US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC ; Sylvester Stallone attends the Fontainebleau Grand Opening Celebration on December 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries ...

Tom Cruise reportedly turned down an opportunity to receive one of the nation's highest arts honors from President Donald Trump. The "Mission: Impossible" star, 63, was offered the prestigious award ...

President Trump had tapped Tom Cruise as a recipient at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, but was rejected by the Oscar-nominated actor, according to a new report. The “Mission: Impossible” star told ...

The Kennedy Center Honors are the nation’s top performing-arts-achievement awards and their celebration the highlight of the capital’s cultural calendar. Yet the honorees are typically announced in ...

Donald Trump has announced his selection of honorees for the first Kennedy Center Honors of his second term, and he has somehow restrained himself from picking Dean Cain, Hannibal Lecter, or the movie ...

If you’ve ever seen the Kennedy Center Honors award ceremony, you can envision the rainbow ribbon with a gold name plate hanging around the neck of some of the nation’s most treasured artists.

Plus: AIexander McQueen’s dramatic reincarnation and an AI malfunction at a Hollywood summit. By Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, Editors Traditionally, the announcement of the Kennedy Center ...

What is the Kennedy Center? What makes it a must-visit destination in Washington, D.C.? The Kennedy Center, located at 2700 F St., NW, Washington, DC 20566, is a living memorial of former President ...