Tom Cruise was not among the recipients at this year's Kennedy Center Honors, and the reason for his absence has finally been revealed. "We've since corrected the situation," the "Clueless" alum says of the misunderstanding after they worked together in 1992.

An emboldened President Donald Trump is increasingly using his bully pulpit to stamp his imprint on Washington, DC — pushing the bounds of executive power to reshape a city that once snubbed him.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would host this year's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, his latest move to revamp the Washington, D.C., cultural institution in his image.