What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for You, and a Giant Act of Vandalism in D.C.

About this episode

<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/technology/spacex-indexes-401k.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SpaceX Is About to Be in Your 401(k) Whether You Like It or Not</a>, by Mike Isaac and Maureen Farrell</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/world/europe/us-nato-cuts-drawdown-jets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe</a>, by Christopher F. Schuetze and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/usps-mail-voting-democratic-resistance.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands</a>, by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/national-mall-grass-vandalized-86-47-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grass on the National Mall Is Vandalized With ’86 47’ Stains</a>, by Neil Vigdor</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-settlements.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel Set to Rapidly Expand West Bank Settlement</a>, by Isabel Kershner</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/science/humans-walking-veer-left-counterclockwise.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking</a>, by Rachel Nuwer</p> <p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">go here</a>.</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>