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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.

Members of the California National Guard stand guard in downtown Los Angeles

Daily News Lesson June 11 2025

Retired military leaders on Trump's deployment of troops in LA

Learn about the Insurrection Act and hear from former generals on concerns over the ways the Trump administration is using the military within the U.S.

Protest following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Compton

Daily News Lesson June 09 2025

National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump’s orders

Learn how protests in Los Angeles have led to an unprecedented response by the Trump administration

Daily News Lesson March 25 2022

States call in the National Guard to mitigate school staffing shortages

Hear why some schoolrooms across the country have turned to national guard troops to fill teacher shortages

Demonstrators rally near the White House against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Washington, D.C.

Daily Video June 05 2020

Help students understand the relationship between the police and the military

In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about the history of the militarization of police departments across the country.

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