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

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

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

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

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

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

A Search for Ways Around Blocked Strait Leads to Syria

The latest war in the Middle East has created new economic opportunities for Syria thanks to its geography.Iraqi trucks carrying oil along the highway near the Baniyas port and refinery in Syria in April.

R Raja Abdulrahim

G7 Finance Ministers Look to Contain Iran Economic Fallout

Top policymakers were expected to discuss rising energy prices and sanctions policy at a critical summit in Paris this week.China’s leader, Xi Jinping, greeting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week. Mr. Bessent is leading the U.S. delegation at the G7 finance ministers’ meeting.

A Alan Rappeport

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

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

Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to announce that the store will open in the Hunts Point neighborhood next year. Some merchants are pushing back.The proposed location of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first city-owned grocery store in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx.

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons

The Quest for Clean Hydrogen Moves Underground

The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.

B Brad Plumer and Ian Willms

A French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right

Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.“I know what it means, and what kind of consequences it can have for my country when those kinds of people take control,” Kylian Mbapp

M Mark Landler

NextEra Energy Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant

A deal, involving the utilities in Florida and Virginia, would come as demand for power is soaring, largely because of the rapid growth of A.I. data centers.A wind farm owned by NextEra Energy in Texas. Peak electricity demand in coming summers and winters is expected to rise more than 20 percent na

L Lauren Hirsch and Ivan Penn