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Demonstrators gather outside the Tennessee state capital building to protest edistricting

Daily News Lesson May 08 2026

Monitoring the Midterms: Tennessee’s new congressional map sparks protest

Part of Classroom's "Shorts" series, this 37-second video takes a look at further gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Seizure of the Epaminondas vessel by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz

Daily News Lesson May 07 2026

Examining details of a potential peace between the U.S. and Iran

Analyze details of the potential peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran

FILE PHOTO: An offshore wind project in the German North Sea is seen in this handout image

Daily News Lesson May 06 2026

Why the Trump administration is paying billions to abandon wind farms

Discuss why the Trump administration is spending big money to curb wind power development

Wall Street Journal report that Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations

Daily News Lesson May 05 2026

How the collapse of Spirit Airlines is impacting travelers and the wider aviation industry

"...it definitely was the jet fuel piece that ultimately, I think, accelerated their inability to operate," said Nick Ewen, editor in chief of The Points Guy.

Daily News Lesson April 29 2026

Art exhibition shines light on Romani persecution during Holocaust

Ceija Stojka: Making Visible at The Drawing Center, a museum in New York, is the first major U.S. exhibition on the artist.

White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington

Daily News Lesson April 27 2026

Shorts: Shooter charged after Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents' Dinner

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, appeared in court Monday and faced federal charges of attempting to assassinate the president and two firearms charges

Daily life in Tehran amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran

Daily News Lesson April 22 2026

Trump extends ceasefire as talks with Iran stall

Discuss how the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran might develop

Daily News Lesson April 21 2026

Monitoring the Midterms: Virginians vote on redistricting

Discuss the fairness of redistricting for partisan gain in Congress

Daily News Lesson April 14 2026

Why Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary has global impact

Discuss why a change in Hungary might impact politics across the globe

Doctor using stethoscope on pregnant patients stomach

Daily News Lesson April 13 2026

How does a decline in birth rate impact the future of the U.S.?

Discuss the reasons behind a national decline in births and how it will impact the economy and more

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