Other Western democracies experience polarization and political turmoil, too, yet do not experience government shutdowns like the U.S.

The U.S. government shutdown’s strain on the aviation system is starting to show. An air traffic control tower near Los ...

“The US remains the most powerful country in the world,” says Ian Bremmer, “but that power comes from its economy and military, not its political system. And that’s a long-term problem.” The US risks ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that Democrats are failing to acknowledge that many of the United States' institutions are ...

On a special episode (first released on June 23, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: How might the Golden Dome missile defense system proposed by President Donald Trump protect the US from missile strikes?

It's been nearly two weeks since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on a Utah college campus in broad daylight. Since then, Americans of every political stripe have pointed the finger ...

His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey. By Alan Feuer Glenn Thrush Maggie Haberman and ...

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 ...

Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts. By Emily Badger and Sheera Frenkel The federal government knows your mother’s maiden ...