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Issa Rae's sold-out Kennedy Center show canceled
A sold-out show featuring award-winning actress Issa Rae set for next month at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. News4’s Jessica Albert reports Rae alluded social media the reason behind the cancellation is President Donald Trump’s taking over as KenCen’s board chair.
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DC residents, artists and relatives of JFK react to Kennedy Center shakeup
Less than 24 hours after the announcement that President Donald Trump had been voted as chair of the board of trustees, the Kennedy Center is seeing fallout from featured performers and some of the remaining board members.
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Linda McMahon may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does
Here is a look at some of the department’s key functions, and how Trump has said he might approach them.
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Fallout as President Trump takes over Kennedy Center
President Trump is officially the new chair of the Kennedy Center. News4 has reaction from audience members, performers and the Kennedy family.
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DC mayor reacts to DC safety executive order, Kennedy Center changes
The President has unique powers over the laws in Washington, D.C. that affect how the city is run — and while the mayor is a member of the Kennedy Center board, she is not a voting member. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Trump takes over Kennedy Center, names Lee Greenwood, Usha Vance, 12 others to board
On Wednesday afternoon, the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, comprised entirely of members appointed by President Donald Trump, voted to remove billionaire David Rubenstein and chair of the board and replace him with Trump.
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Joke petition seeks to help Denmark buy California as Trump eyes Greenland
A lighthearted petition to buy the state of California for Denmark prompted more than 200,000 signatures by Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland, a vast and mineral-rich Arctic island. The petition notes California’s superior weather and an endless supply of avocado toast. The organizer says he got the idea after hearing an American...
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After Trump meeting, Jordan's king confirms opposition to moving Palestinians out of Gaza
Jordan’s King Abdullah II said he reiterated Tuesday during a meeting with President Donald Trump his country’s and the region’s “steadfast opposition” to the president’s plan to resettle millions of Palestinians out of Gaza.
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Trump signs executive order to continue downsizing federal workforce
President Donald Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Tuesday before signing an executive order to continue downsizing the federal workforce.
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Google changes Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America' in Maps app
Google on Monday changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Google Maps.
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President Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been issued a pardon by President Donald Trump, nearly five years after his sentence was commuted.
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Judge extends pause on plan to push federal workers to resign
Here’s what happened in court Monday as a judge reviews the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” plan to slash the federal workforce. News4’s Ted Oberg has this 4 Your Context report.
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Judge extends freeze on Trump's plan to get millions of federal workers to resign
A federal judge extended his pause on the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” program, which is part of a sweeping effort to push government employees out of their jobs.
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Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze
A federal judge in Rhode Island Monday said that the Trump administration violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to “immediately restore frozen funding.”
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Trump directs US treasury to stop minting new pennies
President Trump announced Sunday night on his Truth Social site that the government would stop minting the one-cent coin to cut costs.
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Trump mocks ‘booed' Taylor Swift in Truth Social post after Super Bowl
President Donald Trump took delight in the Philadelphia Eagles’ crowd booing Taylor Swift when the popstar appeared on the jumbotron during Sunday’s Super Bowl.
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Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview
President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow.
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A presidential first: Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football
Donald Trump is set to make history as the first president to attend the Super Bowl while in office. His scheduled appearance at Sunday’s game in New Orleans comes amid controversy surrounding the NFL’s removal of “End Racism” slogans from the end zones. Critics suggest the decision follows the Republican president’s actions to cancel federal diversity programs. Trump owned a...
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Trump fires Kennedy Center board, names himself as chair
President Donald Trump has fired then Kennedy Center board and named himself as chair. News4’s Dominique Moody has the latest.
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Trump says he's firing Kennedy Center board members, naming himself chairman
President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the Kennedy Center and naming himself chairman.