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In November 2020, American voters will go to the polls to decide whether President Donald Trump or his Democratic challenger will lead the country for the next four years. In a polarized and bitterly divided country, voter enthusiasm is already at record levels with turnout predicted to be the highest in a century. FRONTLINE's The Choice 2020 will explore the character of the candidates by examining the formative episodes in their lives through interviews...

Demystifies the predominant methods of persuasion that have been employed by those seeking power, analyzing the present day and contextualizing it by looking back at periods when propaganda defined nations and kept populations in check.

Episode 2 examines how Donald Trump's campaign exploited the country's divisions and how his presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide.

Directed by Ivy Meeropol (HBO's Heir to an Execution), Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn offers an unflinching look at the infamous attorney Roy Cohn, who prosecuted Meeropol's grandparents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and later argued persuasively for their execution in what became known as the "atomic spies" case. The film examines Cohn's life as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy in the late 1950s - when the young Cohn first learned...

Inside President Trump's high-stakes battle for control of the Republican party. How Trump attacked fellow Republicans and used inflammatory rhetoric that rallied his base and further divided the country in his first year as president.

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the US caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America's leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

The Vote tells the dramatic story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

Covering the years leading up to Election Day 2016, Agents of Chaos chronicles Russia's interference campaign, beginning with an in-depth portrait of Russian troll farm, the Internet Research Agency, and its owner Yevgeny Prigozhin, colloquially known as "Putin's Chef." Next, the filmmakers dive into the full story of the DNC hack, offering an illuminating account of the Obama administration's inability to blunt the attack, despite the best efforts...

Public housing influenced by a 1970s experiment. Newborn tests are a legacy of a boy who spent life in a bubble. Head injuries in pro sports. Too few people (not too many) is a problem. Andy Borowitz takes on Space Force.

"Providing a look behind the curtain of Washington politics, The Swamp follows three Republican Congressmen - Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Ken Buck (R-CO) - as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to champion the President's call to "drain the swamp," while facing demands to raise money for their re-election campaigns and the Republican national party. With unique behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of the House...