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The Cookers cancel New Year’s Eve shows at renamed Trump Kennedy Center as backlash grows WASHINGTON — The veteran jazz ensemble the Cookers has canceled its New Year’s Eve performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., becoming the latest group to pull out after the arts institution was renamed to include President Donald Trump’s name. “Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice,” the band said in a statement announcing its…

WASHINGTON — The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, a move that immediately sparked procedural questions and political backlash over altering the nation’s living memorial to President John F. Kennedy. It was not immediately clear how soon a change could take effect. A source with ties to the institution said Congress must approve any name alteration. US Representative Joyce Beatty, an…

Overview: Jack Schlossberg enters New York's 12th Congressional District race Jack Schlossberg, the 32-year-old grandson of President John F. Kennedy, has formally declared his candidacy for New York’s 12th Congressional District in next year’s elections, a campaign that immediately drew attention because of his family name and youth. The district includes high-profile Manhattan locations and is likely to be a closely watched Democratic contest. Schlossberg is the only grandson of former President John F. Kennedy and…

In a striking move, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental advocate known for spreading dubious claims about vaccines, to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the preeminent health agency in the United States. Kennedy, who once pursued the presidency as an independent candidate earlier this year, withdrew from the race in August. He subsequently threw his support behind Trump, looking to secure a position within the Republican administration as part of the…

Ethel Kennedy, the devoted widow of the late Robert F. Kennedy, a notable U.S. politician whose life was tragically cut short, has passed away at the age of 96, according to her family’s statement. "With heavy hearts brimming with love, we share the news of our remarkable grandmother's passing," Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III expressed on social platforms, capturing the family's profound sense of loss. Ethel's death, which resulted from complications related to a stroke, signifies not just the loss of a family…