By: Andrew Limbong The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will now have a new name — the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the news on social media Thursday, saying that the board of the center voted unanimously for the change, “Because of the unbelievable work President Trump has
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By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Melanie Zanona and Kyle Stewart WASHINGTON — Rebelling against their leaders, four House Republicans on Wednesday signed onto a “discharge petition,” giving Democrats the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on a three-year extension of the Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire for millions of people on Dec. 31. If the enhanced premium tax credits
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched an agency-wide initiative to strengthen engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), following President Trump’s Executive Order establishing the White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HHS is launching the Roy Wilkins Fellowship for HBCU students interested in public
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By Ben Kamisar and Stephen Pettigrew As both parties race to redraw congressional lines before next year’s midterm elections, Virginia represents one of Democrats’ best chances to blunt Republican attempts to pad their congressional majorities. It’s unclear whether Virginia Democrats will be able to execute a high-wire act to successfully change their map for next year’s elections. Regardless,
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By Phil Helsel, Gary Grumbach and Jay Blackman The U.S. government admitted in court documents to failures that led to the January midair collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter that killed 67 people in all. The government made the admission in a court filing Wednesday about liability for the Jan. 29 crash between American Eagle Flight 5342, which was on approach
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