The Kennedy Center after Donald Trump said he planned to close it for two years for reconstruction in Washington DC on 2 February 2026. Photograph: Al Drago/ReutersThe Kennedy Center after Donald Trump said he planned to close it for two years for reconstruction in Washington DC on 2 February 2026. Photograph: Al Drago/ReutersJudge rules that Washington DC performing arts venue cannot be renamed without an act of CongressA judge on Friday ordered the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the iconic Washington DC venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington directed the Trump administration to take down all physical signage bearing Trump’s name and to eliminate any references to a “Trump Kennedy Center” from official materials within 14 days.More details soon …