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What Happened Today – December 19, 2025

Screenshot of Kennedy Center website showing "The Trump Kennedy Center" in header

The Kennedy Center's website now displays "The Trump Kennedy Center" after workers added Trump's name to a memorial Congress established two months after Kennedy's assassination. (Website screenshot)

The country that rebuilt Europe after WWII is now pitching condo developments on mass graves. Jared Kushner’s “Project Sunrise” promises beachside resorts on Gaza’s coastline. Where do 2 million displaced Palestinians go? His PowerPoint doesn’t say. On Friday, we bombed Syria. The Pentagon called it a “declaration of vengeance.” This year, we’ve also bombed Iran … Read more