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 President’s Daily Brief | The White House

12:40 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews

1:00 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Virginia Beach, Virginia

1:45 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT arrives in Virginia Beach, Virginia

3: p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT discusses his plan to protect Americans’ access to affordable health care, and highlights how Congressional Republicans would raise health care costs – including for seniors, and cause millions of people to lose their coverage | Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Fact Sheet:  The Congressional Republican Agenda | Repealing the Affordable Care Act and Slashing Medicaid

4:25 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT departs Virginia Beach, Virginia en route to Joint Base Andrews

5:15 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews

5:35 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

The Vice President is in Washington, D.C., and has no public events scheduled.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

1:15 p.m. EST – Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Virginia Beach, Virginia

*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 Monday, February 27, 2023

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Windsor Framework (U.K., EU, Northern Ireland)

• Remarks by Vice President Harris on Expanding Affordable High-Speech Internet Nationwide

• Fact Sheet:  Vice President Harris Announces Progress in Lowering Internet Costs for Families, Funding to Expand High Speed Internet Access

• Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at a Black History Month Reception

• Readout of White House Meeting with Black Speakers of the House

• Fact Sheet:  The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black Americans and Communities Across the Country

• Transcript:  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby

• Readout of the Trilateral United States – Japan – Republic of Korea Economic Security Dialogue

• Memorandum on Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Department of Defense Supply Chains Resilience

• Appointment:  President Biden Announces Former Mayor Stephen Benjamin as Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement

• Nominations:  President Biden Announces Key Nominee

• Nominations Sent to the Senate

• Disaster Declaration:  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves South Dakota Disaster Declaration

Office of Budget and Management (OMB)/Statements of Administrative Policy (SAP)

• SAP:  H.J. Res. 30 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights.”

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Readout of Meeting Between Dr. Mara Karlin, Performing the Duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Ambassador of Iceland to the United States Bergdís Ellertsdóttir

• Article:  DOD Delivers Field Hospital to Turkey

• Article:  Airmen Deliver De-Ice Advice

• Article:  Marine Corps Gamers Play Their Way to Super Bowl LVII

• Article:  Medal of Honor Monday | Marine Corps Pfc. James Anderson Jr.

• Publication:  2023 Department of Defense National Women’s History Month Observance

• Contracts for February 27, 2023

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Europe, Russia

• February 27:  Statement | Honoring Boris Nemtsov

• February 27:  Advisory | Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to Brussels, London, and Geneva

• February 27:  Advisory | Ambassador Fick’s Travel to Barcelona, Spain and Brussels, Belgium

Central Asia

• February 27:  Fact Sheet | U.S.-Kazakhstan Relations

• February 27:  Fact Sheet | C5+1 Diplomatic Platform

Middle East

• February 27:  Statement | Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen

• February 27:  Advisory | Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Amman, Jordan and Muscat, Oman

Western Hemisphere

• February 27:  Statement | Protests Against Electoral Overhaul in Mexico

• February 27:  Statement | Dominican Republic National Day

United Nations

• February 27:  Statement | 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council

ITAR

• February 27:  Statement | U.S. Department of State Concludes $20,000,000 Settlement of Alleged Export Violations by 3D Systems Corporation (Germany/PRC)

Terrorism

• February 27:  Report | Release of the 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism

Gender Equity & Equality

• February 27:  Statement | The First Progress Report to the President on Implementation of the U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Janti Soeripto of Save the Children-US

• Readout:  Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Meets with Ukrainian Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych

• Press Release:  The United States Provides More Than $126 million in Food Assistance in Kenya as Relentless Drought Drives Crisis Levels of Hunger

• Press Release:  United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen

• Press Release:  USAID on the First Progress Report on Advancing the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality

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

• Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Libya

Department of the Treasury

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen in Kyiv, Ukraine

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Wreath Laying Ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Finance Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal

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

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenksyy

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Bilateral Meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy

• Press Release:  Treasury Announces Approval of Up to $353.4 Million to Support Small Business Success Across Four States

• Guidance:  Supplemental Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

• Press Release:  Two Additional Municipal Employees Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy

• Press Release:  Landlord and Former Operators of Upstate New York Nursing Home Pay $7,168,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Worthless Services Provided to Residents

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

• Press Release:  DHS Announces $2 Billion in Preparedness Grants

• Press Release:  El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $746,000 (Texas)

• Press Release:  CBP Officers Seize over $550K in Cocaine at the Anzalduas International Bridge (Texas)

• Press Release:  Laredo Sector Border Patrol apprehends convicted sex offender (Texas)

• Press Release:  CBP Officers Seize Over $1.9 Million in Cocaine at World Trade Bridge (Texas)

• Video Release:  AMO Agents Rescue an Australian National from Freezing Conditions in Mountains (Arizona)

• Press Release:  CBP Officers Make History with Record-Breaking Fentanyl and Meth Seizure at Andrade Port of Entry (California)

• Press Release:  U.S. Border Patrol, FURA Apprehend 15 Non-Citizens after Disembarking in Rincon, Puerto Rico

Drug & Enforcement Administration (DEA)

• Press Release:  DEA Announces Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities (Feb. 24)

• Link to other press releases:  https://www.dea.gov/what-we-do/news/press-releases

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Press Release:  FCC & Ukraine’s NCEC to Partner on Telecommunications Policy

• Speech:  Chairwoman Rosenworcel Keynote Address to Mobile World Congress

• Press Release:  FCC & Singapore’s IMDA Sign MOU at Mobile World Congress

• Press Release:  Commissioner Simington Underscores Need for AM Resiliency

• Press Release:  MB Issues Hearing Designation Order Related to TEGNA Transaction

• Press Release:  Diversity Advisory Council to Host March 6 Digital Ecosystem Forum

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• Press Release:  CFPB Shuts Down Mortgage Loan Business of RMK Financial for Repeat Offenses Against Military Families

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  EPA Announces Upcoming Virtual Regional Listening Sessions on the PFAS Strategic Roadmap

• Press Release:  EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

• Press Release:  EPA Orders Union Pacific to Assess Contamination in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward Neighborhood

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Transportation

• Press Release:  Biden Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Funding Awarded to Meet Surging Air Travel Demand

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Funding Awarded to Meet Surging Air Travel Demand

Department of Labor

• Press Release:  U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services announce new efforts to combat exploitative child labor

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor announces final rule to modify how it sets adverse effect wage rates in the H-2A program

• Press Release:  New Hampshire roofing contractor faces $234K in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards again, this time at two Granite State worksites

Health & Human Services (HHS)

• Press Release:  Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services Announce New Efforts to Combat Exploitative Child Labor

• Press Release:  HHS Announces New Divisions Within the Office for Civil Rights to Better Address Growing Need of Enforcement in Recent Years

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

• Press Release:  HUD Awards $5.6 Billion in Annual Grants for Affordable Housing, Community Development, and Homeless Assistance

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Report:  Tax Gap | Modest Reductions in the Gap Could Yield Large Fiscal Benefits

• Report:  Federal Workforce | OPM Advances Efforts to Close Government-wide Skills Gaps but Needs a Plan to Improve Its Own Capacity

• Report:  Bureau of Prisons | Assessment of Health Care Reentry Policies and Procedures Needed

Report:  Data Center Optimization | Agencies Continue to Report Progress