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Trump's American Carnage
From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence and insurrection.
January 26, 2021
What Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Said in the Lead Up to the Capitol Riot
Leading up to the attack, Jones had been at the forefront — along with several other Trump supporters — of amplifying false claims that the election had been rigged.
January 12, 2021
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot
A ProPublica-FRONTLINE review of the insurrection found several noted hardcore nativists and white nationalists who also participated in the 2017 white power rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
January 9, 2021
Chaos at the Capitol
A violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, as Congress met to certify Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. The rioters plotted for weeks beforehand on social media, mobilizing around the president’s false claims of a stolen election and were egged on by him and others at a rally just before they stormed the Capitol.
January 9, 2021
Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.
Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.
January 7, 2021
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President Biden
The story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president.
January 19, 2021
Fewer Rejected Ballots Seemed to Be a Win for Voter Access. Trump and Others Disagree.
New mail ballot rules, extensive publicity over how to vote correctly by mail and broadened opportunities to fix minor errors on a ballot before it was discarded worked to limit wide-scale absentee ballot rejections.
December 28, 2020
Listen to the Top 5 'FRONTLINE Dispatch' Podcast Episodes of 2020
An American mom in ISIS territory, racial disparities in policing and the pandemic, the rise of conspiracy theories in U.S. politics, and more.
December 21, 2020
Watch 2020’s 10 Most-Streamed FRONTLINE Documentaries
It has been an unparalleled year. Explore the 10 most-streamed FRONTLINE documentaries released during 2020.
December 18, 2020
Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court
FRONTLINE tells the inside story of Sen. Mitch McConnell's hard-fought effort to transform the nation’s highest court in “Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court."
December 2, 2020
American Voices: A Nation In Turmoil
FRONTLINE presents a post-election special on the lives, fears and hopes of Americans in the chaotic months leading up to the historic presidential contest.
December 2, 2020