The Shadowy Story of Oppenheimer and Congress

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January 23, 2024

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Nominations for the Oscars are announced on Tuesday and “Oppenheimer,” a film about the father of the atomic bomb, is expected to be among the front-runners.

Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The Times, explains how the film sent her on a quest to find the secret story of how Congress paid for the bomb, and what it reveals about the inner workings of Washington.

GuestCatie Edmondson () , a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.

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• Watching “Oppenheimer,” a journalist wonderedHow did the president get the $2 billion secret project past Congress? ()

• What to expect () from the Oscar nominations.

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