Kennedy Center Board Votes to Rename It Trump-Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Dec. 7, 2025. Allison Robbert/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The Kennedy Center board unanimously voted on Dec. 18 to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media. “I

Trump administration unveils proposals to cut off transgender care for minors

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans. The sweeping proposals include cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to children and prohibiting federal

Trump Directs Administration to Reclassify Cannabis to Allow for Medical Research

A marijuana grow site in California’s Mendocino County on Oct. 9, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to expedite the reclassification of cannabis for the purpose of allowing medical research. “We have people begging for me to do this, people that

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research

RECOGNIZING AND IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL USES OF MARIJUANA AND CANNABIDIOL FOR PATIENTS AND DOCTORS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order that will improve medical marijuana and cannabidiol research to better inform patients and doctors. The Order directs the Attorney General to expedite completion of the process of rescheduling marijuana to Schedule