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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson March 23 2022

Activity: Dissecting the questions Senators are asking nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Discuss what happened on the second day of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on pending U.S. judicial nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson February 25 2022

Biden reportedly chooses Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court nomination

Learn about President Biden's reported choice to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer

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Daily News Lesson February 15 2022

Feb. 15, 2022: Choose one of these 8 news stories from Olympic doping scandal to Supreme Court picks

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

Hawks arena in Atlanta set to be the nation's largest polling place amid COVID fears

Daily Video October 16 2020

News Roundup: Early voters break records while COVID numbers rebound

Learn what happened this week, including what's happening in an unprecedented presidential race

U.S. Senate holds confirmation hearing for Barrett to be Supreme Court justice in Washington

Daily Video October 14 2020

Why do Supreme Court nominees avoid answering so many questions?

Explore how the nomination and confirmation process works for Supreme Court nominees

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Student Voices January 08 2019

Following the Kavanaugh hearings: "In truth, I have never felt smaller or more insignificant."

The Women’s Wave Will Douse This Fire by Chloe T. When asked to find the words to address Kav…

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh departs his suburban Washington home in Chevy Chase, Maryland

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.

President Trump introduces Supreme Court nominee in Washington

Daily News Lesson July 10 2018

Trump’s Supreme Court pick is a lesson in the three branches of government

On Monday, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to become the next justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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