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This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch
priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press
releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
8:55 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT departs New Castle, Delaware,
en route the White House
9:50 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House |
South Lawn
11:15 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT
receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
1:30 p.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT
deliver remarks on how the Biden-Harris Administration is lowering
the cost of high-speed internet for millions of American families
and expanding access through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law |
Rose Garden
- Fact Sheet: President Biden and Vice President
Harris Reduce High-Speed Internet Costs for Millions of Americans |
May 9, 2022
2:45 p.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT signs into law S. 3522, the
“Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022;” The
Vice President attends | Oval Office
6:00 p.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT participates in a fundraising
reception for the Democratic National Committee | Potomac,
Maryland
Looking Ahead: The President will travel to Chicago, Illinois,
on May 11. On May 20-21, The President will travel to Seoul,
South Korea; and Tokyo, Japan, from May 22-24.
VPOTUS’ Schedule*
11:15 a.m. ET – THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive the
President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
1:30 p.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT
deliver remarks on how the Biden-Harris Administration is lowering
the cost of high-speed internet for millions of American families
and expanding access through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law |
Rose Garden
2:45 p.m. ET– THE VICE PRESIDENT will attend THE
PRESIDENT’S bill signing of law S. 3522, the “Ukraine
Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022” | Oval Office
3:20 p.m. ET– THE VICE PRESIDENT will ceremonially swear
in N. Nickolas Perry to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica | Vice
President’s Ceremonial Office
White House Press Briefing Schedule*
3:00 p.m. ET – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki
| James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
*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 Friday-Sunday, May 6-8, 2022
Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19
developments.
The White House
May 8
- G7 Leaders’ Statement
- Fact Sheet: United States and G7 Partners
Impose Severe Costs for Putin’s War Against Ukraine - Transcript: Background Press Call by a Senior
Administration Official on the U.S. and G7 Actions to Impose
Additional Severe Costs for Putin’s War Against Ukraine
May 7
- Remarks by Vice President Harris at the
Tennessee State University 2022 Spring Undergraduate Commencement
Ceremony - Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration Responds
to Early Wildfires in New Mexico
May 6
- Statement by President Biden on the April
Jobs Report - Remarks by President Biden on the
Bipartisan Innovation Act - Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Celebrates
Launch of AM Forward and Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan
Innovation Act - Readout of President Biden’s Call
with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada - Statement by President Joe Biden on
Additional Security Assistance to Ukraine - Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority
Under Section 506(a)(1) and Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 - Bill Signed into Law: S. 400
- Statement from President Joe Biden on the
William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Federal Building Act
and Passing of Norman Mineta - Nominations: President Biden Announces Key
Nominees - Transcript: Press Gaggle by Press Secretary
Jen Psaki - Proclamation on Mother’s Day,
2022 - Proclamation on National Women’s
Health Week, 2022
Department of Defense (DOD)
- Statement by the Pentagon Press Secretary
on $150 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine - Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary John F.
Kirby Holds a Press Briefing - Article: Intensity of Conflict Creates
Unprecedented Need for Weapons, Munitions - Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense
Dr. Kathleen Hicks on the National Defense Strategy and Fiscal Year
2023 Budget Request at the Reagan Institute (D.C.) (As
Delivered) - Press Release: Denmark and U.S. Host Meeting
on Situational Awareness in the Baltic Sea Region - Article: Arctic Partnerships Vital to
Regional, National Security, Commanders Say - Press Release: Navy to Christen Future
Littoral Combat Ship Beloit - Article: ‘Bloody Hundredth’ B-17 Pilot
Shares WWII Experiences - Contracts for May 6, 2022
Department of State
Europe, UKR, RUS
- May 8: Sanctions | Targeting Russia’s
Financial, Defense, and Marine Sectors and Promoting Accountability
for Russian and Belarusian Military Officials - May 8: Fact Sheet | State Department Actions to
Promote Accountability and Impose Costs on the Russian Government
for Putin’s Aggression against Ukraine - May 8: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call
with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba - May 8: Advisory | Assistant Secretary of State
for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison’s
Travel to Switzerland - May 7: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s
Meeting with French, German, Italian, and UK Counterparts - May 7: Statement | On the 77th Anniversary of
Victory in Europe Day - May 6: Statement | $150 Million in Additional
U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine - May 7: Statement | Northern Ireland Assembly
Elections Results
Asia-Pacific
- May 6: Readout | U.S.-Japan Economic Policy
Consultative Committee Vice-Ministerial Meeting - May 6: Sanctions | The Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea’s Illicit Activities and Sanctions
Evasion
South Asia
- May 6: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call
with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari
Western Hemisphere
- May 6: Readout | Under Secretary Zeya’s
Travel to Chile
Middle East, North Africa
- Mary 7: Statement | The United States Condemns
Terrorist Attack in Sinai, Egypt
Sub-Saharan Africa
- May 6: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s
Meeting with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba - May 6: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s
