United States Politics and Government

• Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center - The performing arts center is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and it has been generally understood that the power to change the center’s name lies with Congress.
• Trump Moves to Prevent Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors - Proposed new rules would pull all federal financing from hospitals that continue to provide gender treatments for adolescents.
• A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy - In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.
• Trump’s Combative Prime Time Speech, and the Growing Right-to-Die Movement - Plus, don’t blame the dogs in strollers.
• 6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation - President Trump disparaged Democrats and insisted the economy is booming despite concerns about the cost of living.
• Republicans Clinch Democrats’ Bid to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies - After the speaker denied them a vote on extending the subsidies, four Republicans from competitive districts joined Democrats’ bid to go around G.O.P. leaders and force action.
• ICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules - Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.
• House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela - The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.
• Dan Bongino to Step Down as FBI Deputy Director - The departure of Dan Bongino had seemed inevitable since August, when the White House hired Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, to share his job as deputy director.
• Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship - An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”