This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:00 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

12:50 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT departs New Castle, Delaware, en route Baltimore, Maryland

1:25 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT arrives in Baltimore, Maryland

2:45 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT discusses how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will replace the 150-year old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel; The Secretary of Transportation attends

• Fact Sheet:  President Biden Kicks off Major Baltimore Rail Tunnel Project Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

3:45 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT departs Baltimore, Maryland, en route the White House

4:05 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:45 a.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Raleigh – Durham International Airport

11:45 a.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will arrive at Raleigh-Durham International Airport

1:10 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s investments in America’s small businesses

3:55 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart Raleigh-Durham International Airport en route to Joint Base Andrews

4:55 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will arrive at Joint Base Andrews

*The U.S. 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, January 27-29, 2023

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

January 29

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the 14th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

January 28

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the 20th Anniversary of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

• Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with President Herzog of Israel

January 27

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Tyre Nichols

• Statement from Vice President Harris on Tyre Nichols

• Readout of White House Meeting with Mayors on Potential Protests

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

• Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Terrorist Attack in Israel

• Joint Declaration on The Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

• Statement by President Joe Biden on the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

• Fact Sheet:  Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

• Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Moderated Conversation at the Accelerating Lead Pipe Replacement Summit

• Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure

• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the New U.S.-EU Artificial Intelligence Collaboration

• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Following Arrest in Alleged Assassination Plot Targeting Critic of the Iranian Regime

• Transcript:  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

• Fact Sheet:  Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions and Progress to Protect Communities from Lead Pipes and Paint

• Fact Sheet:  Biden-⁠Harris Administration Releases New Data Showing 26 Million People in All 50 States Applied or Were Automatically Eligible for One-Time Student Debt Relief

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Personnel Announcement (re: Ron Klain/Jeff Zients)

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant

• Statement from Department of Defense Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Terrorist Attack in Israel

• Article:  Austin Looks to Build on Strengths of Alliances with South Korea, the Philippines

• Contracts for January 27, 2023

Department of State

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on travel to Egypt, Israel, and the West Bank from January 28-31, 2023

Daily Schedule | Monday, January 30, 2023

Middle East and Near East

• January 28:  Fact Sheet | The U.S.-Egypt Relationship

• January 29:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Al Arabiya Cairo Bureau Chief Randa Abul Azm at a Conversation with Rising Egyptian Leaders

• January 29:  Interview | Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Nadia Bilbassy of Al Arabiya

• January 27:  Statement | Condemning the Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem

• January 27:  Statement | Condemning the Attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran

• January 27:  Statement | Joint Statement on OPCW Report Finding Syrian Regime Responsible for Chemical Weapons Attack in Douma, Syria, on April 7, 2018

• January 29:  Advisory | Special Representative for Afghanistan West’s Travel to Pakistan, Germany, Switzerland

Asia-Pacific

• January 27:  Advisory | Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nuland’s Travel to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Qatar

Western Hemisphere

• January 27:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai at a Virtual Ministerial for the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

• January 27:  Statement | Conclusion of Round 15 of Negotiations to Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime

• January 27:  Statement | U.S. and Canada Co-Host Proliferation Security Initiative Workshop

• January 27:  Statement | Bicentennial of U.S.-Argentina Official Relations

• January 27:  Bicentennial of U.S.-Chile Official Relations

Europe, Ukraine, Russia

• January 27:  Statement | Russia’s Intensifying Crackdown on Independent Civil Society

• January 27:  Statement | Joint Statement on U.S.–Italy Science and Technology Cooperation

• January 27:  Statement | Designation of Former Representatives of the National Assembly of Serbia Verica Radeta and Petar Jojić for Involvement in Significant Corruption

PEPFAR

• January 28:  Statement | 20th Anniversary of the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 

Artificial Intelligence

• January 28:  Statement | Under Secretary Fernandez Signs Administrative Arrangement with European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content, and Technology (DG-CNECT) on Artificial Intelligence

Maritime, IUI Fishing

• January 27:  Statement | Strengthening Shared Understanding Among the Partners in the Blue Pacific and Pacific Islands: Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)

World Customs Organization

• January 27:  Statement | U.S. Support for WCO Secretary General Candidacy of Ian Saunders

