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February 5, 2026

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FROM UPSHOT AND FRIENDS

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The Effects of Tariffs, One Year Into Trump’s Trade Experiment

Five charts show the impact on the economy after a year of sweeping trade changes by the Trump administration.

By Ana Swanson

President Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi leaders.

Doug Mills/The New York Times

News Analysis

‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump

Experts are reaching to divine the president’s approach to global policy and economics, with one theory seeing antecedents in centuries-old dynastic rule.

By Patricia Cohen

A red Equifax sign stands in the foreground before a large office building and a lush green tree.

Tami Chappell/Reuters

Senators Accuse Equifax of ‘Price-Gouging’ Medicaid Programs

The company’s data will be essential for many states to comply with new work requirements for the health insurance program that take effect next year.

By Sarah Kliff, Margot Sanger-Katz and Asmaa Elkeurti

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Bobby Pulido, wearing a cowboy hat, holds a microphone and speak in front of a crowd.

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To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas

Democrats are tapping candidates with unusual résumés — a Tejano recording star, a smokejumper and a fourth-generation farmer — to compete in areas long seen as inhospitable.

By Shane Goldmacher

The long shadow of a figure speaking at a lectern, on a blue wall with a series of stars.

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Guest Essay

Project 2028

An outline of items in a hypothetical Democratic Party platform.

By Thomas B. Edsall

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