7 d. ago Gloria Gaynor revealed as MAGA donor after being picked by Trump for Kennedy Center Honor

‘I Will Survive’ singer has reportedly donated nearly $22,000 to right-wing politicians and organizations since 2023

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9 d. ago ‘We’re just gonna do it’ Trump says he plans to ignore Act of Congress needed to rename Department of Defense

Donald Trump says he plans to ignore the need for an Act of Congress to change the name of the Department of Defense.

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1 week ago Trump could rename Kennedy Center after himself ‘in a week or so’

Trump has repeatedly mentioned renaming the storied Washington, D.C. institution

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1 week ago 2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington's Kennedy Center, Trump says

President Donald Trump says that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will happen on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington

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1 week ago Trump says 2026 World Cup draw will be staged at Washington’s Kennedy Center

Trump says Kennedy Center to host Cup drawVenue also site of $257m renovation project2026 World Cup spans US, Canada and MexicoThe 2026 World Cup draw will take place at Washington’s Kennedy Center on 5 December, US president Donald Trump confirmed on Friday.Calling it “the biggest, probably the biggest event in sports”, Trump made the announcement from the Oval Office while seated alongside Fifa president Gianni Infantino. The president sported a cap reading “Trump Was Right About Everything” as he spoke to reporters. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The family who made Kennedy Center medals at their kitchen countertop have been dropped by Trump as he eyes new Tiffany design

Change in medal production process is latest shake-up at the newly Trump-chaired Kennedy Center

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2 w. ago Kiss ‘deeply honored’ to accept Trump’s Kennedy Center Honor despite branding him ‘abhorrent’

Gene Simmons previously said Trump was ‘out for himself’

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2 w. ago Tom Cruise turns down Trump's Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award over 'scheduling conflicts'

Speaking anonymously, Kennedy Center employees told of the actor's move to decline the accolade.

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2 w. ago Tom Cruise turns down Trump’s invite for Kennedy Center Honor: report

Cruise reportedly declined the offer due to scheduling conflicts

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2 w. ago The View’s Ana Navarro implores ‘goddess’ Gloria Gaynor to snub Trump’s Kennedy Center honor

President, who is also chairman of performing arts center, will host annual awards ceremony celebrating list of honorees

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3 w. ago Trump says use of National Guard in DC will serve as ‘beacon’ for NYC and LA in meandering Kennedy Center speech: Updates

President Donald Trump is set to host the Kennedy Center Honors in December

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3 w. ago DC news: Trump says use of National Guard will serve as ‘beacon’ for NYC and LA in meandering Kennedy Center speech

President Donald Trump is set to host the Kennedy Center Honors in December

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3 w. ago Trump reignites dementia fears after blunder with iconic rock band name

President Donald Trump made a gaffe as he stumbled over the name of the rock band Kiss during a speech at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, sparking a flurry of social media jokes

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3 w. ago Trump says he will host Kennedy Center awards and rejected liberal artists

President, set to honor Sylvester Stallone and Kiss, says he was ‘98%’ involved in selections and ‘turned down plenty’Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will host the Kennedy Center honors this year and said he had been heavily involved in choosing who to nominate, rejecting people he thought were too liberal.The US president named actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band Kiss, country music star George Strait and actor and singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center honors nominees since he took over as the Washington-based arts center’s chairman upon returning to the White House this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump names Sylvester Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he'll host awards show

President Donald Trump has put a personal touch on this year's Kennedy Center Honors

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3 w. ago Trump brags he is the ‘biggest name’ on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Donald Trump bragged he is the “biggest name” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame while introducing the new Kennedy Center honorees.

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3 w. ago Trump says use of National Guard in DC will serve as ‘beacon’ for NYC and LA in meandering Kennedy Center speech: Live

President Donald Trump is set to host the Kennedy Center Honors in December

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3 w. ago Trump will host Kennedy Center Honors in presidential first. Here’s who’s on the honorees list

From 'Rocky' Stallone to rock icons Kiss ... with a country legend, a disco diva and a masked Broadway legend among the five

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3 w. ago Trump announces he will host Kennedy Center Honors as he bashes other award shows for being ‘political’: Live updates

Troops spotted at Armory and Washington Monument as president’s crime crackdown got underway

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3 w. ago DC mayor hardens stance on Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ deployment of national guard – US politics live

Muriel Bowser urges community members to ‘protect our autonomy and get to the other side of this guy’ amid Trump’s interventionWe can expect to hear from the president at least a few times today. According to his daily schedule, he’ll make an appearance at the Kennedy Center at 11am ET, and make an announcement.He’ll then head back to the White House and sign executive orders at 4pm ET. For now this will be closed press, but could very well open up.Will be speaking to European Leaders in a short while. They are great people who want to see a deal done.Very unfair media is at work on my meeting with Putin. Constantly quoting fired losers and really dumb people like John Bolton, who just said that, even though the meeting is on American soil, “Putin has already won.” What’s that all about? We are winning on EVERYTHING. The Fake News is working overtime (No tax on overtime!).If I got Moscow and Leningrad free, as part of the deal with Russia, the Fake News would say that I made a bad d...

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