Feb 02 WATCH: Trump says he's not ripping down the Kennedy Center, 'we're using the structure' to renovate By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump's comments suggested that the interior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be gutted as part of the process. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 6:46 Trump announces 2-year closure of Kennedy Center after multiple cancellations by artists By Liz Landers, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer. President Trump made the announcement on social media Sunday, claiming it is necessary for… Continue watching
Feb 02 How music's biggest stars protested Trump's immigration crackdown at the Grammys By James Pollard, Associated Press Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns. Continue reading
Feb 02 Trevor Noah draws Trump's ire after Grammys jokes about the president, Nicki Minaj By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Noah saved his most pointed jokes for absentees, and elicited an angry post from the president. Continue reading
Feb 02 Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after wave of cancellations By Michelle L. Price, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press He says the proposal is subject to approval by the board of the Kennedy Center, which has been stocked with his hand-picked allies. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: House convenes during partial government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining… Continue reading
Feb 01 A list of powerful men named in the Epstein files, from Elon Musk to former Prince Andrew By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press A who’s who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Feb 01 Iran's supreme leader warns any U.S. attack would spark 'regional war' in the Middle East Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Middle East. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 4:50 Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Kayan Taraporevala The Justice Department said today it has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was killed in Minneapolis last weekend. That news came shortly after there were more arrests in Minnesota… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:34 What Trump's nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh means for the Federal Reserve By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes President Trump announced Kevin Warsh as his pick to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh was an advisor to George W. Bush and served on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011. If confirmed,… Continue watching