DAILY SNAPSHOT
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

10:30 AM: The President arrives at Groton-New London Airport in Connecticut

11:35 AM: The President delivers the keynote address at the United States Coast Guard Academy Commencement Exercises WATCH LIVE

See the President and Vice President's full schedule here.

Building Safer, Stronger Communities

President Barack Obama talks with students and law enforcement officials following a sit-down discussion at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Camden, N.J., May 18, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

On Monday, the President visited Camden, New Jersey -- a city that has struggled with one of the nation's highest violent crime rates.

Dedicated to building a stronger, safer community, the Camden County Police Department and the community have worked together to help police do their jobs more safely, to reduce crime, and to create more economic opportunity in communities that have been saddled with a history of isolation.

See more from the President's visit, and what steps he's taking to improve community-police relations.

10 of Our Favorite Replies from Day One of the @POTUS Twitter Account

On Monday, from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, President Obama sent his very first tweet from @POTUS -- the official Twitter account of the President of the United States. The Internet got pretty excited about it, so we pulled together 10 of our favorite replies from day one of his account.

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What Top Officials Charged with Keeping Our Nation Safe Are Saying About the TPP

How can the President's progressive trade deal -- the Trans-Pacific Partnership -- help safeguard our future? Speaking yesterday at Boeing Headquarters in Seattle, WA, Secretary of State John Kerry offered an answer.

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Unlocking Wind Power Across America

Now available in 39 states, wind power has emerged as an important source of American clean energy -- and there's potential for even more. Yesterday, the Energy Department released a new report that shows how the next generation of wind turbines can help expand wind power in all 50 states.

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"If communities are being isolated and segregated, without opportunity and without investment and without jobs -- if we politicians are simply ramping up long sentences for nonviolent drug crimes that end up devastating communities, we can't then ask the police to be the ones to solve the problem when there are no able-bodied men in the community, or kids are growing up without intact households."

Tell Us: Why Do You Think Early Childhood Education Is Important?

Monday marked 50 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson created Head Start -- a program to help meet the emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs of preschool-aged children from low-income families.

President Obama has made clear the importance of expanding access to high-quality early childhood education -- but we also want to hear from you and get your feedback.

Share with us how early education made an impact in your life, or the life of your children -- and why you think we should make it available to more of America's children.