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, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

9:30 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:30 p.m. EST – The President delivers remarks and signs executive actions on tackling climate change, creating jobs, and restoring scientific integrity; The Vice President also attends | State Dining Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

9:30 a.m. EST – the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief.

11:45 a.m. EST – the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Antony Blinken as Secretary of State at the White House.

1:30 p.m. EST – the Vice President will join the President when he delivers remarks on tackling climate change, creating jobs and restoring scientific integrity; and he signs executive actions in the State Dining Room.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

12:15 p.m. EST – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy | James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

Recap of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 and reopening developments.

The White House

  • Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of NATO
  • Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia
  • Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities
  • Remarks by President Biden at Signing of an Executive Order on Racial Equity
  • Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships
  • Presidential Memorandum on Redressing Our Nation’s and the Federal Government’s History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies
  • Presidential Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States
  • Fact Sheet: President Biden to Take Action to Advance Racial Equity and Support Underserved Communities
  • Remarks by President Biden on the Fight to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces New Steps to Boost Vaccine Supply and Increase Transparency for States, Tribes, and Territories
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, January 26, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds
  • Readout of Defense Secretary Austin’s Call With Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan
  • Statement by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on the Passing of Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo García
  • Article: Commander Lists Five Tasks to Ensuring Continued Space Superiority
  • Contracts for January 26, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Wednesday, January 27
  • January 26: Advisory | Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks to the Media in the Press Briefing Room (Jan. 27; 3:30 p.m.)
  • January 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Canadian Foreign Minister Garneau
  • January 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard
  • January 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi
  • January 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with ROK Foreign Minister Kang
  • January 26: Transcript | Briefing With Acting Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ian Brownlee And CDC Director for Global Migration and Quarantine Marty Cetron On New COVID Testing Requirements for International Travelers
  • September 26: Statement | G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Arrest and Detention of Alexey Navalny

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East (via VTC)

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Janet L. Yellen Sworn In As 78th Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury
  • Press Release: Day One Message to Staff from Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen
  • Press Release: What They Are Saying | Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen Confirmed in a Historic, Bi-Partisan Senate Vote

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: Manisha Kimmel to Conclude Tenure as Senior Policy Advisor to the Chair on the Consolidated Audit Trail

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: Member of White Supremacist Prison Gang Guilty of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering
  • Press Release: Hospital Pharmacist to Plead Guilty to Attempting to Spoil Hundreds of COVID Vaccine Doses
  • Press Release: Justice Department Settles with New Jersey-Based IT Consulting Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

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

  • Statement from Acting Secretary Pekoske on Strengthening Buy American Provisions
  • Press Release: CISA Partners with Cactus League for Security Tabletop Exercise to Protect Spring Training Fans
  • Press Release: CBP Intercepts Endangered Plant Species In Honolulu (Hawaii)
  • Press Release: Illegal Border Crossers Arrested after High Speed Vehicle Pursuit (Montana)
  • Press Release: Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $529K in Narcotics in Three Seizures (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Field Operations at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrests Woman with $2.2 Million in Methamphetamine (Texas)
  • Press Release: Officials Announce New Top 10 For “Se Busca Información Initiative” (Texas)
  • Press Release: RGV Border Patrol Agents Bust up Stash Houses and Rescue Aliens in Distress (Texas)
  • Press Release: Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize Special Shampoo from Poland (Pennsylvania)
  • Press Release: Missing Female Rescued by N.Y. State Troopers and U.S. Border Patrol Agents (New York)
  • Press Release: Air and Marine Operations Seizes $500,000 in Vessel Headed to Bahamas (Florida)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Obligates Nearly $1 Billion in First Days of Vaccine Mission
  • Press Release: Federal Support Increased to the State of Arizona
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards More than $236 Million to Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
  • Press Release: $466.8 Million Obligated to New York for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
  • Press Release: $216 Million Obligated to New Jersey for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
  • Press Release: FEMA Provides $227 Million to Mid-Atlantic States for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
  • Press Release: $384,000 Obligated to Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
  • Press Release: $76.6 Million Obligated to Puerto Rico for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
  • Press Release: $2.5 Million Obligated to United States Virgin Islands for COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
  • Press Release: Beware of Fraud and Scam Artists

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USTIC to Investigate Effect of Foreign Censorship on U.S. Businesses
  • Press Release: USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | January 26, 2021
  • Press Release: FDA Takes Action to Place All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers from Mexico on Import Alert to Help Prevent Entry of Violative and Potentially Dangerous Products into U.S., Protect U.S. Consumers

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

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