Trump’s Strength in Primaries is Clear. The Midterms Pose a Different Test.

The president’s pull with the party base has been clear and his resources are vast. But his low approval ratings make him a liability with swing voters.President Trump campaigning with Representative Mike Lawler of New York in May. Republicans have to weigh Mr. Trump’s approval ratings against his p

T Tim Balk, Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman

Trump Raises Money in Texas With Control of the Senate in the Balance

Many Republicans are hoping for financial support from President Trump, whose fund-raising power in the party remains unmatched despite his low poll numbers.A cutout of President Trump in Cypress, Texas, during the Republican primary run-off for Senate between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Senator

L Luke Broadwater

Democratic Socialists Are the Toast of the Party in Uruguay

The success of progressive candidates in the United States is inspiring leftists abroad struggling under pressure from the Trump administration and its allies.Participants at the Panamerican Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay.

J Jack Nicas and Anita Pouchard Serra

Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.Ratko Mladic in Sarajevo in 1994. He was captured in 2011 and put on trial for genocide and war crimes.

D Dan Bilefsky

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain

Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don’t abide by the same rules.To settle the suits, Meta agreed to drastically rein in children’s’ access to marquee products like Instagram and Facebook.

M Mike Isaac

As Anger Grows Over Trump Tariffs, Some in Canada Want Out of U.S. F-35 Deal

A year into a government review of the purchase of as many as 88 F-35s, one premier says buying American warplanes makes no sense in the face of President Trump’s latest tariffs.The F-35 Lightning, made by American defense contractor Lockheed-Martin, costs between $82.5 million and $109 million per

I Ian Austen

Democrats to Force Senate Vote on Israel’s Human Rights Practices

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is leading a group of Democrats seeking answers about violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.A handcuffed Palestinian man being detained by Israeli border police officers during an army operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West

R Robert Jimison

U.S. to Withdraw 200 Troops Sent to Nigeria Under Trump

Officials say the small, limited deployment could serve as a model. But terrorists in the country have continued to attack and kill.Nigerian soldiers took part in a search-and-rescue exercise at the Maiduguri Air Force Base earlier this month. Nigerian forces worked with the American military to kil

E Eric Schmitt, Saikou Jammeh and Ismail Auwal

Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse

Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years ago as Ukrainian soldiers hunt them at close quarters.Ukrainian soldiers of the Bratstvo Battalion unloading their equipment after making their way out of the Kahkovka reservoir basin, compl

C Carlotta Gall and Nicole Tung