Nation Jun 12 White House UFC event spotlights Trump's decades-long partnership with Dana White On Sunday, an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn will mark both President Trump's 80th birthday and Flag Day. White House correspondent Liz Landers explains how this moment for Trump and the UFC was decades in the…
Nation Jun 10 America's 250th anniversary revives questions about religion and the founders As the nation nears its 250th anniversary next month, Judy Woodruff reports on how old questions about faith and the founding are once again being pushed to the forefront. It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads.
Nation Mar 18 Americans divided on nation's history as 250th anniversary nears Deep divisions over how Americans remember their past are coming into sharper focus as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Judy Woodruff reports for her series, America at a Crossroads.
Nation Feb 11 Boston's role in America's founding and its struggle to meet its ideals The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl defeat was a disappointment for fans, but the team's return to the national stage also served as a reminder of the role the Greater Boston Area played in the country’s founding. Judy Woodruff explores…
Nation Jan 26 Tressie McMillan Cottom joins Geoff Bennett for our 'Settle In' podcast For our podcast “Settle In,” Geoff Bennett spoke with University of North Carolina sociologist and New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom. They explored what's caused a loss of trust in institutions, what the Trump administration has revealed about the…
Politics Jan 12 Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers reports on what some of these images and posts…
Nation Jan 08 Minnesota leaders and protesters push for accountability after ICE shooting There are protests in Minnesota against ICE and the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Local officials, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, are hammering ICE and its aggressive presence in the community. State officials also said that federal investigators were…
Politics Jan 06 Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters return to Capitol on 5th anniversary of insurrection It’s been five years since a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to disrupt the certification of the presidential election that he lost. A much smaller but ardent crowd of his supporters returned to the…
Nation Dec 25 Irin Carmon joins Amna Nawaz for our 'Settle In' podcast For our podcast, "Settle In," Amna Nawaz spoke with Irin Carmon, the journalist behind the book “The Notorious RBG,” as well as a new book about pregnancy in America. "Unbearable" follows the stories of five women in New York and…
Nation Dec 24 Why local communities may hold the answers to national political divisions For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff has been traveling the country and talking with grassroots groups that are working on solutions to our nation's deep divides. For her last piece of the year, she reports from New…