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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.

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Deepa Shivaram
Deepa Shivaram is a White House Correspondent at NPR.
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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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