December 19, 2025 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Kennedy Center Board Votes to Add Trump's Name to the National Arts Institution

On December 18, 2025, the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to rename the institution "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts." The vote...

December 16, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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"US Tech Force" Recruits Temporary Technologists After Mass Layoffs

On December 15, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management launched the "US Tech Force," an initiative to recruit roughly 1,000 technologists into two-year federal placements paying $150,000 to $200,000 annually, with...

December 2, 2025 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Trump Appears to Doze Off During Televised Cabinet Meeting

Video from a White House Cabinet meeting on December 2, 2025 showed President Trump repeatedly closing his eyes, with his head dropping and jerking back up, during a session that ran more than two hours. One widely...