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President Trump is set to wave the green flag at a historic Indy car race in DC

NPR | By Deepa Shivaram,

Scott Simon

Published August 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM EDT

We look at the upcoming IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., this weekend, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the construction of President Trump's White House ballroom.

Deepa Shivaram

Deepa Shivaram is a White House Correspondent at NPR.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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