What Did I Miss? Your Summer Politics Quiz.

1 of 15President Trump has been getting lots of flak from Americans who think he’s bad at handling the economy. The president ranted about all this negative thinking, telling a Wisconsin audience that Black unemployment rates were at an all-time low, according to…AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT2 of 15In fact, Trump said in a nearby state, 2026 has been …3 of 15There’s lots of excitement about this fall’s elections, of course. Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat who won a hard-fought Senate primary in Michigan, became one of the party’s new-era progressive stars. The Times reported that one of his aides calls him:4 of 15JD Vance is being talked about a lot as a possible Trump successor. He made his name with a memoir about his childhood called “Hillbilly Elegy,” which is set partially in Kentucky.Andy Beshear, the Democratic governor of Kentucky, recently called Vance’s book:5 of 15Beshear was a Kentucky farm boy himself. He’s said that he has fond memories of a childhood task that “prepares you for politics.” Beshear said his job was …AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT6 of 15One of the few positive stories out of Congress lately was the passage of a bill to address the housing crisis — the biggest attempt to tackle that problem in more than 30 years. Trump called the measure:7 of 15The president has been having quite a few tussles with the Smithsonian Institution. In a new memoir, Lonnie Bunch, the Smithsonian secretary, recalled taking Trump on a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and stopping at an exhibit focused on the Dutch role in the slave trade.Bunch said Trump commented:8 of 15One of the Democrats talked about as a possible presidential candidate in 2028 is Gov. Gavin Newsom of California. Recently, his former appointments secretary wrote an article revisiting a more-than-20-year-old scandal about …9 of 15The Trumps have made mega-fortunes since the president returned to office. More than $1 billion of that came from the family …AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT10 of 15The entire globe seemed to be watching this year’s soccer World Cup. Americans got a chance to be reintroduced to FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football, whose head, Gianni Infantino, is a big Trump fan. Last year, he awarded the president the “FIFA Peace Prize” after Trump failed to …11 of 15Another Republican who seems to want to be the party’s presidential nominee is Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense. Recently, Hegseth announced a mandatory screening of all 30-and-over service members, including women, for testosterone deficiency, because he says he wants …12 of 15So far this year we’ve sure been focused on those Senate primaries. The Democratic one in Maine started off with an oysterman who had to leave the race after he was accused of rape (an accusation he denies). He was replaced by a …13 of 15Penn Station in New York is the busiest transportation center in the country. The current administration wants to rename it, and speculation is rife that the plan is to call it …AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT14 of 15Speaking to a group of autoworkers recently, Trump said:15 of 15Americans have heard a lot recently about the story of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier whose crew had been reportedly facing food shortages, not to mention mental health crises, after roughly nine months at sea.Top officials’ response to the complaints from families about the distress on board ranged from sympathetic to defensive. Our president said three-quarters of a year on the water without a break was …

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