WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration will transfer control of the Kennedy Center to Congress, after a judge ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the iconic Washington venue and blocked his plans to close it for renovations. Trump said on social media that he instructed the U.S. Commerce Department to “make all necessary arrangements with Congress to allow a full and complete transfer of this Institution” and give lawmakers responsibility over its operation, maintenance and management. It was not immediately clear how Trump’s directive could be carried out. The Kennedy Center was created by Congress in 1958 and is run by a board of trustees that the president has packed with allies in his second term. Trump’s announcement came after a judge on Friday ruled that the performing arts center, which Trump renamed the “Trump Kennedy Center,” cannot be renamed without an act of Congress. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington directed the Trump administration to take down all physical signage bearing Trump’s name and to eliminate any references to a “Trump Kennedy Center” from official materials within 14 days. “The Kennedy Center’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so,” Cooper wrote. “Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.” Cooper’s order also stopped the Trump administration’s planned two-year closure of the Kennedy Center for major renovations, though the judge said “sorely needed” repairs to the aging building could move forward. The judge said his decision “does not purport to dictate how the Center should be run, nor does it prescribe any particular plan for the institution — construction, closure, or otherwise — moving forward.” In a Friday post on Truth Social, Trump said large-scale renovations set to begin next month would be impossible without a closure and that Cooper’s order to keep the center open would be dangerous. “I cannot be involved with a situation where danger to the Public is allowed to flourish in plain and open sight,” Trump said. Cooper ruled in a lawsuit brought by Ohio Democratic U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty, a member of the Kennedy Center’s board by virtue of her position in Congress. Beatty in a statement after the ruling said the “Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump.” PUSH TO REMAKE WASHINGTON Trump’s plan to renovate the center is part of a broader push by the Republican leader to reshape Washington’s monumental core. He also intends to erect a 250-foot (76-meter) arch and to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the site of the demolished East ​Wing of the White ​House. Those efforts also face court challenges. A federal appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to move ahead with building the ballroom as ​it considers a lawsuit seeking to block it. Beatty sued the Trump administration in December, calling the renaming of the building “a flagrant violation of the rule of law” that “flies in the face of our constitutional order.” Her lawyers in a statement applauded Cooper’s decision. “This is a powerful blow against the Trump administration’s corruption,” attorneys Norm Eisen and Nathaniel Zelinsky said. The board could still close the Kennedy Center, Cooper wrote, “should it come to this decision anew after independently balancing its multiple obligations to the Center in a prudent fashion.” The Kennedy Center opened in 1971 as a living memorial to the late President John F. Kennedy. (Reporting by Mike Scarcella; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Edmund Klamann and Andrea Ricci )

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is not apologizing, saying he has no regrets about introducing President Donald Trump at a rally last week, and pushing back against criticism that his appearance created division in the team’s locker room.   The second-year QB addressed the controversy after his appearance at the “Fighting For American Workers” event, which promoted Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), garnered national attention. He described introducing the president as “a unique opportunity.” “I’ve always loved this country,” Dart said on Friday. “I have extended family members who have fought in wars. I have two uncles who have retired from the Air Force Academy and served themselves. And I even have a great-grandfather who served as Secretary of the Treasury at some point. So, the president position has always been a position that I’ve well respected regardless of political affiliation, regardless of political party.” Jaxson Dart issues a detailed statement on his decision to introduce Donald Trump and the impact that it has had on the Giants and his teammates pic.twitter.com/HOdT0rkJdL — SNY Giants (@SNYGiants) May 29, 2026 “I can honestly say that I love every single one of my teammates,” he added, “regardless of politics, regardless of religious beliefs, regardless of anything that may be different between us. I love them. They know exactly what kind of person I am.” One of the most notable reactions came from Giants teammate Abdul Carter, who reposted video of Dart’s appearance on X, saying, “Thought this sh*t was AI, what we doing man.” Carter later deleted the post. The teammates later spoke privately. “I don’t want him to say he’s sorry. Stand on what you believe in,” Carter said. “But it can’t be a problem when I stand on what I believe in. That’s all that matters to me. As long as we have that understanding, it’s all good.” Following the conversation, the two embraced and appeared to put the disagreement behind them.  