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What is President Trump's response to the Kennedy Center closure controversy?

Lisa Lucera 0:03
Defending the decision. I'm Lisa Licera, Fox News. President Trump responding to criticism after the board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to close it indefinitely for repairs.
Donald J. Trump 0:14
The place is a dump. It's been a dump for years. It's lost money for years. I can turn it around, fix it.
Lisa Lucera 0:22
The board is largely made up of allies of the President.

How does the Trump administration justify banning major news outlets from the White House?

Lisa Lucera 0:24
President Trump suggested he deserved recognition for trying to save it and claimed he could secure the $257 million Congress approved for repairs. A judge blocked plans to return President Trump's name to the building and ordered 30 days' notice before any major changes are made. The President referred to the judge as hostile when speaking to reporters this afternoon. And the President, barring three, Media outlets from the White House effective immediately.
Luke Thomas 0:50
President Trump posted today effective immediately. I am banning fake news CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House as a result of their constant reporting fake news.
Donald J. Trump 1:00
It's really just cumulative stories.

What are the Supreme Court’s recent rulings on teacher‑training DEI funding cuts?

Donald J. Trump 1:03
Over the last few years you get sick of it.
Luke Thomas 1:05
For decades, CNN, like Fox, has been part of a rotating five network TV pool, with crews traveling with the president all around the world.
Lisa Lucera 1:15
Fox is Peter Ducey at the White House, the Supreme Court granting a White House plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher training money as part of its anti DEI efforts, while a lawsuit in the matter continues.
Paul Stevens 1:27
That vote five to four with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices in dissent. The cuts to more than one hundred programs were temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Boston as a federal appeals court turned away an appeal from the administration for those cuts to resume.
Lisa Lucera 1:50
Ox is Paul Stevens, America's listening to Fox News.
Lisa Lucera 2:01
A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration illegally terminated a seven billion dollar solar for all program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower income Americans. The EPA rescinded the solar for all funds in August of last year after President Trump's so called big beautiful bill passed in Congress.

Why was the $7 billion solar‑for‑all program declared illegal by a federal judge?

Lisa Lucera 2:21
A second death connected to Legionnaires disease has been reported in New York City.
Tanya J. Powers 2:25
New York City Health officials say the second death from a Legionnaires cluster in the South Bronx follows fourteen recently confirmed cases of the disease. The Legionella bacteria was found in cooling towers at 10 locations, including a hospital, a college, and Yankee Stadium. It's not clear where the people got sick.
Tanya J. Powers 2:50
An outbreak of the disease earlier this summer in Manhattan killed eleven people, with dozens more testing positive.
Lisa Lucera 2:59
The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a West Texas section of the Big Bend region in the first major construction in an area of the US Mexico border where the plans have met with opposition from both parties. A legendary
Jenny Koselda 3:14
Warren Buffett has informed shareholders that he is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman effective immediately.

What does Warren Buffett’s retirement mean for Berkshire Hathaway’s leadership?

Jenny Koselda 3:20
He already had given up the CEO role, which was taken over by Greg Abel. Buffett's son Howard Buffett will replace him as chairman. However, Buffett will remain with the company as Chairman Emeritus. In his letter to shareholders, Buffett says Father Time always wins, but he has. However, been generous with me. Buffett says Father Time has given him the opportunity to see Berkshire reach a point where he's more confident than ever about what lies ahead. Buffett has led Berkshire since nineteen sixty five. He's ninety six.
Lisa Lucera 3:52
Fox is Jenny Casola, I'm Lisa Lacera. This is Fox News.

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