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June 1, 2026

You Be the Ump Major league umpires are facing video review on balls and strikes for the first time. How would you do? By Michael Beswetherick and Sean Catangui

The New York Times Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, May 30, 2026 Can you sort 8 historical events? By Emily Zauzmer

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

Lois Dodd, courtesy Alexandre, New York 10-Minute Challenge: ‘The Painted Room’ by Lois Dodd We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted. By Larry Buchanan

The New York Times How Japan Lost 3 Million People in Five Years Japan’s population fell by more than 3 million over the past five years, a record drop that underscores the depths of the country’s accelerating demographic crisis. By Javier C. Hernández, Pablo Robles and Kiuko Notoya

Rachel Woolf for The New York Times Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent The departure of more than 10,000 federal lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices and advocacy groups. By Eileen Sullivan and Andrea Fuller

POLLING AROUND THE NATION

How Bad Are President Trump’s Approval Ratings? Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, looks at President Trump’s sinking approval ratings. How do they compare with polling from other recent presidencies? By Nate Cohn, Laura Bult, June Kim, Edward Vega, Jon Miller and Whitney Shefte

The New York Times 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

Michael Swensen for The New York Times Latest Indicator of Political Discontent: 43% of Voters Dissatisfied With Both Parties Persistent frustration over the economy and foreign policy has left many Americans feeling politically homeless, and young voters are particularly frustrated. By Ruth Igielnik

Midterm Test

This question comes from a recent Times polling page. Click an answer to see if you’re right. (The link will be free.)

The open all-party primary for California governor is Tuesday. Can you identify the two Democrats and one Republican who have been at the top of the polls in recent weeks?

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