Kennedy Center leaders have warned the institution may be unable to meet payroll within weeks and could close its main building as soon as Tuesday. The financial warning comes amid litigation over efforts to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building.
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The nationalist leaders of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland signed an agreement in Cardiff asserting their right to self-determination and saying Westminster has “no right” to block democracy. The parties share pro-independence goals but differ on referendum timing and legal routes.
Bettina Anderson confirmed that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev hosted two nights of Bahamas celebrations after her wedding to Donald Trump Jr. as a gift. A top House Democrat is demanding answers after ProPublica reported Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the festivities.
Trump dismissed calls for stronger AI guardrails as a “SICK conspiracy,” arguing that slowing development would benefit China. His comments followed warnings from AI executives and researchers about potentially severe risks from advanced systems.
Sweden voted in a close general election that could bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government for the first time. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing alliance faces a center-left bloc led by Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats.
BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration despite deep splits over Iran, Ukraine and trade. The summit showed the bloc can bring rivals together, but its consensus depended on carefully general language.
Reform UK has received two £36m donations in two days from cryptocurrency investors Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo. The record pledges have drawn fresh scrutiny of party finance rules and calls for caps on political donations.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend for U.S. adults would not come from tax money. Other administration officials have pointed to tariffs or congressional action as possible funding sources for a plan estimated to cost around $1 trillion or more.