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Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman
By WILL WEISSERTUpdated 9:11 PM CST, February 7, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he is firing members of the board of trustees for the Kennedy Center and naming himself chairman.
He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions, specifically declaring that he’d put an end to events featuring performers in drag.
Trump’s announcement came as the new president has bulldozed his way across official Washington during the first weeks of his second term, trying to shutter federal agencies, freeze spending and ending diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the government.
“At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN. I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” Trump wrote on his social media website.
“We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!” ...
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Denver ICE raids targeting 100+ gang members yielded one alleged gang member: Sources
Denver ICE raids targeting 100+ gang members yielded one alleged gang member, sources told ABC News.
In 2019, FEC chair issued a sharply worded statement after Trump's remarks on foreign assistance
During Trump's first term in office, FEC chair Ellen Weintraub issued a sharply worded statement in response to President Trump's remarks about foreign assistance.
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More GOP-led states seek to follow Trump's lead in defining male and female
Alabama and a small but growing number of other GOP-led states are pushing to enact more laws this year to legally define the two sexes based on observations of genitals at birth.
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Astronaut stuck in space says it's an 'opportunity'
Suni Williams said she still pinches herself seeing the view from the International Space Station.
www.bbc.comA Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3 million at auction
A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari has sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York, short of estimates that would have made it the most expensive instrument ever sold at auction.
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Trump to sign executive order establishing White House faith office
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office on Friday, after promising to end the "War on Christians."
Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate
A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference says it has detected a “coordinated and malicious activity” targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland.
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Suspects arrested in Joe Burrow's Ohio home break-in took selfie with stolen items, feds say
Jordan Francisco Quiroga Sanchez, 22, Bastian Alejandro Orellana Morales, 23, and Sergio Andres Ortega Cabello, 38, were arrested in January.
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