Meeting with Gabonese Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo - May 6: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s
Meeting with Gabonese Defense Minister Ngoubili
Cyber
- May 6: Statement | Reward Offers for Information
to Bring Conti Ransomware Variant Co-Conspirators to Justice
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Readout: Administrator Samantha Power’s
Meeting with Representatives of Ukrainian Civil Society, Including
Representatives of the 5AM Coalition and Tribunal for Putin
Coalition - Readout: Administrator Samantha Power’s
Meeting with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley - Readout: Deputy Administrator Isobel
Coleman’s Meeting with UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator
for Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov - Readout: Deputy Administrator Isobel
Coleman’s Meeting with United Nations Special Envoy to Burma
Noeleen Heyzer - Press Release: USAID Announces the Launch of
its Updated Youth in Development Policy
US Mission to the United Nations (UN)
- Transcript: Ambassador Linda
Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s
“State of the Union” | May 8, 2022 - Advisory: U.S. Ambassador to the United
Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield Travels to Brussels (May 9-10) - Statement by the President of the UN
Security Council on Ukraine, May 6, 2022 - Remarks at a UN Security Council
Arria-Formula Meeting Hosted by Russia on “Systematic and Mass
Grave Violations of International Humanitarian Law” | May 6,
2022 - Transcript: Ambassador Linda
Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Margaret Hoover of PBS
“Firing Line” | May 6, 2022 - Transcript: Ambassador Linda
Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Betül Yürük
of Anadolu Agency, Turkey | May 6, 2022 - Readout of Ambassador Linda
Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Congolese Foreign Minister
Jean-Claude Gakosso | May 6, 2022 - Readout of Ambassador Linda
Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister
Retno Marsudi | May 6, 2022
Department of the Treasury
May 8
- Sanctions: U.S. Treasury Takes Sweeping Action
Against Russia’s War Efforts - Sanctions List Updates: Russia-related
Designations and Designations Updates; Issuance of Russia-related
General Licenses, Publication of Russia-related Frequently Asked
Questions
May 6
- Sanctions: U.S. Treasury Issues First-Ever
Sanctions on a Virtual Currency Mixer, Targets DPRK Cyber
Threats - Statement from Secretaries Yellen, Fudge,
McDonough, and Vilsack on Continued Efforts to Connect Homeowners
to Pandemic Relief
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Press Release: SEC Halts Fraudulent
Cryptomining and Trading Scheme - Press Release: SEC Issues Nearly $3.5 Million
Award to Four Whistleblowers - Press Release: SEC Charges NVIDIA Corporation
with Inadequate Disclosures about Impact of Cryptomining
Department of Justice
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily
Press Releases - Speech: Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco
Delivers Remarks at Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns
at ATF Headquarters - Readout: Justice Department Participates in
the 21st Annual International Competition Network Conference in
Berlin, Germany - Press Release: CEO of Mining Capital Coin
Indicted in $62 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme - Press Release: Two Puerto Rico Mayors Arrested
and Charged with Accepting Bribes - Press Release: United States Settles
Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of
Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border
Protection (CBP)
- Press Release: RGV Agents Apprehend 685
Migrants in Four Large Groups (Texas) - Press Release: Del Rio Sector Border Patrol
Agents Arrest Sex Offender (Texas) - Press Release: Body of Missing Child Found in
Rio Grande (Texas)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Link to daily press releases
Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)
- Press Release: Week Ahead Guidance for the
Week of May 9-13, 2022
US International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Press Release: USITC to Investigate Effects of
Active Section 232 and 301 Tariffs on U.S. Industries
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Press Release: FTC Joins Amicus Brief Opposing
Liability Shield for Sloppy Credit Reports - Press Release: FTC Acts to Shut Down ‘The
Credit Game’ for Running a Bogus Credit Repair Scheme that
Fleeced Consumers
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Press Release: Simington at The Free State
Foundation’s Annual Policy Conference
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Statement from Secretaries Fudge,
McDonough, Vilsack and Yellen on Continued Efforts to Connect
Homeowners to Pandemic Relief
Department of Energy (DOE)
- Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration
Announces Over $2.3 Billion Investment To Cut U.S. Carbon
Pollution
Department of Interior (DOI)
- Press Release: Secretary Haaland Announces $61
Million to Increase Outdoor Access in Urban Spaces
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Press Release: EPA and Army Host
Midwest-Focused Virtual Regional WOTUS Roundtable - Link to other EPA press releases
Department of Transportation
- Statement from Secretary Pete Buttigieg
on the Nomination of Kris Kolluri as CEO of the Gateway Development
Commission
Department of Labor
- Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Walsh
on April Jobs Report - Report: April Jobs Report
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor,
stakeholders sign partnership to train, protect workers from
construction hazards at Wisconsin Center Expansion project - Press Release: Federal court orders four Rhode
Island medical practices, owners to pay $175K in wages, damages to
103 underpaid employees
Department of Education
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Education
Announces Intent to Strengthen and Protect Rights for Students with
Disabilities by Amending Regulations Implementing Section 504
Health & Human Services (HHS)
- Press Release: Biden Administration Launches
an Initiative to Help Protect People’s Health from Climate
Events - Press Release: HHS Launches New Maternal
Mental Health Hotline - Press Release: Secretary Becerra Celebrates
Mother’s Day, Applauds 12-month Postpartum Expansion in
Tennessee and South Carolina
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
- Statement from Secretaries Fudge,
McDonough, Vilsack and Yellen on continued efforts to connect
homeowners to pandemic relief - Press Release: HUD Announces Disaster
Assistance for New Mexico Disaster Survivors
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