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Taking Office in a Time of Crisis: 16 Documentaries on Key Issues Biden Inherits
These 16 FRONTLINE documentaries offer context on some of the biggest challenges the new administration faces.
January 19, 2021
On Night of Ginsburg’s Death, McConnell Pushed Trump to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett
An excerpt from FRONTLINE’s ‘Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court’ goes inside Sen. McConnell’s swift maneuvering to achieve a 6-3 conservative majority.
November 24, 2020
How McConnell's Bid to Reshape the Federal Judiciary Extends Beyond the Supreme Court
Just as Sen. Mitch McConnell helped cement a conservative majority on the Supreme Court for decades to come, judicial experts and journalists who spoke to FRONTLINE credit him with holding open lower federal court vacancies that President Trump then filled with conservative judges at a breakneck pace.
October 16, 2020
4 FRONTLINE Documentaries to Watch on Tonight’s Presidential Debate Topics
From the coronavirus to the Supreme Court, watch these FRONTLINE documentaries for context on four key subjects that are slated for discussion in the presidential debate.
September 29, 2020
In Wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death, McConnell Reverses Course on Supreme Court Vacancy; Vows Vote on Nominee
It’s a markedly different approach than he took in the previous presidential election year of 2016, when a different Supreme Court justice died more than eight months before voters went to the polls.
September 19, 2020
Alabama's Abortion Ban Was Meant to Overturn Roe. Can It?
Some abortion opponents used to think overturning Roe would be impossible.
May 24, 2019
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Your Supreme Court?
Take our quiz to find out how well you know your Supreme Court.
May 23, 2019
Thirty-Nine “Supreme Revenge” Interviews. On the Record. At Your Fingertips.
Explore the newest installment of The FRONTLINE Transparency Project.
May 22, 2019
Inside the Kavanaugh Hearings: An Oral History
As Senate Majority Mitch McConnell tallied votes on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, there were a handful of senators that couldn’t be pinned down so easily. Here are their stories.
May 21, 2019
A Supreme Court Face-Off Decades in the Making
Inside the bitter partisan battle that played out during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was ready for the chaos.
May 21, 2019
Inside the First “All-Out War” Over a Supreme Court Nominee
Inside the failed nomination of Robert Bork — which sparked a desire for revenge from conservatives that is helping to shape the Supreme Court to this day.
May 20, 2019
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