President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research How government cuts are slowing research.

Anxious Prayers as Pope Francis Lingers in Critical Condition Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next As President Trump turns toward Russia, Taiwan grapples with its reliance on U.S. support in the face of conflict with China.

Tesla Moves One Step Closer to Self-Driving Cars in China The development marked a breakthrough for Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, in a country where his company has faced increasingly tough competition.

Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.

A Showdown on Ukraine, and a Judge Says DOGE Might Be Unconstitutional Plus, Roberta Flack remembered.

Facing Trump’s Hostility, Ukraine Weighs Its Options. But They Are Few. There is a broad reckoning in Ukraine: Washington can no longer be relied upon as a supporter. But Kyiv still has agency on the battlefield and can seek increased support from Europe.

Taiwan Detains a Chinese-Crewed Ship After Undersea Cable Severed The Coast Guard said it was investigating how the cable was severed and said it could not rule out the possibility of sabotage.

A Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of Politics Martin Gurri discusses how social media and the internet have fundamentally changed the public’s relationship to institutions and power.

James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment There’s nothing Democrats can legitimately do to stop Trump, so we need a tactical pause in our fight to plan for the future.

Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.

5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big implications for Europe.

Al Trautwig, a Mainstay in the TV Booth at Madison Square Garden, Dies at 68 The Long Island native covered 16 Olympics, and had cameos in the movie “Cool Runnings” and the TV show “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections.

America and Russia Are on the Same Side Now The U.S. is embracing European far-right parties in sympathy with Moscow — the opposite of how Washington dealt with Europe’s Communist parties in the Cold War.

Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.

Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement The official, Doug O’Donnell, a 40-year veteran of the I.R.S., was elevated last month, after the last commissioner stepped down at the beginning of President Trump’s term.

Before Ascending to Top Tier of FBI, Dan Bongino Fueled Right-Wing Disbelief The post of deputy director will give Dan Bongino access to vast amounts of highly sensitive intelligence, as well as rumor, speculation and false accusations that F.B.I. agents regularly receive.

Putin Dangles Deals for Rare Earth Metals for U.S. In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far off.

In Huntington Beach, Politics on a Plaque MAGA references on a library plaque have divided the Southern California surf town and thrust it into the national spotlight.