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Monitor Daily Podcast

May 30, 2026
Clayton Collins
Director of Innovation

Welcome to your Saturday Daily.聽

There鈥檚 a lot of news to think about. What makes Sunday鈥檚 presidential election in Colombia relevant to you? Broadly, it鈥檚 a democracy鈥檚 classic test: how to mirror a society鈥檚 shifting priorities by giving its citizenry an opportunity to set them. In Colombia, that has already taken some work.聽

鈥淲hat this [current] government has done is to change Colombia,鈥 a political risk analyst in Bogot谩 tells reporter Manuel Rueda, 鈥渇rom being a single-issue country, focused on security, to a country that has many different issues.鈥 Voters鈥 choices will reverberate in Latin America and beyond.

We make another stop today in the region. Find our essayist鈥檚 remembrance of a cloud forest encounter with a ruby-throated hummingbird in Ecuador 鈥 and see how it chimed with a life experience at a grandparent鈥檚 home in upstate New York.聽


As always, watch our homepage聽or app for news developments, including about what appears to be a pending U.S.-Iran deal to extend talks on the Islamic Republic鈥檚 nuclear capabilities.


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Today’s stories

And why we wrote them

India and Pakistan are accelerating a largely underexamined arms buildup. After last year鈥檚 military clash, the shift toward faster, less predictable technologies is raising new concerns about future confrontation between old rivals.

The Explainer

For decades, many foreigners seeking permanent residency could apply for that status while in the United States. The Trump administration has recently said those immigrants are expected to apply from their home countries, potentially upending life for many applicants.

Many Colombians have benefited from outgoing, progressive President Gustavo Petro鈥檚 economic reforms. But Colombia鈥檚 security crisis gives conservatives a chance at returning to office.

Some Southern states moved to eliminate majority-minority districts in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling last month. But others are holding off for now 鈥 underscoring the complexities and political risks.

Commentary

Viewing the Supreme Court鈥檚 recent voting rights decision through the lens of history, questions arise about whether America is honest with itself about racial inequality.

Essay

A common love of hummingbirds nurtures a special bond between the writer and her grandmother.


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