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Daily News Lesson September 01 2026

Monitoring the Midterms: Whistleblower warns USPS rushing new system that could jeopardize mail-in ballots

"This new system would inject the federal government into the voting process of every city, town, village, and hamlet in the United States." — Reuters

National Guard at Union Station in Washington

Daily News Lesson August 19 2025

How D.C. residents feel about crime and the federal takeover of their city

Learn more about the National Guard in D.C. and how D.C. residents are reacting.

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

A view of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington

Daily News Lesson February 13 2025

Trump's vision for dismantling the Department of Education

DOE oversees student loans, federal funds for lower-income students, special education programs and more

A view of the White House as U.S. President Trump makes his way across the nation, in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 29 2025

Trump fires inspectors general across federal agencies

Learn about inspectors general and their roles in the federal government

Daily Video September 18 2020

News Roundup: TikTok banned, Trump weighs in on 1619 Project

Find out what happened this week, from the banning of TikTok to Trump's comments on education and race.

Daily Video August 10 2020

Explainer: Trump's executive orders and the limits of presidential power

In this lesson, explore the long-standing constitutional controversies around the power of executive orders.

United States Census 2020 merchandise is seen on an information desk at an event where U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City

Daily Video March 09 2020

What your students need to know about the 2020 Census

In this NewsHour Extra lesson, learn about Census 2020 and why the U.S. conducts the census.

Daily Video May 01 2017

What have we learned from President Trump’s first 100 days?

President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days in office this weekend. Find out what he has accomplished so far.

Daily Video February 22 2017

75 years later, Japanese internment executive order remembered

February 19, 2017, marked the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s controversial executive order, which allowed the government to incarcerate Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.

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