Workers began stripping President Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center early Saturday morning, hours past a court-ordered deadline.   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 safety concerns due…

Workers began stripping President Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center early Saturday morning, hours past a court-ordered deadline.   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 safety concerns due…

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…

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…

The Kennedy Center on Monday scrubbed its website and YouTube pages of references to President Trump. On Monday, Trump’s name was also excluded from formal invitations to the annual honors ceremony at the center. However, his name remains on the venue’s Instagram, Facebook and social platform X accounts. The move follows a court ruling that…

The Kennedy Center on Monday scrubbed its website and YouTube pages of references to President Trump. On Monday, Trump’s name was also excluded from formal invitations to the annual honors ceremony at the center. However, his name remains on the venue’s Instagram, Facebook and social platform X accounts. The move follows a court ruling that…