Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to header Skip to footer

Daily News Briefing

The Daily News Briefing is no longer being produced, and new Briefings will no longer be added as part of JSH-Online.

Although the Monitor's new premium news product, the Monitor Daily, is not included as part of a JSH-Online subscription, JSH-Online subscribers receive email and web access to the Monitor Daily through May 19 at no additional charge and are also eligible to subscribe to the Monitor Daily at a discounted rate.

Preview the NEW Monitor Daily here.

Find out more about subscribing to the Monitor Daily.


The Christian Science Monitor Daily News Briefing provides an editorially curated perspective on important news of the day. Each issue provides a daily commentary from the editors, abridged versions of five key stories, an Editorial, the Christian Science perspective article, and a Top Headlines column. Insights gained from the Monitor can support and strengthen your prayers for the world. For the latest news and 24/7 access to Monitor content, you can also visit CSMonitor.com.

The China question

A shaky stock market, a real estate bubble, and other issues raise concerns about the Chinese economy.

Greece appeared to vote 'no' Sunday – but against what? Against being squeezed by the rest of Europe. Now, the rest of Europe will decide if that's OK.

Can the right balance between “hard power” and “soft power” compel change for the better?

What Greece needs

Behind the high-stakes crisis this week over the terms of Greece's debt payments is a common interest: a more productive Greek economy.

Greece and Argentina

A Greek default would be painful. It was for Argentina and still is in some ways. But Argentines adjusted.

The news this week has provided a portrait of remorseless murder and terror. But it has also offered the smallest glimpse of the reckoning that can come after.

The Supreme Court's upholding of a key part of the Affordable Care Act further entrenches the controversial – but increasingly durable – law.

A time for leadership

Thorny issues surrounding Greece and Iran are coming down to the wire. What happens next will require wisdom and care.

Hack job

New claims of NSA spying on anti-virus software firms shouldn’t come as a shock.

After months of impasse, the Greek financial crisis appears to have taken an encouraging turn.