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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest outside the Capitol in Washington
Daily Video January 12 2021

Daily News Lesson: Capitol attack forces reckoning with radical, right-wing political factions
Discuss why extremist violence is a threat and what's being done to counter it.
Protest against racial inequality in Portland
Daily Video July 26 2020

What are federal agents doing in Portland?
Understand what is unusual about what's happening right now amid protests in Portland.
FILE PHOTO: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) look on after executing search warrants and making some arrests at an agricultural processing facility in Canton
Daily Video August 22 2019

ICE immigration raids took this school superintendent by surprise
Use this lesson plan to learn more about the ICE immigration raids in Mississippi and how schools have been affected.
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Post March 28 2019

6 things to know about Trump's national emergency
Directions: Read the summaries, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. If stra…
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Daily News Lesson January 27 2019

Student breakdown on the government shutdown
Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan with your students for the latest on the government shutdown.
Claudia Maquin mother of Jakelin Caal, a 7-year-old girl who handed herself in to U.S. border agents earlier this month and died after developing a high fever while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reacts during her daughter's funeral
Daily Video December 27 2018

Why children in U.S. custody need specific pediatric expertise
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn why specific pediatric expertise is needed in the care for immigrant children.
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