We report today on a former president testing his party鈥檚 support on Capitol Hill, and about Russia cozying up to Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban.
Both smart reads as we slide toward the summer of a contentious U.S. election year and as global geopolitical plates keep shifting.
And find the stories that might move you most a little farther down. Among them: Christa Case Bryant鈥檚 short, second piece today. It鈥檚 a story of connection across continents, of agency and gratitude. It shows the power of journalism 鈥 in this case of a 2018 Monitor story 鈥 to make a difference in a life.