Elizabeth Blair

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse claims that current Kennedy Center leadership is responsible for, quote, millions in lost revenue, luxury spending, and preferential treatment for Trump allies.

Documents posted on a Senate committee website appear to support those claims, including letting the soccer organization FIFA take over the center for three weeks rent-free.

In a letter, Whitehouse asked Kennedy Center President Richard Grinnell to turn over documents related to the center's financial management, expenditures, donors,

by December 4th.

Grinnell wrote back to White House saying his letter is filled with partisan attacks and false accusations.

The letter is posted to the Kennedy Center's social media.

Elizabeth Blair, NPR News, Washington.

One of Seth Meyers' jokes last week was about President Trump's recent comment that there weren't enough skilled workers in the U.S.

for certain jobs.

Meyers did an impression of him.

On Truth Social, Trump wrote that Myers' NBC show is a ratings disaster, that Myers has no talent, and that NBC should fire him.

Then, Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, reposted Trump's post on X. Former congressman and free speech advocate Justin Amash posted on X, the government shouldn't be pressuring companies with respect to late-night hosts, comedians, or anyone else.

Elizabeth Blair, NPR News, Washington.

In a statement, Conde Nast says that Teen Vogue is joining Vogue.com and that Teen Vogue's editor-in-chief, Versha Sharma, will be leaving the company.

A number of Teen Vogue staffers announced they were being laid off on social media.

Teen Vogue has covered fashion and celebrities, but also politics and social issues.

The News Guild of New York and Conde United, which represent the workers, says the move is intended to quote blunt, insightful coverage at a time when it is needed the most.

Teen Vogue recently won the 2025 Freedom of Speech Medal from the Roosevelt Institute.

Condé Nast said the transition is not intended to diminish Teen Vogue's editorial identity and mission.

Elizabeth Blair, NPR News.