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. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:15 p.m. EDT – The President meets with a bipartisan group of Members of Congress to discuss historic investments in the American Jobs Plan | Oval Office

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

9:25 a.m. EDT – the Vice President will travel to Greensboro and High Point, North Carolina

11:50 a.m. EDT – the Vice President will deliver remarks on the American Jobs Plan and lay out a vision for the future at Guilford Technical Community College

2:30 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will tour Thomas Built Buses, a manufacturer of electric school buses, which are a pillar of the American Jobs Plan’s investment in electric vehicles

5:05 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will depart North Carolina en route Washington, D.C.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

10:30 a.m. EDT – Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials | The White House

12:15 p.m. EDT – 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 Friday-Sunday, April 16-18, 2021

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

The White House

  • Statement: U.S.- Japan Joint Leaders’ Statement |  “U.S. – JAPAN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW ERA”
  • Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resilience (CoRe) Partnership
  • Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Suga of Japan at Press Conference
  • Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Suga of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting
  • Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Suga of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 16, 2021
  • Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Memorandum for the Secretary of State on the Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Statement from President Joe Biden on the Mass Shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Proclamation on Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Nominations: President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Eight Key Administration Leaders
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
  • Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Invests $4 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Combat COVID-19 in Indian Country
  • Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces $1.7 Billion Investment to Fight COVID-19 Variants
  • Proclamation on National Volunteer Week, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Park Week, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Remote Signing With Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen
  • Statement from the Secretary of Defense on Nomination of Dr. Mara Karlin to ASD(SPC)
  • Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing
  • Article: Any Terrorist Attack on U.S. Military Drawdown in Afghanistan Will Be Met Forcefully, Kirby Says
  • Article: Flag Raised for First Time at National World War I Memorial
  • Press Release: Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 20) – Department of Defense Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  • Publication: Memorandum for Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 20) – Department of Defense Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  • Press Release: USS Oakland Commissioning Ceremony
  • Contracts for April 16, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Monday, April 19
  • April 18: Statement | Statement on Georgia’s Political Impasse
  • April 18: Statement | Zimbabwe Independence Day
  • April 17: Joint Statement | U.S.-China Joint Statement Addressing the Climate Crisis
  • April 16: Advisory | Secretary Blinken to Deliver a Speech on American Leadership on Climate (April 19)
  • April 16: Statement | Sentencing of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists for Unlawful Assembly
  • April 16: Joint Statement | Attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan Region
  • April 16: Readout | U.S. Special Envoy Lenderking Returns from Travel to Germany and the United Arab Emirates
  • April 16: Interview | Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Martha Raddatz of ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Explanation of Vote Following Adoption of the Resolution in Support of UN-Facilitated Political Process in Libya & Panel of Experts Mandate Renewa
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Chemical Weapons in Syria
  • Remarks at an ECOSOC Special Ministerial Meeting on “A Vaccine for All”
  • Remarks at the UN General Assembly on the Late H.E. John Magufuli, President of Tanzania

Department of the Treasury

  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey
  • Readout: Secretary Yellen and Deputy Secretary Adeyemo’s Meeting with Environmental Organizations on Corporate Tax Reform
  • Press Release: Treasury Releases Report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: Gary Gensler Sworn in as Member of the SEC
  • Press Release: SEC Reopens Comment Period for Universal Proxy
  • Press Release: Joel R. Levin, Director of Chicago Regional Office, to Leave SEC

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: High-Level Organizer of Notorious Hacking Group Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Compromised Tens of Millions of Debit and Credit Cards
  • Press Release: Lifetime Founding Member of the Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Breaching Capitol on Jan. 6 to Obstruct Congressional Proceeding

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

  • Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Virtual Meeting with Spain’s Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez
  • Press Release: Flag Officer Announcements
  • Press Release: CBP Announces Additional Partnerships for New and Expanded Services (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: Eagle Pass Port of Entry CBP Officers Intercept Narcotics Worth Over $500K (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP in Puerto Rico Seizes 1,869 Counterfeit Viagra Pills and 1,620 Unsafe Motorcycle Helmets (Puerto Rico)
  • Press Release: Nearly $3.6 Million Worth of Fake Cartier Bracelets Seized by Cincinnati CBP (Ohio)
  • Press Release: Massena, NY, CBP Warns that Port Runners Face Severe Consequences (New York)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Awards $11 Million for Alaska’s COVID-19 Response
  • Press Release: FEMA Provides an Additional $1.6 Million to Colorado For COVID-19 Response
  • Press Release: FEMA Partners with Indian Health Service for Mobile COVID Vaccination Units to Serve Northern Plains
  • Press Release: Team flexibility gets 40,000 registered for vaccines in West Virginia
  • Press Release: First Dose of Free Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Available Through May 1 at Military Circle Mall (Virginia)
  • Press Release: Philadelphia’s Center City Vaccination Center to Extend Operations Until May 25 (Pennsylvania)
  • Press Release: FEMA Deadline to Apply for February Winter Storms Extended (Oklahoma)
  • Press Release: Virtual Information Sessions for Louisiana Storm Survivors Planned (Week 2)
  • Press Release: FEMA Awards $3.78 Million for Hurricane Dorian Expenses (Florida)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Statement from Ambassador Tai on Bianchi, White nominations
  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio
  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s meeting with Dr. Seth Berkley of GAVI

Department of Commerce

  • Press Release: Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Nomination of Robert Bonnie to Serve as Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Announces Notice of Sale of Crude Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Department of Interior

  • Press Release: Secretary Deb Haaland Issues a New Secretarial Order to Tackle the Climate Crisis
  • Press Release: Secretary Haaland Establishes Climate Task Force, Strengthens Scientific Integrity

Environmental Protection Agency

  • Press Release: EPA and PADEP (Pennsylvania) to hold virtual public meeting to take comment on federal, state settlement with American Zinc Recycling Corp.

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Continues to Actively Engage with Air Canada on the Issue of Ticket Refunds

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor award of $382K grant will promote, enhance Maine Department of Labor’s Short-Time Compensation program
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor partners with Dellbrook/JKS to promote workplace safety at Massachusetts construction site

Department of Education

  • Statement by Secretary Cardona on President Biden’s Nomination of Gwen Graham

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Monoclonal Antibody Bamlanivimab
  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | April 16, 2021
  • Press Release: FDA Approves First Immunotherapy for Initial Treatment of Gastric Cancer

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