NEWS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON MAY 19, 2015

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Tuesday, May 19, 2015             Follow Along: The President's Day All times are Eastern Time (ET) 11:00 AM: The President signs S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 4:00 PM: The President meets with Secretary of Defense Carter; the Vice President also attends See the President and Vice President's full schedule here.       From the Photo Office Recap: Day One of @POTUS President Barack Obama tweets his first tweet from his new @POTUS account from the Oval Office, May 18, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Yesterday, 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. Check out our top 10 replies to @POTUS -- and if you're not following the President yet, you can do that here.       More from 1600 Penn Why President Obama Is Taking Steps to Demilitarize Local Police Forces The President visited Camden, New Jersey yesterday to discuss the efforts his Administration is taking to end practices that stress community-police relations, and promote practices that build more trust between a community and its police force. READ MORE The Creation of Head Start Fifty years ago yesterday, 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. READ MORE Announcing New Steps to Promote Pollinator Health Pollinators are critical to the nation's economy, food security, and environmental health. Yesterday, the Obama administration released a new National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators. READ MORE       Quote of the Day "Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account." -- President Obama's first tweet       Question of the Week Tell Us: Why Do You Think Early Childhood Education Is Important? Yesterday 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.