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New Report Traces Former Trump Executive's Criminal Past
For a decade, Abraham Wallach was a top executive for Donald Trump’s real estate empire. But he also had a second career as a habitual thief.
September 26, 2016
"Choice" Moments: Rebranding Trump
After the collapse of his business empire in the 1990s, Donald Trump's reputation was in need of repair. In 2004, he found the perfect comeback vehicle: "The Apprentice."
September 25, 2016
"Choice" Moments: Beware of Washington
In 1993, Hillary Clinton arrived in Washington ready to serve as a key player in her husband's new administration. But the first lady would face strong resistance.
September 25, 2016
WATCH: For Hillary in Arkansas, First Came Rejection. Then Came Rebranding.
In Little Rock in 1979, Arkansas' new first lady, Hillary Rodham, was viewed with skepticism. Then, after her husband lost his reelection campaign, she made the decision that taking control of -- and reshaping -- her image was a matter of survival, as this excerpt from FRONTLINE's “The Choice 2016” explores.
September 22, 2016
WATCH: Inside the Night President Obama Took On Donald Trump
Donald Trump was the focus of President Obama’s jokes at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner. It was there that Trump resolved to run for president, adviser Roger Stone tells FRONTLINE in “The Choice 2016,” coming to PBS Sept. 27.
September 22, 2016
Clinton & Trump: Keys to their Characters
FRONTLINE explores some of the moments that have shaped the candidates.
September 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and "The Choice 2016"
A new, four-minute trailer gives a sneak peek at FRONTLINE's highly anticipated election special.
August 16, 2016
North Dakota's Voter ID Law Is Latest to Be Overturned
A federal judge has ruled against North Dakota’s voter ID law, the fifth time in recent weeks that a state has been forced to abandon restrictive voting policies ahead of the election.
August 2, 2016
The Recovery’s Racial Divide
The economy is recovering, but not everyone has felt it equally. The wealth gap between black and white households has grown dramatically, and is now the widest it's been in nearly three decades.
August 1, 2016
Court: North Carolina Voter ID Law Targeted Black Voters
A federal court has overturned what's considered one of the nation's broadest restrictive voting laws.
July 29, 2016
Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law — What's Next?
A court must now rewrite what's considered the most restrictive voter ID law in the country.
July 20, 2016