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

POTUS’ Schedule*

6:45 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Dublin, Ireland, en route to County Mayo, Ireland (11:45 a.m. Local)

8:15 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives in County Mayo, Ireland (1:15 p.m. Local)

9:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT tours The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock (2:00 p.m. Local)

10:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT tours Mayo Roscommon Hospice (3:30 p.m. Local)

11:45 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs en route to North Mayo Heritage Center Landing Zone (4:15 p.m. Local)

12:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at North Mayo Heritage Center Landing Zone (5:15 p.m. Local)

12:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT visits the North Mayo Heritage and Genealogical Centre’s Family History Research Unit (5:30 p.m. Local)

3:25 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs en route to Saint Muredach’s College Landing Zone (8:25 p.m. Local)

3:40 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Saint Muredach’s College Landing Zone (8:40 p.m. Local)

4:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks to the people of County Mayo (9:15 p.m. Local) | Saint Muredach’s Cathedral, Ballina, Ireland

5:40 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs en route to Ireland West Airport Knock (10:40 p.m. Local)

6:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs County Mayo, Ireland en route to Dublin, Ireland (11:05 p.m. Local)

7:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Dublin, Ireland en route to Dover, Delaware (April 15 at 12:05 a.m. Local)

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

9:20 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to LaGuardia International Airport, New York

10:25 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will arrive at LaGuardia International Airport

12:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will deliver remarks at the National Action Network (NAN) National Convention

2:20 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will depart from LaGuardia International Airport en route to Los Angeles International Airport, California

5:30 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will arrive at Los Angeles International Airport

*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 Thursday, April 13, 2023

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Michael Higgins of Ireland

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Leo Varadkar, the Taoiseach of Ireland

• Remarks by President Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of the Republic of Ireland Before Bilateral Meeting

• Remarks by President Biden at Banquet Dinner | Dublin, Republic of Ireland

• Remarks by President Biden to the Houses of the Oireachtas | Dublin, Republic of Ireland

• Remarks by President Biden After Tree Planting and Ringing of the Peace Bell | Dublin, Republic of Ireland

• Remarks by President Biden During Guestbook Signing | Dublin, Republic of Ireland

• Transcript:  Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Senior Director for Europe Amanda Sloat on the President’s Trip to Ireland

• Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the March Producer Price Index

• Appointments:  President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions

• Remarks by Vice President Harris Welcoming the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride | The White House

• Statement from Vice President Harris on Fifth Circuit’s Decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA

• Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Passage of Florida’s Abortion Ban

• Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Maternal Health

• Fact Sheet:  President Biden Announces Plan to Expand Health Coverage to DACA Recipients

• Fact Sheet:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments Repairing Bridges Across America

• Joint Statement from Mexico and the United States on the Implementation of the U.S.-Mexico Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and Safe Communities

Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

• Blog:  Measuring What Matters | Organizational Health and Performance

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Press Release:  Secretary of Defense Commends Actions Taken by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Transcript:  Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing

• Article:  DOD Calls Document Leak ‘a Criminal Act’

• Publication:  Department of Defense Guidance on Safeguarding Responsibilities Regarding Classified Information

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting with Latvia Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece

• Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Welcoming Latvian Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece to the Pentagon

• Article:  Austin Says Latvia Is a Valued NATO Partner

• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl’s Meeting with Zukan Helez, Defense Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl’s Meeting with Israeli Ministry of Defense Director General Eyal Zamir

• Readout of 18th Annual U.S.-Colombia Defense Bilateral Working Group

• Contracts for April 13, 2023

Department of State

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on travel to Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan, from April 11-18.

Daily Schedule | Friday, April 14, 2023

Energy Transition Program

• April 13:  Statement | The U.S. Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Launch a Call for Concept Proposals for the Blended Finance for the Energy Transition Program

Asia-Pacific

• April 13:  Statement | Mark Swidan’s Suspended Death Sentence (PRC)

• April 13:  Fact Sheet | U.S.–Vietnam Relationship: Celebrating 10 Years of Comprehensive Partnership and 28 Years of Diplomatic Relations

• April 13:  Advisory | Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Singapore and the Republic of Korea

• April 13:  Advisory | Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Japan

Middle East

• April 13:  Statement | Bahrain and Qatar Restore Diplomatic Ties

NATO

• April 13:  Advisory | 18th Annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction Non-Proliferation, April 17-20 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Readout       :  Administrator Samantha Power Meets with United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Development and Africa in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Andrew Mitchell

• Press Release:  The United States and Ireland- A Partnership in Combating Global Hunger and Supporting Shared International Development Priorities

• Press Release:  USAID and Irish Aid Announce New Funding to Combat Food Insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa

• Readout:  Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Meets with EU Director-General NEAR Gert-Jan Koopman

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

• Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Burma Regime Airstrike

• Fact Sheet: U.S. Successful Negotiation in the UN General Assembly Fifth Committee – First Resumed Session 2023

• Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Colombia

Department of the Treasury

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen After Meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Millennium Challenge Corporation Indonesia Compact Signing Ceremony

