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View in browser|nytimes.com May 19, 2025 The New York Times Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, May 17, 2025 Can you sort 8 historical events? Feedback For suggestions on how we can improve this newsletter, write to theupshotnewsletter@nytimes.com. If you have a compelling data set you'd like us to pursue, send it to dear.upshot@nytimes.com. WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FROM UPSHOT AND FRIENDS The New York Times Consumers Prop Up the Economy. They're Showing Signs of Strain. Consumer spending has been the bulwark against recession. A pullback could slow the economy. By Colby Smith and Christine Zhang Joe Raedle/Getty Images As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent. By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz The New York Times The Major Supreme Court Decisions in 2025 In a term that was increasingly overshadowed by emergency requests related to President Trump's swift executive actions, justices heard arguments on transgender rights, the role of religion in public life, gun violence and speech online. By Adam Liptak, Abbie VanSickle and Alicia Parlapiano The New York Times Audio Data Shows Newark Outage Problems Persisted Longer Than Officials Said Times analysis of air traffic recordings and flight data shows that outage-related problems persisted far longer than what the officials have acknowledged. By Helmuth Rosales and Zach Levitt IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Illustration by The New York Times round table 'Trump Can't Escape Political Gravity': 3 Writers on Trump's Polling What we can learn from polls about the president's action-filled second term so far and how Democrats are looking. By Frank Bruni, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Nate Silver The New York Times One Thing Helping Trump's Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump's job performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first 100 days in office, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found. By Ruth Igielnik Like this email? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here. If you received this newsletter from someone else, subscribe here. Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The Upshot from The New York Times. To stop receiving The Upshot, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018