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Daily Video November 05 2018

Teen reporters interview Senate candidates about gun control and immigration
If you were born in 2000, there's a good chance you will be eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab's Mason Berger reports on how organizations in Florida are trying to mobilize young voters around issues like the cost of college and gun violence.
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Daily Video November 01 2018

Youth vote in America: Why these teens say low voter turnout days are done
Why do young people hold some of the lowest voter turnout levels in the U.S.? Is it really their fault? NewsHour's teen reporters talk about the youth vote in America and why the 2018 elections could see young people voting in historic numbers.
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Daily Video October 04 2018

#MonitoringTheMidterms: FBI investigation into Kavanaugh wraps up
Use this lesson with your students to discuss Thursday's news that the FBI has wrapped up their investigation on sexual misconduct accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Daily Video September 18 2018

Study guide: #MeToo and the Supreme Court confirmation process
NewsHour Extra provides the latest classroom resources in the Supreme Court nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Daily News Lesson August 07 2018

Monitoring the midterms: Political parties continuing role in U.S. elections
What issues will inspire voters to turn out to vote in November? Check out NewsHour Extra's "Monitoring the Midterms" classroom series ahead of the 2018 midterms.
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Daily News Lesson June 18 2018

Study guide: How separating children from parents became U.S. government policy
On Monday, the Trump Administration said they would not apologize over its “zero tolerance” policy separating families at the southern U.S. border.
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Daily News Lesson January 22 2018

Government shutdown: A teacher's guide
Update: What does Congress and the Trump Administration plan to do next now that the three-day government shutdown has ended?
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Daily Video November 30 2017

Study guide: What is in the GOP tax bill
Help your students understand what's in the current GOP tax plan and how it may impact them.
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Daily Video August 03 2017

Can Republicans and Democrats learn to work together?
Partisan politics in the U.S. Congress has been on the rise since the 1990s.
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Daily Video June 20 2017

Georgia special election may be a bellwether of Trump-era politics
A special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional district will be held on June 20 to fill the seat vacated by current Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.
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