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NPR (The Associated Press) - Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says

President Trump says he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center for two years. It follows a wave of cancellations since Trump ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building.

President Trump says he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center for two years. It follows a wave of cancellations since Trump ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building.Open

AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - After Liam Ramos' release, Democrats turn focus to the rest of the kids detained by ICE

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) vowed to continue his campaign against the detention of children after picking up 5-year-old Liam Ramos from ICE detention and escorting him back to Minnesota Sunday. Why it matters: After Ramos' release, Democrats are now focusing on other children that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained and the condition of detention centers. - ICE routinely detains children whose parents are arrested and targeted for deportation and creating detention space for families before they're deported has been a priority of the second Trump administration, Axios' Brittany Gibson notes . - There's no direct data on the number of children in immigration custody, but nonprofit news outlet the Marshall Project's…

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) vowed to continue his campaign against the detention of children after picking up 5-year-old Liam Ramos from ICE detention and escorting him back to Minnesota Sunday. Why it matters: After Ramos' release, Democrats are now focusing on other children that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained and the condition of detention centers. - ICE routinely detains children whose parents are arrested and targeted for deportation and creating detention space for families before they're deported has been a priority of the second Trump administration, Axios' Brittany Gibson notes . - There's no direct data on the number of children in immigration custody, but nonprofit news outlet the Marshall Project's…Open

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "Hell no": House Democrats' divisions over DHS funding spill out in private call

House Democrats splintered on a private call Sunday over whether to vote for legislation that would keep the Department of Homeland Security funded for two more weeks, a half dozen sources on the call told Axios. Why it matters: The deal was the result of negotiations between Senate Democrats and the White House, but many House Democrats despise the idea of voting to fund DHS without reforms, even in the short term. - The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have stirred overwhelming Democratic sentiment against the department. - Several lawmakers expressed firm opposition to voting for the funding measure, saying they are a "hell no," sources told Axios. - But another group of top Democrats also offered points in favor of…

House Democrats splintered on a private call Sunday over whether to vote for legislation that would keep the Department of Homeland Security funded for two more weeks, a half dozen sources on the call told Axios. Why it matters: The deal was the result of negotiations between Senate Democrats and the White House, but many House Democrats despise the idea of voting to fund DHS without reforms, even in the short term. - The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have stirred overwhelming Democratic sentiment against the department. - Several lawmakers expressed firm opposition to voting for the funding measure, saying they are a "hell no," sources told Axios. - But another group of top Democrats also offered points in favor of…Open