A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that U.S. 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 — the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to leave his personal mark on the landscape of the nation's capital.

A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building, saying only an act of Congress can change the venue’s name.

The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not…