LNGenZ News for Kids: Current Events

Iran De-Escalation and Plane Crash Relations between Iran and the U.S. calmed this week. Iran is a country in the Middle East that has been a long-time adversary of the United States. Tensions had risen over the death of Iranian… Read More

Tensions with Iran Relations between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern country of Iran have been tense for a long time, but over the past week they have gotten worse. On New Year’s Eve, protestors stormed the U.S. Embassy in… Read More

New Year’s Firework Controversies Countries across the globe celebrate the coming of the New Year with fireworks celebrations at midnight – but this year, there were a few controversies. Sydney In Sydney, Australia, the fireworks show went ahead after around… Read More

Slipped neatly inside the $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a pathway to citizenship for thousands of Liberian immigrants living in the United States without permanent legal status. Liberia is a country in Western Africa with an interesting… Read More

President Trump Impeached The House of Representatives has impeached President Trump. After a day of debate, the representatives voted. The decision fell along party lines, with most Democrats voting to impeach the president, and the Republicans voting against impeachment. The… Read More

Two Trade Deals – China and USMCA This week saw big news in terms of U.S. trade with other countries. An agreement was finally reached with China in phase one of trade negotiations, while the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is soon… Read More

Articles of Impeachment Called Against President Trump Over the last several weeks, the House of Representatives has been investigating whether or not to impeach President Trump. Hearings were held, where witnesses and experts testified about a phone call Trump had… Read More

Thanksgiving Surprise: Trump’s Secret Trip to Visit the Troops President Donald Trump surprised American troops in Afghanistan for Thanksgiving. He secretly left the United States and showed up unannounced in Afghanistan just in time to have Thanksgiving dinner with the… Read More

Pro-democracy protests have been going on in Hong Kong for several months. Student demonstrations continue against new laws imposed by the central Chinese government in Beijing. Some of the protests turned violent, and the group appeared to shrink to a… Read More

Impeachment Testimonies: Could They Cost Trump the 2020 Election? The U.S. House of Representatives is trying to impeach President Donald Trump. House Democrats believe that during a phone call with newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump asked for a… Read More

The U.S. House of Representatives is trying to impeach President Donald Trump. House Democrats believe that during a phone call with newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump asked for a personal favor that would benefit him politically. Whistleblowers are… Read More

Bolivia’s Citizens Remove Socialist President Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, recently resigned and moved to Mexico. His resignation signals the end of his 15-year socialist reign over the country. Some say the former president rigged the election in his favor. Others argued that… Read More