In the lead-up to America’s 250th anniversary, President Trump is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a major renovation of the nation’s capitol.
David A. Fahrenthold, who has been investigating how the projects have come together, takes listeners on a walking tour of the sites being remade.
Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-a-fahrenthold" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">David A. Fahrenthold</a>, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, writing primarily about nonprofit organizations.
Background reading: 
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 <li>See <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/31/us/trump-reflecting-pool-problems.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">what’s wrong</a> with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.</li>
 <li>A no-bid contract is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/reflecting-pool-trump-contract.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">turning the pool blue</a>.</li>
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Photo: Allison Robbert for The New York Times
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