Jul 13 Watch 10:43 How response to Watergate tapes 50 years ago contrasts with today’s political climate By Lisa Desjardins, Elizabeth Summers, Saher Khan Fifty years ago, a White House aide revealed that then-President Nixon’s conversations had been recorded. The tapes included Nixon working to cover up the Watergate break-in connected to his campaign and became a point of no return as he slid… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 4:33 New poll highlights sharp divide between Trump’s base and other voters By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura Democratic lawmakers are calling out former President Trump for inciteful rhetoric against federal officials and prosecutors, while new polling shows Trump is losing support among swing voters. Lisa Desjardins has more on what this means for his 2024 bid for… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 11:41 Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson 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… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 11:51 How today’s divisions in America are different from what we’ve seen before By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson After deciding to step away from the anchor desk, Judy Woodruff wanted to use this time to hone in on a topic she feels is the most urgent one facing our country: the deep divisions and distrust among us. She… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 3:07 Author and journalist Sarah Smarsh on resisting ‘bogus’ labels that divide us Sarah Smarsh is an author and a journalist whose environment as an adult diverges greatly from her childhood on a Kansas wheat farm. With exposure to extremely different regions and cultures within the U.S., Smarsh shares her humble opinion on… Continue watching
Dec 23 Analysis: Heavy division and distrust collapse N.C. LGBT law repeal deal By Emery P. Dalesio and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Repealing North Carolina's law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided… Continue reading