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Daily News Lesson October 14 2022

Jan. 6 committee meets likely for the last time — and other news for October 14, 2022
Includes Student Guide to the Jan. 6 hearings
Voters cast ballots in Pennsylvania primary election
Daily News Lesson September 06 2022

A look at the political landscape two months before midterms — and other news for Sept. 7, 2022
Learn about the latest news and updates on the approaching midterms
FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet Union President Gorbachev speaks at a meeting with former US President Bush in Moscow
Daily News Lesson August 31 2022

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union
Learn about the legacy of the Mikhail Gorbachev, the final head of the Soviet Union who helped bring an end to the Cold War
U.S. House holds public hearing on Jan. 6, 2021, assault on Capitol
Daily News Lesson June 22 2022

Poll workers continue to face threats by fellow Americans after 2020 presidential election
Will people hesitate to become poll workers if they risk being threatened by dissatisfied voters?
U.S. House Select Committee holds public hearing to investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, in Washington
Daily News Lesson June 14 2022

What stands out from Day 2 of Jan. 6 committee hearings
With the second day of Jan. 6 committee hearings complete, get two perspectives on the day's events
The U.S. Supreme Court, Roe vs. Wade
Daily News Lesson December 14 2021

Latest: News summary with video & discussion questions
Supreme Court declines to block New York vaccine mandate, media tycoon jailed for Tiananmen Square vigil
Nobel Peace Prize 2021
Daily News Lesson December 13 2021

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa on the importance of a free press
Hear from a Nobel-winning journalist on how vulnerable press freedoms can be protected
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington
Post March 02 2021

Educator Voice: Why this educator doesn't shy away from teaching the day after a traumatic event
Pro-Trump protesters clash with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 …
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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
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Daily News Lesson February 14 2021

On Parkland anniversary, learn about Fred Guttenberg's daughter Jamie and 'finding the helpers' in life
Students will meet Fred Guttenberg, father of 14-year-old Jamie Guttenberg, who was killed in the Parkland school shooting four years ago.
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