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Washington — President Trump is set to visit the Kennedy Center Wednesday where he’s expected to announce this year’s Kennedy Center honorees after working to overhaul the D.C. cultural institution in recent months.The Kennedy Center previewed the announcement Tuesday, writing in a post on X: “A country music icon, an Englishman, a New York City Rock band, a dance Queen and a multi-billion dollar Actor walk into the Kennedy Center Opera House…” In recent months, the president and his allies have broadened their influence over the Kennedy Center. After the White House accused the institution of being “woke” and scrutinized its…

Comment / August 13, 2025 We need justice for the survivors of his predations, and we need to restore public trust in our institutions. Ad Policy People want to know.(Leon Neal / Getty) This article appears in the September 2025 issue, with the headline “Release the Files.” On his podcast, Joe Rogan recently asked Senator Bernie Sanders a question that reflects a concern many Americans have today: Why should people pay more in taxes to “an incompetent, corrupt government” that lacks accountability? The truth is, we should be investing more in government programs for education, healthcare, and the creation of…

Drone video showing a large great white shark near some of Maine’s most popular beaches has prompted police in one coastal town to issue a warning on Tuesday. The warning was issued just weeks after there were multiple great white sightings in an area of Maine where a woman was fatally attacked by a shark five years ago.Scarborough’s marine resource officer got word of the roughly 10- to 12-foot shark on Monday, police said. The shark was spotted in the area of Crescent Beach State Park, Higgins Beach and Pine Point Beach, they said, all located within a half-hour’s drive…

Russia has signaled to the U.S. that it may be willing to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Tuesday. “We had a call with President Trump and with some European leaders. During the call, there was a signal from Mr. Witkoff, who was also on the call, that Russia is ready to end the war — ready for a first step, at least, toward a ceasefire,” Zelenskyy said, referencing U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. “And that this is the first such signal from them.” However, Zelenskyy also warned that “talks about us, without us, will not work,”…

Trump administration adviser Kari Lake, shown recently on the Real America’s Voice cable TV channel, has sought to dismantle Voice of America and its federal parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency has recently called her its acting CEO. But she may not be legally eligible for the job. Real America’s Voice/via YouTube/Kari Lake’s YouTube page hide caption toggle caption Real America’s Voice/via YouTube/Kari Lake’s YouTube page By the close of business Wednesday, Trump administration official Kari Lake must explain to a federal judge how she intends to ensure that Voice of America fulfills its congressional mandate to…

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Our Back Pages / August 12, 2025 Zohran Mamdani’s favorite mayor was nobody’s idea of a shoo-in—until he became inevitable. Ad Policy When Fiorello La Guardia was first nominated for mayor, “most of the wise political prophets predicted his defeat by the all-powerful Tammany machine,” the lawyer, humanist, and longtime Nation correspondent Paul Blanshard wrote in these pages in October 1933. But as the election approached, “it became evident that New York was facing political upheaval.” This article appears in the September 2025 issue, with the headline “La Guardia Revisited.” The first sign came in the primaries, which warned of…

Lawyers for the state of California and the federal government faced off in court Tuesday over President Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles.The attorney for the state, Meghan Strong, argued that having what she called a “standing army” in Los Angeles is “unprecedented” and goes against a “deep-rooted policy against military involvement in civilian life.” She said that Mr. Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “think that they can disregard that policy on a whim.”Californians “have been forced to endure anxiety and fear caused by the pervasive presence of this standing army,” said Strong.Mr.…

Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States Tuesday in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks smuggling drugs across the border.Those handed over to U.S. custody include Abigael González Valencia, a leader of “Los Cuinis,” a group closely aligned with notorious cartel Jalisco New Generation, or CJNG. Another defendant, Roberto Salazar, is wanted in connection to the 2008 killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. Other prominent figures have ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and other violent drug trafficking groups.The transfers are a milestone for the…

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Trump national security advisor Ambassador John Bolton about the President’s upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Two minutes – that is how long President Trump says it will take him to figure out whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about finding a way to end his war with Ukraine. The details are still scarce but Putin and Trump are set to meet this Friday in Alaska. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not invited. I want to bring in someone who was in the room the last time…