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NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Kennedy Center Performer Asks Judge to Toss Case He Calls ‘Retaliatory’

A jazz drummer who called off a performance in protest of the center’s being renamed for President Trump said the president’s allies had sued him as punishment.

NYTIMES (Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs) - New York City Ballet Pulls Out of Kennedy Center Performances

The decision by the company, one of the most prestigious in the country, is the latest in a wave of high-profile cancellations at the center.

NYTIMES (Sopan Deb) - Outside Kennedy Center, Jane Fonda and Joan Baez Raise Voices in Protest

The pair joined in a gathering of artists and others who denounced censorship and faulted President Trump’s growing influence over the nation’s cultural life.

NYTIMES (Richard Fausset) - At CPAC, the ‘America First’ Crowd Ponders Giving War a Chance

The Conservative Political Action Conference has been an America First gathering for years, but with President Trump pursuing war in Iran, organizers have tried to make a shift, with mixed results.

NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni and Parin Behrooz) - Government Trolls Sling Memes in the Online Trenches of Mideast War

Officials in Tehran and Washington alike are trading taunts in English, often using American pop culture references.

BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - TSA Agent Keeps Skills Sharp By Groping Mannequin At Home

ONTARIO, CA — With the partial government shutdown still ongoing and no end in sight, local TSA employee Jeff Dormer said he had been keeping his skills sharp by groping a mannequin at home.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Liz Truss announces England will host a CPAC event in London this July

The gathering of British conservatives will run from July 16-18 and tickets for the conference are expected to go on sale next week.