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House of Representatives votes on U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill in Washington

Daily News Lesson July 09 2025

House gives Trump a win as his big tax bill overcomes weeks of tense negotiations

"... this bill really could drive the next political cycle entirely on its own." —Lisa Desjardins, correspondent for PBS News Hour

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

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Daily News Lesson April 09 2024

Biden announces new plan to forgive student loan debt

Find out who will be helped by Biden's new loan forgiveness program and how his administration is enacting it

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Daily News Lesson April 01 2024

What is Medicaid? And what happens when we lose health care

Learn about the ways changes to Medicaid are impacting some Americans

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Daily News Lesson March 14 2024

Complex benefits system lets many fall through America's safety net

Learn how complications with entitlement programs leave out some qualified Americans

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Daily News Lesson January 12 2024

Congress makes progress on spending deal to avert government shutdown

Congress makes progress on spending deal to avert government shutdown

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Daily News Lesson February 22 2023

Top stories: Supreme Court case on regulating the internet + News wrap 2/22/23 + Student video

The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to laws that protect websites from lawsuits

U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt relief plan at the White House in Washington

Daily News Lesson August 25 2022

Biden cancels student debt for millions of Americans

Find out why the Biden administration is forgiving some debt for students who took out federal loans

National Day To Prevent Evictions

Daily News Lesson August 02 2021

Millions of tenants at risk as federal eviction ban ends

Discuss the impact of the eviction moratorium, and what may follow now that it is ending

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.

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