Trump’s ‘Law and Order’ Crackdown on D.C., and Silicon Valley Embraces the Pentagon

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<p>Plus, a quiet crisis for America’s jurors. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/trump-washington-dc-police.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police, Citing ‘Bloodthirsty Criminals.’ But Crime Is Down</strong></a>, <i>by Katie Rogers</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/google-meta-openai-military-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Militarization of Silicon Valley</strong></a>, <i>by Sheera Frenkel</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/us-china-trade-tariffs-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Extends China Tariff Truce by Three Months</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/business/economy/trump-bls-commissioner.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump, Seeking Friendlier Economic Data, Names New Statistics Chief</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm, Ben Casselman and Lydia DePillis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/well/the-hidden-trauma-of-jury-duty.html" target="_blank"><strong>After a Grisly Trial, Jurors Are Left With Mental Scars and Few Resources</strong></a>, <i>by Liz Krieger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/science/meteor-georgia-older-than-earth.html" target="_blank"><strong>Space Rock That Punched Through Roof Almost Struck Resident</strong></a>, <i>by Adeel Hassan</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>