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*

9:50 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

12:15 p.m. EST – The President and The Vice President | Private Dining Room

2:15 p.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive an economic briefing with the Secretary of the Treasury | Roosevelt Room

3:15 p.m. EST – The President participates in a roundtable on the American Rescue Plan | State Dining Room

5:30 p.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive a COVID-19 briefing | Oval Office

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

9:50 a.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office

12:15 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will have lunch with the President in the Private Dining Room

2:15 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive an economic briefing with the Secretary of the Treasury in the Roosevelt Room

5:30 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive a briefing from members of their COVID-19 Response Team on the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of vaccinations

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

12:30 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 Thursday, March 4, 2021

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

The White House

  • Press Release: White House Announces Additional Policy Staff | March 5, 2021
  • Readout of President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary Buttigieg’s Meeting with House Members on Infrastructure | March 4, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting with a Bipartisan Group of House Members on Infrastructure | March 4, 2021
  • Statement by President Joe Biden on the House of Representatives Passage of H.R. 1 | March 4, 2021
  • Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with President Alejandro Giammattei Falla of Guatemala | March 4, 2021
  • Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris Call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel | March 4, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden in a Call to Congratulate the NASA JPL Perseverance Team on the Successful Mars Landing | March 4, 2021
  • Readout of the White House’s Listening Session with Asian American and Pacific Islander Leaders on Rising Hate Crimes and Incidents Against Asian American Communities | March 4, 2021
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Pacific Island Country (PIC) Ambassadors | March 4, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, March 4, 2021
  • Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Idaho Disaster Declaration | March 4, 2021
  • Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves North Carolina Disaster Declaration | March 4, 2021
  • Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Cahuilla Band of Indians Disaster Declaration | March 4, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze
  • Press Release: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Message to the Force
  • Publication: Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III Message to the Force
  • Article: ‘Warfighter Council’ Guides Capability Development for Space Development Agency
  • Contracts for March 4, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Friday, March 5
  • March 5: Sanctions | Public Designation of Oligarch and Former Ukrainian Public Official Ihor Kolomoyskyy Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption
  • March 4: Advisory | Department of State Offers Reward Increase for Information to Bring Transnational Criminal to Justice (re: Kamchybek Kolbaev/ Kyrgyzstan)
  • March 4: Readout | United States and Japan Hold Bilateral Security Discussions
  • March 4: Readout | United States, Eswatini, and Taiwan Identify and Create Partnership OpportunitiesMarch 4:  Statement | 2021 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced
  • March 4: Transcript | Department Press Briefing – March 4, 2021

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Virtual Stakeout Following Security Council Discussions on Ethiopia
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Chemical Weapons in Syria (via VTC)

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

  • Press Release: US senior North Korea expert receives Chairman of the Joint Chiefs highest civilian honor

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Treasury to Invest $9 billion in Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions through Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP)

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Announces Enforcement Task Force Focused on Climate and ESG Issues
  • Press Release: SEC Issues Over $5 Million to Joint Whistleblowers Located Abroad

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: White Supremacists Plead Guilty to Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering
  • Press Release: Cryptocurrency Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme
  • Press Release: Man Convicted of Receiving, Soliciting, and Promoting Child Pornography
  • Press Release: Justice Department Warns About Fake Unemployment Benefit Websites
  • Press Release: Federal Court Orders New York Company and its Operators to Stop Distributing Adulterated Dietary Supplements

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

  • Press Release: STOP Act Regulations to Fight Opioid Smuggling to be Published
  • Press Release: USBP on Track to Arrest a Record Number of Sex Offenders (California)
  • Press Release: USBP Agents Rescue 10 from Frigid Cold (California)
  • Press Release: Yuma Border Patrol agents involved in discovery of stash house (Arizona)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers at the World Trade Bridge Seize Narcotics Worth Over $24 Million (Texas)
  • Press Release: Laredo Sector Horse Patrol Unit Apprehends 125 Illegal Aliens (Texas)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Apprehended a Group of 105 Illegal Aliens in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
  • Press Release: Rio Grande Valley Agents Arrest a Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Two Convicted Sex Offenders (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Electronics, Machinery Centers, HSI BEST Task Force Seize $14.7 Million in Counterfeit Electronics at World Trade Bridge (Texas)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: Determination Letters Can Help You Find Disaster Assistance Answers (Oklahoma)
  • Press Release: FEMA Announces Cost Share Adjustment for Two Tribal Communities (Cahuilla Band of Indians and the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians)
  • Press Release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Idaho
  • Press Release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina
  • Press Release: Improvements to Roads and Bridges in Puerto Rico Are Underway

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Press Release: Joint US-UK Statement on Suspension of Large Civilian Aircraft Tariffs

Department of Commerce

  • Blog: Message from the 40th Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo
  • Sanctions: Commerce Implements New Export Controls on Burma and Makes Entity List Additions in Response to the Military Coup and Escalating Violence against Peaceful Protesters

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Semiconductor Devices, Wireless Infrastructure Equipment Containing the Same, and Components Thereof

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Announces $115 Million to Small Businesses for Clean Energy R&D Projects

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
  • Press Release: US Department of Labor recovers $46K in back wages for 45 employees after investigation finds overtime violations at Mississippi staffing agency
  • Press Release: Philadelphia home health care agency pays $2.1M in back wages to more than 450 workers denied overtime pay for two years

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: HHS OCR and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan Enter Voluntary Resolution Agreement with Michigan Bariatric Practice to Protect Patients from HIV Discrimination

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Alerts Public about Improper Use of Thermal Imaging Devices; Warns Firms for Illegally Offering Thermal Imaging Systems for Sale
  • Press Release: Federal judge enters permanent injunction against New York-based dietary supplement manufacturer

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

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