Kennedy Center

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside Richard Grenell.

Scandal-Hit Trump Goon Admits Secret Truth About His Job

And he used to employ bar exam failure Katie Zacharia as “general counsel.”

Julia Ornedo

Donald Trump, Kennedy Center photo illustration

ART OF THE DEAL

Secret Scramble to Rescue Kennedy Center Treasures Exposed

The fate of priceless artworks at the Kennedy Center is up in the air as Donald Trump prepares for a costly renovation.

Martha McHardy

Ric Grennell and Alina Habba

MAGA Blood Feud Exposed in Kennedy Center Cash Scandal

Donald Trump’s former Kennedy Center director is facing explosive allegations from a fellow MAGA member.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

U.S. President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Trump’s Ghost Town Kennedy Center Hands Plum Gig to Insider

The president is threatening to tear the feted institution down if he doesn’t get his way.

Will Neal

An animated GIF of Donald Trump hiding behind the John F. Kennedy bust at the Kennedy Center.

TESTAMENT OF YOUTH

I Sang to Open the Kennedy Center. Trump’s Reign Appalls Me

Tom Hotchkiss was just 11 when he was part of the Kennedy Center’s inauguration.

Michael Daly

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event after signing an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2026.

PETULANT PRESIDENT

Trump Disaster Drives Kennedy Center Honors From Home

The institution’s namesake event won’t happen there for the first time ever.

Sarah-Jane Collins