Billy Bragg, who just wrote and released the song “City of Heroes,” talks with the Monitor about the impact of protest songs.

Myanmar’s junta-backed party has secured an overwhelming victory in the country’s first elections since the military seized power in 2021. While the exercise was widely denounced as a sham, some in ...

The immigration crackdown in Minnesota is hastening the erosion of Europeans’ esteem for their long-time ally under President ...

President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve calmed markets, but the former governor could also ...

Josh Shapiro’s book tour may be laying the groundwork for a presidential run. At an event with reporters, the governor also showed his Pennsylvania roots.

The Senate needs to probe Kevin Warsh, the nominee to head the central bank, on his ideas about the creative role of Americans in fighting inflation.

In the U.S., protests against oppressive government actions, and even civil disobedience, have contributed to shifts in ...

After the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, members of the public and lawmakers are looking for more information about when local and federal law enforcement can use force and how ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro – who is seen as a likely Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 – was the guest at a Monitor Breakfast event on Thursday. He talked about what he thinks voters want ...

For years, China has been working to tackle widespread corruption within its massive army. But with the toppling of a popular ...

Amassing military forces and bolstered by Iran’s perceived vulnerability, President Donald Trump says “time is running out.” ...

From the Caribbean to West Africa to Southeast Asia, lesser powers build bridges to not “allow fear and insecurity to define us.” ...