Inside Trump’s Mad Dash to Renovate Washington
June 1, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn 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.
GuestDavid A. Fahrenthold () , an investigative reporter for The New York Times, writing primarily about nonprofit organizations.
Background reading:
• See what’s wrong () with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
• A nobid contract is turning the pool blue () .
• The firm building Mr. Trump’s ballroom got a secret nobid contract for a nearby job () .
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