WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Urges President Trump to Reject Inappropriate Renaming of Kennedy Center * WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today urged President Donald Trump to reject the Kennedy Center Board's reported decision to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the "Trump-Kennedy Center," calling the move inappropriate, divisive, and disrespectful to history. "The Ken  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Democracy Forward Demands Transparency After Kennedy Center Was Unlawfully and Abruptly Renamed * Requests Seek Board Notes, Policy Documents, and Public Contracts Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward today requested records regarding the unlawfu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree: JFK Would be Appalled by Illegal Kennedy Center Name Change, Trump's 'Profound Egomania' * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member on the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee, condemned the White House's announcement that the board of the Kennedy Center voted to rename the building the "Trump-Kennedy Center" and released the following statement: "The Kennedy Center  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Lawyers' Committee Following Hearing In January 6 Cases, Lee, et al. v. Trump, et al. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 19, the D.C. District Court heard arguments in Lee, et al. v. Trump, et al., which has consolidated remaining January 6-related cases against President Trump. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law represents a grou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Secretary Kennedy Adds Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy to Newborn Screenings * On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today approved the addition of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) followin  more