Inside Trump’s D.C. Takeover, and the White House Takes On the Smithsonian

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<p>Plus, why that old song suddenly has a new music video. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/dc-police-national-guard.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Show of Force Begins to Take Shape as Guard Troops Deploy in D.C.</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/arts/design/smithsonian-exhibitions-review-white-house-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions</strong></a>, <i>by Graham Bowley, Jennifer Schuessler and Robin Pogrebin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged</strong></a>, <i>by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/russia-hack-federal-court-system.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman, Glenn Thrush and Mattathias Schwartz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/arts/music/music-videos-talking-heads-lucy-dacus.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Song Was a Hit 20 Years Ago. It Just Got a Video</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Ducker</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>