meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The 7

Trump’s visa vetting plan; Smithsonian content review; birdsong at night; and more

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Friday, August 22. The seven stories you need to know today.


Read today's briefing.


If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The Trump administration wants to vet everybody with visas in the U.S.

0:07.6

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

0:11.6

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Friday, August 22nd.

0:15.6

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:20.4

There are 55 million people who currently hold visas for travel to the

0:26.0

U.S. They're coming to the country for tourism, work, or study. And the State Department wants to

0:33.1

review all of them. In a statement, the agency said continuous vetting would allow it to revoke visas

0:40.6

if it finds signs of ineligibility. It's said that includes overstays, criminal activity,

0:47.4

and threats to public safety. In practice, the process of revetting people who already hold a visa is likely to be time-consuming and logistically complicated.

0:59.4

The Trump administration has overseen a drastic crackdown on immigration.

1:04.8

It initially focused on illegal migration to the U.S., but now it has expanded to include reviews of legal migration.

1:14.0

In another example, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wrote in a policy alert this week

1:20.4

that it was updating its guidance for granting visas.

1:24.5

It said it will screen applicants for what it calls anti-American behavior.

1:33.5

The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, it says, are too woke. That's number two.

1:43.0

For months, President Trump has been complaining that Smithsonian museums are too focused on negative aspects of U.S. history.

1:52.4

Yesterday, the White House increased its pressure on the Smithsonian.

1:57.1

It called out a list of exhibitions and materials it doesn't like,

2:02.1

including many that mention race, slavery, sexuality, and transgender identity.

2:08.2

Lindsay Halligan is the White House official charged with examining Smithsonian museums.

2:14.2

She spoke to Fox News on Wednesday.

2:16.8

I think there, the fact that we had, our country was involved in slavery as awful.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Washington Post, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Washington Post and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.