Politics Oct 02 Kennedy Center Honors to be held at Capital One Arena amid fight over adding Trump's name By Mike Catalini, Associated Press
Politics Sep 26 Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege The center’s executive director and chief operating officer, Matt Floca, did not treat the roofing issues as priorities and in April halted a funded plan to address them, according to the letter Thursday signed by David Seide, a lawyer representing… By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Sep 19 Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down Friday's event followed a tumultuous week in federal courts in Washington where filings and counter-filings flooded the courts as the administration continues pushing for the president’s vanity projects. By Gary Fields, Associated Press
Arts Sep 17 Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes The Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board, chaired by the president, voted to close the center after U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump's name to the building. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Arts Sep 15 Watch 4:32 Kennedy Center board votes to close after judge blocks Trump's name from building The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington voted to temporarily close the iconic performing arts center, citing financial issues and a need for structural repairs. That came shortly after a federal judge blocked the board from adding President Trump’s… By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson
Sep 15 Kennedy Center board votes to close over Trump naming dispute and financial trouble By Steven Sloan, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close the center over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Sep 14 Kennedy Center board to propose new options for honoring Trump, according to court filing By Associated Press The document proposes 10 options for adding the president's name to the building's exterior. Continue reading
Sep 05 Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses By Steven Sloan, Gary Fields, Russ Bynum, Associated Press No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside the Kennedy Center's grand foyer collapsed Friday evening, said Roma Daravi, the center's vice president for public relations. Continue reading
Sep 02 PHOTOS: Kennedy Center disassembles 'Blue' sculpture from its grounds By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action — as if to kick a ball or, from a different angle, having just kicked one — was designed by sculptor Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019. Continue reading
Aug 27 Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump's name to building By Steven Sloan, Associated Press Just seconds after the Trump administration's lawyer, Bradley Mayers, began making his case at a nearly two-hour hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper interrupted to ask why the center needed to begin inscribing the president's name on the institution's… Continue reading