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James Madison called it “the extent and proper structure” of the United States. The Monitor’s Linda Feldmann looks at how now, a U.S. president is upending the country’s centuries-old balance of power. Also: today’s stories, including how German centrists barely fended off the populist tide, how the legacy of the Greensboro sit-ins are carried on t…
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While Americans differ on how taxpayer dollars should be spent, you might expect them to rally around keeping those dollars away from fraudsters. But what if an unconventional anti-fraud effort – entrepreneurial and fast – fails to gain public trust by pursuing partisan goals?Also: today’s stories, including worries over press freedom during the Tr…
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Is he a co-president? An adviser? A modern-day Rasputin? Elon Musk’s role may be undefined, but the Monitor's Simon Montlake looks at how his influence and impact seem to be growing by the day. Also: today’s stories, including the German "firewall" meant to keep far-right the Alternative for Germany party out of power, a justice reporter talks abou…
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A wave of Justice Department resignations in recent days, prompted by the president’s demand to dismiss a pending case against New York City’s mayor, may signal that politics is creeping into the justice system. Today’s stories also include USAID cuts threatening America’s most successful global health campaign, Trump calling Mexican cartels ‘terro…
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In the past few days, assumptions about the postwar international security order have been upended. Three of today’s stories offer a global take. They include Trump aides casting doubt on shared values with Europe, Europe beginning to reassess its relations with the U.S., and Putin counting on Trump to open world doors. Join the Monitor's Noelle Sw…
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From Ukraine’s battle zones to its cities, war fatigue is real, three years after Russia’s incursion. So is resilience, our reporter found.Also: today’s stories, including Trump “border czar” Tom Homan’s outlook on immigration; a look at Nova Scotia’s Black community, then and now; and one Monitor writer’s thoughts on “Captain America: Brave New Wo…
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President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and expel its residents received a warm reception in Israel. Dina Kraft looks into why many Israelis embrace a Trump plan for Gaza once seen as taboo. Also: today’s stories, including what, if anything, can be saved from the wreckage of USAID, a dive into America’s nuclear weapons and the U.S. Air For…
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As courts weigh the legality of actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the response from American voters is also starting to take shape. Will the same people who support pruning a bloated federal government, in the abstract, feel differently as those cuts ripple through their own communities?Also: today’s stories, includi…
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Israel’s “Iron Wall” campaign in the West Bank is underway, displacing some 40,000 people, as correspondents Dina Kraft and Taylor Luck report today. Our stories also include why Musk’s DOGE is triggering alarm bells in the intel world, the origins of Black History Month, and young Sri Lankans working on tea estates finding a path out of poverty. J…
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When it comes to tariffs, conventional wisdom suggests they lead nowhere good. Laurent Belsie dives into how U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on challenging that view. Also: today’s stories, including how federal workers are grappling with a feeling of ‘chaos’, how students and universities are finding that degrees in the humanities are…
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