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Post June 13 2017

Game on: Key facts about the Republican health care bill
  This week might determine the fate of a Republican-backed bill to repeal and replace…
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Post June 12 2017

Game on: The presidential election is over. When's the next chance to vote?
  The presidential election is over, but important races are still taking place. Her…
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Daily Video June 12 2017

What else happened in Congress last week?
The first public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee of former FBI director James Comey captured the most political attention last week, but there were other significant developments in Congress as well.
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Daily Video June 09 2017

Daily News Story: Comey hearing outcome
Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8, and his testimony revealed new information about the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Lesson Plan June 08 2017

Lesson plan: Build empathy with stories about disabilities
Are you an empathetic person? Use these stories about individuals with disabilities, all conceived …
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Post June 08 2017

A breakdown of the complicated Trump-Comey relationship
  Less than 24 hours before former FBI director James Comey was scheduled to testify on Capit…
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Daily Video June 07 2017

Telling fact from fiction amidst media bombardment
Sometimes news is labeled as "fake" because the reader dislikes it or it contradicts their beliefs. However, fake news is when the news information as well as the news organization itself may intentionally be completely fabricated.
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Daily Video May 30 2017

Criticism continues over Jared Kushner’s reported Russia communication
On Friday, the Washington Post reported that President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, allegedly proposed in a conversation with Russia's ambassador in January that a secret back channel created between the Trump team and Russia.
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Daily Video May 26 2017

How fake news about a DNC staffer's murder buoyed conspiracies
The murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich in July 2016 has led to a conspiracy theory based on unfounded claims linking Rich to WikiLeaks.
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Daily Video May 18 2017

Young conservatives: Climate change is an issue for all of us
There is a growing movement among young conservatives, including evangelical Christians, who support environmental regulations. They say it's important to act as faithful stewards of the earth. One group, the Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, has grown to 10,000 members in the past five years.
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