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The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast
The editors of The Christian Science Monitor take you beyond the headlines with the ideas driving progress in this 15-minute news briefing. The Monitor Daily Podcast is available each Monday through Friday at 6 pm ET. For more information on the Daily or The Christian Science Monitor, visit csmonito...
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Friday, January 23, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Former special counsel Jack Smith's efforts to prosecute Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election results ended more than a year ago. But...
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Money matters have driven foreign policy throughout history. But President Donald Trump’s oil moves in Venezuela may hint at a new era of unapologetic...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
With President Donald Trump adamant that the U.S. must acquire Greenland, Europe is at a crossroads. The economic tools it has to dissuade Mr. Trump a...
Saturday, January 17, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A brutal Iranian crackdown has appeared to quash most protests, and officials are seeking to portray a sense of “national solidarity.” But images and...
Friday, January 16, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Some businesses in Minneapolis and other cities are refusing entry to federal immigration officers, reflecting local dissatisfaction with the Trump ad...
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The United States has attempted to annex Greenland several times in the past. But it also has a history of cooperation with Denmark on Greenland’s sec...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
There's a difference between constitutionally protected free speech and acts of civil disobedience that could lead to arrests. Still, it's not clear t...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The Federal Reserve’s independence from partisan politics is a cornerstone of U.S. economic stability and market confidence. A Justice Department crim...
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from dozens of global organizations – many focused on climate issues and human rights – was swiftly condemned by U...
Friday, January 9, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The killing of a protester by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has reignited debates over the appropriate use of force in immigration raids.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
After directing military action in Venezuela, President Donald Trump appears to be eyeing Greenland again. That is challenging Europe’s understanding...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Wildfires devastated LA-area communities about a year ago. There are some signs of recovery, but many residents remain uncertain about whether, or whe...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The U.S. military’s removal of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela to face trial in a U.S. courtroom raises a host of questions about the legality of the Tr...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Efforts to stop black market oil tankers from entering or leaving Venezuela signal that U.S. goals go beyond the narcotics trade to include pressure o...
Saturday, December 20, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The long, emotionally exhausting ordeal of hostages held in Hamas tunnels, and the general trauma of October 7th, has led to a visible rise in religio...
Friday, December 19, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
In Boston and other cities, some lawful permanent residents are having their naturalization ceremonies canceled, amid a Trump administration review of...
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The Trump administration’s more aggressive approach to Latin America is welcomed by many in the Cuban diaspora. They see one of their own – Secretary...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A large tropical island off China’s southern coast will gain independent customs status on Dec. 18 – a move Chinese leaders hope will jump-start devel...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Syria’s need to rapidly reconstitute its security forces has left it vulnerable to infiltration by former rebels with jihadist sympathies at the very...
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
With his approval rating for economic leadership dropping in polls, President Donald Trump has tried to downplay voters’ concerns about affordability....
Friday, December 12, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The Trump administration is allowing Nvidia to sell its advanced computer chips in China, a reversal of U.S. policy. The move is prompting concern tha...
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has vowed to take all of the mostly occupied Donetsk region either through negotiation or militarily. Even as Ukraine resists...
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Members of Congress have access to information they could use to make money in the stock market. There’s a new push to ban members from buying and sel...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Donald Trump’s new national security strategy turns history on its head, dismissing a Europe it says faces “civilizational erasure” and praising far-r...
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
With military leaders in the spotlight over drug boat attacks, an important question is surfacing: How do soldiers know when to follow orders and when...
Friday, December 5, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As U.S. and Russian negotiators met, and European leaders scrambled to make a peace deal palatable to Kyiv, Ukrainians were, uncomfortably, bystanders...
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
For political opponents to find common ground on immigration matters seems rare. Yet, in Arizona, a progressive activist and a Republican district par...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Though the Trump administration says its strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean are allowed, its tactics are raising questions around potentia...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
President Donald Trump has vowed to attack drug trafficking across Latin America. But in promising to pardon a convicted trafficker from Honduras, he...
Friday, November 28, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
In New York, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and the city’s business leaders have begun a wary rapprochement. The democratic socialist’s proposals are anat...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A roller-coaster diplomatic saga, with a mercurial US president at the helm, has left Ukrainians confused about what it will take to end their war wit...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Upholding public trust has long been a central tenet of American democracy. But ethical norms have fallen under President Donald Trump even as his net...
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
General stores are a lifeline to many rural communities. But in Vermont, towns are fighting to keep their general stores alive.
In today’s issu...
Friday, November 21, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The public falling-out between U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and President Donald Trump has brought splits in the MAGA movement into the open. In M...
Thursday, November 20, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Richard Nixon’s “war on drugs” has always entailed a degree of U.S. pressure on foreign allies. But the Trump administration’s strikes on suspected dr...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Despite Israel’s war with Hamas and Iran, its economy grew, if modestly, due mostly to its strong tech sector. But calls to boycott Israel over the co...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The House is set to pass a bill calling to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. President Donald Trump’s last-minute support helps mask the first major...
Saturday, November 15, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Four years of leftist rule have not rid Chile of social inequalities, but worries about a crime wave blamed on immigrants appear to give a right-wing...
Friday, November 14, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As the COP30 climate conference gathers in Brazil, Beijing and Washington have taken opposing positions on climate change. Donald Trump calls it a “co...
Thursday, November 13, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
With the U.S. government shutdown drawing to a close, the next steps come into view: Turning the federal government back on after six weeks may not be...