A federal judge in Washington on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s moves to rename the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump and close the center for two years — and gave two weeks for removal of the changed signage on the building’s façade. The opinion and order came in a lawsuit filed in December by […]
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Order gives two weeks for removal of the changed signage on the building’s façade
Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, right, talk with reporters about the renaming of the Kennedy Center to include President Donald Trump’s name in December 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted May 29, 2026 at 4:45pm
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