A ceiling section fell in the Kennedy Center’s grand foyer after storms, causing no injuries but renewing arguments over Trump-backed renovation and naming plans. The Trump-aligned board is fighting in court to close the venue for renovations and add Trump’s name to the facade.
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Robin Morgan, a former child performer who became a leading poet, editor and organizer in second-wave feminism, has died at 85. She helped organize the 1968 Miss America protest, edited “Sisterhood Is Powerful” and co-founded the Women’s Media Center.
Guyana has received six Cuban and Afghan deportees from the United States under a one-year third-country arrangement. Officials said the group had no criminal backgrounds and will await the outcome of immigration proceedings in Guyana.
MAGA Inc., the super PAC aligned with President Trump, is spending $10 million on TV and digital ads in Texas’ Senate race to support Republican Ken Paxton and target Democrat James Talarico. The move comes after Republicans urged Trump’s political operation to engage in a surprisingly competitive contest.
Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow to discuss Trump’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine pledged a limited pause in strikes on each other’s capitals during the talks.
A federal magistrate judge ordered the Trump administration to identify who structured a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the fund is dead, but critics say the agreement could still be revived.
Masked demonstrators chanting “stop the boats” blocked roads around the Port of Dover, briefly stopping traffic and causing major disruption. Police said no arrests were made and the port later reopened.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for renewed peace talks as Russia launched overnight strikes across Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said at least five people were killed at an industrial site in Dnipropetrovsk region.