Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In February, weeks after taking office, Trump fired the center's president, replaced the board of trustees and named himself chairman of the organization. The moves represented a takeover by Trump of a cultural institution that is known for its signature Kennedy Center Honors performances and is home to the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera.
Trump said last month special U. Since taking office on January 20, Trump, a Republican, has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants and top officials at agencies in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and installing more loyalists.
During his first term in office, Trump declined to attend the annual Kennedy Center Honors, considered the top award for achievement in the arts. In December, at the last show attended by former President Joe Biden, the center's leaders made clear Trump was welcome to come in the future. Earlier this week, the hit musical "Hamilton" canceled its run at the center after Trump's takeover.
The idea of such a meeting was first seeded among industry players in February led by the Consumer Brands Association, which represents packaged food companies, alcoholic beverage companies and others, the report said. Kennedy Jr. Boeing isn't the company you want building your new airplane in a hurry, but Musk and Trump hope to speed things up by getting rid of some security requirements. Robert F. The Trump administration this week paused military aid to Ukraine, as well as intelligence sharing and its access to satellite imagery.
EU countries that share a border with Russia are moving to withdraw from international bans on cluster bombs and landmines as they seek to build up deterrence. Israel's chief military spokesperson, one of the main public faces of the war in Gaza who faced criticism from Defence Minister Israel Katz, will step down from his post and retire, the military said on Friday.
