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The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on January 6, 2021
Daily News Lesson January 06 2023

Exploring the threats to democracy that remain two years after Jan. 6
Learn why democracy in the U.S. is still under threat years after the attack on the Capitol
U.S. representatives gather to try to elect a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 05 2023

Speaker vote deadlocked amid infighting among House Republicans
Hear why Congress is unable to start its latest term until Republicans agree on a Speaker of the House
U.S. House Select Committee holds final meeting to release report on Jan. 6, 2021 assault on Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 19 2022

Jan. 6 committee recommends criminal charges against Trump for Capitol attack
Learn about Congress's Jan. 6 committee's final hearing
Activists gather outside U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in case involving LGBT rights in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 09 2022

Lawmakers pass landmark legislation aimed at protecting same-sex marriages
Understand new legislation that will help codify the right for same-sex couples to marry
Georgia voters take to the polls for early voting in runoff U.S. Senate election
Daily News Lesson December 01 2022

Early voting in Georgia Senate runoff between Warnock and Walker breaks records
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for December 1, 2022
Deadline for railroads to reach tentative deals with unions
Daily News Lesson November 30 2022

House passes bills to stop railroad strike, give rail workers more paid sick leave
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 30, 2022
FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson November 17 2022

Pelosi steps down from Democratic leadership after Republicans win control of House
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 18, 2022
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Daily News Lesson November 14 2022

Maxwell Frost becomes first Gen Z member of Congress
Learn about the youngest new member of Congress
U.S. President Biden attends a rally with Democratic nominee for Maryland Governor Moore, Senator Van Hollen and other Maryland Democrats, in Bowie
Daily News Lesson November 09 2022

How election results will affect the Biden administration’s agenda
Learn how the politics of the next two years may look depending on the outcome of the 2022 midterms
U.S. midterm elections
Daily News Lesson November 08 2022

Voters cast midterm ballots to determine control of Congress
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 9, 2022
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