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

• January 27:  Statement | International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Department Press Briefing

• January 27:  Transcript | Department Press Briefing

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Press Release:  United States Provides More Than $41 Million in Additional Assistance to Respond to the Near-Famine Crisis in Somalia

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog

• Statement by Administrator Samantha Power on the Twentieth Anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

U.S. Mission to the United Nations (UN)

January 29

• Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

• Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Ending Famine During a Press Conference in Mogadishu, Somalia

• Press Release:  Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Announces $41 Million in Additional Assistance to Respond to the Near-Famine Crisis in Somalia

• Advisory:  Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Travel to Somalia

January 28

• Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Kenyan President William Ruto

• Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meetings in Nairobi, Kenya

• Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Press Conference with Resettlement Support Center Deputy Director Nicole Irungu in Nairobi, Kenya

January 27

• Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Press Conference in Maputo, Mozambique

• Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

• Remarks at the UN Memorial Ceremony on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

• Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Mali

Department of the Treasury

• Statement from Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo on Implementation of Strong Inflation Reduction Act Worker Protections

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Lunch with Local and International Philanthropies on South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP)

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen to Press at Nkangala Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in Emalahleni, South Africa

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Roundtable with Nkangala Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in Emalahleni, South Africa

• Advisory:  Under Secretary Brian Nelson to Travel to Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Türkiye

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

• Readout of U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr.’s Meeting with Colombian Attorney General Francisco Barbosa Delgado

• Press Release:  Justice Department Announces Charges and New Arrest in Connection with Assassination Plot Directed from Iran

• Speech:  Speech:  Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on Charges and New Arrest in Connection with Assassination Plot Directed from Iran

• Speech:  Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Charges and New Arrest in Connection with Assassination Plot Directed from Iran

• Speech:  Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks on Charges and New Arrest in Connection with Assassination Plot Directed from Iran

• Press Release:  Registered Sex Offender Sentenced for Production and Distribution of Child Pornography

• Press Release:  New York Woman Sentenced for $9.2 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

• Press Release:  Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Tax Return Preparer in Florida

• Press Release:  Las Vegas Dentist Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes

• Press Release:  Minnesota Man Charged with Tax and Wire Fraud

• Press Release:  San Diego Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Appear, Tax Evasion and Fraud

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

• Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

• Press Release:  DHS Announces Results of 2022 Invent2Prevent Final Competition

• Press Release:  CBP Officers Save Unresponsive Infant at Del Rio Port of Entry (Texas)

• Press Release:  The San Diego Field Office Kicks of the Year Strong with Nine Seizures Worth More Than $9 Million Dangerous Drugs (California)

• Press Release:  Border Patrol Seizes $4 Million in Narcotics in One Day (California)

• Press Release:  AMO Agents Honor Fallen Heroes in 600 Mile Ride (Florida)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

• Statements by the United States at the Meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

• Press Release:  USITC Investigation of Certain Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display Panels and Modules for Mobile Devices, and Components Thereof

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Press Release:  FTC Finalizes Order with Ed Tech Provider Chegg for Lax Security that Exposed Student Data

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Press Release:  FCC Improving Support for Digital Health in Rural America

• Press Release:  FCC Proposes Rules to Promote Reliable Access to 988 Lifeline

Department of Energy (DOE)

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47 Million to Develop Affordable Clean Hydrogen Technologies

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Transportation

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $1.7 Billion to Modernize Fleets and Deploy Clean Transit Buses Across America

• Press Release:  U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Highlights Department’s Work to Combat Human Trafficking

Department of Labor

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor finds Joliet restaurant employed 25 minors in violation of child labor limits, assesses $18K in penalties

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Press Release:  FDA Proposes Individual Risk Assessment for Blood Donations, While Continuing to Safeguard U.S. Blood Supply

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

• Statement from HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Releases on the Death of Tyre Nichols

• Press Release:  HUD Announces Loan Guarantee for Laredo, TX, Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Project

• Press Release:  HUD Announces $15 Million Loan Guarantee for Cleveland, OH, Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Project

• Press Release:  HUD Finds Missouri Housing Provider Liable for Discriminating Against Family with Children

• Press Release:  HUD and Census Bureau Report New Residential Sales in December 2022