The Giants held a team meeting Wednesday, allowing Dart to address any tensions directly with his teammates. Team leaders Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and Jameis Winston were among those involved in moving the Giants forward. Carter was unable to attend due to a prior commitment. Dart’s appearance with Trump also generated debate across sports media. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith referred to Dart as the “face of the franchise” and said he had created unnecessary tension within a team composed of players from diverse backgrounds. Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, defended Carter’s initial reaction, arguing that his perspective as a black Muslim helped explain why he objected to Dart appearing alongside President Trump. “Let’s not do that thing where we’re trying to pretend this isn’t what it looks like. Abdul Carter is a Black man and a Muslim and given the things that Trump has said about/done when it comes to both groups, it’s fair (and also not surprising) that he has a problem with it.” Let’s not do that thing where we’re trying to pretend this isn’t what it looks like. Abdul Carter is a Black man and a Muslim and given the things that Trump has said about/done when it comes to both groups, it’s fair (and also not surprising) that he has a problem with it. https://t.co/OUY7ZxHUOc — Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 23, 2026  

Protesters staged a satirical demonstration outside far-Left Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman’s home this week, constructing a mock homeless encampment to highlight the city’s ongoing homeless problem.  As seen in the viral videos circulating online, protesters erected tents, scattered trash and old tires, and even set up a barbecue in front of Raman’s multimillion-dollar home. “This is happening all over the city and we brought it to her doorstep so she can see what other people are going through,” a masked man who said he helped organize the demonstration told FOX 11. “We’re basically doing a parody ad for her.”  Fox 11: Group ‘Safe Cities USA’ Staged Fake Homeless Encampment In Front Of Nithya Raman’s House pic.twitter.com/N2xazUOzI4 — Alexandra Datig | Front Page Index

America was built on a simple, radical idea: work hard, build something, and no one can take it from you. The American Dream wasn’t an apology. It was an invitation. But today? Dream a little too big, climb a little too high, and become … dare we say it … a successful CEO or, worse, a billionaire? The modern Democratic Party will revoke that invitation and send you to the electric chair. Pennsylvania State Representative Chris Rabb just won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, the bluest House seat in the country. He will almost certainly be heading to Congress in January, and he’s insane. In a 2005 blog post, the Democratic darling reacted to news that 300 CEOs had earned $12 billion in pay and bonuses, declaring that corporate executives “should fry.” His exact words compared business leaders to gang members, argued their “gangs” were more destructive than the Crips or the Bloods, and announced that he was reversing his previous opposition to the death penalty so it could be used “more frequently and swiftly” against capitalist “gang leaders.” The Democratic death penalty; never for murderers or pedophiles, but anyone who builds a company and turns a profit? Yes. Of course, Rabb didn’t arrive at this moment alone. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned with him. Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar endorsed him. Congressman Ro Khanna stood beside him. And progressive activist and streamer Hasan Piker, the man who has spent years cheerleading “eat the rich” eliminationism, 9/11, and alleged killer Luigi Mangione, held rallies with him. Again, this isn’t fringe. This is the new norm. The Democratic Party isn’t moderating. It isn’t “evolving.” It is steering full steam ahead into radicalism. Wish death upon conservatives, Jews, capitalists, or any CEO who dares to succeed? That’s not a deal-breaker on the modern left. That’s your one-way ticket to power. Rabb doesn’t just fit that mold. He is the mold. He’s called for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted cop-killer who murdered Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in cold blood in 1981, right in the heart of the very district Rabb now wants to represent in Congress. Abolish ICE, nationalize healthcare, groceries, and housing, push reparations, defund the police, and treat Israel as the enemy? Check, check, and check. Rabb hits every box on the modern Left’s radical bingo card, and he does it with a smile. Equally hilarious and alarming is the fact that the biggest outside money boosting Rabb came from an anti-Israel super PAC funded by, you guessed it, CEOs. American Priorities spent roughly $400,000 on ads backing him — bankrolled by $1 million from Showcase Commerce CEO Mohammad Waqas and another $1 million from Silicon Valley executive Omer Hasan. The man who wants corporate executives to “fry” built his political career on their money. Here is what the Left gets catastrophically wrong about CEOs and the executives they despise. The top 1% of earners in America, the entrepreneurs and executives who actually generate wealth, pay over 40% of all federal income taxes. Elon Musk flooded the market with electric vehicles, built reusable rockets that slashed space launch costs, and brought Starlink internet to some of the most impoverished corners of the world. Jeff Bezos employs 1.5 million people and has built the cloud infrastructure that powers half the internet. Tim Cook leads 164,000 Apple employees whose products have saved lives, connected families, and created entire ecosystems of developer jobs. These are not the villains of the American story. They are the authors of it. New businesses and the leaders who scale them create the jobs, the productivity gains, and the economic growth that lifts everyone. We can explain that to the Left. We cannot understand it for them. They don’t care to understand; they want blood. Ocasio-Cortez knows exactly what she is doing. She is not a fringe voice anymore. She is the operational center of the modern Democratic Party, and she is steering it with confidence, while wearing a hijab. She didn’t just endorse Chris Rabb — she campaigned with him, rallied with him, and called him exactly the kind of Democrat America needs. Because the progressives’ brand of Marxist class warfare, anti-Israel obsession, and “fry the CEOs” rhetoric isn’t a bug in today’s Democratic Party. It’s the feature. It’s the direction they’ve deliberately chosen. Safe blue seats like PA-03 are their laboratory, and Rabb is their proof of concept. Graham Platner cheers the deaths of fellow veterans. Obama-aligned activists post images of President Donald Trump in a grave. Piker celebrates a man accused of murdering a healthcare executive and openly wishes for capitalist blood. Mamdani is a terror-apologist. And now a man who called for killing corporate leaders is headed to Congress with the Democrats’ full blessing. This is not a party in transition. It is not moderating. It is not “finding its way back.” It is sprinting, deliberately and proudly, toward a politics that treats success as sin and demands blood as penance. November will be telling. But honestly, they have already told us everything we need to know.

A 21-year-old political commentator was attacked and temporarily blinded by a masked individual while debating transgender violence on a college campus earlier this week. A video shows Ryley Niemi, a conservative who regularly debates leftist students, sitting at a table on the University of California Santa Cruz campus when a black-clad person wearing dark sunglasses and a mask approached him and dumped a bucket of black liquid on him. Niemi chased after the individual who fled the scene, and people in the area began cheering and shouting for Niemi to “get the f*ck off this campus.” The attacker escaped, but in an exclusive interview with The Daily Wire, Niemi said the police are “actively investigating this and looking for the person.” Niemi, said the liquid caused blindness in both eyes for three hours, and blindness for six hours in his right eye. “EMTs flushed my eyes with five vials of saline solution,” Niemi said. During his visit to the ER, Niemi learned that his “right eye has a corneal abrasion, and 48 hours later, my right eye still hurts and is slightly blurry.” He added that the attack resulted in semi-permanent damage to his right eye and cut short his debate at UC Santa Cruz. At @ucsc, a masked far-left extremist threw a bucket of black liquid on conservative activist @RyleyNiemi_. Leftists laughed and cheered on the attacker, who ran away. Leftists routinely engage in and urge political violence and harassment against their ideological targets. pic.twitter.com/a5qDhX6cdv — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 29, 2026 Niemi’s table featured signs that stated “trans women are men” and “transgenders are violent.” He said the attacker was “100% male” who appeared to be around 6′ tall and “has a modified voice [because of hormone therapy], long hair, and feminine earrings.” “The irony is,” Niemi continued, “that one of the signs said ‘trans-genders are violent.’ And then a transgender attacked me.” This is not the first time Niemi has been attacked. Six weeks ago, Niemi interviewed a gay couple with a baby on the street and asked them about statistics on gay men committing child molestation. One of the men shoved him and proceeded to follow Niemi, punching him in the back of the head. Niemi said he suffered a concussion from the attack. “The district attorney has let them off the hook,” Niemi added. The Right-wing commentator explained that he holds debates to “change the mind of the American public to be more conservative.” Why are they so triggered when @RyleyNiemi_ ask them completely reasonable questions about the child’s wellbeing? I hope he pressed charges. pic.twitter.com/ZiXnSrzH9l — Jake Rattlesnake (@jakerattlesnk) April 18, 2026