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White House East Wing Demolition Continues For Trump Ballroom Construction

Daily News Lesson October 24 2025

East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom

Learn of the White House exemption to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

FILE PHOTO: The sun lights the exterior of the New York Stock Exchange, as people walk past on the shadowed street

Daily News Lesson October 15 2025

Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind

Discuss why the direction of the economy might feel different depending on who you talk to

National Guard members walk at U.S. ICE Broadview facility in Chicago, Illinois

Daily News Lesson October 10 2025

ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago as Trump moves to deploy National Guard

Learn more about ICE's raids and Trump's use of service members in American cities

Facing low prices for all crops, U.S. farmers eye soy planting expansion

Daily News Lesson October 08 2025

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Explore how past bailouts and trade wars affected farmers

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Daily News Lesson October 06 2025

A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term

Examine the system of checks and balances and the meaning of separation of powers

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Daily News Lesson September 24 2025

What is antifa and why Trump wants to label it a terrorist organization

Learn more about the history of political extremism in the United States

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement at the White House, in Washington, D.C.

Daily News Lesson September 23 2025

Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen

Experts also reiterated no credible evidence linking vaccines to autism has been found

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Daily News Lesson August 11 2025

Jesuit priest describes seeing ICE agents target migrants at immigration court

Learn more about how ICE agents are targeting migrants at immigration courts, as described by a Jesuit priest who witnessed it firsthand

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Daily News Lesson July 28 2025

What to expect from the new U.S.-EU trade framework announced by Trump

Learn about the new trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union

Silicon Valley chip startup Cerebras unveils AI supercomputer

Daily News Lesson July 24 2025

What’s in Trump’s new AI policy and why it matters

Learn more about President Trump's new AI policy and what it means

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