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FILE – The Kennedy Center is seen Aug. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

August 13, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

As the new chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump named as country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band Kiss and...

People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation’s 250th birthday

August 12, 2025 at 8:02 p.m.

The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country’s 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution’s content with President...

FILE – Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

July 25, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, talks to her staff as they wait on the North Lawn of the White House for a TV interview, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

July 18, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.

The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen...

Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

July 11, 2025 at 6:44 a.m.

The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. The move...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens to Senators speak during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

July 2, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year.

Yonas Nuguse, 21 years old, destined for Harvard University working on a computer at Wemezeker National Library in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane)

Harvard files legal challenge over President Trump’s ban on US entry for incoming foreign students

June 5, 2025 at 5:57 p.m.

Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump’s move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school.

Ryan Enos, a government professor at Harvard University, speaks at a protest against President Donald Trump’s recent sanctions against Harvard in front of Science Center Plaza on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard

May 29, 2025 at 11:52 a.m.

A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students

May 29, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students.

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Education Department to refer student loans in default to debt collection

April 21, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.

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