Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily

Nations have until August 1st to make trade deals with the United States, the Trump administration says. But having heard President Donald Trump’s bark before, some world leaders may be losing their fear of his bite.
Also: today’s stories, including how Brazil’s push for global cooperation butts up against new Trump tariffs; a historic agreement between NATO members to more than double their defense spending; and how one restaurant owner in New Mexico is collecting artifacts scattered across his property by migrants in an art project for empathy.
Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.