A judge on Friday denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump's name removed from building. Yet the Kennedy Center's leadership didn't abandon its legal efforts to keep Trump's name in place.

President Donald Trump's handpicked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the iconic performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday.

The Washington National Opera (WNO) filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging that the Kennedy Center failed to return more than $17 million in donations made to the organization after its split from the venue earlier this year.  The WNO cited the Kennedy Center’s position as a federally chartered entity and its membership in the Smithsonian Institution…

The Washington National Opera (WNO) filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging that the Kennedy Center failed to return more than $17 million in donations made to the organization after its split from the venue earlier this year.  The WNO cited the Kennedy Center’s position as a federally chartered entity and its membership in the Smithsonian Institution…