Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFederal judges and an appeals court panel rejected the administration's last-minute attempts to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump.Construction crews began removing the president's name from the Kennedy Center's marble facade following the court denials. District Judge Christopher Cooper initially blocked the name change, asserting that only Congress has the authority to alter the iconic venue's name. The administration appealed, claiming the president's name was crucial for fundraising and that donations would be lost without it, but this argument was dismissed by the D.C. appeals court. Kennedy Center officials were instructed to revert all official documents and digital platforms to the original John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts name. In fullConstruction crew set to strip Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after president loses another legal battleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The Trump administration on Thursday evening appealed a judge’s order that overturned the Kennedy Center’s decision to rename the venue for President Donald Trump and its plans to…

Construction crews have erected scaffolding outside the Kennedy Center on Friday, the day of the court-ordered deadline to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building.

“We are complying with the court’s order while evaluating all legal options to preserve this revitalization and recognize President Trump’s leadership,”

The board of the Kennedy Center and the US Justice Department have appealed a federal judge's ruling ordering the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the performing arts…

The board of trustees at the Kennedy Center has appealed a court order to remove President Donald Trump's name from the venue by a Friday deadline.

President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to stay a lower-court order that his name before removed from the performing arts center.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court rejected a last-ditch effort by the Kennedy Center's leadership to keep President Donald Trump's name on the building, leaving the institution…

Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken repeated measures to put his name and image in official spaces, an abrupt break with American political tradition.

Judge rejects Trump administration’s 11th-hour attempt to rename iconic venue after himself while legal battle continues

The US president has sought to reshape the capital city's image and institutions through series of plans and projects.

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.

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.

Workers are preparing to remove President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. A judge rejected a request to delay the removal. Scaffolding is up around the building.…

With storms dancing around Washington before a court-ordered deadline to remove references to Donald Trump, workers were seen building scaffolding around a section of the building…

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Federal judge upholds order to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center while appeals court reviews Congress's authority over renaming.

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge rejected a bid by the board of the Kennedy Center and the Justice Department on Friday to halt the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the…