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July 23, 2026

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

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Trump Administration Says Surprise Billing Law Is Being ‘Gamed’ by Doctors

For the first time, officials have acknowledged problems with the No Surprises Act, which has led to huge payments.

By Sarah Kliff, Margot Sanger-Katz and Alicia Parlapiano

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Could A.I. Do Your Job? We Put Agents to the Test.

In our experiment, we deployed A.I. “agents” to act as office workers, and found that they were capable of performing some of the tasks we assigned, but not all of them.

By Keith Collins

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How Trump Is Getting Richer in Office

See how President Trump and his family’s business empire has transformed from his first term.

By Andrea Fuller, Daniel Wood and Ben Protess

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See How Houthis Put the Red Sea at Risk as an Alternative Oil Route

Saudi Arabia has diverted huge amounts of oil to the Red Sea since the Iran war began, but now the Iranian-backed Houthi militants say that they intend to block that route.

By Rebecca F. Elliott, Lazaro Gamio and Samuel Granados

POLLING AROUND THE NATION

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President Trump’s Approval Rating: Latest Polls

Track the latest approval rating and polls on Americans’ approval of President Trump.

By Annie Daniel, Jon Huang, Ruth Igielnik, Jasmine C. Lee, Alex Lemonides, Jonah Smith, Caroline Soler, Albert Sun and Rumsey Taylor

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Guest Essay

America Has Eight Political Tribes. Which One Do You Belong to?

Think of our two major political parties as two coalitions.

By Kristen Soltis Anderson

Midterm Test

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A former N.F.L. kicker who was endorsed by President Trump won a Republican House primary this week in Arizona. Can you name him?

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