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Daily News Lesson October 24 2025

East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom

Learn of the White House exemption to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

President Richard Nixon seated at his desk in the White House Oval Office

Lesson Plan April 12 2024

Lesson plan: Watergate and the limits of presidential power

On August 9, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon resigned from the Oval Office. Use this resource to teach young people about this period in U.S. history.

A man is given a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at pop-up testing site in New York

Daily News Lesson January 31 2023

News Roundup: Measuring COVID response as it spreads through White House

Dr. Anthony Fauci explains how the national response to COVID-19 could have gone better, while uncertainty emanates from the White House

Los Angeles Food Bank volunteers hand out boxes of produce in Montebello

Daily Video October 07 2020

More families struggle to find enough food during COVID-19

Relief negotiations between Congress and the White House have stalled even as more families struggle.

U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after being hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington

Daily Video October 06 2020

How to talk with your students about Trump's return to the White House

A major outbreak of COVID-19 at the White House raises questions about safety and management

Daily Video August 28 2020

The Republican National Convention ends at the White House

Explore the pitch Trump and Republican allies made to voters on the last night of the Republican National Convention.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with sheriffs from across the country on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington

Daily Video September 25 2019

Origins of the impeachment inquiry

Use this NewsHour current events lesson to discuss the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Daily Video August 07 2017

Republican leaders look ahead to a tax reform battle this fall

Health care reform has occupied the spotlight on Capitol Hill in recent months, but an equally contentious issue is on the Republican agenda next: tax reform. A team of six Republican leaders has already developed some broad policy goals.

Post October 08 2015

First Lady honors National Student Poets — Class Discussion

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