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Kevin McCarthy is elected next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 08 2023

What Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to a tiny group of Republicans means for the nation

And learn why the Rules Committee has taken center stage

FILE PHOTO: Members of the the far-right group Proud Boys march to the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 07 2022

Class activity: How to discuss far-right extremism with your students related to Jan. 6

"Jan. 6 was a product of having millions of people that were quite vulnerable to a radicalizing narrative"

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