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Daily News Lesson August 17 2026

National debt nears $40 trillion — why does that matter?

Discuss the impact of the national debt hitting an important threshold
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Daily News Lesson July 10 2026

Some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for weight loss drug discounts

Explore how a key policy change could allow millions more Americans to access and afford GLP-1s
U.S. Senator Booker delivers speech protesting Trump administration policies from the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 07 2025

Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech protesting Trump

Learn why Booker decided to speak for so long and what exactly he was protesting
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Daily News Lesson September 27 2024

Presidential candidates lay out economic visions

Learn about the economic plans of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election
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Daily News Lesson July 05 2024

How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women

Learn about the restrictions of reproductive healthcare and its impact
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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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Lesson Plan August 24 2023

Lesson plan: Why is health care out of reach for people released from prison?

Learn about the healthcare challenges people face after their release from incarceration
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Daily News Lesson February 09 2023

Top stories: Judy Woodruff interviews Joe Biden + News wrap 2/9/23 + Student video
President Biden discusses his vision for the second half of his term and how he plans to tackle those goals with a divided congress
U.S. President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 29 2021

Discuss Biden's address with your students
Watch clips from Biden's address to Congress and discuss what should be national priority going forward
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