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Christian Science Monitor - US News

Gift cards and donations: Homeland Security standoff has TSA workers seeking relief - For the third time since last fall, Transportation Security Administration employees are working without pay during a government shutdown. By - Story Hinckley - , Victoria Hoffman - , Sarah Matusek - / 5 min

13 hours ago

Mullin faces sharp criticism as DHS nominee – and tests softer immigration tone -- Sarah Matusek

13 hours ago

Tulsi Gabbard offers threat assessment – and walks a careful line on Iran -- Victoria Hoffmann

13 hours ago

The Explainer - War shakes the Middle East – and the US budget - By - Anna Mulrine Grobe - / 6 min

13 hours ago

The Explainer - What is a talking filibuster and why are Senate Republicans split over using it?

13 hours ago

Wrestler, senator, tribal citizen: Who is Markwayne Mullin, Trump's pick to lead DHS?

1 day ago

Strait of Hormuz: Why no one, so far, is rushing to help US open vital passage

1 day ago

For Ukraine and Russia, widening Iran war presents peril and possibility

1 day ago

Yellow ribbons and flags united Americans in past wars. Iran is different.

2 days ago

Iran endgame tests Trump's govern-by-instinct style

2 days ago

America needs a housing fix. Congress has ideas – but has hit a snag.

3 days ago

As Iran pinches the Strait of Hormuz, American farmers are getting squeezed

4 days ago

Epstein scandal prompts universities to rethink donor ties

5 days ago

Leaving Congress: Why are so many representatives, senators saying goodbye?

6 days ago

Hegseth fuels debate with brash rhetoric on Iran

7 days ago

For Iranians abroad, no single vision for their homeland's future

7 days ago

The Monitor's View - The big lift in intelligence from AI - As more companies use artificial intelligence, surveys show a vast upskilling of workers to use AI, expanding their capabilities to attain broader definitions of intelligence. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 3 min

6 hours ago