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*

11:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, en route the White House

12:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House

12:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House

3:55 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

4:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route New York, New York

5:10 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives in New York, New York

5:45 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives in Manhattan, New York

6:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres | New York, NY

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

4:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will host a reception for the Congressional Black Caucus’s 50th Anniversary at the Vice President’s Residence

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 Thursday-Sunday, September 16-19, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments.

The White House

  • Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat | September 20, 2021
  • Statement by President Joe Biden on Mobilizing the Administration to Address Extreme Heat | September 20, 2021
  • Statement by President Joe Biden on the Tenth Anniversary of the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | September 20, 2021
  • Joint US-EU Press Release on the Global Methane Pledge | September 18, 2021
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials | September 17, 2021
  • Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on COVID-⁠19 Summit (Sept. 22)
  • Executive Order on Adding Measles to the List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
  • Readout of President Biden’s Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
  • Remarks by President Biden at Virtual Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
  • Letter to Congress related to the Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
  • Chair’s Summary: Meeting of the Major Economies on Energy and Climate September 17, 2021
  • Transcript: Background Press Call on the Administration’s Climate Policy
  • Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia | September 17, 2021
  • Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Executive Order Regarding the Crisis in Ethiopia
  • Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Actions in Response to Ongoing Crisis in Northern Ethiopia
  • Transcript: Background Press Call By Senior Administration Officials on Ethiopia
  • Remarks by President Biden on the Economy | September 16, 2021
  • Readout of the President’s Conversation with Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 16, 2021
  • Nominations: President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations (DOD, USDA, OPM, HHS)
  • Proclamation on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2021
  • Proclamation on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 2021
  • Proclamation on National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2021
  • Proclamation on Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2021

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Transcript: General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. Commander of U.S. Central Command and Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Hold a Press Briefing
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Results of Central Command Investigation Into the 29 August Airstrike
  • Article: DOD: August 29 Strike in Kabul ‘Tragic Mistake,’ Kills 10 Civilians
  • Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl’s Meeting With Minister of Defense Radmila Shekerinska of North Macedonia
  • Article: DOD Policy Chief Kahl Discusses Strategic Competition With Baltic Allies
  • Article: North Macedonia, U.S. Officials Unveil Flag in Pentagon’s NATO Corridor
  • Press Release: DOD Awards $647 Million in Contracts for Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Test Kits
  • Speech: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks at National POW/MIA Recognition Day (As Delivered)
  • Article: Defense Department Observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day
  • Article: Nation Will Never Leave a Fallen Comrade, Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Says
  • Article: DOD Still Seeks to Find Missing Service Members From World’s Battlefields
  • Article: DOD Identifies Most Remains of Those Killed on USS Oklahoma
  • Article: Austin Swears in Pentagon’s New Special Operations Chief
  • Remarks: Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton At a Joint Press Availability
  • Article: Australia, U.S. Alliance Is Stronger, Deeper Than Ever, Officials Say
  • Contracts for September 17, 2021
  • Contracts for September 16, 2021

Department of State

AFG/MENA

  • September 18: Statement | Departure of Qatar Airways Flight from Kabul
  • September 16: Statement | State Department Collaboration with Welcome.US (re: AFG evacuees)
  • September 17: Statement | On the Death of ISIS-GS Leader Adnan Abu Walid Al-Sahrawi (courtesy of France)
  • September 17: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meetings with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Önal
  • September 17: Statement | The United States Imposes Sanctions on International Networks Supporting Terrorism
  • September 16: Sanctions | The Bureau of Designation of Al-Qa’ida Supporters
  • September 17: Statement | At the One Year Anniversary of the Abraham Accords: Normalization Agreements in Action
  • September 16: Statement | Announcement of the USA Pavilion Commissioner General for Expo 2020 Dubai
  • September 16: Statement | USA Pavilion Youth Ambassadors at Expo 2020 Dubai

AUKUS

  • September 16: Joint Statement on Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2021
  • September 16: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton At a Joint Press Availability
  • September 17: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Truss
  • September 17: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary Campbell

Europe

  • September 17: Statement | Planned Closure of the OSCE Border Observer Mission
  • September 16: Statement | Judicial Reform in Ukraine
  • September 16: Statement | The Bureau of Joint Statement on the United States-Montenegro Economic Dialogue

Africa

  • September 17: Sanctions | Issuance of New Executive Order Establishing Sanctions Related to the Crisis in Ethiopia

Western Hemisphere

  • September 16: Fact Sheet | The Bureau of Advancing Climate Action in the Americas
  • September 18: Statement | Chile’s Independence Day
  • September 16: Statement | 20th Anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic Charter
  • September 16: Statement | Mexican National Day

