Trump’s plan for the Kennedy Center is a preview for what he wants to do with American elections

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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Donald Trump's plans for the Kennedy Center may provide a glimpse into his plans for American elections, a new video shows blood and a missing camera outside Nancy Guthrie's home, and Ryan Routh is sentenced to life in prison for trying to assassinate Trump.

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1 | Trump's plan for the Kennedy Center is a preview for what he wants to do with American elections

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2 | Video shows blood and missing camera outside Nancy Guthrie's house

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3 | Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison for assassination attempt against Trump

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4 | Detainees describe horrific conditions inside Minnesota federal building awaiting deportation: 'There was no humanity'

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5 | JD Vance tears into America's 'incestuous elites' after Epstein files release - but insists Trump isn't one of them

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The Big Question 

President Donald Trump is set to install a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds, marking just the latest in a sea of changes made to the executive mansion over the past year, according to a new report.

The figure of the 15th-century explorer — whom Trump has long praised and defended — will be erected near the Ellipse, on the south side of the White House, according to The Washington Post, citing multiple unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

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