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Lesson Plan June 11 2024

Lesson Plan: Political Parties: Two is Company, Three’s a Crowd

The Founders did not intend to create a two-party system and yet that is exactly what has thrived in American history. But what about the role of third-party candidates?

FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel John Durham departs the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington

Daily News Lesson May 17 2023

Durham Report on FBI's investigation of 2016 election + Newswrap 5/17/23 + Student video

The Durham report investigated if there were connections between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia

House Intelligence Committee Continues Open Impeachment Hearings

Daily Video November 20 2019

Impeachment Day 3: Role of Witnesses

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about Day 3 of the impeachment hearings.

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Mueller Report on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily Video July 25 2019

Main takeaways from Robert Mueller's testimony

Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to examine the testimony of Robert Mueller during Wednesday's House hearing.

Daily Video May 30 2019

Mueller makes statement to say report doesn't clear Trump

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn more about Special Counsel's Robert Mueller's first public appearance since his appointment two years ago, and why the report continues to divide political leaders and members of the public.

Daily Video January 09 2019

Lesson plan: Trump's government shutdown speech through a media literacy lens

In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will analyze President Trump's primetime speech about immigration and the government shutdown.

Lesson Plan October 27 2017

Lesson plan: Bot or not? How fake social media accounts could influence voting

Learn about fake social media accounts called ‘bots’ that have been used to try to influence public opinion—and not always for the better

Daily Video September 18 2017

Hillary Clinton on sexism, racism and Trump's foreign policy deficits

Hillary Clinton, the former senator, secretary of state, first lady and presidential candidate published her memoir, “What Happened,” last week about the 2016 presidential election in which she lost to Donald Trump.

Daily Video January 27 2017

How Trump's persistence on voter fraud accusations could affect voting rights

President Trump repeated the unproven claim this week that millions of illegal votes were cast in the presidential election and says he will order a federal investigation to look into the matter.