Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes plan grows beyond $40 million Congress approved as renderings expand West Potomac Park footprint.
Amazon executives have internally discussed rebooting “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump Jr. as host on Prime Video, Wall Street Journal reports.
State Department plans 250th anniversary passport redesign placing Trump’s portrait and signature over Declaration of Independence text.
Trump demands Disney and ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel over Melania widow joke that aired two days before White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
D.C. Circuit clears Trump White House ballroom construction through June, pausing Judge Leon’s halt on security grounds.
Fine Arts Commission, stacked with Trump appointees, approves 250-foot triumphal arch that will dwarf Lincoln Memorial and obstruct Arlington Cemetery views.
Trump schedules UFC cage matches on the White House lawn for his 80th birthday, with 85,000 free tickets and France delaying the G7 summit to avoid a conflict.
Jane Fonda and Joan Baez lead First Amendment rally near the Kennedy Center, warning of Trump’s media attacks and the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
Jazz musician Chuck Redd asks judge to dismiss Kennedy Center lawsuit over his canceled Christmas Eve performance, saying he never signed a contract and there were no damages.
Kennedy Center begins layoffs ahead of planned two-year closure, weeks after Trump-appointed board voted to shutter the venue for renovations.
Eight architecture and preservation groups with over one million members sue Trump and the Kennedy Center board to block renovations that lack congressional approval or public plans.
Trump installs replica of Baltimore Columbus statue toppled during 2020 racial justice protests on White House grounds, calls Columbus “the original American hero.”
Trump signs executive order pressuring networks to protect the Army-Navy Game’s TV time slot from College Football Playoff competition.
Trump administration installs a statue of Declaration signer Caesar Rodney, who enslaved 200 people, in downtown D.C. after it was removed from Delaware during the 2020 racial justice protests.
Kennedy Center board votes to close for two years after Trump tells trustees “it’s a little late for the board because we’ve already announced it.”
Judge orders Kennedy Center renovation plans turned over to Democratic board member before Monday closure vote after calling administration secrecy “preposterous.”
Grenell steps down as Kennedy Center president, replaced by facilities VP Trump has been calling personally to discuss paint colors, seating, and marble.
Rep. Beatty accused Trump of excluding her from a Kennedy Center board meeting in a court filing, then found the invitation in her email spam folder.
National Symphony Orchestra’s executive director quits the Kennedy Center, blaming 50% attendance drops, artist cancellations, and the opera company’s departure over Trump’s takeover.
San Francisco Ballet cancels Kennedy Center performances, the most prominent dance company yet to withdraw from Trump’s takeover of the institution.
Radiohead demands ICE remove its song from anti-immigrant propaganda video and tells Department of Homeland Security to “go fuck yourselves.”
Trump settles copyright lawsuit with Isaac Hayes estate over unauthorized use of “Hold On, I’m Coming” at least 133 times at campaign rallies.
U.S. women’s hockey team declines Trump’s State of the Union invitation, one day after he told the men’s team he’d “be impeached” if he didn’t invite them.
Trump-appointed Fine Arts Commission unanimously approves White House ballroom after receiving 2,000 public comments that were “over 99%” in opposition.
Trump appoints his 26-year-old assistant to the arts commission set to vote Thursday on advancing his controversial White House ballroom project.
Los Angeles Mayor Bass calls on LA28 Olympics chair Casey Wasserman to resign over Epstein-related emails with Ghislaine Maxwell after board voted to keep him.
University of North Texas silently removes an art exhibit critical of ICE, covering its windows and erasing it from university channels without explanation to the artist, students or faculty.
Trump calls Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance “an affront to the Greatness of America,” criticizing the Puerto Rican singer’s use of Spanish.
Trump plans to install reconstructed Columbus statue at White House, rebuilt from pieces protesters dumped in Baltimore harbor in 2020.
Trump says Kennedy Center will close for two years for $200 million renovation, won’t be demolished, after his board added his name and overhauled programming.
Trump announces two-year closure of Kennedy Center starting July 4 after firing its board, renaming it for himself, and installing allies who approved $257 million renovation.
Kennedy Center lists no Black History Month events for the first time after Trump-installed board renamed venue, drove out artists and lost its programming chief in under two weeks.
Trump pushes for 250-foot permanent triumphal arch near the Potomac that would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and obstruct views of Arlington National Cemetery.
Kennedy Center’s new programming chief resigns less than two weeks after Grenell announced his hire to “expand commonsense programming.”
Bruce Springsteen releases “Streets of Minneapolis” four days after Pretti killing, calling out “King Trump’s private army” and naming Miller and Noem in lyrics.
Philip Glass withdraws premiere of his Lincoln symphony from the Kennedy Center, citing “direct conflict” between the work’s values and the venue under Trump’s leadership.
Trump blames Kennedy Center’s “massive deficits” on prior leadership nearly a year after his takeover drove ticket sales to three-year low and ended the Washington National Opera’s 50-year residency.
Soprano Renée Fleming cancels National Symphony Orchestra concert at Kennedy Center, the latest artist to withdraw after board added Trump’s name to venue built to honor JFK.
Ten-foot replica of Trump’s alleged birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein appears on National Mall, permitted through Friday, as DOJ has released less than 1% of Epstein files.
Trump says he will sign executive order giving Army-Navy football game an exclusive television window that would block competing playoff games.
Trump appointed the architect he hired to design the White House ballroom to the Commission of Fine Arts, which will now review and approve the $400 million project.
Smithsonian submits more exhibit documents to White House after administration demanded lists of all displays, objects, and wall text ahead of 250th anniversary.
PBS shuts down weekend newscasts after Congress cut $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding, replacing breaking news coverage with pre-taped single-topic shows.
Smithsonian replaces Trump portrait at National Portrait Gallery and removes text about his two impeachments and January 6; Clinton’s impeachment text remains.
Washington National Opera announces departure from Kennedy Center after 54 years, citing declining attendance and donations following Trump’s takeover and renaming.
Grammy-nominated artist Sonia De Los Santos cancels Kennedy Center children’s concerts, joining growing list of performers refusing to appear at Trump-chaired venue.
19-time Grammy winner Béla Fleck withdraws from three Kennedy Center concerts with National Symphony Orchestra, joining growing artist boycott over Trump name addition.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting board votes to dissolve 59-year-old organization five months after Congress clawed back $1.1 billion in allocated funds.
Stephen Schwartz, who performed at the Kennedy Center’s 1971 opening, says he will not appear at planned May opera gala after board voted to add Trump’s name to the venue.
Trump moves to reconstitute Commission of Fine Arts with loyalists months after firing all six Biden holdovers, as panel faces reviews of his ballroom and triumphal arch.
