President Donald Trump doesn't have his name on the Kennedy Center yet, but he's already shaped it to his tastes. Later this month, he's assembling the center's board of trustees, which he chairs, in Palm Beach, Florida " nearly 1,000 miles away from the institution's home in Washington, DC. Board meetings, one attendee says, now mirror Trump Cabinet meetings, with members going around the room to "talk about how great and visionary the president is and how he has so much class and taste." read more
Fresh deadly border clashes have broken out between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban forces, with both sides accusing each other of breaking a fragile ceasefire. Residents fled the Afghan city of Spin Boldak overnight, which lies along the 1,600-mile (2,574 km) border the two countries share. read more
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship. On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship for those born to parents who are in the country illegally, but the move was blocked by multiple lower courts. read more
President Donald Trump has hired a new architect for the White House ballroom amid disputes between the president and the architect originally contracted to complete the project, several sources have told CNN. read more
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications devices, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers on Thursday, according to three sources with direct knowledge of his congressional briefings. read more
Europe is suddenly the problem?
Vlad is using the Zimmerman/Rittenhouse defense.