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The Trump administration must give a 30-day notice before demolishing the Kennedy Center or straying from its planned renovations for the building, the Obama-appointed federal judge overseeing the performing arts center court battle ordered.U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote in a minute order on Thursday that if the Trump... Read more

President Donald Trump said Thursday that American and Polish officials have made “major progress” toward establishing a new U.S. Army base in Poland.Since his first term, Trump has steadily pressured fellow NATO members to increase their annual defense commitments. While the pressure campaign has driven some increases in European defense... Read more

White House Council of Economic Directors chairman Christopher Phelan suggested Thursday that the Trump administration needs additional levers to pull, beyond tariffs, to ensure that other countries stick to bilateral trade agreements.Phelan, who rarely speaks in public, took part in an event on Thursday hosted by the US-Asia Fair Market... Read more

The Trump administration will close the Kennedy Center for at least one week to examine the extent of “severe structural deterioration” in the facility, the center’s executive director, Matt Floca, said in a Thursday court filing.“During this temporary closure, which will last for seven days, unless extended, I intend to... Read more

President Donald Trump is giving Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh a pass after the central bank voted unanimously to raise interest rates.Trump repeatedly attacked Warsh’s predecessor Jerome Powell for holding interest rates steady rather than cutting them, and has called for the Fed to lower rates for months. Stay informed.Stay... Read more

President Donald Trump was photographed reading a placard that said, “Kennedy Center DEMOLITION” on Air Force One late on Wednesday night.The photo was taken from outside the plane through the small windows of the aircraft, only showing Trump’s head in one and the giant placard in the other. Speculation quickly... Read more

President Donald Trump tore into the “hostile” Federal Reserve after the board voted on Wednesday to raise interest rates but held back criticism of Chairman Kevin Warsh, whom he tapped to lead the central bank earlier this year.Speaking with reporters in North Carolina, Trump was asked about the interest rate decision.... Read more

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The National Park Service sent a memorandum of agreement to historic preservation groups that included a series of measures to lessen the impact of President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch after concluding the massive structure would have unavoidable “adverse effects” on historic sites around the nation’s capital.The proposed MOA,... Read more

Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) midterm advice for his possible successor, Republican nominee Michael Whatley, is to be a little more like him.That is, to know when to disagree with President Donald Trump and appeal to unaffiliated voters who are crucial to the GOP’s efforts to maintain the battleground Senate seat... Read more

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles announced she was cancer-free in a social media post on Wednesday.“Thank you to my family, friends, doctors, and everyone who prayed for me, checked in, and supported me along the way,” she wrote in a post on X. Stay informed.Stay ahead. Join Washington... Read more

One of President John F. Kennedy’s nieces on Tuesday weighed in on President Donald Trump’s battle to rebrand the cultural institution named in honor of her uncle, accusing him of “hostage-taking” the Kennedy Center. Trump has fought for nearly a year to have the institution renamed after himself, and the center’s... Read more