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WATCH: How Trump’s Rallies Helped Fuel His Rise
As an excerpt from “Trump’s Road to the White House” shows, the new president’s rallies on the campaign trail weren’t just to fire up voters — but to also fire up Trump himself.
January 24, 2017
Trump Inherits Guantanamo's Remaining Detainees
Despite President Obama's executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, dozens of detainees from the war on terror are still there.
January 19, 2017
Tonight: "Divided States of America," Part Two
Our four-hour series examining the Obama presidency and the country’s deepening polarization continues tonight.
January 18, 2017
WATCH: For Trump, Romney's Loss Fueled a Tweetstorm. Then, a Trademark.
On election night in 2012, Donald Trump – and many in the Republican party – were shocked when Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney. What happened next was an early example of how Trump would deal with rivals on the road to the White House: He took to Twitter.
January 18, 2017
The FRONTLINE Interviews: Divided States of America
In Divided States of America, FRONTLINE set out to examine how the Obama presidency gave way to one of the most polarized eras in American history. We conducted dozens of interviews over hundreds of hours. Here are 21 of them.
January 17, 2017
The Opposition Strategy: An Oral History
The GOP’s return to power is one that took many turns and involved multiple setbacks. But the opening chapter can be traced to the night of Obama’s inauguration.
January 17, 2017
Race in the Obama Era: An Oral History
Over the course of his presidency, Barack Obama was time and again forced to confront events that re-exposed old wounds, and tested the true extent of racial progress in America.
January 17, 2017
Donald Trump vs the GOP: An Oral History
While Donald Trump's victory returns the Republican Party to the White House, it also leaves the GOP with a standard-bearer whose own positions are often at odds with many in the party.
January 17, 2017
Tonight, "Divided States of America" Begins
Tonight, we present a revealing exploration of our country's polarization, examining the Obama years and the rise of Donald Trump in our special, two-part series, "Divided States of America."
January 17, 2017
With Program in Peril, DOJ Evaluates Police Reform
The Obama Justice Department aggressively pursued reform agreements with police departments. What will come next?
January 4, 2017
Coming in January on FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE kicks off 2017 with in-depth investigations of Trump's rise, Obama's legacy and how America became a nation divided. Plus: An on-the-ground look at the battle for Iraq.
January 3, 2017