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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

makinghistory

Daily News Lesson March 04 2025

Black women serving in Senate together reflect on historic first and making an impact

Hear from Senators Alsobrooks and Blunt Rochester on the importance of representation

A view of the White House as U.S. President Trump makes his way across the nation, in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 29 2025

Trump fires inspectors general across federal agencies

Learn about inspectors general and their roles in the federal government

Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Pam Bondi's nomination to be U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 16 2025

Trump attorney general pick questioned about weaponization of Justice Department

Learn about one of President Trump's top appointments

2024 U.S. Presidential Election Night, at Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida

Daily News Lesson November 06 2024

Donald Trump elected 47th president of the United States

Trump told the crowd he will fight for them with "every breath" in his body

PBS Brook cape immigration

Daily News Lesson December 27 2023

Brooks and Capehart on the political pressure of the overwhelmed immigration system

Hear about developments in border and immigration legislation from Brooks and Capehart

Group of men arrested after they were found in the rear of a U Haul van in Coeur d'Alene

Lesson Plan September 12 2023

Lesson plan: Should Congress pass a domestic terrorism bill?

Discuss recent attempts in Congress to pass a domestic terrorism bill, and why it failed

U.S. Capitol building in Washington

Daily News Lesson June 02 2023

Deal to raise debt ceiling passes in Congress + Newswrap 6/2/23 + Student video

The House and Senate have voted to approve a deal that would raise the debt ceiling, pushing off a debt crisis for two years

Senate Starbucks

Daily News Lesson March 29 2023

Top lesson: Former CEO of Starbucks grilled in Senate + News wrap 3/30/23 + Student video

Learn why the former CEO of Starbucks is facing intense scrutiny from Senate Democrats

Laura Kimble, senior drug chemist and forensic scientist with the Hamilton County Coroner s Crime Laboratory located in Blue

Daily News Lesson February 15 2023

Top stories: Senate holds hearing on fentanyl + News wrap 2/16/23 + Student video

The Senate heard from experts on the growing problem of fentanyl overdoses in the U.S.

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