The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday defended renewed plans to inscribe President Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center, insisting they do not run afoul of previous court rulings that found the changes were unlawful.
A DOJ lawyer told U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper during a nearly two-hour hearing that the renowned performing arts center was in “structural and financial disarray,” and the inscriptions only sought to recognize Trump’s role in helping restore it.
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Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press file
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Ontario threatens electricity amid Trump-Canada trade war. What would that mean for US?
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is threatening to cut off Canadian power to the U.S. in retaliation for President Trump’s trade war, a move that could boost already high electricity prices in some states.
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On the Ballot: Markey-Moulton match-up underlines competing visions for change in Democratic Party
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Rep. Seth Moulton and Sen. Ed Markey are squaring off for Massachusetts’s Democratic Senate nod next week in the latest primary to spotlight young challengers vying to push out the party’s old guard.
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Live updates: DOJ argues Kennedy Center isn’t being renamed; Trump order renames Lake Ontario
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President Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon that renames Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” following through on an idea he floated as the U.S.-Canada trade war hit fever pitch in recent days.
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Lutnick floats new way to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested a new way Thursday for President Trump’s name to reappear on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Joel Angel Juarez, Associated Press
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Talarico leads Paxton for Texas Senate while Hinojosa trails Abbott in governor’s race: Poll
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Democrat James Talarico is leading Republican Ken Paxton in the Senate race in Texas, while Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is leading Democrat Gina Hinojosa in the gubernatorial race in the Lone Star State, according to a new poll from Texas Public Opinion Research.
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Scientists find clues in satellite imagery to the cause of catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet
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As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation.
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Trump declares national emergency to ban some foreign grid equipment
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President Trump has declared a national emergency seeking to block some foreign equipment from being used in the U.S. electric grid.
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Democratic strategist: ‘Something’s going on’ when Trump ‘can only deliver 52 percent’ in South Carolina
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Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha said Wednesday he expected President Trump’s endorsement of Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) to lead to a wider margin of victory for her in Tuesday’s GOP Senate runoff.
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