Aug 19 Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8 By Steven Sloan, Associated Press In a status report filed late Tuesday, opponents of the move said members of the Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board “seem intent” on defying an earlier court order requiring the president's name to be removed from the building. Continue reading
Aug 13 Kennedy Center board moves forward with a two-year closure to allow for renovations By Steven Sloan, Associated Press The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the sprawling performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovation work, while some outdoor programming may continue. Continue reading
Jul 11 Sen. Whitehouse announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said in a release on Saturday that he had received a whistleblower disclosure from the Government Accountability Project. Continue reading
Jul 08 Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to restore President Donald Trump's name to the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center building following court-ordered deadline By Steven Sloan, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Scaffolding goes up at Kennedy Center ahead of deadline to remove Trump's name By Steven Sloan, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 12 Kennedy Center board seeks pause of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline By Steven Sloan, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center by June 12, memo to staff says By Liz Landers President Donald Trump’s name must come off the Kennedy Center by June 12, according to a memo issued to the national arts center staff Thursday following a court ruling that found the rebrand was illegal. Continue reading
May 29 Judge says Kennedy Center board violated law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure By Michael Kunzelman, Steven Sloan, Associated Press A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 8:17 Ex-Kennedy Center staffer alleges chaos and cronyism under Trump leadership By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Unless courts intervene, the Kennedy Center will shut down this July for two years, as part of a roughly $250 million renovation. In the lead-up, there’s been a wave of layoffs and a controversial rebranding by President Trump’s allies. Josef… Continue watching