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea Choo Kyung-ho

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Dinner with Latin American and Caribbean Finance Ministers

• Joint Readout: US-EU -UK Sanctions Evasion Meeting with Private Sector Participants

• Press Release:  Treasury Department Announces Over $520 Million to be Reallocated to Prevent Eviction

• Press Release:  Treasury Department Announces Approval of Federal Funding to Connect 127,000 California Homes and Businesses to Affordable, High-Speed Internet as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

• Speech:  Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Statement on Classified National Defense Information

• Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA Appeals Decision

• Readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Meeting with Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico

• Readout of Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice’s Participation in the 2023 American Bar Association Public Defense Summit

• Press Release:  Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threats to Maricopa County Election Official and to Official with Office of Arizona Attorney General

• Press Release:  Adobe Inc. Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving Federal Software Sales

• Press Release:  Fort Myers Roofing Contractors Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion

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

• Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden’s Plan to Expand Health Coverage for DACA Recipients

• CBP Press Release:  Del Rio Sector agents arrest MS-13 gang member, sex offender (Texas)

• CBP Press Release:  RGV Border Patrol assists migrant in medical distress (Texas)

• CISA Press Release:  U.S. and International Partners Publish Secure-by-Design and -Default Principles and Approaches

• CISA Blog:  SAFECOM and NCSWIC Develop Considerations for Cyber Disruptions in an Evolving 911 Environment

• CISA Blog:  Celebrating Telecommunicators Series: Collaborating Across Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Agencies

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

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

• Advisory:  Ambassador Katherine Tai to Travel to Republic of the Philippines and Japan

• Remarks by Ambassador Sarah Bianchi at the Center on Inclusive Trade and Development’s Rethinking World Trade 2023 Conference

Department of Commerce

• Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann

• Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher

• Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti

• Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Press Release:  FTC Extends Comment Period for Request for Information Related to Franchise Agreements and Business Practices Until June 8

• Press Release:  FTC Warns Almost 700 Marketing Companies That They Could Face Civil Penalties if They Can’t Back Up Their Product Claims

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Press Release:  FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, April 20, 2023

• Press Release:  Erratum for the PN DA 23-296 WAC Recommendations in Appendix A

• Press Release:  FCC Extends Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Nominations Deadline

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

• Press Release:  Building on the Transatlantic Partnership | DFC and European Investment Bank (EIB) Sign Agreement to Collaborate on Investment for Development

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Fact Sheet:  USDA Continues Partner Engagement to Mitigate Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza for 2023 Season | April 14, 2023

• Press Release:  USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Mississippi Disaster Areas

• Press Release:  USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for California Disaster Areas

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

• Press Release:  FERC Staff issues Agenda and Registration for 2023 New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum

• Press Release:  Sunshine Notice | April Commission Meeting

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  EPA Publishes 30th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

• Press Release:  EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $177 Million for 17 New Technical Assistance Centers Across the Nation to Help Communities Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Selects WE ACT to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 2 Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

• Press Release:  EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Research Grants to Reduce U.S. Household Food Waste

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Transportation

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $300 Million for Nine Bridge Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Press Release:  FAA Refers More Unruly Passenger Cases to FBI in 2023

• Press Release:  FAA Takes Steps to Optimize, Provide Equitable Access to In-Demand Airspace Near Launch Sites

Department of Labor

• Press Release:  Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

• Press Release:  Federal safety investigators find Alabama paper mill willfully bypassed safety regulations, leading to fatal electrocution of 36-year-old worker

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor effort to protect U.S., temporary workers’ rights in Midwest under H-2B guest visa program continues

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor, industry partners to promote road construction worker safety during 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor awards initial $7.4M grant to support disaster-related jobs, other assistance to California in wake of severe winter storms

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor, WeCount! align to educate vulnerable agricultural, construction, domestic workers in South Florida on workplace safety, health

• Press Release:  ‘Danger Vu’: Federal inspection again finds Dollar General exits, walkways blocked, boxes stacked unsafely, workers at risk in Texas, Wisconsin

Health & Human Services (HHS)

• Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on CMS Submission of Proposed Rule that Would Expand Access to Coverage for DACA Recipients

• Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Biden-Harris Administration Seeking a Stay in Braidwood v. Becerra

• Press Release:  HHS Celebrates Black Maternal Health Week 2023

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

• Readout:  Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Convenes First-Ever U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Meeting | April 14, 2023

• Press Release:  HUD Announces the Availability of $30.3 Billion for Housing Authorities to Provide Affordable Housing

• Press Release:  Federal Housing Administration Seeks Feedback on Proposed Changes to Increase Access to Affordable Financing for Properties with Accessory Dwelling Units

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Report:  Fraud Risk Management | Key Areas for Federal Agency and Congressional Action

• Report:  Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | USPS Should Plan for Potential Workplace Charging

• Report:  Disaster Contracting | Action Needed to Improve Agencies’ Use of Contracts for Wildfire Response and Recovery

• Report:  School Meal Programs | USDA Could Enhance Implementation of the Buy American Provision