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Trade policy and tariffs are complicated. And the way our system of global trade works is also complicated — and imperfect. Democrats don’t always agree with one another, and neither do Republicans. And even within the Trump administration, different advisers have different opinions.Mr. Trump’s aggressive use — or threats — of tariffs in the first…

Mr. Trump’s actions raise serious constitutional questions. As a reminder, the Constitution created three branches of government:The legislative branch, Congress, makes the laws.The judicial branch, the federal courts, interprets the laws.The executive branch, the president, carries out those laws.The Constitution also created a system of checks and balances, enabling each branch to check the power…

On Jan. 20, in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as president of the United States for a second time. Mr. Trump’s return comes four years after being voted out of office and being impeached for trying to overturn that election.Within hours of taking the oath of…

Please note: We ask that adults respect the intent of our Student Opinion questions and refrain from posting here. While there are many other places on nytimes.com for adults to have their say, this is the only forum that explicitly invites the voices of young people.On Thursday afternoon, The New York Times reported the news…

Grappling with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is hard enough for adults. How do you help children make sense of it? Two articles appearing this weekend in The New York Times for Kids, a section that runs the last Sunday of every month as part of the print newspaper, tackle that challenge. The…

Presidential Children’s Books, Pets and AllElizabeth A. HarrisReporting on publishingMs. Harris has also been the subject of picture books, including “Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice” by Nikki Grimes, and a book by her niece, Meena Harris, “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea.” (Maya is Meena’s mom.)

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Trump, in Taped Call, Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Votes to Overturn Election” by Michael D. Shear and Stephanie SaulThe results of the 2020 election are expected to be certified by Congress during a…

During the Warm Up to this lesson, we asked you to list the sources of your information. How reliable do you consider them? How reliable do you consider The New York Times, the source of information in this lesson so far? Why?As the teacher and writer Kelly Gallagher suggests in the Twitter message above, taking…

The coronavirus has dominated headlines for the past two months. But all the while the Trump administration has continued to pursue other federal policy actions that shape our country and world.In this lesson, you’ll learn about one such action: In the three years that President Trump has held office, his administration has officially rolled back…

Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Near Party-Line Vote”The Senate acquitted President Trump on Wednesday of charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress, as Republicans turned back an election-year attempt by House Democrats to remove him from office over accusations that he…