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President Joe Biden sits at a desk in the Oval Office, looking focused and contemplative. He is wearing a blue suit and tie. Behind him are golden curtains, a framed painting, and a bust of Abraham Lincoln. Family photos are also visible on the desk.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 25, 2024

Biden Explains Decision to End 2024 Bid in Oval Office Address

Ask students: Why did Biden say he was dropping out? When did pressure begin to build on Biden to drop out of the race?

Opponents and supporters of abortion rights outside the statehouse in Trenton, N.J., in April 1973, a few months after the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 24, 2024

How Polarization and Division Leads to Political Violence

Ask students: Who are some of the political and civil rights leaders who were assassinated in the 1960s? What are the three factors that lead to political violence in the United States?

PBS News Hour Classroom July 22, 2024

Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris

Ask students: What were some of the reasons Democratic officials were pressuring President Biden to leave the presidential race?

PBS News Hour Classroom July 22, 2024

Trump Claims Greatest Invasion in History' Happening at Southern Border

Ask students: Who does Trump claim is to blame for an increase in illegal immigration? Where does Trump claim immigrants from other countries are coming from?

A uniformed police officer speaks during an interview, with the Indiana state flag visible in the background.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 18, 2024

Decades-Old Lawsuit Against the Gun Industry May Soon End

Ask students: What is the argument in the lawsuit against gun manufacturers? When did Gary, Indiana, file the lawsuit against the gun manufacturers?

Secret Service agents assist Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally, while onlookers and supporters in red hats watch in the background.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 15, 2024

Gunman Attempts to Assassinate Donald Trump at Pennsylvania Rally

On Saturday, July 13, a gunman fired shots at Donald Trump shortly after he began speaking at a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Former President Donald Trump speaking at a "Keep America Great" rally in Fayetteville, NC, on September 9, 2019. He is standing at a podium with a microphone, addressing a crowd of supporters, some of whom are wearing patriotic attire and red hats. The background features a blue curtain.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 12, 2024

Project 2025: What Is It and Who Is Involved?

Former President Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, the handbook for a new conservative government written by several right-wing think tanks.

NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Expedition 27 flight engineer, holds a bag of space seeds near a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 11, 2024

Former NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman on the Joys and Challenges of Life in Space

Ask students: Where do most astronauts like to sleep? How did spending time in space change Coleman’s view or vision of life on Earth?

A smiling woman and a young girl stand together in front of a screen displaying the words "Oysters." The woman, dressed in a white outfit, holds an award, while the girl, wearing a white polka-dot top, smiles with her arm around the woman's back.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 10, 2024

Meet the Ninth Grader Who’s Helping Restore Mississippi’s Oyster Reefs

Ask students: When does the oyster season begin and end in Mississippi's Gulf waters? What benefits do oysters bring to the environment?

A split-screen image showing a virtual interview. On the left, a woman with long brown hair, wearing a light purple blazer, speaks into the camera with a bookshelf and a potted plant in the background. On the right, a man with short light brown hair, wearing a grey suit jacket and white shirt, listens attentively. He is seated at a desk with the American flag and another flag in the background.

PBS News Hour Classroom July 09, 2024

Oklahoma Education Head Discusses Why He's Mandating Public Schools Teach the Bible

Ask students: What are potential consequences for teachers who don't comply? How does the education head justify the inclusion of the Bible in American history lessons?