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FILE - In this March 2, 2021, file photo, socially distanced and with protective partitions students work on an art project during class at the Sinaloa Middle School in Novato, Calif. Public schools have struggled for years with teacher shortages, particularly in math, science, special education and languages. But the pandemic has exacerbated the problem. The stresses of teaching in the COVID-era caused a spike in teacher retirements and resignations. Now that California schools have welcomed students back to in-person learning, they face a new challenge: A shortage of teachers and all other staff, the likes of which some districts say they've never seen. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Congress hears testimony about impact of COVID-19 on kids

Congress recently explored the impact of COVID-19 lockdown mandates on young Americans. On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee discussed the disruption of in-person learning and heard testimony from health experts.

Joe Biden speaks during a virtual COVID Summit of the United Nations General Assembly at the South Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Office Building September 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden convened the virtual conference on the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the 76th United Nations General Assembly. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Poll: Joe Biden approval rating sees record low

A new poll showed Joe Biden’s rating among voters has reportedly become an all time low. A Gallup poll collected voter opinions in early September and found Biden’s approval rating was sitting at 43 percent.

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. A judge formally approved a plan Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company no longer owned by members of the Sackler family and with its profits going to fight the opioid epidemic. A U.S. bankruptcy court judge signed the plan Friday, more than two weeks after giving it preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

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Senators launch bipartisan push to combat opioid epidemic

A pair of senators are proposing legislation to combat the opioid epidemic. Republican Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Democrat Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced the bill Wednesday, which aims to codify a pilot program to help rural communities fight off the epidemic.

File - Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pictured. (AP Photo)

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Sen. Blackburn: I think the president should resign

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said Joe Biden should step down due to weak leadership and pandemic failures. One America’s John Hines has more from Capitol Hill.

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Ron Kessler: COVID lockdown demonstrates climate change claims are a ‘farce’

Best selling author and former Washington Post reporter Ron Kessler says that carbon emissions changing very little during COVID-19 lockdowns discredits so-called climate change claims. One America’s John Hines spoke with Kessler and has more from Washington.