Entertainment & Arts
President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint himself chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The org says it has ‘received no official communications’ about Trump’s plan.
A new board of Trump allies makes him chairman of the Kennedy Center and fires the arts organization’s longtime leader, Deborah Rutter.
Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests paid tribute to honorees at the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration in Washington, D.C.
Politics
The Senate on Thursday confirmed vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.
In a letter to senators, Caroline Kennedy etches a damning sketch of her cousin, the latest condemnation Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has received from members of his family.
Consumer Goods & Retail
Library Journal (LJ), a national trade publication serving librarians and library workers has named the City Librarian of Los Angeles and director of Los Angeles Public Library, John F. Szabo, as its 2025 “Librarian of the Year.”
Opinion
‘Make American Healthy Again’ will reduce health care cost with better outcomes under Kennedy’s leadership.
A sensational and troubled past often dogged Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential run, but didn’t prevent him from landing a Cabinet appointment from his new ally, President-elect Donald Trump.
How a flood of executive orders are impacting the arts, plus high-definition chamber music from Camerata Pacifica and the Oscar-nominated documentary “Sugarcane” at the Museum of Tolerance.
World & Nation
Trump wants Kennedy to run the agency overseeing drug, vaccine and food safety; medical research; Medicare and Medicaid. Ex-Rep. Doug Collins is picked to lead Veterans Affairs.