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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer holds news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson August 12 2021

Democrats push for broader investments in jobs, families and climate change
Discuss the Senate bill that would provide $3.5 trillion in investments for climate change, family programs and health programs
Law enforcement vehicles line up at the perimeter of a shooting site at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder
Daily News Lesson March 25 2021

Senate debates gun control amid mass shootings
Discuss gun violence in the United States, and what it means to normalize gun violence
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee votes to advance the nomination for Secretary of the Interior in Washington
Daily Video March 08 2021

Senate passes $1.9 trillion relief bill
Learn about what is in the massive new COVID relief bill.
Vials of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are seen in an undated photograph
Daily News Lesson March 01 2021

News Roundup: COVID relief bill passes as vaccination efforts continue to roll out
A new vaccine is approved, but some experts fear that states may be opening up a little too early
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Daily Video February 15 2021

News Roundup: Trump acquitted, but majority votes to convict
Discuss the impeachment trial and other events from the past week
Impeachment trial of former U.S. President Trump begins in Washington
Daily Video February 10 2021

Classroom Resource: Discuss the big questions of Trump's second impeachment trial
Discuss what attorneys argued about on the first day of former President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate
U.S. President Biden speaks about economic recovery plans during coronavirus response event at the White House in Washington
Daily Video January 25 2021

Brooks & Capehart Classroom Resource: Biden's agenda and Trump's impeachment
Biden signs executive actions and the Senate prepares for its impeachment trial
Preparations are made ahead of the inauguration
Daily Video January 19 2021

Brooks & Capehart classroom resource: A transformative two weeks for the U.S.
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Teachers: This past two weeks have been full of news that can be hard…
The U.S. Capitol is seen at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Lesson Plan January 13 2021

Lesson plan: Can the 14th Amendment be used to ensure Trump can't run for office again?
The U.S. Capitol is seen as Democratic members of the House prepare an article of impeachment again…
Democrats debate one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily Video January 13 2021

Daily News Lesson: The House impeaches President Trump for a second time
Discuss what's expected from the second impeachment of President Trump.
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