WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events:
| DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. |
Then, the President will depart the White House en route to Raleigh, North Carolina. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The departure from Joint Base Andrews will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Cary, North Carolina will be open press.
In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks on how his Bidenomics and Investing in America Agenda are repairing and rebuilding our infrastructure, lowering costs, supporting a small business boom, and creating good-paying jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina. These remarks will be open press.
In the evening, the President will return to the White House. The departure from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Cary, North Carolina and the arrival at Joint Base Andrews will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival on the South Lawn will be open press. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: ABC Print: Washington Examiner Radio: AURN Out-of-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: ABC Print: WSJ Radio: FOX EST 10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Closed Press 10:45 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Overhang 11:40 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Lawn Open Press (Gather 11:30 AM – Palm Room Doors) 12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Raleigh, North Carolina Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool 1:00 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Cary, North Carolina Open Press 2:15 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on how his Bidenomics and Investing in America Agenda are repairing and rebuilding our infrastructure, lowering costs, supporting a small business boom, and creating good-paying jobs. Raleigh, North Carolina Open Press 5:25 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Raleigh, North Carolina en route to Joint Base Andrews Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Cary, North Carolina Out-of-Town Pool 6:25 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Joint Base Andrews Out-of-Town Pool 6:35 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House South Lawn Open Press (Gather 6:30 PM – Palm Room Doors) Briefing Schedule Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to the Raleigh, North Carolina |
(The readout of President Biden’s meeting with congressional leaders on Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid is at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/17/readout-of-president-bidens-meeting-with-congressional-leaders-on-ukraine-and-his-national-security-supplemental/)
TREASURY DEPT –
Thursday – Secretary Yellen has no public engagements.
STATE DEPT
Thursday – Secretary Blinken has returned from his trip to Davos and will brief members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The transcript of his Q&A Wednesday with writer Thomas Friedman is at: https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-conversation-with-thomas-friedman/. Press briefings when held on weekdays are held at about 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at state.gov.The transcript of Wednesday’s 1:22p ET briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-january-17-2024/
USTR –
Thursday
Ambassador Tai has no public engagements.
US HOUSE –
Thursday – . Back at 10a ET. With two days until a threatened partial government shutdown the House must still pass a stop-gap funding measure in order to keep govt open until March in two stages, which is being voted on by the Senate.
US SENATE
Thursday – Beginning at 12:30p ET a series of votes on amendments to the stop-gap spending continuing resolution intended to prevent a partial government shutdown Friday midnight.
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UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 7:30a ET Fed’s Bostic at Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 8:30a ET US housing starts
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 8:30a ET US Philly Fed manufacturing index
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 8:30a ET US jobless claims
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 10:30a ET US EIA weekly natural gas inventories
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 11a ET US EIA weekly petroleum inventories
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 12:00 ET Fed’s Bostic at Atlanta Business Chronicle
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 16:30 ET US Fed weekly balance sheet
Thursday, Jan. 18 – 18:50 ET Japan CPI
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Friday, Jan. 19 – 8:30a ET Canada retail sales
Friday, Jan. 19 – 10a ET US existing home sales
Friday, Jan. 19 – 10a ET US consumer sentiment
Friday, Jan. 19 –13:00 ET Fed’s Barr at AI symposium
Friday, Jan. 19 –13:00 ET US Baker Hughes Rig count
Friday, Jan. 19 –16:00 ET US Treasury TICS
Friday, Jan. 19 – 16:15 ET Fed’s Daly at San Diego County roundtable
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