The story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president.

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An American in ISIS Territory

Episode 8: "I take my book back"

January 25, 2021

In November 2020, Sam Sally, also known as Sam Elhassani, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for financing terrorism. She's the subject of FRONTLINE's documentary,

Return From ISIS

December 15, 2020 // 54m

The story of an American mother who takes her son to the ISIS-controlled city of Raqqa.

A New President

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks during day two, January 15, 2021, of laying out his plan on combating the coronavirus at the Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Taking Office in a Time of Crisis: 16 Documentaries on Key Issues Biden Inherits

January 19, 2021 // by Patrice Taddonio

Members of the US National Guard walk past a military color guard during a practice dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

An Impeachment and an Inauguration

January 19, 2021

The Frontline Interviews: President Biden

January 19, 2021

The Latest

Former Gov. Rick Snyder leaves the Genesee County Jail in downtown Flint, Michigan, after his video arraignment on charges related to the Flint water crisis on Jan. 14, 2021.

Nine Former Michigan Officials, Including Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder, Charged in Flint Water Crisis

January 14, 2021 // by Sarah Childress, Abby Ellis

Michigan Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder Charged in Flint Water Crisis

January 13, 2021 // by Jacob Carah, Sarah Childress

In 2020, the U.S. has reacted with legislation and sanctions to China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the region of Xinjiang, pictured above. A source who traveled to Xinjiang for FRONTLINE said,

How the U.S. Has Reacted to China’s Treatment of Uyghurs

November 10, 2020 // by Priyanka Boghani

A Riot at the Capitol

A crowd gathers outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot

January 9, 2021 // by A.C. Thompson, Ford Fischer

Protesters supporting U.S. President Donald Trump break into the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Chaos at the Capitol

January 9, 2021

Trump supporters flood the Capitol after breaching barricades on Wednesday.

Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.

January 7, 2021 // by Logan Jaffe, Lydia DePillis, Isaac Arnsdorf, David McSwane

The NRA

NRA Under Fire

March 24, 2020 // 54m

FRONTLINE investigates how the NRA, once an unrivaled political power, is now facing challenges from all sides.

Recent Films

54m

President Biden

1h 39m

A Thousand Cuts

54m

Return From ISIS

53m

Supreme Revenge Battle for the Court

54m

American Voices A Nation in Turmoil

54m

Whose Vote Counts

54m

America's Medical Supply Crisis

1h 54m

The Choice 2020 Trump vs. Biden

54m

Policing the Police 2020

54m

Growing Up Poor in America

Press Freedom in the Philippines

A Thousand Cuts

January 8, 2021 // 1h 39m

With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, "A Thousand Cuts" goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press.

'Lies Laced With Anger and Hate Spread Fastest': Journalist Maria Ressa Maps Social Media Disinformation in Documentary 'A Thousand Cuts'

January 8, 2021 // by Patrice Taddonio

Christiane Amanpour, Maria Ressa & Ramona Diaz in Conversation About 'A Thousand Cuts'

January 8, 2021 // 15:15

Local Journalism Initiative

Protesters march after painting the street red in front of the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 9, 2020.

Utah Attorney General’s Office ‘Surprised’ Police Shot at So Many People in 2020

January 10, 2021 // by Paighten Harkins, Jessica Miller

A screengrab from body camera footage shows the interaction between police and Linden Cameron, a 13-year-old boy, on Sept. 4, 2020. Cameron was shot multiple times after Linden's mother called police for help to get the boy to the hospital for treatment.

‘Constant Breaking of Your Heart:’ How Utah Police Respond to Mental Health Crises

January 9, 2021 // by Jessica Miller, Paighten Harkins

2020 Through the Eyes of Americans

American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil

November 17, 2020 // 54m

FRONTLINE presents a post-election special on the lives, fears and hopes of Americans in the chaotic months leading up to the historic presidential contest.

Capturing 'American Voices' in a Year of Turmoil

When the pandemic hit, Dr. Blair Woodbury picked up the phone. He called his old friend, filmmaker Mike Shum, and urged him to get out and start recording the first draft of history.

November 21, 2020

Behind ‘American Voices’: How 2 Dozen Cinematographers Followed People Across the Country for FRONTLINE’s Latest Film Documenting 2020

A documentarian and a doctor joined forces with cinematographers in roughly 12 states to capture a first draft of 2020 history as intimately yet safely as possible.

November 17, 2020

A Look at the Places Behind ‘American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil'

To lend broad insight into the communities featured in FRONTLINE's 2020 post-election special, we’ve looked to census, city, county and state data for some key stats.

November 18, 2020

'I Have Someone Else's Lungs': Meet a 28-Year-Old Who Survived COVID-19 via a Double Lung Transplant

Mayra Ramirez, 28, was among the first known COVID-19 patients in the U.S. to receive new lungs. She shares her story in ‘American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil.’

November 17, 2020