https://www.csmonitor.com The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. en-us Christian Science Monitor. All rights reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:19:55 EDT 300 https://www.csmonitor.com/extension/csm_base/design/csm_design/images/csmlogo_250x30.png https://www.csmonitor.com https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0430/voting-rights-supreme-court-redistricting?icid=rss 17cda733280912afc977e47456643ea1 As many as a dozen majority-minority districts, many in the South, could be redrawn. But states that might look to redistrict are facing imminent deadlines on the election calendar. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Simon Montlake https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0430/hegseth-iran-war-congress-deadline?icid=rss a0fc9e264df8737c30dea3138468f073 With a deadline at hand for Iran war authorization at hand, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeks a funding boost for his department amid rising tensions in Congress. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:16 -0400 Caitlin Babcock https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0430/route-66-100-years-summer-road-trip?icid=rss ede6e40389b5872f97f7a35075c76572 As Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary, The Christian Science Monitor travels its length to discover what American stories the road can tell us today. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:10 -0400 Harry Bruinius https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0429/iran-war-uae-hawkish-emiratis-arms-purchases?icid=rss a7ad1cbc67655dd55fe4e35f98a0f9d1 For years, the business-friendly United Arab Emirates had sought regional normalization. Now, after being targeted by Iran, it is pushing the United States to demand greater concessions from Tehran, and is pressing its neighbors to cooperate militarily. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:15:18 -0400 Taylor Luck https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0429/voting-rights-supreme-court-louisiana-callais?icid=rss 115471d8c4e560f80c8348cf4e9c0427 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. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:09:00 -0400 Henry Gass Cameron Pugh https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Essays/2026/0429/How-the-Iran-war-has-revived-interest-in-greener-energy-worldwide?icid=rss c48f393f4cc5a58366afedddfc555f8c The Iran war has brought change to the climate-policy debate. In many countries, a revived interest in greener energy might well be here to stay. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:38:57 -0400 Ned Temko https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0429/spring-boston-magnolia-flowers?icid=rss d006d21f9545f090dae8be66ba388c19 Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood is a spring stunner because of one woman’s vision for planting magnolia trees in the 1960s. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:02:00 -0400 Kendra Nordin Beato https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0429/Righting-a-free-oil-market?icid=rss dcdfc03d2ff1f7b19f8ae168efc9d5c7 The exit of a top oil producing nation from OPEC’s price-controlling cartel helps illustrate the power of freedom and creativity against age-old mercantilism. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:58:00 -0400 the Monitor's Editorial Board https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2026/0429/trade-tariffs-trump-brazil-china-canada?icid=rss 8924617b74dfe9eaf90178d2d18dfd4b A year after President Donald Trump’s tariffs stunned the world, global trade is still expanding – but nations are diversifying beyond the U.S. and China. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:15 -0400 Laurent Belsie Julia Dias Carneiro Sara Miller Llana Ann Scott Tyson Whitney Eulich https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2026/0429/trump-pentagon-defense-budget?icid=rss 4c85da5549614965215538163804ec8a The Trump administration’s staggering defense budget accelerates the push into drone warfare, reshaping the U.S. military. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:09 -0400 Anna Mulrine Grobe