Brookings Institution Report: Over 100,000 Family Separations in Trump Crackdown

The Brookings Institution suggests that federal statistics are an undercount because immigrant parents are not being asked about or not disclosing their American children.Children have been separated from their parents, according to a new report, as the Trump administration continues its deportation

M Miriam Jordan and Jeff Adelson

How a Funding Pause Derailed an Artificial Heart for Babies

James Antaki’s efforts to develop a baby’s heart were close to success when his federal funding was cut off. The grants were eventually restored; rebuilding what was lost wasn’t so easy.James Antaki, a biomedical engineer at Cornell. He had been developing an artificial heart for young children. Rou

S Simar Bajaj

A Crack in the Polling Floor Puts Trump in New Territory

A 37 percent approval rating in a new Times/Siena poll suggests the G.O.P. is facing a big midterm problem despite recent redistricting gains.President Trump’s approval rating is his lowest recorded in a Times/Siena survey.

N Nate Cohn

Why Did Some LIRR Unions Decide to Strike?

Members of the five unions that are on strike made more than $136,000 last year on average, according to M.T.A. figures. But they have not received a raise since 2022.The five negotiating unions represent about half of the Long Island Rail Road’s workers.

S Stefanos Chen

In Closed-Door Talks, U.S. Demands a Major Role in Greenland

Greenlandic officials worry about the direction of the negotiations aimed at defusing President Trump’s threats to seize their island. But they have little leverage.Ilulisaat, Greenland, a town where a Chinese state company nearly won a contract to build an airport in 2018. After U.S. officials pres

J Jeffrey Gettleman, Maya Tekeli, Anton Troianovski and Eric Schmitt

Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China

President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.President Trump with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing, on Thursday.

C Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

How the Music of ‘Schmigadoon!’ Echoes Broadway’s Past

The composer Cinco Paul discusses the clever references to classic musicals everywhere you look (and hear) in his new Broadway show.“Schmigadoon!,” a musical satire adapted from the 2021 AppleTV+ series, is now playing at the Nederlander Theater in Manhattan.

A Alexis Soloski

Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.Muslima Ibrahim Mohamed, 38, holds her 2-day-old son, Noor Mohamed.

P Peter S. Goodman and Finbarr O’Reilly

Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.Argentine security forces seizing a young man in 1982 in Buenos Aires during the Dirty War.

A Amanda Taub

Gun Found in Mangione’s Backpack Can be Used as Evidence, Judge Says

The ruling was a partial victory for prosecutors in the murder trial of Luigi Mangione. A state judge ruled out some other evidence.Luigi Mangione’s lawyers have argued that the evidence found in his backpack when he was arrested was obtained illegally and cannot be used at trial.

H Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya

What to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.A motorcycle taxi driver at a hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.

E Ephrat Livni

Mamdani’s First City-Owned Grocery Store Is Planned for the South Bronx

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that the store will open in the Hunts Point neighborhood next year. Some merchants are pushing back.A core campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who unveiled the plan for Hunts Point in a news conference on Monday, involved opening a city-run grocery store in each borou

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons

The Fighting Never Ends

We look at what happens when countries say they’re going to stop shooting at each other.The site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs this month.

S Sam Sifton

Federal Prosecutors Move to Drop Bribery Case Against Indian Magnate

Gautam Adani had been accused of lying to American investors about payoffs in India. The end of the case came as President Trump has signaled a transactional approach to justice.Gautam Adani’s companies have powered India’s rise as a global economic power.

S Santul Nerkar and Alex Travelli

Two Military Jets Collide in Midair at Idaho Air Show

Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. Four crew members safely ejected before the planes crashed, officials said.The U.S. Air Force demonstration squadron Thunderbirds at the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho

J Johnny Diaz and Edgar Sandoval