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*

10:00 a.m. EDT – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine | Oval Office

4:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Weekly Economic Briefing | Oval Office

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:00 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office

4:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive the Weekly Economic Briefing in the Oval Office

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

1:00 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 Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments.

The White House

  • Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Immediate Steps to Increase Affordable Housing Supply | September 1, 2021
  • Transcript: Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the President’s Upcoming Meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine | September 1, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden on the End of the War in Afghanistan
  • Readout of President Biden’s Call with Energy Sector Leaders on Restoring Power after Hurricane Ida
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 31, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
  • Bill Signed into Law:
    • H.R. 5085, the “Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act,” which increases from $1 million to $10 million the amount that the Department of Health and Human Services may spend for the provision of assistance to repatriated U.S. citizens in fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
  • Proclamation on National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Recovery Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Preparedness Month, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Wilderness Month, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

Afghanistan

  • 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
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Bahrain Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit S. Sajjan
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With German Federal Minister of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Norwegian Minister of Defense Frank Bakke-Jensen
  • Article: President Thanks Service Members for Aiding in Afghanistan Evacuation

Ukraine

  • Fact Sheet: U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Defense Framework
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Minister of Defence Andrii Taran
  • Remarks: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Opening Remarks at Pentagon Meeting
  • Article: U.S., Ukraine Leaders Discuss Strategic Partnership During Pentagon Meeting

Other Developments

  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the 70th Anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty
  • Press Release: DOD Announces $194.5 Million in Industrial Base Expansion Contract Awards
  • Advisory: Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. Pre-Trial Hearing
  • Advisory: Secretary of Defense and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to Deliver Remarks 1 p.m. September 1, 2021
  • Contracts for August 31, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Tuesday, September 1
  • August 31: Statement | Celebrating 70 Years of the ANZUS Treaty
  • August 31: Statement | U.S.-Japan Joint Statement (re: climate change)
  • August 31: Statement | Condemning the Recent Houthi Attack Against Saudi Arabia
  • August 31: Statement | Inaugural International Day for People of African Descent
  • August 31: Statement | Uzbekistan Independence Day
  • August 31: Statement | Trinidad and Tobago’s National Day
  • August 31: Transcript | Department Press Briefing

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Statement by Administrator Samantha Power (re: Bangladesh)
  • Press Release: Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Pfizer President of Global Supply Mike McDermott and Virtually Tours Pfizer’s Kalamazoo Vaccine Facility
  • Press Release: Administrator Samantha Power at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Assistant Administrator for Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization Rob Jenkins

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Statement during UNFPA Executive Board Meeting on UNFPA’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan
  • Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield at an Event on “Ensuring Protection for Full and Equal Participation in Peacebuilding and Political Space
  • Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Inaugural International Day for People of African Descent

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2020
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of the Treasury Launches New Effort on Climate-Related Financial Risks in the Insurance Sector

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Monitoring Impact of Hurricane Ida on Capital Markets
  • Press Release: SEC Obtains Emergency Relief, Charges Couple Who Operated $18 Million Ponzi scheme

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: Justice Department Finds that Conditions at the San Luis Obispo County Jail in California Violate the Constitution (California)

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

  • Press Release: ReCoM Partners Gear up for Labor Day Weekend (California)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers in Douglas Seize Suspect Drug Proceeds (Arizona)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers Prevent Potentially Fatal Overdose (Arizona)
  • Press Release: CBP Seizes Over 300 Pounds of Pork Bologna and Turkey Ham at the Paso Del Norte Border Crossing (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers Seize over $3 Million in Methamphetamine and Cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge (Texas)
  • Press Release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol Encounter Several Unaccompanied Minors (Texas)
  • Press Release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehended a Large Group from Burnt Tractor-Trailor (Texas)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Collaboration Operations Lead to the Arrest of 56 Migrants (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Finds $13.9 Million Worth of Cocaine inside a Container Arriving from the Dominican Republic (Puerto Rico)
  • Press Release: CISA and FBI Urge Organizations to Remain Vigilant to Ransomware Threats on Holidays, Including this Labor Day

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: FEMA Urges Mid-Atlantic Residents to Prepare for Tropical Depression Ida
  • Press Release: FEMA Urges Extreme Caution During Recovery from Ida
  • Press Release: Louisiana Survivors Affected by Hurricane Ida Can Apply for Possible FEMA Assistance
  • Press Release: Apply for FEMA Assistance Even If You Have Insurance (Tennessee)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Roundtable Discussion at Aurora Specialties Textiles

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Laptops, Desktops, Servers, Mobile Phones, Tablets, and Components Thereof

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

  • Press Release: FTC Sends Refund Checks to People Targeted in Computer Financing Scheme

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

  • Press Release: Hurricane Ida Communications Status Report for August 31, 2021
  • Press Release: FCC Waives Number Aging Rule for Providers Affected by Hurricane Ida

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Joins Ukraine to Advance Energy Security, Clean Energy, and Climate Solutions

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor announces establishment of office to modernize, reform states’ unemployment insurance systems
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor launches career workshops to provide employment assistance to spouses of transitioning military service members
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor orders railway to pay more than $667K, reinstate two employees after investigation finds whistleblower retaliatory actions

Department of Education

  • Press Release: New Resource Details Evidence-Based Strategies to Address Impact of Lost Instructional Time by Using American Rescue Plan Funding

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)