President Trump had a tense relationship with the Kennedy Center in his first term. Photo: J. David Ake/Getty Images
🗣️ Trump's swift takeoverof the Kennedy Center is on. The president says he's terminating several board members and appointing himself chairman. The performing arts venue issued a statement Friday that they've yet to hear directly from the White House. (Axios)
❌ A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's purging of USAID. The suit alleges the administration putting some 2,200 employees on leave will cause a humanitarian catastrophe, cost thousands of Americans jobs and overstep presidential powers. (Axios)
🪧 The Trump administration issued a stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the weekend and shuttered its D.C. headquarters. The agency was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis. A protest rally is planned outside the building today with Senator Elizabeth Warren and others at 4:15pm. (WTOP)
☃️Snowis in the forecast tomorrow and Wednesday, with estimates of 3-6 inches. (Washington Post)
