Matt Floca, executive director and chief operating officer of the performing arts venue, told a federal court Saturday that the institution had complied with an order to remove Trump's name from the facade.

Workers removed President Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center on Saturday morning, hours past a court-ordered deadline that was later extended.   Justice Department (DOJ) attorneys representing the historic performing arts center asked a district court late Friday evening for a 12-hour extension to the 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline. The attorneys cited…

Workers removed President Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center on Saturday morning, hours past a court-ordered deadline that was later extended.   Justice Department (DOJ) attorneys representing the historic performing arts center asked a district court late Friday evening for a 12-hour extension to the 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline. The attorneys cited…

A federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to halt an end-of-day deadline to remove the president’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s order allows the deadline to remain until the next stage of the appeal. The schedule indicates the next ruling won’t be until at least June 29.  It means Trump’s name is required to be removed from the exterior of…

A federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to halt an end-of-day deadline to remove the president’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s order allows the deadline to remain until the next stage of the appeal. The schedule indicates the next ruling won’t be until at least June 29.  It means Trump’s name is required to be removed from the exterior of…