Other Developments

  • September 17: Advisory | Secretary Blinken Travel to 76th United Nations General Assembly (Sept. 20-23)
  • September 18: Advisory | Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins to Participate in the IAEA General Conference (September 20-21) and UN General Assembly (September 23)
  • September 16: Statement | The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces Design-Build Award for U.S. Embassy Doha
  • September 18: Statement | Nepali Constitution Day

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Press Release: Administrator Power Meets with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne
  • Press Release: Executive Order on the Crisis in Ethiopia

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Advisory: The U.S., Australia, and UN to Co-Host a Virtual Event on the Margins of UNGA76 on the Gendered Impacts of Security Challenges (Sept. 20)
  • Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during a UN Press Briefing Previewing the United States’ Participation and Priorities for UNGA76
  • Explanation of Vote Delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Following the Adoption of a Resolution on the Mandate Renewal of UNAMA
  • Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Ryan Heath on Politico’s “Global Insider” Podcast
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: Treasury International Capital Data for July
  • Press Release: Treasury Report: $700 Billion of $1 Trillion in American Rescue Plan Relief Disbursed in First Six Months
  • Press Release: U.S. Treasury Announces FY 2021 CDFI Program and NACA Program Technical Assistance Awards
  • Press Release: New Blog Post by Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Centering American Rescue Plan Implementation on Racial Equity
  • Press Release: Reminder for the Annual Report of Blocked Property
  • Sanctions: United States Issues New Executive Order with Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
  • Sanctions List Updates: Issuance of Executive Order Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons with Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia; Ethiopia General Licenses and related Frequently Asked Questions; Counter Terrorism and Iran-related Designations
  • Sanctions: Treasury Sanctions International Financial Networks Supporting Terrorism
  • Sanctions: Treasury Designates al-Qa’ida Financial Network in Turkey
  • Sanctions List Updates: Counter Terrorism Designations
  • Sanctions: Treasury Sanctions Significant Drug Trafficking Organization
  • Sanctions List Updates: Kingpin Act Designations

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Charges Former Pharmaceutical Global IT Manager in $8 Million Insider Trading Scheme
  • Press Release: SEC Awards $11.5 Million to Two Whistleblowers
  • Press Release: RBC Charged With Failing to Give Priority to Retail and Institutional Investors in Municipal Offerings
  • Press Release: SEC Charges School District and Former Executive with Misleading Investors in Bond Offering

Department of Justice

September 17, 2021

  • Press Release: California Man Pleads Guilty to 113-Count Federal Hate Crime Indictment for 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting and Mosque Arson
  • Press Release: Georgia Man Pleads Guilty as a Result of Multi-State Dog Fighting, Drug Trafficking Investigation
  • Press Release: Maryland Couple Indicted in $20 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
  • Press Release: Former Information Technology Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading and Aiding in the Preparation of a False Tax Return
  • Press Release: National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses
  • Press Release: Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination by Developer and Owners of Eight Senior Living Complexes in Five States
  • Press Release: Ohio Man Indicted for Threatening a Local Reproductive Health Services Facility
  • Press Release: Federal Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Florida Compounding Pharmacy and its Owner to Prevent Distribution of Adulterated Drugs

September 16, 2021

  • Press Release: Justice Department Issues Statement on the Department of Transportation’s Newark Airport Reassignment Notice
  • Press Release: Fraudster Sentenced to Prison for Long Running Phone Unlocking Scheme that Defrauded AT&T
  • Press Release: District Court Orders Puerto Rico Companies to Cease Importation of Dangerous Children’s Products
  • Press Release: Florida Man and Company Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy Involving Dietary Supplements
  • Press Release: Twelve Tribes Selected for Participation in Program Enhancing Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
  • Press Release: Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Tax Return Preparers in Louisiana
  • Press Release: Dark Web Child Pornography Facilitator Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Advertise Child Pornography
  • Press Release: Texas Wedding Planner Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
  • Press Release: Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
  • Press Release: Justice Department Settles with Massachusetts Storage Company for Unlawfully Auctioning Off Deployed Servicemember’s Possessions
  • Press Release: MS-13 Member Sentenced to 35 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering Conspiracy and Other Violent Crimes
  • Press Release: Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
  • Press Release: Justice Department Announces Additional Distribution of More than $568 Million to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Customs and Border Protection (CBP)/US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)

  • Press Release: DHS Outlines Strategy to Address Increase in Migrants in Del Rio, Texas
  • Press Release: CBP Temporarily Re-Routing Trade, Travel Traffic From Del Rio Port of Entry to Eagle Pass Port of Entry (Texas)
  • Readout: Secretary Mayorkas Participates in Roundtable with Members of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Community
  • Message from Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas on Citizenship Day
  • Press Release: USCIS to Welcome 21,000 New Citizens in Celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
  • Press Release: USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program to Texas Service Center
  • Press Release: Agents Intercept Tractor Trailer Smuggling Scheme (Texas)
  • Press Release: Rio Grande Valley Bee Attack Separates Migrant Family (Texas)
  • Press Release: Another Stash House Disrupted in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Introduces First-in-the-nation Dedicated Centralized Inspection Facility at LAX (California)
  • Press Release: CBP Introduces New CBP ROAM™ Features to Expand Touchless Service for Boaters (Washington, D.C.)
  • Press Release: 1,683 Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards & 2,034 Fake Pfizer Seals Seized by Cincinnati CBP (Ohio)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Press Release: Week Ahead Guidance for the Week of September 20, 2021 – September 24, 2021

