New York Times - The Kennedy Center board, composed almost entirely of President Trump’s allies, voted on Thursday to change the name of the performing arts center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House press secretary said.
It was not immediately clear what effect the vote would have, but it would not officially change the name of the center, which is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, asserted that the board’s vote was unanimous, but Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, a Democrat who is one of the lawmakers granted a spot on the board, said on social media that she “was muted on the call and not allowed to speak or voice my opposition.”
The Allen Analysis - President Trump’s announcement that more than 1.45 million service members will receive $1,776 checks before Christmas was framed as a personal reward for troops. In reality, the payments come from existing funds Congress specifically allocated to subsidize military housing, according to a senior administration official who confirmed the details to Defense One.
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to downgrade cannabis from the most restrictive category of drugs like heroin, which would facilitate medical research. But it did not legalize marijuana, as some states have. Mr. Trump also authorized a pilot program to reimburse Medicare patients for products made with CBD, a popular, non-psychoactive compound of cannabis. Read more ›
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