In a six-decade career in journalism, Takashi Oka showed world-ranging curiosity, mentorship, and keen insight on Japan鈥檚 postwar trajectory.
Still pressing legal challenges, President Trump has yet to concede to Joe Biden, even as he hints at a run in four years. Is that good for the GOP?
The Trump administration has been known for norm-busting. In its final weeks in power, it鈥檚 pushing through changes to hamper the Biden presidency.
Analysts point to risks a delayed presidential transition could pose to national security. The same, they say, is true of the pandemic.
With Trump making unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud 鈥� debunked by his government 鈥� questions around his inner dialogue become consequential.
The Biden team is considering taking legal action to trigger the law that governs presidential transitions, known as 鈥渁scertainment.鈥�
President Trump has established a political legacy 鈥� 鈥淭rumpism鈥� 鈥� that will be a fixture in the Republican Party for years to come.
Building a better American democracy could take a while, if it happens at all. In the meantime, how can we as individuals be part of the solution?
In many ways, 2020 is not 2016. President Donald Trump is running as an incumbent. Undecided voters are relatively few.
President Trump continues to travel the country at breakneck pace, while his opponent Joe Biden 鈥� leading in polls 鈥� proceeds more cautiously.
The nation鈥檚 fast-growing Latino population could be a decisive force in key battleground states such as Arizona and Florida.
While messy, the questioning of Trump and Biden was not devoid of value, after cancellation of a debate left them in competing town halls.
Focus shifted from Trump's physical health to a torrent of his tweets and actions that left even allies wide-eyed. How serious are the concerns?
Only 34% of U.S. adults believe President Trump has relayed truthful information about COVID-19, according to a new poll since his own diagnosis.
As the nation confronts a jarring October surprise, it could raise new questions about the electoral system鈥檚 ability to navigate and absorb shocks.
The former vice president is many things to many people. Perhaps most of all, he鈥檚 not Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court pick is unlikely to alter the decades-old dynamic of women favoring Democrats for president by much larger margins than men.
Aside from providing a welcome distraction to humans, the National Zoo鈥檚 baby panda is also a reminder of a more hopeful time in U.S.-Chinese ties.
After 54 years, the Monitor held its first virtual Monitor Breakfast this week, with labor leader Richard Trumka and 17 reporters in attendance.
