Good morning from The Oval, on a day when President Obama pauses to remember.
The president will deliver remarks this morning at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Obama plans to discuss his administration's strategy to preven t mass atrocities and "never again" allow genocide to happen.
"The President will also tour the museum with and be introduced by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel," says the White House schedule.
This afternoon, Obama will present the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the nation's top military school football team, the Air Force Academy.
Obama also meets late this afternoon with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In other news:
The administration plans to announce today that the new health care law will save $ 200 billion in Medicare costs through 2016, reports Kelly Kennedy of USA TODAY.
George Zimmerman is released from a Florida jail, awaiting trial for the death of Trayvon Martin.
The Secret Service prostitution scandal keeps spreading, now to a second hotel.
With Congress blocking him, Obama has turned to executive orders.
One forthcoming order: Sanctions on foreign nationals who use high tech tools to carry out human rights abuses.
The Supreme Court prepares to take up the Arizona immigration law.
The U.S. and Afghanistan wrap up a long-awaited new strategic agreement.
Syria now faces the prospect of Islamic extremists.
The Oval will be here all day to report on Obama's speech and other activities. Please join us, and thank you for reading.
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