This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
9:00 a.m. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House
9:40 a.m. EDT – The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
10:00 a.m. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
12:00 p.m. EDT – The President briefly joins the virtual CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience; National
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
9:30 a.m. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
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