Washington — Kennedy Center president Ric Grenell and Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island are clashing over the center’s spending and operations records, after Trump allies were appointed to key roles at the Kennedy Center earlier this year, and President Trump was elected chairman of the board. In a letter to Grenell, Whitehouse said…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With National Guard troops in the streets and federal agents at the door of his former adviser, President Donald Trump spent a heavy dose of his Friday channeling his inner tourist and reliving his bygone days as a sports team owner and construction mogul. He stopped by a gift shop near the…
The White House took umbrage after a guest on CNN said the Kennedy Center had chosen to honor 81-year-old Gloria Gaynor merely because she is a person of color. On August 13, President Donald Trump unveiled this year’s Kennedy Center honorees, which include Gaynor, known for hit songs “I Will Survive” and “Eye of the…
US President Donald Trump speaks during the unveiling of the Kennedy Center Honors nominees on August 13, 2025, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off a question about a new report that Russia is at least partially responsible for hacking the…
Washington — President Trump is set to visit the Kennedy Center Wednesday where he’s expected to announce this year’s Kennedy Center honorees after working to overhaul the D.C. cultural institution in recent months. The Kennedy Center previewed the announcement Tuesday, writing in a post on X: “A country music icon, an Englishman, a New York…
House Republicans on Tuesday advanced a measure that would rename the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ opera house after first lady Melania Trump — as President Trump and his allies boost their influence over the D.C. cultural institution. The proposed renaming was folded into an amendment to a bill that would set fiscal year 2026…