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The Kennedy Center’s Trump announced his honor that day
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Let’s start with the news Donald Trump will visit the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, announcing the honors of this year on the same day..
Trump avoided the Kennedy Center honors in his first semester after artists said they would not be out of protests. This year, he took over the new chairman of the Kennedy Center and fired the board, replacing the board with loyalists.
Trump mocked the Performing Arts Center’s name in a social post on truth Tuesday and said it would restore its former glory, the Associated Press reported.
“I mean, the great nominee of the Trump/KF Center, the Kennedy Center, the awards,” Trump wrote. He said the work is being done on the site, which will “restore it to the absolute highest luxury, charm and entertainment.”
“It has been in trouble during the difficult times, but it will make a comeback soon!!!” he wrote.
It is unclear how to choose this year’s winners, although Trump said he wants a more active role. Historically, the bipartisan advisory committee has selected recipients, and over the years, they have ranged from George Balanchine and Tom Hanks to Aretha Franklin and Stephen Sondheim. A message sent to the Kennedy Center Press Office asked how to choose this year’s winners did not return Tuesday.
However, the Kennedy Center did post this on social media: “It’s coming…a country music idol, British, New York City rock band, dance queen and a multi-billion dollar actor walking into the Kennedy Center Opera…”
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DC National Guard begins deployment on city streets Tuesday night Trump ordered arriving and controlling the city’s police force the day after the second day, although formal crime statistics were also true.
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A federal judge orders the Trump administration to immediately improve the status of immigrants holding facilities in New York Citytaking action is increasing among detainees complaining that cells are overcrowded, unhygienic and inhumane.
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The Texas Senate approved a Republican-made congressional map that will provide Republicans with five House seats by mid-2026. But the legislation is everywhere as House Democrats continue to violate the quorum. Speaker Dustin Burrows said the house would be adjourned until Friday, when the legislature would try to reach a quorum again.
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President Trump will talk to European leaders, including Volodymyr Zelenskyy, before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the meeting between Trump and Putin on Friday as a “listening exercise” by the president, confirming that Zelenskyy will not be present, but the president hopes for a trilateral meeting in the future. For more information on the upcoming meeting, please follow our European Live Blog here.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will draw a new election map On Tuesday night, Trump “missed” the last deadline in a ongoing re-division battle between the Democratic and Republican states.
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The Trump administration is clearly expanding control over Smithsonian cultural representativesthe world’s largest museum and research complex. In a letter posted on the White House website, the administration told the Smithsonian it plans to conduct an extensive review of exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of the 250th anniversary celebrations in 2026.
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