strengthen End-to-End Supply Chain Security (Washington, D.C.)
- Press Release: USBP Agents Discover Illegal Marijuana Grow While Serving Arrest Warrant (California)
- Press Release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents’ Due Diligence Shuts Down Stash House (Texas)
- Press Release: Combined Efforts Result in the Arrest of 60 Illegal Aliens in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
- Press Release: RGV Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 1,100 Pounds of Marijuana (Texas)
- Press Release: 50,000 Unapproved Vaping Pens Seized by CBP Officers in Chicago (Illinois)
- Press Release: Agriculture Specialists Intercept Smuggled Trees (Ohio)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Press Release: FEMA is Now Accepting Applications for the Youth Preparedness Council
Department of Commerce
- Blog: The Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States
US International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Electrical Connectors and Cages, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Three Deputy Under Secretaries in the Areas of Nutrition, Rural Development and Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Department of Energy
- Press Release: Department of Energy Announces New Senior Leaders
Department of Interior
- Fact Sheet: Interior Department Welcomes Day One Executive Orders to Restore Public Lands and Waters, Combat Coronavirus
Environmental Protection Agency
- Press Release: EPA Welcomes Members of the Biden-Harris Leadership Team
Department of Transportation
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Biden Appointees Ready to Work on Behalf of the American People
Department of Labor
- Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
Department of Education
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Biden-Harris Appointees
- Press Release: At the Request of President Biden, Acting Secretary of Education Will Extend Pause on Federal Student Loan Payments
Health & Human Services (HHS)
- Press Release: Anthony S. Fauci Remarks at the World Health Organization Executive Board Meeting
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Press Release: FDA Approves First Extended-Release, Injectable Drug Regimen for Adults Living with HIV
US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 webpage
- Department of Defense COVID-19 webpage
- Department of State COVID-19 Travel Advisory webpage
- Office of Personnel Management COVID-19 webpage
- Food and Drug Administration COVID-19 webpage
- Department of Homeland Security Employee COVID-19 webpage
- Department of Labor COVID-19 webpage
- USAGov COVID-19 webpage
Non-USG COVID Webpages
Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
- Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker (tracks vaccine distribution in the United States)
- Coronavirus Resource Center