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FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate, in Cleveland
Lesson Plan October 19 2020

Four mini-lessons on presidential debates

Explore what makes a debate format work and why presidential debates are important to voters, then watch the next presidential debate
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland
Daily Video October 02 2020

News Roundup: President Trump contracts COVID-19 days after first debate
The president tests positive for COVID-19, days after the first presidential debate.
U.S. presidential election debate in Cleveland, Ohio
Daily Video September 30 2020

What students can take away from the first presidential debate
Despite chaos and interruptions, presidential candidates managed to outline sharp differences in policy
FILE PHOTO: Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta
Daily Video September 28 2020

Why the presidential election might not end on November 3
Why this year has the chance to be a longer, more chaotic (but not unprecedented) voting process than usual
People gather to mourn the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court in Washington
Daily Video September 22 2020

A Supreme Court vacancy adds a new dimension to the presidential race
Trump and Republicans have promised to move quickly to fill the vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.
Kamala Harris meets with California Governor Gavin Newsom at the site of the Creek Fire in Auberry
Daily Video September 16 2020

How are the presidential campaigns responding to crisis?
Emerging crises in 2020 are challenging the two leading presidential candidates to respond. How are they doing so?
Joe Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania
Daily Video September 14 2020

Presidential candidates focus in on Pennsylvania
Explore how the two leading presidential candidates are targeting one group of voters, and why.
Demonstrators gather for the "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march
Daily Video August 31 2020

Monday News Roundup: Week of August 31
Discuss what's been happening in the news this past week.
2020 Republican National Convention
Daily Video August 28 2020

The Republican National Convention ends at the White House
Explore the pitch Trump and Republican allies made to voters on the last night of the Republican National Convention.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden holds campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware
Daily Video August 21 2020

The Democratic National Convention wraps up with Biden acceptance speech
Watch Joe Biden's nomination acceptance speech in full and discuss the speech's appeal to voters.
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