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Doris Kearns Goodwin had a front row seat to the presidency of Lyndon Johnson. Helping him write his memoirs set her on the path of becoming a presidential historian.

A deterrence doctrine is so entrenched in Israel that even moderate leaders will find it hard not to support some retaliation against Iran. But the success of a U.S.-led alliance offers a new approach.

Stubborn inflation is not only upsetting investors who await interest rate cuts. It’s also threatening to undermine the rise in workers’ real wages.

As nearly half of humanity holds elections this year, voters seek to be heard in order to place their trust in democracy.

Immigration is a top campaign issue amid questions about the pace of illegal border crossings. Here’s what the available data tells us.

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes to pass a youth smoking ban along in a show of bipartisanship. Fellow members of his conservative party, however, are not supportive of what they deem an overreach by government into the lives of everyday Brits.

Millions struggle with housing affordability in Southern California. But Los Angeles County’s experimental tool combines more than 400 factors to identify the residents most at risk of ending up on the streets – and it’s working.

China has been courting influence with countries in the South Pacific – and the Solomon Islands have been its biggest success. An election this week could change that.

Progress roundup: Digging up paved surfaces inspires others to reap the climate benefits. In Australia, landlords are installing solar to help meet emissions goals.

“The Outsiders” offers a timely – and tuneful – reminder that differences that seem so intractable might not be impossible to overcome after all. Adam “not a musical theater person” Rapp talks about how he came to write the book.

Indians head to the polls this week for a 44-day general election that is set to break records.

With a muscular and collaborative defensive effort to help deflect Iran’s missile barrage, the Biden administration is hoping its message of “ironclad support” for Israel can prevent the escalation of the Gaza war into a regional conflict.

This past weekend, when Iran attacked Israel directly for the first time, reaction among Iranians was not exactly what the regime in Tehran expecte

The so-called hush money case has been billed as one of the less important lawsuits facing former President Donald Trump. But it’s the one underway.

As part of the Monitor’s Rebuilding Trust project, we wondered: Are we trustworthy? So we asked Trusting News to do an audit. Here’s what it found.

At Denver’s Mint, the legacy of money and its future are on display. In an era of online payments, experts weigh coin costs against virtual options.

Israel says its air defenses thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles Iran that launched toward its territory. Meanwhile, the Group of Seven condemned the attack.

Police in Sydney say a man stabbed six people to death at a busy shopping center before an armed police officer intervened. The suspect is believed to have acted alone and the attack was not related to terrorism.

The Democratic convention won’t nominate Joe Biden until after ballot access deadlines in Ohio and Alabama have passed. In similar cases, states have accommodated major candidates.

Our commentator says that even if the artist, one-half of the hit duo Outkast, doesn’t say a word in his new music, he’s still able to impact culture in a way that invokes creativity and healing.

Asylum claims from Russians have surged in the U.S., France, and Germany as growing numbers of Russian soldiers seek to escape the war in Ukraine. Few claims have been granted as countries consider the threat to national security.

Doubts about election integrity go way back. They were amplified by the court-decided election of 2000, then supercharged by Donald Trump.

Women from countries that ban female driving have found newfound freedom in America. Driving schools in Georgia are giving lessons to recent immigrants and refugees looking to build a new life, with freedom front of mind.