Department of Commerce

  • Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves Meeting with Singapore Ambassador to the United States Ashok Mirpuri

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

  • Press Release: New Dialing Instructions for Public Access in the Illumina/GRAIL Administrative Trial

Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

  • Press Release: Hurricanes Ida & Nicholas Comms Status Report for September 19, 2021
  • Press Release: Hurricanes Ida & Nicholas Comms Status Report for September 18, 2021
  • Press Release: Hurricanes Ida & Nicholas Comms Status Report for September 17, 2021
  • Press Release: FCC Narrows Disaster Reporting Area for Hurricanes Ida & Nicholas
  • Press Release: Hurricanes Ida & Nicholas Comms Status Report for September 16, 2021
  • Press Release: Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel on 911 Strike Force Accomplishment
  • Press Release: FCC Extends Deadline for Accessibility Awards Nominations to Oct. 1
  • Press Release: FCC Reminds Amateur & Personal Radio Users Not to Use Radios in Crimes
  • Press Release: Carr Recognizes Tower Climber Jeremy Buckles with ‘5G Ready’ Hard Hat

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

  • Press Release: DFC Approves More Than $1.4 Billion in New Investments for COVID-19 Response, Global Health, Gender Equity, Technology, and Renewable Energy

US Export-Import Bank (EXIM)

  • Press Release: EXIM Board of Directors Appoints Leadership and Membership of 2021-2022 Advisory Committee, Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Intent to Nominate Margo Schlanger to Serve as USDA Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

Department of Interior (DOI)

  • Press Release: Secretary Haaland Outlines Next Steps to Rebuild Bureau of Land Management
  • Press Release: Interior Department Executes Water Rights Settlement Agreement with the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Link:  Other Daily EPA Press Releases
  • Press Release: EPA Rescinds Previous Administration’s Guidance on Clean Water Act Permit Requirements

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $464.96 million in new Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (“TIFIA”) Credit Assistance to Central 70 Project in Colorado | September 20, 2021
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces First Ever INFRA Extra Project Designations to Help Fund Dozens of Priority Projects in Communities Around the Country | September 20, 2021
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Its Largest Package of Loans Ever, Up to $3.84 billion, for Sound Transit to Carry Out Six Projects in Washington State | September 17, 2021
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million in Awards under the New Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) Demonstration Program
  • Press Release: To Promote Competition, USDOT Proposes New Opportunity for Low- or Ultra-Low Cost Carrier to Serve Newark-Liberty International Airport | September 16, 2021

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor extends effective date of final rule to rescind March 2020 joint employer rule | September 20, 2021
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor cites Houston transmission line contractor for safety violations following worker’s death and severe injuries to another | September 17, 2021
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor files complaint against ABM Janitorial Services alleging systemic racial discrimination at Maryland, Virginia offices
  • Press Release: U.S. Labor Department recovers nearly $115K in back wages, damages after investigation finds overtime violations at Swedesboro production facility
  • Press Release: Federal investigation of pay practices recovers nearly $120K in back wages, damages for 65 workers at Pike County truck stop, convenience store | September 16, 2021
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor, the Builders’ Association renew 20-year partnership to train, protect Missouri, Kansas construction workers on job sites
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor awards $5M in funding (re: Hurricane Ida recovery activities)
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor awards $550K to assist clean up, recovery after Tennessee’s torrential rainfall in August 2021
  • Press Release: Long Island hotel management companies to pay $210,000 in wages, penalties after U.S. Department of Labor finds H-2B guest worker program violations
  • Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

Department of Education

  • Press Release: Secretary Cardona Congratulates 2021 President’s Education Awards Program Recipients

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: HHS Extends Open Enrollment Period and Launches Initiatives to Expand Health Coverage Access Nationwide
  • Readout of the MassChallenge 2022 Verticals Application Launch Event
  • Press Release: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Announces Actions to Protect Patients and Providers in Response to Texas’ SB 8
  • Press Release: HHS Announces $350 Million to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Across the Nation
  • Press Release: HHS Awards Over $48 Million to Health Centers for Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Initiative
  • Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on National Hispanic Heritage Month

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | September 17, 2021
  • Press Release: Federal Court Enters Consent Decree Against Florida Compounder, Prohibiting Manufacture and Distribution of Drugs Due to Insanitary Conditions
  • Press Release: FDA Hosts Third Summit Focused on Reducing the Availability of Opioids Online