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Steven Portnoy

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Steven Portnoy

    Internal email points to Kennedy Center's continued closure (opens the original)

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    Trump refused to commit to not demolishing the Kennedy Center. An email sent to Kennedy Center staff earlier this week by the center's executive director says the building will "remain temporarily closed" pending an ongoing safety assessment. In the email, sent on Wednesday and obtained by ABC News, the center’s executive director and chief operating officer, Matt Floca, gave no indication that the building will be reopening anytime soon after the President Donald Trump-aligned Kennedy Center bo

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Steven Portnoy, Katherine Faulders, Luke Barr, Allison Pecorin and Benjamin Siegel, ABC News

    Pro-Trump ad campaign was financed by DHS: Sources (opens the original)

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    (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration used funds from the Department of Homeland Security to air TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to sources familiar with the matter. The money was moved into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) account for “commemorative events” on Sept. 19, and federal contract data shows that a contract of $20 million was awarded the next day to the LMD Agency, a Maryland-based advertising agency for a “National Media Campaign.” Days l

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Steven Portnoy

    White House airs more taxpayer-funded ads promoting Trump (opens the original)

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    The federal government has spent at least $1.7 million to air three different TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to an estimate from AdImpact, which tracks and analyzes political ad spending across television, digital and connected TV channels. Critics say the ads could violate federal propaganda law. The White House has defended them as “public service announcements” and drawn comparisons to past examples of administrations that created PSA's to highlight new drug

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Steven Portnoy

    Federal preservation agency says it's 'terminating' required consultation with local officials on Trump's arch (opens the original)

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    Virginia agency says the Park Service hasn't tried to resolve opposition. A little-known federal historic preservation agency said Thursday it's giving up on trying to get Virginia and Washington, D.C., on board behind plans for President Donald Trump's triumphal arch and indicates the administration will move forward with the project anyway. The Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP) wrote in a letter to the National Park Service that it is "terminating" required consultation with lo

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Steven Portnoy

    Kennedy Center closure to last another week, at least, official says (opens the original)

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    The official cited several "documented hazards" within the building. The executive director of the Kennedy Center said in a court filing Wednesday the closure of the performing arts venue will extend another week -- and he gave no indication when the closure might end. In the filing, Kennedy Center executive director Matt Floca cited several "documented hazards" within the building, along with corrosion on the soffits around it -- the underside of the building's distinctive overhanging roof -- t

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