?When are Republicans going to stand up to Trump? Never.?

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up from the presidential SUV. — Doug Mills/New York Times/File

President Trump is scoring policy victories with surprising efficiency, and his approval rating among GOP voters is nearly 90 percent.

A showdown between Mueller, Trump supporters nears

Special counsel Robert Mueller is pushing to write up his findings by summer?s end. The president?s lawyers are strategizing how to rebut a report that could spur impeachment hearings.

Pot shops can?t bank on making any deposits

Soon-to-open dispensaries say no banks have come forward to provide services.

Mary, 8, and her sister Bernadette, 9, laugh as their brother Bartholomew, 5, plays with hay while they watch as Raphael is swung upside-down by their dad Gerard Beirne as their other brother Anthony, 2, giggles. — Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

THOMAS FARRAGHER

A father?s mantra: ?My wealth is at the kitchen table?

Gerard Beirne knows his 12 children are a blessing, yet it?s a path he almost never took.

Lacking AC, Lowell considers closing schools on Monday

Temperatures are expected to reach into the high 90s. ?Student safety is always my top priority,? said Lowell High?s head of school.

Pope compares abortion with Nazi-era crimes

?The murder of children. To have an easy life, they get rid of an innocent,? Francis said while speaking to an Italian family group.

?Southern Baptists don?t speak for all Christians?

United Church of Christ congregations in New England want to launch an organized, progressive Christian voice to counter right-wing religious forces.

Central American asylum seekers waited last week in McAllen, Texas, as US Border Patrol agents took them into custody. — John Moore/Getty Images

Yvonne Abraham

Hey undocumented immigrants, it?s all your fault

America is wrenching your children away from you at the border, but don?t blame us.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Why regional economies still matter

New federal data show just how localized certain types of jobs can be.

Everything was rolling . . . then came talk of a trade war

Only a few months ago, the global economy appeared to be humming. Now, the world?s fortunes are imperiled.

Boats carrying 630 migrants dock in Spain

The convoy arrived early Sunday in Valencia. Officials will examine the migrants case-by-case to see if they qualify for asylum.

Summit does not deal with North Korea?s hacking

Among the subjects President Trump apparently didn?t discuss with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was North Korea?s record of dangerous cyberattacks.

23-foot-long python swallows Indonesian woman

Villagers located the python after the woman went missing, cut it open, and found her inside.

Missing women in Springfield

A couple embraced after leaving balloons at a memorial outside the home of Stewart Weldon. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Stewart Weldon targeted women in throes of relapse, withdrawal

In the methadone clinics and drug-afflicted neighborhoods of Springfield and Chicopee, Weldon had a reputation as an erratic and violent crack user.

She found solace among the faithful. Then she left

?As quickly as she showed up . . . she kind of disappeared,? New Day Church pastor the Rev. Mike Sorcinelli said of Kayla Escalante.

A sister wonders: Who sent those final texts?

Wanda Estrada is convinced America Lyden did not send those final messages. ?I think it wasn?t from her.?

MARINERS 1, RED SOX 0

Mariners silence Red Sox

Wade LeBlanc pitched shutout ball into the eighth and the bullpen did the rest in Seattle?s victory.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

David Price has been excellent. He needs to be excellent against the Yankees, too

Price is 6-0 with a 2.64 ERA in his last seven starts, and the Sox have won each game.

TARA SULLIVAN

One of the stars of the US Open has a day job . . . as a Brockton firefighter

Matt Parziale?s three-day 11-over total has him first among all amateurs.

As extreme heat awaits, Boston opens its outdoor pools

The city also debuted its ?family friendly beach? in South Boston.

Globe Magazine

Yankee grit and the building of the Appalachian Trail

A peculiarly Yankee trait of working for pleasure led to the creation of the national trail system, which is turning 50.

Ideas: The tech issue

Editorial

The case for breaking up Google

Never in the history of the world has a single company had so much control over what people know and think.

IDEAS | THE BIG TECH ISSUE

Don?t break up Google ? the market will sort everything out

Sooner or later, every Goliath is displaced by a David. That goes for Google, too. And it won?t require government intercession to make it happen.

She came here 9 years ago, knowing no English. She?s now a valedictorian

Dangers in Haiti led Saïsa Nicolas?s family to move to Boston, and her diligence in school separated her from the pack.

Jay-Z, Beyonce release surprise album ?Everything Is Love?

Once again, the Carter clan dropped a surprise album before anyone knew it was coming.

At Juneteenth, black Bostonians celebrate identity, unity in spirited cookout

?July 4 is not our independence day. Juneteenth is our independence day,? said Leslie Marshall, 54, of Dorchester.

MICHELLE SINGLETARY | THE COLOR OF MONEY

What would she do in these financial conundrums?

The columnist answers readers? questions on how she would handle situations they find themselves in.

music review

Paul Simon sets TD Garden aglow with a warm farewell

The singer, who is retiring from the road, offered a performance that was both a celebration of past glories and a nod toward what might come next.

Cook Islands: The tropical paradise you need to visit before everyone else does

This place won?t stay a secret much longer.

COLLEGE BOUND

It?s alright to kick back a bit

Counselors say teens should have some down time with friends amid all the extracurriculars.

Why Facebook and Google should pay you for your data

Users? clicks and posts built Facebook and Google?s online empires. Isn?t it time they got paid for their labor?

Special reports

IDEAS | THE BIG TECH ISSUE

Why Facebook and Google should pay you for your data

Users? clicks and posts built Facebook and Google?s online empires. Isn?t it time they got paid for their labor?

Watch ?Runnin?,? a STAT documentary

?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.