News & Politics Is the NSO’s New Season Already in Trouble? The Kennedy Center has not set the orchestra up for success. Kennedy Center, National Symphony OrchestraAugust 18, 2026
News & Politics Will Trump’s Name Really Go Back on the Kennedy Center? It's up to a judge, but he's already sent some signals. Here's what you need to know. Kennedy CenterAugust 14, 2026
Food | News & Politics Should Children Really Avoid Birthday Cake? A food sociologist weighs in on Trump’s controversial new nutritional guidance Donald Trump, I.Q., One Big Beautiful Bill Act, SNAPAugust 10, 2026
News & Politics Trump Is Attacking the Smithsonian. Is He Right? To one writer, the American history museum isn't woke, it's boring. National Museum of American History, SmithsonianAugust 6, 2026
News & Politics Maryland Delegate Lily Qi’s Journey From Shanghai to Annapolis “Immigrant Americans are real Americans. We are the ones who chose America.” Maryland Legislature, New BookJuly 14, 2026
News & Politics Kennedy Center Displays Gold Portraits of Trump, Elon Musk, RFK Jr. A prominent Scientologist apparently made them. She’s a Trump donor from the Kennedy Center’s board. Kennedy CenterJuly 11, 2026
News & Politics Why DC’s Summer of Trumpy Malaise Feels So Bad Trump keeps blundering all over town. I can't stop reacting to it. America 250July 7, 2026
News & Politics Things Felt Weird at the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize MAGA glam. Awkward remarks. The tarp. Some tepid jabs at Trump. The Kennedy CenterJune 29, 2026
News & Politics A Deeper Look at Trump’s Kennedy Center Debacle What’s going on at DC’s top arts institution—and what it means for people who love it most. Editor's Pick, Kennedy CenterJune 25, 2026
News & Politics Trump Really Doesn’t Want You Hearing Beethoven The Kennedy Center’s spiraling programming crisis, explained. Kennedy CenterJune 24, 2026
