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The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast

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 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 csmonitor.com. Send your comments, suggestions or thoughts to podcast@csmonitor.com.© 1980–2026 The Christian Science Monitor Politics & Government
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  • Saturday, May 2, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Saturday, May 2, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    May 2 2026
    The Trump administration has taken the rare step of charging a group of ruling-party Mexican officials in U.S. federal court. The move puts Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum in a tough spot with her own political constituents. Also: today’s stories, including a look at why Beijing has considered – and practiced – a blockade of the Taiwan Strait, and whether the world is prepared for it; how the story of Joliet, Illinois, reflects the high times and the hardships of the famous Route 66; and how an unexpected encounter compels one writer to see his reclusive neighbor in a new light. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.
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  • Friday, May 1, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Friday, May 1, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    May 1 2026
    Lebanese people displaced by war have been on an emotional roller coaster. A ceasefire has been extended, but fighting in the south hasn’t ended. Even as families yearning for home prepare to return, despite the uncertainty, they are warned not to take the risk. Also: today’s stories, including how some GOP strategists worry that even if the Iran war ends soon, voters may not feel an improvement in their finances before the midterm elections; how a federal lawsuit filed in Boston marks the latest push by immigrant advocates to challenge the Trump administration’s moves to tighten legal migration pathways; and how a search-and-rescue canine unit helps find unaccounted for Ukrainians amidst Russian advancement. Join the Monitor's Stephen Humphries for today's news.
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  • Thursday, April 30, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

    Thursday, April 30, 2026 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
    Apr 30 2026
    In a major voting rights case, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, calling it an unconstitutional race-based gerrymander. This continues a decadelong trend of the high court reinterpreting the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Also: today’s stories, including a look at a new Monitor series on the 100th anniversary of Route 66, and what the famous highway can tell us about American identity; how the Iran war has brought jolting change to the climate-policy debate; and how one woman’s vision for planting magnolias in the 1960s transformed a Boston neighborhood into the spring stunner it is today. Join the Monitor's Matthew Bell for today's news.
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