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As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell weighs in on how he'd handle a Supreme Court vacancy in the 2020 election year, revisit how he responded to Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in 2016.
May 29, 2019
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
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
Made in China 2025: The Industrial Plan that China Doesn't Want Anyone Talking About
The plan has become a political flashpoint in the Trump administration’s trade war with China.
May 7, 2019
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Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court
FRONTLINE tells the inside story of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s hard-fought effort to transform the nation’s highest court and chronicles how the Supreme Court's conservative majority came to be.
November 24, 2020
Illinois Legislators are Calling For Changes to a Law That Keeps People In Prison Without a Conviction
Illinois legislators are poised to take action against a little-known state law that allows alleged sex offenders to be imprisoned indefinitely without being convicted. Some of the inmates have been incarcerated for decades under the program.
May 3, 2019
Bill Would Deny U.S. Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters
A U.S. senator is seeking to ban convicted child molesters from receiving government pensions after a U.S. Indian Health Service doctor was revealed to be drawing a six-figure retirement income following his conviction for sexually abusing patients.
May 1, 2019
The Evolution of Wayne LaPierre
The NRA’s executive vice president wasn’t always a gun enthusiast.
April 30, 2019
Five Years In, the Flint Water Crisis Continues Its Deadly Toll
Over the past two years, FRONTLINE has been investigating the extent and toll of the Legionnaires’ outbreak in Flint — which, despite being one of the largest in U.S. history, has been eclipsed by outrage over high lead levels in the water and the resulting public health crisis.
April 25, 2019