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Daily Video June 20 2017

Georgia special election may be a bellwether of Trump-era politics
A special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional district will be held on June 20 to fill the seat vacated by current Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.
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Daily Video June 16 2017

Trump administration slashes education budget to fund school choice
The Trump administration’s budget, which has yet to pass Congress, proposed deep cuts to a large number of federal agencies and initiatives which sought to compensate for trillions of dollars in tax cuts, a sizable military buildup and a renewed investment in infrastructure.
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Daily Video June 15 2017

Congressman injured in shooting at Virginia baseball field
U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) was critically injured during a shooting at an early morning baseball practice with other Congressional Republicans at a baseball field in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia on June 14.
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Post June 13 2017

Game on: Key facts about the Republican health care bill
  This week might determine the fate of a Republican-backed bill to repeal and replace…
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Daily Video March 10 2017

Republican health care bill faces opposition from within party
Republican lawmakers introduced their replacement for former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) this week, but face opposition from both Democrats and members of their own party as they push to move the bill through committee and into the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
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Daily Video March 03 2017

Attorney general recuses himself after meetings with Russia revealed
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday that he will recuse himself from any investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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Daily Video March 01 2017

Trump gives first joint address to Congress
President Donald Trump made his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
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Daily Video February 27 2017

Fewer Republicans hold town hall meetings in face of critical crowds
Members of Congress customarily hold town hall meetings in their home districts while on recess. However, fewer than 30 Republicans have held such gatherings due to local protests and rowdiness.
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Lesson Plan June 07 2016

PBS Student Reporting Labs STEM lesson plan: Climate change and your community
Ninety-seven percent of scientists currently agree that global surface temperatures have incre…
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Daily Video November 18 2015

Some governors want to refuse Syrian refugees
In the wake of Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, more than half of governors in the United States, mostly Republicans, say they oppose a plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country by next fall.
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