A knife-wielding masked man. A pig’s head outside his parents’ door. Running 30 marathons in 35 days. The Cambridge professor Jason Arday, accused of plagiarism, says he’s been through it all. Not everyone believes him.

The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

Our politics reporter Kellen Browning went to the Democratic Socialists of America’s national summit in Chicago to learn more about the group’s new platform.

Senators in both parties are eager to avoid another spending skirmish before the midterm elections, but the measure still must pass the House.

Leaders of the state Democratic Party endorsed the ballot measure slated for November, but the party remains far from united on the issue as Democrats nationwide grapple with a growing wealth gap.

While the ruling dealt a blow to New York’s efforts to rein in ICE, a ban on formal cooperation with local police officers will move forward.

Unable to unite behind a single candidate in Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District, moderate Democrats worry that they’ve complicated their chances in a key November battleground.

Plus, two deaths are linked to cyclosporiasis. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Nanit and other start-ups want to track your children through the night — and soon, for much longer than that.

A farmer, poet and musician, he revitalized contra dancing in the 1960s and ’70s, bringing the tradition to a new generation.

The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.

The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technology is expensive and slow and requires human effort.

The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.

A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.

From $130 dinners to expensive cocktails and even exorbitant movie tickets, a crushing economy in New York City is creating a fresh barrier to love.