Kennedy Center Fires Back at Critics with Video of Damaged Ceiling: 'Warning We Can't Ignore'  —  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in really bad shape, according to the Kennedy Center's official X account, which posted a series of pictures and a video on Saturday showing damage inside …

Scoop: Republican midterms convention speakers revealed  —  President Trump and his top allies will share the stage with Republican candidates in some of the nation's most competitive races at next week's GOP midterm convention in Dallas, according to a preliminary list of speakers obtained by Axios.

Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War  —  President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a pause in strikes on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, ahead of the meeting with President Trump's envoys: his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the businessman Steve Witkoff.

Time Is No Longer on Iran's Side in the Battle of the Blockades  —  The U.S. is helping Gulf states move significant amounts of oil out of the region while thwarting Tehran's shipments  —  DUBAI—By squeezing the Strait of Hormuz, both the U.S. and Iran expected to outlast their foe, believing time would work in their favor.

Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones  —  The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

MAGA Inc. sends $10 million to back Paxton in Texas after repeated GOP pleas  —  The spending marks MAGA Inc.'s first major expenditure in a competitive 2026 general election race and comes after weeks of calls from Republicans for Trump and his allies to spend more heavily on Paxton's behalf.

Trump Confirms Tariff-Free Beef Is Coming From Brazil And Argentina Amid Quality Controversies  —  Topline  —  President Donald Trump confirmed that Brazil and Argentina, meatpacking nations embroiled in quality scandals in recent months, are among the countries that will be allowed to import …

US only country to oppose UN resolution correcting Africa's size on world maps  —  The U.S. was the only country to not support a United Nations resolution adjusting the appearance of Africa and other regions on world maps.  —  The body passed the “Correct the Map” initiative by a margin of 164 to one …

Tesla's Cybercab has been deployed, and it's already under investigation … Tesla's Cybercab, a distinctive two-seater without a steering wheel or brake pedals, is set to start picking up members of the public in two states.  But the vehicle is already under investigation by the US federal government …

Trump removes White House shrouds as he prepares for Xi visit  —  The president had ordered repairs to the iconic, and Ionic, columns outside the White House entrance.  —  Summary  —  Workers on Saturday removed drapes shrouding the White House's iconic North Portico …

Pierre Damas Bel Should Not Be Dead  —  Pierre Damas Bel wanted to be a doctor.  —  He came to the United States in 2024 to reunite with his parents, who had fled Haiti three years earlier fearing for their lives.  Living in Springfield, Ohio, he had temporary protected status and a pending asylum case.

Saturday's Final Word  —  The hammer of the mouse will drive our screens to new tabs ...  Ed: It's a fair cop.  At the very least, the state bar association needs to medicate a member or two.  —  WCVB 5, Boston: Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, had scathing words for the prosecution …

ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube  —  Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent  —  Federal immigration officials quietly received permission from a judge in recent weeks …

How One Woman Was Caught in Epstein's ‘Cult’—and Escaped  —  Julia Molchanova was 22 and spoke little English when she met Jeffrey Epstein.  For the first time, she tells her story.  —  Early in 2019, Julia Molchanova opened a credit-monitoring app on her phone.