An appeals court has rejected the Kennedy Center's request to delay removing President Donald Trump's name from the building by tonight's deadline.

The DC Circuit ruling keeps in place a lower court order requiring Trump's name to be removed from the venue's façade, website and promotional materials.

Justice Department lawyers warned that compliance could trigger bylaws requiring the center to return hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations.

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An appeals court is keeping intact a federal judge’s ruling requiring the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from its building by the end of Friday.