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The lie that Trump won the 2020 election has grown so powerful because it is yoked to an older deception: the idea that American politics is a joke.

And more on the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race.

The political leaders and choices they made that have undermined and threatened American democracy. How officials fed lies about the 2020 election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.

FRONTLINE examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence. Tune in or livestream ‘FRONTLINE: Lie’s Politics and Democracy’ Tue, Sept. 6 at 8pm on WSIU TV.

And more on the issues that look set to consume Capitol Hill this fall.

Key party leaders allowed the lie that the 2020 election was stolen to take root, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and others tell FRONTLINE — part of a pattern of accommodating Donald Trump stretching back years, the new documentary ‘Lies, Politics and Democracy’ reports.

Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. The political leaders and choices they made that have undermined and threatened American democracy. How officials fed lies about the 2020 election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.

How has Congress changed in the last four decades

How has Congress changed in the last four decades

How has Congress changed in the last four decades? Just ask Associated Press writer Alan Fram, who's covered Capitol Hill all those years. As Fram retires from the AP, he says the warm feelings that once existed between congressional leaders are all but gone. In their place are suspicion and even hostility. Fram says there's still common ground at times for some lawmakers, but it seems narrower today. Fram notes the recently approved accords helping Ukraine and veterans and modestly re...