The Kennedy Center is warning staff that a planned two-year renovation shutdown will lead to job cuts and “skeletal teams.”.

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck will perform a joint concert at Carnegie Hall in the 2026-27 season.

President Donald Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction.

The Kennedy Center's head of artistic programming has stepped down, two weeks after being named to the position.

Melania Trump is capping her first year after becoming first lady again with the global release of a documentary about the 20 days before she and President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center.

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Renée Fleming is withdrawing from two May appearances at the Kennedy Center.

The producers of a Bruce Lee-inspired stage play and Vocal Arts DC have canceled shows at the Kennedy Center.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her government sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department.

The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” — aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban.

Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 6.

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility.

The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance.

Spain will end 2025 as the top men’s team in the FIFA rankings after there were limited changes in the new standings.

The winner of the 2026 World Cup will receive $50 million from a $655 million prize pool, FIFA said in announcing record financial rewards for teams in a tournament with ticket prices that have sparked outcries.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body’s ethics investigators.

President Donald Trump has presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.

Tyler Adams has set a bold goal for the U.S. soccer team, aiming to reach the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1930.

Mexico is optimistic about advancing in the 2026 World Cup after being drawn against South Africa, South Korea, and a yet-to-be-determined European team.

If you listen to the words spoken after the World Cup draw by the various coaches who were at the Kennedy Center, it would seem impossible for any of them to win next year’s tournament.

The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A record 48 teams will take part in the tournament field this summer.

The Kennedy Center, known for theater and opera, becomes the sports world's focus on Friday.

President Donald Trump says he's turning his attention to helping find an end to the brutal civil war in Sudan.

President Donald Trump visited a gift shop near the White House and stopped by the Kennedy Center on Friday, all while his federal takeover of Washington is keeping residents on edge.

President Donald Trump says that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will happen on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

The audience at the Kennedy Center's opening-night performance of “Les Misérables” greeted President Donald Trump's arrival with a mix of cheers and boos.

President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center’s leadership, reinforcing how much time he’s devoting to remaking one of the nation’s premier cultural centers in a larger effort to ideologically and socially overhaul the nation’s arts scene.

Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.

The Kennedy Center and the union representing musicians in the National Symphony Orchestra have come to an agreement on a short-term contract after a brief strike that threatened to derail Saturday’s season-opening gala.

Deborah Borda will retire as president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic at the end of the 2022-23 season.

Jill Biden has urged spouses of the nation's governors to keep working together and with her on issues she says transcend politics.

President Joe Biden will be in the house for the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday.