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.

President Trump has announced a new host of the Kennedy Center Honors: himself. NPR speaks with "Trump Revealed" co-author Marc Fisher about Trump's love of the limelight. Before he became a two-time ...

The exterior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May. - (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post) President Donald Trump announced the recipients of the 48th Kennedy Center Honors ...

President Donald Trump unveiled the slate of stars who will be honored at the 48th Kennedy Center Honors later this year. But there is one star in particular who reportedly declined the invitation.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...