Mark Twain Award will be presented June 28, 2026 to. . .comedian - political analyst Bill Maher

 Thursday 3/26/26

NY Post confirms that

the 70-yr.-old comedian

and talk show host

Bill Maher

will receive the Kennedy

Center's MARK TWAIN AWARD

(NetFlix to air the ceremony).

nypost.com/2026/03/26/us-news/

bill-maher-to-receive-mark-twain-prize-

from-kennedy-center-after-white-house-

denied-initial-report

Previous Mark Twain Prizes for American Humor -- 2016 recipient to was comedian Bill Murray

Some of the Mark Twain Prize winners:

Richard Pryor

Steve Martin

Tina Fey

Eddie Murphy

Dave Chappelle

Conan O'Brien

Adam Sandler

Bill Murray was honored as the 19th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 

when he received the award at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. October 23, 2016.

“I’m honored by this award and by its timing,” Murray said in a statement. 

“I believe Mark Twain has rolled over in his grave so much for so long, that this news won’t disturb his peace.”

Murray has starred in such hits as “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day,” and “Caddyshack” 

over the course of his four-decade career, adding dozens of comedy films to his name.

Scoop for reporters Noah Robertson & Ellen Francis: Defense aid appropriated for UKRAINE to be diverted to Feb. 28 IRAN WAR

 Breaking News

Washington POST online headline

7:30 a.m. Eastern

March 26, 2026

WP EXCLUSIVE:

PENTAGON considers

diverting Ukraine Aid

to the Mideast

Niles MI Blood Drive

 Local YMCA

[Niles-Buchanan YMCA

Front St. north of Riverview

Park ] 

 2 - 6 p.m. Monday April 6

2026

you may reserve a 15-minute

appointment by first visiting

givebloodnow.com

and entering your SBMF

email or Donor #.  Phone

the South Bend Medical

Foundation Blood Drive for

details and explanations of

what might defer or permit you.

Troopers Bleed Blue

 Versiti . org

Annual Spring Blood Drive

event -- hosted by Michigan

STATE POLICE --

here in Niles, MI POST

8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

April 8, 2026 (Wednesday)

Silverbrook at E. Main location

not just for

STATE Police Troopers and

their loved ones but also

supporters of the State and Local

police departments across Michigan. 

You can reserve ahead of time a

specific 15-minute period for screening

after arrival at the Post by visiting

http://versiti.org/

His initial day in Court (his federal judge in NYC is 92)

NICOLAS MADURO

former dictator of Venezuela

he claimed "Voter Tallies" were

wrong and he "had been elected"

_______________________

faces U.S. federal charges of

Drug Racketeering

he had been arraigned Jan. 2026

and along with his wife will be in

the courtroom today

March 26

apnews.com/article/

maduro-venezuela-trump-

criminal-case . . .

From the Taft presidency (one term) to the second term of Donald J. Trump

 how many Presidents sequentially have

"thrown out the First Pitch of MLB

Major League Baseball" from the 1910s to 2026?

LISTING:

4/14/1910 William Howard Taft

4/5/2010 Barack Obama (POTUS 44)

4/20/1916 Woodrow Wilson

4/24/1923 Warren G. Harding

4/19/1948 Harry S. Truman

4/10/1961 John F. Kennedy

4/7/1969 Richard M. Nixon

4/6/1992 George H. W. Bush

4/2/1996 William J. Clinton

4/3/2006 George W. Bush

______________________

unclear if Presidents Trump,

Biden, or Carter

ever did throw Opening Pitch

for a OPENING DAY MLB

Game . . . . . .

[ note: Carter did so after leaving

office ]