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Daily News Lesson April 30 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on possible Biden-Trump rematch + Newswrap 5/1/23 + Student video
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics
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Daily News Lesson April 24 2023

Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s chances for reelection + Newswrap 4/24/23 + Student Video
Hear from two columnists with different political ideologies discuss the week in politics
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Daily News Lesson April 16 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on Election 2024 + Newswrap 4/17/23 + Student Video
Hear New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics
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Daily News Lesson April 03 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Tumulty on Trump indictment + News wrap 4/03/23 + Student Video
Hear from David Brooks and Karen Tumulty on implications of Trump indictment and more
Trump hosts New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Florida
Daily News Lesson March 23 2023

Top lesson: Trump faces possible indictments + News wrap 3/23/23 + Student video
Discuss the legal risks around the former president and how that might effect the future of the GOP
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Daily News Lesson March 22 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on banking crisis + News wrap 3/22/23 + Student video
Discuss the bank collapse, Russia–U.S. relations and more
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Daily News Lesson March 08 2023

Top Lesson: Fox News' Tucker Carlson spreads misinformation about Jan. 6th + News wrap 3/8/23 + Student video
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Daily News Lesson February 22 2023

Top stories: Supreme Court case on regulating the internet + News wrap 2/22/23 + Student video
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to laws that protect websites from lawsuits
Mass shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park
Daily News Lesson January 23 2023

Lunar New Year shooting in California

Lesson includes resources to help you talk with your students about traumatic events
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representatives try again to elect a Speaker on the third day of the 118th Congress at U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 10 2023

Local paper broke George Santos scandal before November election — why didn't the rest of the news media?
An important lesson in media literacy, politics and power
Kevin McCarthy is elected next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 08 2023

What Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to a tiny group of Republicans means for the nation
And learn why the Rules Committee has taken center stage
U.S. midterm runoff election in Georgia
Daily News Lesson December 08 2022

What the Democrats' win in Georgia means for their agenda in the U.S. Senate
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for Dec. 7, 2022
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