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

POTUS’ Schedule*

12:00 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing | The White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:00 p.m. ICT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN will arrive in Bangkok, Thailand

*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 Wednesday, November 17, 2022

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

• Statement by President Joe Biden (re: mid-term election results; U.S. House of Representatives in Republican control)

• Statement By President Joe Biden on Senate Cloture of the Respect for Marriage Act

• G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration | Bali, Indonesia

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom | Bali, Indonesia

• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom Before Bilateral Meeting | Bali, Indonesia

• Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Maritime Attack Against the MV Pacific (Iran alleged perpetrator)

• Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson (Poland)

• Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Meeting with Kazakhstan’s Special Representative for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan

• Remarks by First Lady Jill Biden at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Groundbreaking, as Prepared for Delivery

• Remarks by First Lady Jill Biden at the College Promise Careers Institute, as Prepared for Delivery

• Proclamation on National Rural Health Day, 2022

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Seventh Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered)

• Transcript:  Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hold a Press Briefing Following Ukrainian Defense Contact Group Meeting

• Article:  Ukraine Defense Contact Group Remains United, Determined, Austin Says

• Article:  Ukraine Contact Group Is Key to Helping Ukraine’s Defense

• Press Release:  Department of Defense Awards $78 Million Grant to Sierra Sands School District for Richmond Elementary School on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

• Contracts for November 16, 2022

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Thursday, November 17, 2022

Europe

• November 16:  Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Hasler

• November 16:  Advisory | Assistant Secretary Kang travels to Helsinki and Stockholm

Asia-Pacific

• November 16:  Readout | Second U.S.-ROK Working Group Meeting on the DPRK Cyber Threat

• November 16:  Readout | Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue

Middle East

• November 16:  Statement | Sanctioning Senior Officials of Iranian Broadcaster

• November 16:  Advisory | Assistant Secretary Leaf’s Travel to Bahrain

Western Hemisphere

• November 16:  Statement | Joint Statement of the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Expanded Political Dialogue

Climate Change | COP27

• November 16:  Statement | The United States Announces the First Cohort of Countries to Endorse the Ocean Conservation Pledge at COP27

• November 16:  Fact Sheet | U.S. Announcements on Ocean-Climate Action at COP27

Outer Space

• November 16:  Statement | Artemis I Advances International Cooperation, Inspires Next Generation

• November 16:  Fact Sheet | International Cooperation in NASA’s Artemis I Program

South Caucasus

• November 16:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev

Other Matters

• November 16:  Advisory | Deputy Secretary McKeon Visits the University of the District of Columbia

• November 16:  Transcript | Department Press Briefing

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Simon Coveney, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence, Republic of Ireland

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Nadia Murad, Nobel Laureate and Founder of Nadia’s Initiative

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Lebanese-American Diaspora

• Press Release:  USAID Announces Progress on Support for Indigenous Peoples, Conserving Global Forests

• Press Release:  The United States Announces $43.5 Million to Support Youth Empowerment in South Sudan

• Press Release:  USAID Announces $15 million, Five-Year Award for Global Family Planning Partnership

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

• Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Russia’s War Against Ukraine

• Explanation of Vote on a Third Committee Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, Ukraine

• Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the G5 Sahel

• General Statement on a U.S.-Led Resolution in the Third Committee on the Human Rights Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

• Explanation of Vote on a Third Committee Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

• Explanation of Position on a Third Committee Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar

Department of the Treasury

• Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Recent Crypto Market Developments

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Bilateral Meeting with Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti

• Readout:  Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with German State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Udo Philipp

• Readout:  Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade Kemi Badenoch

• Press Release:  Treasury International Capital Data for September

• Remarks by Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang at the 2022 Treasury Market Conference

• Press Release:  New Treasury Report Shows Fintech Industry Requires Additional Oversight to Close Gaps, Prevent Abuses and Protect Consumers

• Sanctions:  Treasury Sanctions Senior Officials and “Interrogator Journalists” of Iran’s State-Run Media

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

• Press Release:  Iowa Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

• Press Release:  Tax Attorneys and Insurance Agent Indicted for Promoting and Selling Fraudulent Tax Shelter

• Press Release:  Dallas Attorney and Members of Accounting Firm Charged with Promoting Illegal Tax Shelter

• Press Release:  Justice Department Announces Director of the Office of Environmental Justice

• Press Release:  Former Washington, D.C. Metro Transit Police Officer Found Guilty of Civil Rights Violation for Using Excessive Force

• Press Release:  Man Convicted for Health Care Fraud and Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme

• Press Release:  Chinese Government Intelligence Officer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Espionage Crimes, Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets from Cincinnati Company

• Press Release:  Justice Department Launches Disability Rights Investigation into Missouri’s Use of Skilled Nursing Facilities

• Press Release:  Two Pharmacy Owners Plead Guilty in COVID-19 Money Laundering and Health Care Fraud Case

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• Statement from DHS on Court Granted Stay That Temporarily Keeps the Title 42 Public Health Order in Place

Texas

• Press Release:  Laredo Sector Border Patrol disrupts human smuggling operation at a stash house

• Press Release:  El Paso Port of Entry to Expand SENTRI And Commercial Hours During Upcoming Holiday Period

• Press Release:  CBP Announces Measures to Facilitate Upcoming Thanksgiving, Black Friday Holiday Traffic at the Laredo Port of Entry

Ohio

• Press Release:  Cincinnati CBP Seizes $1.2 Million Worth of Cocaine and Meth in Outbound Shipments

Puerto Rico

• Press Release:  US Border Patrol Seizes 198 Pounds of Cocaine during a maritime smuggling event in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

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

• Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Brunei Minister of Finance and Economy Dato Amin Liew Abdullah

Department of Commerce

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.5 Million to Nebraska in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Press Release:  FTC Takes Action to Stop DK Automation and Kevin David Hulse From Pitching Phony Amazon and Crypto Moneymaking Schemes

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Press Release:  FCC Announces Nearly $84 Million in Emergency Connectivity Funding

• Press Release:  FCC Announces Agenda for Nov. 17 Hearing on Hurricanes Fiona and Ian

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• Press Release:  CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Memorandum:  As Thanksgiving Approaches, Americans Who Want a Turkey Will Be Able to Get One

• Press Release:  USDA Invests $21.6M in Small Business-Led Innovations

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration, Trout Unlimited Invest up to $40 Million to Restore Watersheds on National Forests

Department of Energy (DOE)

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $74 Million to Advance Domestic Battery Recycling and Reuse, Strengthen Nation’s Battery Supply Chain

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  EPA Announces Supplemental Proposed Rule to Modify Toxic Substances Control Act Fees Rule

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Transportation

• Press Release:  FRA Publishes Northeast Corridor Project Inventory, Laying Out Priorities for Intercity Passenger Rail Development on the NEC

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Press Release:  FAA Mandates Medical Requirements for Commercial Balloon Pilots

Department of Labor

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor issues statement following sentencing of Northeast Carpenters Benefit Funds’ former plan administrator

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor recovers $1.2M in back wages for 599 home healthcare workers employed by four agencies in Texas, Louisiana

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor initiative finds violations in 80% of care industry investigations; recovers $28.6M for nearly 25K workers, mostly women

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor grants Alliance Ambassador status on Great Plains OSHA Education Center for continued commitment to safety, health

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Press Release:  FDA Spurs Innovation for Human Food from Animal Cell Culture Technology

• Press Release:  FDA Warns Firms for Selling Illegal E-cigarettes That Look Like Toys, Food, and Cartoon Characters

General Services Administration (GSA)

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces U.S. Government’s First Initiative with a Utility to Work Toward 24/7 Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity