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*

9:15 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House

10:15 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route

10:35 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route Duluth, Minnesota

1:15 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in Duluth, Minnesota

3:15 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY deliver remarks on Building a Better America and how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers for the American people by rebuilding roads and bridges and creating good-paying, union jobs | Yellowjacket Union, University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wisconsin

5:10 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Duluth, Minnesota en route Joint Base Andrews

7:20 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Joint Base Andrews

7:40 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

8:30 a.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart Washington, D.C., en route Durham, North Carolina

10:25 a.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive a tour of the IBEW local 553 apprentice program at Durham Technical Community College

11:00 a.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will deliver remarks to highlight the Biden-Harris’s Administration historic investments in our workers; Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will also deliver remarks

3:20 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart Durham, North Carolina, en route Washington, D.C.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

Deputy Principal Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Duluth, Minnesota

*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, March 1, 2022

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments

The White House

State of the Union Address

  • Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery
  • Fact Sheet: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
  • Fact Sheet: President Biden to Announce New Steps to Combat Criminal Fraud and Identity Theft in Pandemic Relief Programs
  • Fact Sheet: President Biden’s Historic Actions to Make Our Communities Safer by Reducing Gun Crime
  • Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration’s Historic Investments to Create Opportunity and Build Wealth in Rural America
  • Fact Sheet: Supporting Veterans Experiencing Financial Hardship and Addressing the Harmful Effects of Military Environmental Exposures
  • Fact Sheet: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, As Part of Unity Agenda in his First State of the Union
  • Excerpts from President Biden’s State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery
  • Press Release: The White House Announces Guest List for the First Lady’s Box for the 2022 State of the Union Address
  • Memorandum on the Finding that a Drawdown and Sale of Petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is Required by U.S. Obligations Under the International Energy Program Implemented by the International Energy Agency

Ukraine-Russia War

  • Readout of President Biden’s Call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine
  • Readout of Vice President Harris’ Calls with European Leaders
  • Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Coordinated IEA Release to Support Global Energy Security

Other Developments

  • Letter to Congress on the Annual Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States’ Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations
  • Memorandum on Maximizing Assistance to Respond to COVID-⁠19
  • Proclamation on Read Across America Day, 2022
  • Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Women’s Health Protection Act
  • Letter from President Biden to the Dedicated Members of the Federal Workforce

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Article: U.S. Stands with Ukraine, Biden Says in State of the Union
  • Article: Defense Official Says U.S. Is Watching China While Supporting Ukraine
  • Article: Ukrainian Resistance, Logistics Nightmares Plague Russian Invaders
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Call with Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov
  • Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks’ Meeting With Australian Secretary of Defence Greg Moriarty
  • Article: Australia to Provide Lethal, Nonlethal Aid to Ukraine
  • Transcript: Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing (RUS, UKR)
  • Article: Face of Defense | Healing With Fortitude
  • Article: Sports Heroes Who Served | Baltimore Orioles Great Commanded a Tank Platoon in Vietnam
  • Contracts for March 1, 2022

Department of State

Ukraine-Russia War

  • March 1: Statement | Ukraine’s Filing Against Russia at the International Court of Justice
  • March 1: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nepali Prime Minister Deuba (+MCC, COVID-19)
  • March 1: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard (+Western Hemisphere)
  • March 1: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Peruvian Foreign Minister Landa (+Western Hemisphere)
  • March 1: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Kuwaiti Deputy

Europe

  • March 1: Statement | Romania Signs the Artemis Accords

Middle East

  • March 1: Statement | Restarting the Direct Access Program for U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis (Iraqi P-2 Program)

Africa

  • March 1: Sanctions | Designation of ISIS Organizers and Financial Facilitators based in South Africa

Other Matters

  • March 1: Readout | March 1:  Statement | 2022 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Release
  • March 1: Advisory | Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison’s Travel to Montreal

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Interview: Administrator Samantha Power’s Interview with The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah

Department of the Treasury

Ukraine-Russia War

  • Statement from Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with European Commission Executive Vice President for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire
  • Readout: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Korea First Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Eog-weon Lee

Other Matters

  • Press Release: Treasury Publishes National Risk Assessments for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing
  • Sanctions: Treasury Sanctions South Africa-based ISIS Organizers and Financial Facilitators
  • Sanctions List Update: Counter Terrorism Designations and Designation Update

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: Five Tax Shelter Promoters and Two Appraisers Indicted in Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme
  • Press Release: Former Delaware Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioid Pills
  • Press Release: Readout of Justice Department Leadership Meeting with FAMM

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

  • Press Release: CBP Officers Seize $2.5 Million in Cocaine at Roma Port of Entry (Texas)
  • Press Release: U.S. Border Patrol Announces Career Opportunities (Washington, D.C.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Link to daily press releases

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Press Release: USTR Releases 2022 President’s Trade Policy Agenda and 2021 Annual Report
  • Press Release: USTR Releases Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
  • Statements from Ambassador Katherine Tai and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on the Vote by Tridonex Workers in Matamoros, Mexico
  • Press Release: What They Are Saying | Workers at Auto Parts Facility in Mexico Vote on Union Representation
  • Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Meeting with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck
  • Readout of the First Round of Meetings of the U.S.-Japan Partnership on Trade
  • Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai on Women’s History Month

Department of Commerce

  • Remarks by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the NTIA State Broadband Leaders Network Conference

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

  • Speech: Chairwoman Rosenworcel Remarks at Mobile World Congress 2022
  • Speech: Commissioner Starks State of the Net Keynote February 28, 2022
  • Press Release: FCC to Kick Off Telecom Workforce Interagency Group on March 8
  • Press Release: Simington Applauds Receiver NOI Announcement

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

  • Press Release: CFPB Estimates $88 Billion in Medical Bills on Credit Reports

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

  • Press Release: Biovac and Development Partners Collaborate to Support South Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion and Advance Long-Term Health and Health Security Across Africa

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: USDA Announces Supplemental American Rescue Plan Funding Available through the Local Agriculture Market Program, Including Funding to Expand Farm-to-Institution Opportunities

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: U.S. and 30 Countries Commit to Release 60 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Reserves to Stabilize Global Energy Markets

Department of Transportation

  • Press Release: U.S. Will Block Russian Aircraft from Using All Domestic Airspace
  • Press Release: Transportation Supply Chain Indicators

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

  • Press Release: U.S. Will Block Russian Aircraft from Using All Domestic Airspace
  • Press Release: FAA Begins Adding Weather Reporting Stations Across Alaska

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Secretary Walsh, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issue statements on Tridonex workers’ union selection vote in Matamoros, Mexico
  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor announces initial award of more than $20M in grants to promote equitable access to unemployment insurance systems
  • Readout: Nation’s largest trucking industry association accepts ‘90-Day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge’
  • Press Release: Federal inspection finds West Virginia brick manufacturer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica hazards at Martinsburg plant

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: FDA Roundup | March 1, 2022
  • Press Release: FDA Clinical Trial Guidances Share Biden Administration’s Goals for Advancing Development of Cancer Treatments