A second Donald J. Trump presidency would almost certainly mark a return to an era of foreign policy decrees, untethered to any policy process, at a moment of maximum international peril. By David E.

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Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics with Foreign Policy Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics by talking about both the least and most ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

As the world evolves, the United States must adapt or suffer the consequences. The process of adaptation, however, is usually plodding, if it happens at all. Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden each ...

The Trump administration’s new AI Action Plan calls on multiple agencies—including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and the ...

President Trump departs after he delivered remarks at the House Republican Party member retreat in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2026. President Trump departs after he delivered remarks at the House ...

Ms. Thompson is the founder and chief executive of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative. When Margot Wallstrom, then Sweden’s foreign minister, announced back in 2014 that her country would ...