Examining the crisis in America’s democracy and the polarization of its politics
Nearly 250 years ago, America’s founders declared that everyone has “unalienable rights.” What those rights are has been debated ever since. As the Supreme Court weighs the future of abortion rights the nation’s divide has come into sharper focus, as…
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How powerful conservatives pushed the ‘Big Lie’ that the 2020 election was fraudulent
The unfounded belief that the 2020 election was rigged has become an important force in American politics, especially in this year’s Republican primaries. John Yang has more on what the non-profit news organization ProPublica and PBS’s Frontline found about how…
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What could be expected in the upcoming Jan. 6 committee hearings
The Jan. 6 Congressional Committee’s upcoming hearings that are slated to begin in June, will provide evidence, per Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, that former President Donald Trump and his allies helped coordinate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol…
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GOP’s McCarthy and Greene are confronted by their own words after Jan. 6
Leaked audio refuted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s claim that he never considered asking President Trump to resign after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing disqualification from running for reelection over alleged support for the insurrection, was…
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What we’re learning about how the Jan. 6 attack happened
How did the Jan. 6 attack happen? A new podcast, “Will Be Wild,” explores that question. Correspondent Lisa Desjardins talked to podcast co-host Andrea Bernstein about what we’re learning about former President Trump’s role in the violence, a trend of…
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