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FILE PHOTO: Voters line up to cast their ballots in Atlanta
Daily Video September 28 2020

Why the presidential election might not end on November 3
Why this year has the chance to be a longer, more chaotic (but not unprecedented) voting process than usual
The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington
Daily Video September 25 2020

News Roundup: The nation remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Americans mourn an iconic Supreme Court justice while many see injustice in a police shooting indictment
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Businesses are boarded up in anticipation of protests in Louisville
Daily Video September 24 2020

Do charges in Breonna Taylor case show officers are 'above the law'?
Discuss why many from protesters to scholars think the charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor are inadequate.
U.S. Supreme Court: Behind the Scenes
Daily Video September 19 2020

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy on the Supreme Court
In this lesson, learn about the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Daily Video September 19 2020

'RBG' film traces Ruth Bader Ginsburg's continuing fight for equality
"I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks," states Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a new documentary about her life.
Kamala Harris meets with California Governor Gavin Newsom at the site of the Creek Fire in Auberry
Daily Video September 16 2020

How are the presidential campaigns responding to crisis?
Emerging crises in 2020 are challenging the two leading presidential candidates to respond. How are they doing so?
Joe Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania
Daily Video September 14 2020

Presidential candidates focus in on Pennsylvania
Explore how the two leading presidential candidates are targeting one group of voters, and why.
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Lesson Plan September 11 2020

Lesson plan: Decode the Electoral College and predict the next president
 Let your students predict the next president with the Electoral Decoder, an interactive carto…
Illinois Suffrage Pennant
Lesson Plan August 28 2020

Lesson plan: Build your own knowledge of the suffrage movement

Learn some of the often overlooked stories of the suffrage movement
2020 Republican National Convention
Daily Video August 28 2020

The Republican National Convention ends at the White House
Explore the pitch Trump and Republican allies made to voters on the last night of the Republican National Convention.
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