Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, a first for a president

President Trump on Sunday hosted the Kennedy Center Honors after presenting the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office on Saturday, hailing the slate of artists as “legendary in so many ways.” “Billions and billions of people have watched them over the years,” Mr. Trump, the first president to command

Trump hosting Kennedy Center Honors, a first for a president

President Trump on Sunday was set to host the Kennedy Center Honors after presenting the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office on Saturday, hailing the slate of artists he was deeply involved in choosing as “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” ever assembled. This year’s recipients are actor

Fine against Southwest for 2022 winter storm cancellations waived by DOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022. Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty. The government said at the time that the penalty was

Omar: Any link between alleged Somali fraud and terrorism would be a “failure of the FBI”

Washington — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday that any link between allegations of fraud by members of the Somali community and terrorism would be a “failure of the FBI” amid calls to investigate a series of multimillion-dollar alleged pandemic fraud schemes in Minnesota. During the Biden administration in 2022, federal prosecutors in Minnesota filed

Transcript: Rep. Ilhan Omar on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 7, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Dec. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Welcome to the program.  REP. ILHAN OMAR: Thank you, Margaret.  REP. OMAR: We have a

Transcript: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 7, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Dec. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to ‘Face The Nation.’ We have a lot of news to get to, and we begin with the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 7, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who now serves on the boards of Pfizer and United Healthcare, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Dec. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: For a look at some recent changes to U.S. public health policy. We’re joined now