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Why Trump is closing the Kennedy Center for two years

President Trump says the Kennedy Center will close for two years to do renovations. However, artists have been canceling performances and audiences have been buying less tickets ever since Trump tried to dramatically change the cultural center.

02:36 • Source: CNN
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Why Trump is closing the Kennedy Center for two years

President Trump says the Kennedy Center will close for two years to do renovations. However, artists have been canceling performances and audiences have been buying less tickets ever since Trump tried to dramatically change the cultural center.

02:36 • Source: CNN
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Why Trump wants the GOP to 'nationalize' voting

President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in an interview that aired Monday. CNN's Jake Tapper explains why Trump is making this push and how it could affect future elections.

03:02 • Source: CNN
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How abandoned US weapons help impede Pakistan's growth

CNN's Ivan Watson investigates how an insurgency fueled by the American weapons left behind in Afghanistan might compromise the Trump administration's plans to access valuable rare earths in Pakistan.

01:19 • Source: CNN
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3 terms CNN used to sort through 3 million pages of Epstein files

CNN senior reporter Marshall Cohen shares three key terms that CNN used to search more than three million pages of Epstein-related documents on the Justice Department’s website.

01:52 • Source: CNN
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Texas Dem who scored major upset in Trump country speaks out

CNN's Erin Burnett talks to Texas State Senator-Elect Taylor Rehmet, the Democrat who flipped a seat in a district President Trump won by 17 points in 2024, about what this major upset could mean for Democrats in the midterms.

01:13 • Source: CNN
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Trump dodges answer about his threat to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke

President Donald Trump dodged a question from a reporter about whether he plans to sue comedian and 2026 Grammys host Trevor Noah. The president threatened to sue Noah in a Truth Social post after the comedian joked about the president and Jeffrey Epstein’s island.

00:26 • Source: CNN
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Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke

President Donald Trump threatened to sue comedian Trevor Noah for making a joke at the Grammy Awards about Trump's connections to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein. Trump has denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein.

01:06 • Source: CNN
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Kennedy Center to close for two-year renovations in July

In a social media post, President Donald Trump announced plans for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to close its doors for two years of renovations. He has not detailed the cost or plans for the project but says funding is already in place.

00:30 • Source: CNN
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Jake Tapper on Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the government

As President Donald Trump files a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and the Treasury Department, CNN’s Jake Tapper examines the potential impact on American taxpayers.

03:44 • Source: CNN
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Bash presses Deputy Atty Gen. Todd Blanche over White House celebrating Don Lemon arrest

CNN’s Dana Bash presses Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche over the arrest of journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who, along with independent journalist Georgia Fort, was live streaming as dozens of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protestors rushed into Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 18, interrupting a service and leading to tense confrontations. Federal prosecutors alleged the journalists participated in a “takeover-style attack” of the church and intimidated congregants. Lemon has said he was acting as a journalist covering the news, not a protester.

02:40 • Source: CNN
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Liam Ramos and father land in Minneapolis following release

Ecuadorian preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from a Texas detention facility where they were held for more than a week, according to Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro. This story is breaking.

00:30 • Source: CNN
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Italians protest ICE presence at Winter Olympics

Italians are protesting the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's presence at the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics. CNN's Antonia Mortensen reports from Milan, where around 8,000 people showed up to protest.

02:47 • Source: CNN