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The FRONTLINE Interview: Joel Pollak
Joel Pollak is the senior editor-at-large for Breitbart News and the author of "How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution." In this interview, Pollak traces how Breitbart evolved from an organization focused largely on Hollywood and culture, to a must-read website for anyone following conservative politics – including Donald Trump himself.
May 23, 2017
Watch Steve Bannon Explain How He Sees the World
As President Trump prepares to make his first visit to the Vatican, watch what Steve Bannon said to participants at a 2014 conference there.
May 23, 2017
WATCH: How Steve Bannon Engineered President Trump’s Travel Ban
It was no accident that the announcement of President Trump’s travel ban happened with little warning on a Friday afternoon, an excerpt from "Bannon's War" reveals.
May 22, 2017
A Guide to the New Militia Movement
Across the country, militias have filled their ranks by drawing on populist anger toward the government. They’ve grown savvier, better organized -- and they’ve stepped into the mainstream, with websites, Facebook pages and public events.
May 17, 2017
The Battle Over Bunkerville: The Bundys, the Federal Government and the New Militia Movement
It was the largest armed uprising against the federal government in a generation. Armed militiamen from across the country rallied to the aid of a Nevada ranching family and forced federal agents to back down. But that was only the beginning.
May 16, 2017
New Video Shows Undercover FBI Operation Against Bundy Family
In a never-before-released video, FBI agents posing as documentary filmmakers can be seen running an undercover operation to investigate Ammon Bundy and his family for their role in the 2014 armed standoff with the government in Bunkerville, Nevada.
May 15, 2017
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Poverty, Politics and Profit
FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the billions spent on affordable housing, and why so few get the help they need.
May 9, 2017
Comey's Firing and the Clinton Emails: The Backstory
President Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey over his handling of the Clinton email investigation, but there was a time during Election 2016 when Trump seized on the investigation to help solidify his support.
May 9, 2017
In America's Affordable Housing Crisis, More Demand but Less Supply
Watch an excerpt from "Poverty, Politics and Profit," an investigation with NPR of affordable housing in America.
May 9, 2017
This May, FRONTLINE Presents Four New Documentaries Examining American Life and Politics
The month will culminate with a documentary on Stephen Bannon from the team behind “The Choice 2016” and “Divided States of America."
May 1, 2017
Chuck Hagel: Closing Guantanamo is an "Imperfect Process"
There's no way to 100 percent guarantee that any detainee transferred out of Guantanamo won't return to terror, says the former Defense Secretary, but "we’re talking about people’s lives here, and we’ve made mistakes."
February 21, 2017