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U.S. House of Representatives continues to try to elect a new Speaker at U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson October 19 2023

House Republicans continue to struggle to choose Speaker

Learn about how the majority party in Congress choses a leader for the House

Daily News Lesson October 10 2023

Brooks and Marcus on the future of the GOP after McCarthy’s ouster

Future of GOP after McCarthy's ouster

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces reporters about looming government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson October 04 2023

McCarthy voted out as House Speaker

Discuss why the Speaker of the House was voted out and what comes next

Daily News Lesson September 18 2023

Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s impeachment inquiry

Listen to New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the Biden impeachment inquiry

Daily News Lesson June 02 2023

Deal to raise debt ceiling passes in Congress + Newswrap 6/2/23 + Student video

The House and Senate have voted to approve a deal that would raise the debt ceiling, pushing off a debt crisis for two years

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

Daily News Lesson November 27 2022

Higher youth turnout in midterms prompted by major policy differences between parties

Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 28, 2022

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks about climate change outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson August 08 2022

The senate passes long-awaited climate bill

Learn what is in the climate and health care bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act

FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate, in Cleveland

Lesson Plan October 19 2020

Four mini-lessons on presidential debates

Explore what makes a debate format work and why presidential debates are important to voters, then watch the next presidential debate

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden holds campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware

Daily Video August 21 2020

The Democratic National Convention wraps up with Biden acceptance speech

Watch Joe Biden's nomination acceptance speech in full and discuss the speech's appeal to voters.

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