Republicans have largely been on defense against Democratic criticism. Here are five arguments advanced by figures in both parties.

After speaking alongside city officials in Paterson, N.J., Leqaa Kordia, who was recently released after a year in ICE detention, led a crowd in chants of “globalize the intifada.”

France’s far right hoped for major gains in Sunday’s municipal elections, a key bellwether moment before a presidential election next year. Its results were mixed.

The shortage of checkpoint workers created lines of at least three hours at LaGuardia Airport. Many passengers doubted ICE agents were the solution.

President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

Across the South and Southwest, where price hikes have been the most severe, drivers have lamented how the increased costs have cut into their budgets.

The actor, who died on Friday, was a fan favorite on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” even as his character mixed quiet heroism with hostility toward the show’s women.

In recent years, more homes have added air-conditioning, something that may come in handy this week as some areas are expected to see temperatures 40 degrees above normal.

No one was injured, but a woman was startled on Saturday when a meteorite pierced the roof of her home, ricocheted off the floor and struck a bedroom ceiling.

Woodrow Wilson’s presidency has taken on new resonance among historians and critics of President Trump, particularly when it comes to race.

He helped discover cancer-causing genes. Later, as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, he led a major expansion.

Seeing China firsthand can sharpen U.S. policy, reveal Chinese strengths and weaknesses and reduce costly miscalculations.

On Capitol Hill and in Nashville, comments by Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee have sown division and underscored a growing tolerance on the right for Islamophobia.

On New York’s eastern shore, the wealthy are already competing to secure a chef for the season.

After a seven-ton fireball exploded above the Cleveland area, a group of meteorite hunters descended too, in the name of science — and possibly cash.

Some tax resisters withhold a symbolic amount, but those who willfully refuse to file or pay could face civil or criminal penalties.

What a 40-year-old movie told me about childhood today.

America shouldn’t fight a war like this.

He imposed the most significant overhaul of the F.B.I. in its history. Later, after concluding that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger.

The center-left government is being challenged by a right-wing populist accused of launching a smear campaign in the final days of a close race.