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*

10:15 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:10 p.m. EST – The President participates in a meeting by phone with Senate Democrats | Oval Office

4:15 p.m. EST – The President delivers remarks on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; The Vice President also attends | State Dining Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:15 a.m. EST – the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office

4:15 p.m. EST – the Vice President will join the President when he delivers remarks on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the State Dining Room

6:00 p.m. EST – the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

8:15 p.m. EST – the Vice President will virtually participate in the House Democratic Issues Conference

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

12:30 p.m. EST – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki | 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 Monday, March 1, 2021

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

The White House

  • Statement: US-Mexico Joint Declaration
  • Remarks by President Biden and President López Obrador of Mexico Before Virtual Bilateral Meeting
  • Fact Sheet: US – Mexico Bilateral Cooperation
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
  • Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with National Security Advisor Suh Hoon of the Republic of Korea
  • Proclamation on National Consumer Protection Week, 2021
  • Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on American Red Cross Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on Read Across America Day, 2021
  • Proclamation on Irish-American Heritage Month, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With New Zealand Defense Minister Peeni Henare
  • Press Release: Defense Department Announces $125M for Ukraine
  • Press Release: New Officials Sworn In at the Defense Department
  • Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary Updates Reporters on DOD Operations
  • Article: China Task Force Begins Work; DOD Makes Progress on COVID-19
  • Article: US Army, South Korea Alliance Strengthens During COVID-19 Vaccine Operations
  • Article: Pentagon’s Logistics Agency Utilizes Software Bots to Improve Accuracy, Efficiency
  • Article: Drop in Sexual Assault Reports at Service Academies May Be Coronavirus-Related
  • Contracts for March 1, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Tuesday, March 2
  • March 1: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama
  • March 1: Statement | United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen
  • March 1: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the 2021 High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
  • March 1: Statement | 60th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
  • March 1: Transcript | Department Press Briefing – March 1, 2021
  • March 1: Transcript | Briefing with Consular Affairs Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services Julie M. Stufft on the Current Status of Immigrant Visa Processing at Embassies and Consulates

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: USAID Deploys Disaster Assistance Response Team to Respond to Humanitarian Needs in Tigray, Ethiopia
  • Press Release: United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Press Conference on the March Program of Work and the U.S. Presidency of the UN Security Council
  • Statement at the Fifth Committee: Organization of Work First Resumed Part, 75th UN General Assembly

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Treasury Announces Key Staff Appointments | March 2, 2021
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Department of Justice

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

  • Press Release: DHS Secretary Mayorkas Announces Family Reunification Task Force Principles and Executive Director
  • Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Call with Salvadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexandra Hill Tinoco
  • Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Call with Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pedro Brolo
  • Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Call with Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lisandro Rosales
  • Message from Secretary on the 18th Anniversary of DHS
  • Press Release: CBP Air and Marine Operations and Partners Seize Nearly Two Tons of Cocaine Worth Over $58 Million (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: CBP Air and Marine Operations and Partners Rescue Three People Lost At Sea For Two Weeks (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: CBP Warns of Telephone Scam (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Stops Tractor-Trailer Human Smuggler (California)
  • Press Release: BORSTAR Agents Rescue Man from Drowning (California)
  • Press Release: Agents Seize Methamphetamine & Fentanyl During Traffic Stop (California)
  • Press Release: CBP Introduces Biometric Facial Comparison Technology at Douglas and Naco Ports of Entry (Arizona)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers Seize Nearly 300 Pounds of Pork Bologna at New Mexico Port (New Mexico)
  • Press Release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Recover Stolen Vehicles To Include a Cloned Vehicle (Texas)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 900 Pounds of Marijuana in the RGV (Texas)
  • Press Release: Law Enforcement Agencies Working with Laredo Sector Border Patrol Apprehend nearly 4 Dozen Individuals in Separate Incidents (Texas)
  • Press Release: Laredo CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine Worth Over $2.6 Million at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge (Texas)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Supports Community Vaccination Centers
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards $39 Million to Idaho for Community Vaccination Centers
  • Press Release: Public Invited to Appeal or Comment on Flood Maps in Craighead County, Arkansas
  • Press Release: Happy to Be Home (Louisiana)
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards City of Cocoa $2.31 Million to Improve Drainage System (Florida)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Press Release: Biden Administration Releases 2021 President’s Trade Agenda and 2020 Annual Report
  • Press Release: USTR Celebrates Women’s History Month

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: USDA Announces Dr. Dewayne Goldmon as Senior Advisor, Racial Equity, and Andy Green as Senior Advisor, Fair and Competitive Markets

Department of Interior

  • Press Release: Interior Investing Over $260 Million to Help Create Jobs and Revitalize Land in Coal Communities

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Following federal court judgment, Maryland restaurants operator pays more than $500K in back wages, damages and penalties
  • Press Release: North Charleston caterer pays $22K in back wages to workers after U.S. Department of Labor finds overtime violations
  • Press Release: US Department of Labor investigation prompts LAX, Van Nuys airports to change policies that caused Family and Medical Leave Act violations
  • Press Release: US Department of Labor encourages industry employers, stakeholders to join OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction

Department of Education

  • Press Release: US Department of Education Announces More Biden-Harris Appointees | February 25, 2021

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Authorizes First Robotically-Assisted Surgical Device for Performing Transvaginal Hysterectomy
  • Press Release: FDA Issues Authorization for Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

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