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The Ballot in 2020
They Faced a Chaotic Primary. Now Wisconsin Voters Are Trying to Make Sure Their Ballots Count
In the April primary, these Wisconsin voters faced barriers to casting their ballots. Now they’re fighting for their vote to count in the presidential election.
November 3, 2020
Students Registered. But Will They Cast Ballots? College Vote Unpredictable Heading into Election Day
Heading into Election Day, a promising bloc of young voters — students — remains unpredictable, despite high registration rates.
November 2, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Could Disenfranchise Wisconsin Voters
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to extend the absentee ballot deadline in Wisconsin wasn't a surprise to election officials but could disenfranchise thousands of voters in a state with nearly 300,000 absentee ballots outstanding.
October 29, 2020
COVID-19 and the Most Litigated Presidential Election in Recent U.S. History: How the Lawsuits Break Down
A FRONTLINE analysis found that more than 400 election-related cases have been filed in the U.S. this year, making 2020 the most litigated presidential election in recent U.S. history — largely due to concerns involving COVID-19.
October 28, 2020
Trump vs. Biden
The FRONTLINE Dispatch presents: The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
In this special audio presentation, FRONTLINE shares a podcast version of The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden, a new documentary interweaving investigative biographies of the two main-party presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, with a focus on how they have responded in moments of political and personal crisis.
September 23, 2020
Biden’s Stutter: How a Childhood Battle Shaped His Approach to Life & Politics
“So much of who he is comes back to that,” journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas says of Biden's stutter in "The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden."
September 22, 2020
Trump the 'Bully': How Childhood & Military School Shaped the Future President
“Donald Trump yelled at his classmates. He pushed them around. … He ruled dormitory life with an iron fist,” Trump biographer Marc Fisher says in "The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden."
September 22, 2020
The Affordable Housing Crisis
A Broken Supply Chain & COVID-19
U.S. Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
When the coronavirus reached America, health care facilities didn’t have the masks and equipment needed to protect their workers. Some got sick and spread the virus. Some died. An investigation into what was behind the critical PPE shortage.
October 6, 2020
COVID-19 & the Medical Supply Crisis
As COVID swept the U.S., why did hospitals face deadly shortages of PPE and other medical supplies? How did America’s medical supply chain fail so catastrophically?
October 8, 2020
Depleted National Stockpile Contributed to COVID PPE Shortage: ‘You Can’t Be Prepared If You’re Not Funded to Be Prepared’
"America’s Medical Supply Crisis," a new documentary from FRONTLINE, The Associated Press and the Global Reporting Centre, examines missed opportunities to fend off a deadly PPE shortage.
October 6, 2020
The FRONTLINE Interview: Peter Navarro
In a conversation for "America's Medical Supply Crisis," Peter Navarro, White House trade adviser, talked to FRONTLINE about offshore manufacturing, the timing of government contracts, and the administration's use of the Defense Production Act during the COVID-19 crisis.
October 6, 2020
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Exploring America's Polarization
"I’ve been studying American elections for years, but I’ve never seen anything like this moment: the threat of a constitutional crisis over an election where the votes of many Americans, especially people of color, may not count."
JELANI COBB, Correspondent
The Latest
Introducing: I'm Not A Monster
Secrets, lies and lasting consequences. A new podcast series from FRONTLINE and BBC Panorama, coming Nov. 23, 2020.
November 12, 2020
A Minutes-Long Call After Two and a Half Years of Silence: Update from a Uyghur Family Featured in 'China Undercover'
Several families whose loved ones went missing in Xinjiang shared their stories in FRONTLINE's documentary "China Undercover." Since the original broadcast, we've had updates about two sisters in the film.
November 10, 2020
How the U.S. Has Reacted to China’s Treatment of Uyghurs
As reports of deteriorating conditions for Uyghurs and Muslim minorities in the region of Xinjiang accumulate, U.S. lawmakers have responded this year with growing criticism, legislation and sanctions targeting China.
November 10, 2020
American Mom Who Pleaded Guilty to Terrorism Charges Sentenced to 6.5 Years
In 2015, Samantha Elhassani traveled to Syria with her family, where her husband and brother-in-law joined the Islamic State terrorist group. She was sentenced in an Indiana court today.
November 9, 2020