• WATCH: 'America at a Crossroads' — Judy Woodruff on political divisions | 2025 Reframe Festival

    WATCH: 'America at a Crossroads' — Judy Woodruff on political divisions | 2025 Reframe Festival

    May 01, 2025 05:50 PM EST

    ... WATCH MORE: 2025 Reframe Festival, presented by PBS News and KQED The conversation is part of the Reframe Festival, hosted by PBS News in partnership with PBS Bay Area member station KQED. Watch the conversation in the player above. Watch more of Judy Woodruff's series, America at a Crossroads.

  • WATCH: America at a Crossroads with Judy Woodruff

    WATCH: America at a Crossroads with Judy Woodruff

    Dec 19, 2023 06:40 PM EST

    ... across partisan division and build stronger communities. PBS NewsHour’s special, “America at a Crossroads with Judy Woodruff,” will air on PBS on Tuesday, December 19th at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) and on NewsHour’s YouTube channel. View the complete America at a Crossroads series here.

  • As America turns 250, Joseph Ellis examines the founders' promise and their failures

    As America turns 250, Joseph Ellis examines the founders' promise and their failures

    Feb 25, 2026 11:30 PM EST

    ... on what the founders built, who they left out and what in that 250-year history has been left unresolved. Judy Woodruff went to Vermont, a state whose motto is "Freedom and Unity," for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: With the 250th birthday in sight, the Crossroads ...

  • Boston's role in America's founding and its struggle to meet its ideals

    Boston's role in America's founding and its struggle to meet its ideals

    Feb 11, 2026 11:20 PM EST

    ... long ago history, as well as some more recent turmoil, to ask what it tells us about the country today. It's for her series America at a Crossroads. Nathaniel Philbrick, Author, "Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution": The British ships in the harbor around Charlestown are firing ...

  • George Washington’s vision for American identity tested 250 years later

    George Washington’s vision for American identity tested 250 years later

    Jan 28, 2026 11:30 PM EST

    As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, how that idea has evolved since the nation’s founding and where we might be headed ...

  • Why local communities may hold the answers to national political divisions

    Why local communities may hold the answers to national political divisions

    Dec 24, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    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 Hampshire on how some believe the answer to many ...

  • Reconnecting with people in the U.S. to see how political divisions are affecting them

    Reconnecting with people in the U.S. to see how political divisions are affecting them

    Dec 10, 2025 11:25 PM EST

    During the past three years, Judy Woodruff has spoken with people across the country whose stories have helped us understand this moment in America. Now, she checks back in with some of them as part of her series, "America at a Crossroads." ... Amna Nawaz: Over the past three years, Judy ...

  • In Ohio, a bipartisan community group seeks common ground on immigration reform

    In Ohio, a bipartisan community group seeks common ground on immigration reform

    Nov 26, 2025 11:25 PM EST

    Immigration has been at the forefront of the national debate for years, but a legislative solution remains elusive. Judy Woodruff met a group of citizens trying to push for bipartisan immigration reform, even in this polarized age. It's part of her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Nick Schifrin: For ...

  • In Kentucky's coal country, a community is working to heal political divisions

    In Kentucky's coal country, a community is working to heal political divisions

    Nov 05, 2025 11:20 PM EST

    ... latest installment of her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Amna Nawaz: For decades in Pike County, Kentucky, coal was more than an industry. It was a way of life, powering homes, paychecks and a deep sense of identity. But as the economy shifts, residents are also grappling with growing political ...

  • The rise of viral debate videos and their impact on our ability to disagree

    The rise of viral debate videos and their impact on our ability to disagree

    Oct 22, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... for our ability to disagree. It's part of her series America at a Crossroads. Michael Lee, Communications Professor, College of Charleston: Friends, it's a real honor to see you all. Judy Woodruff: At the College of Charleston in South Carolina, communications Professor Michael Lee is on a mission ...