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*

10:40 a.m. EST – The President departs Wilmington, DE, en route Washington, D.C.

10:50 a.m. EST – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief en Route to The White House

11:35 a.m. EST – The President arrives at the White House

4:30 p.m. EST – The President meets virtually with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Roosevelt Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

The Vice President will be in Washington, D.C.; has no public events scheduled.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

11:00 a.m. EST – Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials | The White House

12:00 p.m. EST – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas | James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

Recap of Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, 2021

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

The White House

  • Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Violence Against Peaceful Demonstrations in Burma | February 28, 2021
  • Statement by President Joe Biden on Emergency Use Authorization of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine | February 27, 2021
  • Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate Consistent with the War Powers Resolution | February 27, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden on the American Rescue Plan | February 27, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden at a FEMA COVID-19 Vaccination Facility in Houston, Texas | February 26, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials | February 26, 2021
  • Fact Sheet: 441 Federally-Supported Community Vaccination Centers in First Month of Biden-Harris Administration | February 26, 2021
  • Readout of the White House’s Meeting with Airline Leaders | February 26, 2021
  • Statement by President Biden on the Anniversary of Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine | February 26, 2021
  • Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Bilateral Virtual Meeting Between President Joe Biden and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador | February 26, 2021
  • Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris Call with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | February 26, 2021
  • Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris Call with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark | February 26, 2021
  • Readout of the White House’s First Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization | February 26, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall | February 26, 2021
  • Blog: A Return to Science | Evidence-Based Estimates of the Benefits of Reducing Climate Pollution | February 26, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, H.E. Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah
  • Press Release: Department Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Defense Cooperation with Republic of North Macedonia Defense Ministry
  • Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary Conducts an Update for Reporters
  • Article: General Notes Value, Limitations of New START Treaty
  • Article: Defense Officials Outline Hypersonics Development Strategy
  • Article: Defense Official Says F-15s Struck Iranian-Backed Militia Facilities in Syria
  • Article: Former White House Advisor to Lead DOD Commission on Sexual Assault
  • Publication: Immediate Actions to Counter Sexual Assault and Harassment and the Establishment of a 90-Day Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military
  • Press Release: Stand-Down Training Material to Address Extremism in the Ranks
  • Publication: Leadership Stand-Down Framework
  • Contracts for February 26, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Monday, March 1
  • February 28: Advisory | Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad Travel to Afghanistan and Qatar
  • February 28: Interview | Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Rosemary Barton of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • February 28: Statement | Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
  • February 28: Statement | Honoring the Contributions of the Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • February 27: Statement | Atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
  • February 27: Statement | Dominican Republic Independence Day
  • February 27: Statement | Honoring Boris Nemtsov on the Sixth Anniversary of his Murder
  • February 26: Advisory | Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to Participate in the 2021 High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen (Mar. 1)
  • February 26: Statement | Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
  • February 26: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability
  • February 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau
  • February 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Garneau
  • February 26: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau before their Meeting
  • February 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Mexican Secretary of Economy Clouthier
  • February 26: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Mexican Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier before their Meeting
  • February 26: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard
  • February 26: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard before their Meeting
  • February 26: Fact Sheet | The United States and Canada: Neighbors, Friends, and Allies
  • February 26: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Discussion with Students on Ice

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: New USAID Partnership Promotes Equity in Science

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Advisory: Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield to Hold Press Conference Previewing U.S. Presidency of the UN Security Council (Mar. 1 @12:30 p.m. EST)
  • Readout of Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s Meetings with Members of the UN Security Council
  • Readout of Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s Second Day as Representative of the United States to the United Nations
  • Readout of Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield’s First Day as Representative of the United States to the United Nations
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (via VTC)
  • Remarks at a UN General Assembly Informal Briefing on Burma

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

  • Press Release: Assessing the Saudi Government’s Role in the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Preliminary Report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at End-June 2020
  • Sanctions: Treasury Sanctions the Saudi Rapid Intervention Force and Former Deputy Head of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Presidency for Roles in the Murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
  • Press Release: Global Magnitsky Designations

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: Fee Rate Advisory #3 for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Press Release: SEC Suspends Trading in Multiple Issuers Based on Social Media and Trading Activity

Department of Justice

February 27, 2021

  • Press Release: Department of Justice Issues Statement Announcing Decision to Appeal Terkel v. CDC

February 26, 2021

  • Speech: Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin Delivers Remarks on Domestic Terrorism
  • Press Release: Southern Colorado Man Sentenced to More Than 19 Years for Plotting to Blow Up Synagogue
  • Press Release: New Jersey Man Admits Conspiring with White Supremacists to Vandalize Synagogues Across the Country
  • Press Release: Chinese Businessman Charged With Conspiring To Steal Trade Secrets
  • Press Release: United Airlines to Pay $49 Million to Resolve Criminal Fraud Charges and Civil Claims
  • Statement by Pamela Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)/U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)

  • Press Release: CISA Announces Winners of the Second Annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition
  • Press Release: USBP Arrests Illegal Alien with Firearm (California)
  • Press Release: RGV Missing Migrant Program Rescue Placard Saves a Honduran National (Texas)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Disrupt Another Stash House, Arrest 40 Illegal Aliens in Mission, Texas
  • Press Release: Continued Law Enforcement Collaboration Halts a Unique Human Smuggling Attempt (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Warns Residents of Phone Scam (North Dakota)
  • Press Release: S. Border Patrol Agent Rescues Elderly Woman from Freezing Water (Michigan)
  • Press Release: Nearly $3M of Fake Jewelry & Watches Seized by Cincinnati CBP (Ohio)
  • Press Release: USCIS Extends Flexibilities to Certain Applicants Filing Form I-765 for OPT

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Supporting Vaccination Centers Nationwide (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: Don’t Get Scammed: Protect Yourself from Contractor Fraud (Texas)
  • Press Release: Texas Winter Storm Survivors in 18 Additional Counties Can Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance

Department of Commerce

  • Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Alma Plummer, Economic Development Representative for the State of Maryland and District of Columbia, Philadelphia Regional Office, U.S. Economic Development Administration
  • Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Dr. Larry Alade, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist, Fisheries’ Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Greg Brown, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. Economic Development Administration
  • Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Sandranette Moses, Chief Information Security Officer and Development Team Leader, U.S. Economic Development Administration

Environmental Protection Agency

  • Press Release: EPA supports Texas with additional air monitoring equipment

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: OSHA finds workers on unprotected 3-story roof, cites Ohio contractor for exposing workers to fall hazards
  • Press Release: OSHA cites West Farmington contractor after 14-year-old installing roofing materials suffers critical injuries in fall

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Third COVID-19 Vaccine (re: Johnson & Johnson vaccine)
  • Press Release: FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting (re: Johnson & Johnson vaccine)
  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | February 26, 2021
  • Press Release: FDA Approves First Treatment for Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A
  • Press Release: FDA Authorizes Marketing of Novel Device to Help Protect Athletes’ Brains During Head Impacts

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