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Our Election-Season Coverage Begins With “Biden’s Decision”
There is much more to come from us this fall, including "The Choice 2024" — and, for the first time, a documentary examining the vice presidential candidates.
August 6, 2024
Inside the ‘Roller Coaster’ Leading Up to Biden’s Decision to Drop His 2024 Reelection Bid
Watch the opening of ‘Biden’s Decision,’ a FRONTLINE documentary on the personal and political forces that shaped America’s 46th president and led to his dramatic decision to drop his 2024 reelection bid.
August 6, 2024
Bill Moyers on Three Decades Documenting 'Two American Families' With Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes
Bill Moyers, Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes, the filmmakers behind ‘Two American Families: 1991-2024,’ talk about profiling two families in America’s Rust Belt over multiple decades and economic cycles.
August 2, 2024
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Biden's Decision
FRONTLINE tells the inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to step aside.
August 6, 2024
As Biden Drops 2024 Presidential Reelection Bid, Explore His Legacy
Examine President Joe Biden’s long career in politics and his approach to leadership through the lens of FRONTLINE’s reporting.
July 22, 2024
Watch FRONTLINE’s 5 Most-Streamed Documentaries of 2024 (So Far)
Looking for some documentaries to watch as summer enters full swing? We’ve got you covered.
July 3, 2024
The Supreme Court Says Trump’s Election Interference Case Must Be Re-Evaluated. What Are the Elements of the Case?
Following the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election will now be under close scrutiny. Watch ‘Democracy on Trial’ for a close look at the elements of the case.
July 2, 2024
The War in Gaza and the ‘Conflict Over the Conflict’ on College Campuses
FRONTLINE’s documentary ‘Crisis on Campus’ chronicles how turmoil on U.S. campuses over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza reached a boiling point and how universities responded.
June 11, 2024
A Historic Criminal Conviction and Trump’s Ex-‘Fixer’
Playing a key role in the historic conviction of Donald Trump was his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who once said he’d take a bullet for his boss.
May 30, 2024
Flashback: A Pressure Campaign in Arizona to Overturn the 2020 Election Results
Following Arizona’s indictment of Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani, revisit FRONTLINE’s reporting on a pressure campaign involving “fake electors.”
April 25, 2024
Flashback: How Mitch McConnell Helped Pave the Way for Donald Trump’s Rise
As McConnell endorses Trump in the 2024 presidential race, revisit his role in Trump’s rise. In 2016, “McConnell brought about the election of someone who, in almost every particular, he deplored,” conservative columnist George Will told FRONTLINE.
March 6, 2024
Jack Teixeira Pleads Guilty in ‘Discord Leaks’ Case
‘The Discord Leaks,’ from FRONTLINE and The Washington Post, investigated Jack Teixeira, a massive leak of national security secrets, and the role of platforms like Discord.
March 4, 2024