• A look at the history of racism in America and its role in today's divisions

    A look at the history of racism in America and its role in today's divisions

    May 03, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    ... being created. Judy Woodruff examines how that founding contradiction has evolved and what it means for our challenges today. It's part of her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Amna Nawaz:  The fact that our country is divided isn't new. And, in many respects, it can be traced back ...

  • Home-grown extremism and lessons learned 28 years after Oklahoma City bombing

    Home-grown extremism and lessons learned 28 years after Oklahoma City bombing

    Apr 19, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    ... extremism are still felt today. It's part of her series America at a Crossroads about the country's deep divisions. Judy Woodruff: This morning, a solemn scene, as family and friends of victims and survivors alongside citizens and public officials gathered at First Church in Oklahoma City to once ...

  • WATCH: An Oklahoma City bombing survivor on why he’s worried about extremism today

    WATCH: An Oklahoma City bombing survivor on why he’s worried about extremism today

    Apr 19, 2023 08:23 PM EDT

    ... children. Purifoy didn’t have a good understanding of hate before that day. “I was naive and innocent like most people were, I think. And a lot of people still are,” he said. In an “America at a Crossroads” report airing Wednesday, Woodruff will explore what motivated the attack 28 ...

  • How Wisconsin's sharp political divides shaped state Supreme Court election

    How Wisconsin's sharp political divides shaped state Supreme Court election

    Apr 03, 2023 10:40 PM EDT

    ... see how the state's sharp political divides are shaping what could be the most important election of 2023. It's part of her series America at a Crossroads. Judy Woodruff: After a long winter, small signs of spring in the Upper Midwest, but, as Wisconsin thaws, the bitter winds ...

  • Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity

    Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity

    Mar 08, 2023 11:35 PM EDT

    America's divisions often go beyond disputes over policy, regularly spilling into clashes over identity and culture and pitting friends and family against one another. Judy Woodruff explores how that came to be and what it means for our shared future in her latest installment of “America at a Crossroads ...

  • February 22, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    February 22, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Feb 23, 2023 02:26 AM EDT

    ... Ukraine as Russia launches new offensives ahead of the invasion's one-year mark. Senator Elizabeth Warren weighs in on the economy, immigration, and her plan to shore up social security. Plus, Judy Woodruff begins her series America at a Crossroads looking at some of the country's political divisions.

  • How today's divisions in America are different from what we’ve seen before

    How today's divisions in America are different from what we’ve seen before

    Feb 22, 2023 11:30 PM EDT

    ... better understand what has been happening, the forces driving us apart, and what can be done to overcome them. And that is what this series, America at a Crossroads, will be about. To begin, I want to ask the most basic questions: How divided are the American people and how ...

  • Biden talks economy, China, political division in exclusive interview with Judy Woodruff

    Biden talks economy, China, political division in exclusive interview with Judy Woodruff

    Feb 08, 2023 11:50 PM EDT

    ... that touched on the economy, relations with China, the coming political season and her new project on the country’s divisions called “America at a Crossroads.” ... Geoff Bennett: Fresh off his State of the Union address, President Biden left Washington for Wisconsin today. Amna Nawaz: It's part of a ...

  • Takeaways from President Biden's interview with Judy Woodruff

    Takeaways from President Biden's interview with Judy Woodruff

    Feb 08, 2023 11:27 PM EDT

    ... net, drawing yells of “No!” “So guess what?” Biden told Woodruff, “We accomplished something.” The interview is part of Woodruff’s new special reporting series, “America at a Crossroads,” which will examine American divisions and explore what might help reunite the nation. The former NewsHour anchor and managing editor asked ...

  • Judy Woodruff's goodbye message to viewers as she departs NewsHour anchor desk

    Judy Woodruff's goodbye message to viewers as she departs NewsHour anchor desk

    Dec 30, 2022 11:25 PM EDT

    ... the "NewsHour" will not only thrive; it will soar. And just a reminder, I'm not leaving the "NewsHour." I will still be around as a correspondent, taking on a big project for the next couple of years called America at a Crossroads, trying to understand our country better and ...