https://www.csmonitor.comUS national news from The Christian Science Monitor.https://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2024/04/1172291_2_csmlogo_feed_250x30_standard.pnghttps://www.csmonitor.comChristian Science Monitor. All rights reserved.300en-usFri, 17 Oct 2025 05:56:44 EDThttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1016/bolton-indictment-trump-james-comey?icid=rss2848db2d858cc573acb3e302f915abdfThursday’s indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton is the latest example of the Trump Justice Department going after people President Donald Trump says have done him wrong.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:18:48 EDTLinda Feldmannhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2025/1016/zelenskyy-trump-white-house-tomahawk-russia-ukraine?icid=rss49adaac34f3bba40fe1e4c12fc73ef7cPresident Donald Trump appears to have drawn a lesson from the Hamas-Israel ceasefire: Peace requires leaning heavily on the combatants. Now, he’s applying that to Ukraine.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:04:52 EDTHoward LaFranchihttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/1016/carolina-parkway-helene-recovery?icid=rss067838814f5ba0f02317efca559be2baThe Blue Ridge Parkway is a tourism icon and a vital economic resource for this Appalachian region. Hurricane recovery has been roiled by geography and the government shutdown.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:00:09 EDTPatrik Jonssonhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/1015/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-louisiana?icid=rss82e81cb1107e2508f9c1330e94f9a3e8The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case which asks whether using race as a factor in drawing congressional maps is a violation of the Constitution. The decision could render toothless the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:55:18 EDTCameron Josephhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/1015/maryland-teachers-federal-workers?icid=rss53a1695d77c1d50a2f4d086c84864229With former federal employees looking for jobs, Maryland saw an opportunity to support its schools. A new program is offering them three months of teacher training – and the opportunity to make a difference in the classroom.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:00:11 EDTIra Porterhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1011/government-shutdown-us-troops-paycheck?icid=rssb70f224ca6b9de5b8051289f12c01505President Trump announced his administration has “identified funds” to pay U.S. troops on Oct. 15. Other federal employees are set to miss paychecks that day because of the government shutdown.Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:18:52 EDTDarlene Supervillehttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2025/1010/shutdown-military-pay-gap?icid=rss1e17a29b025352aba280ab9027467cfcPresident Trump says troops will be paid Oct. 15. But America’s military families are still braced for missed paychecks. For many, that pay is essential in a career of service and risk.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:47:10 EDTAnna Mulrine Grobehttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2025/1010/trump-gaza-israel-hamas-ceasefire-hostages?icid=rss3fa2af3821e545d3b9b4481410adb609To get the breakthrough allowing a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, negotiators decoupled a emotional first phase of the Trump plan from a far more complex second. Much hard work remains to get Israelis and Palestinians to peace.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:17:38 EDTHoward LaFranchihttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1010/government-shutdown-layoffs-vought?icid=rss8921b7d756c2eb0e6b024795a6259b99The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers. The “RIFs (reduction-in-force plans) have begun,” Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, posted the social media platform X. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:02:06 EDTSeung Min Kim and Stephen Groveshttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1010/government-shutdown-federal-workers?icid=rssccf19b9685bf7d97b8872d39aec7e9dbWhile many Americans aren’t feeling the impacts of the government shutdown, federal workers just missed their first paycheck – the latest blow in a tough year.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:00:09 EDTCameron JosephVictoria Hoffmannhttps://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/1009/air-traffic-controllers-shutdown?icid=rss8c484ab570612d98a61690f133066ecaThe government shutdown might not yet be having a visible effect on air traffic controller staffing levels, but it could hurt efforts to hire and train more workers.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:33:42 EDTCaitlin BabcockAli Martinhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/1009/ai-chatgpt-college-students-abstain?icid=rss3338ef9c804f711b42a68e4a8d964c39As artificial intelligence intertwines itself with people’s lives, some students are pushing back. Their reasons range from profound to practical, and speak to a desire to preserve a sense of community – and humanity.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:11:54 EDTCameron Pughhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1009/trump-nobel-peace-prize-gaza?icid=rss331ecca81524bf31de734019cff76735The president has been openly campaigning for the prize, which will be announced this Friday, since his first term. Recent signs of progress in Ukraine and especially Gaza could give him a legitimate claim.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:12 EDTLinda Feldmannhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1009/government-invest-profit-equity-capitalism?icid=rss50006a5e32af0fcd48d07249d43d17e6The Trump administration is using public funds for private investments, saying it bolsters U.S. security and access to key resources. Critics see a risk to the economy’s free-market foundations.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:10 EDTSimon Montlakehttps://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/1009/israel-hamas-trump-gaza-deal-agreement?icid=rss8ca936e3af5e575904ec093688aeaa51Agreement by the two warring parties in Gaza after months of tense negotiations and near-deals brought widespread relief, raising hopes that a war that was sparked by Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack will finally be brought to a close.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:12:32 EDTHoward LaFranchihttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2025/1008/israel-hamas-deal-trump-gaza?icid=rss1e949b88f60ded5fbb22ab6ca3c27d2bIsrael and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting and a release of hostages and prisoners, in an agreement that President Donald Trump says is a step toward peace. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:42:57 EDTSam Magdy, Sam Mednick, and Aamer Madhanihttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1008/portland-ice-protests-national-guard-trump?icid=rss8fae647b0bc80e56f3493b1663ceda0cAt the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Portland, Oregon, the Monitor finds security and free speech concerns from law enforcement and protesters.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:00:09 EDTSarah Matusekhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2025/1007/trump-gaza-peace-plan-nobel-prize?icid=rss236ec5f99497e366c6e405eb1a699c56Negotiating the obstacles to President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza could take time. But with so much riding on a deal, not least a chance at elusive Mideast peace and perhaps a Nobel, he’s likely to show patience.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:50:32 EDTHoward LaFranchihttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/1007/supreme-court-free-speech-conversion-therapy-ban-lgbtq-rights?icid=rss97a9d5e86758f4ab4a0a77ea7160adb7In its new term, the Supreme Court will hear several cases on LGBTQ+ rights, including on transgender athletes and conversion therapy for minors. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:40:16 EDTStephen HumphriesSophie HillsCameron Pughhttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/1007/trump-judges-portland-chicago-immigration?icid=rsseebe56453de91bf58e78055cccfe4986As President Donald Trump pushes to deploy the National Guard in Democratic cities, a battle is escalating over the use of troops to support a crackdown on illegal immigration – testing the balance of powers between the executive and judicial branches. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:30:09 EDTCameron Joseph

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