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Daily Video December 21 2020

Classroom Resource: Shields and Brooks celebrate a lifetime in American politics

Celebrating Mark Shields and his storied career in journalism and politics

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Daily Video May 10 2020

Shields and Brooks on the politicization of American institutions

In this NewsHour lesson plan, watch the Shields and Brooks segment on the politicization of American institutions.

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Daily Video November 10 2019

Impeachment update: Why public hearings?

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn the latest on the impeachment inquiry, including why the House decided to hold public hearings.

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Daily Video September 29 2019

Super Civics 2020: Impeachment recap for students via Shields and Brooks

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to take a deeper look into the first week since Speaker Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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Daily Video March 17 2019

How teachers can discuss New Zealand, violent extremism and Islamophobia

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to teach your students about the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the concepts of white nationalism and Islamophobia.

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Daily News Lesson January 27 2019

Student breakdown on the government shutdown

Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan with your students for the latest on the government shutdown.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Upsets Rep. Joseph Crowley In NY Primary

Daily News Lesson July 14 2018

Monitoring the midterms: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other primary result indicators

Interested in clear, unbiased news coverage for your students on the 2018 midterm elections? Check out NewsHour Extra's resources on what the primaries could mean for the Democratic Party, especially 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's victory in New York. June's primaries also went well for President Trump's candidates.

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Daily Video October 17 2016

Political commentators on presidential candidates’ behavior

Political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks, who usually fall on different sides of the political spectrum, agreed on Friday that Donald Trump’s behavior in recent days has harmed his campaign.

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Daily Video March 21 2016

Shields and Brooks talk Trump, Supreme Court nominee

Political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks usually sit on different sides of the political aisle, but they currently agree on one thing: Donald Trump is looking like the Republican nominee for president.

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