A US federal judge rejected a request to halt an order removing President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. The federal appeals court also denied the Trump administration's request for a stay.
A judge rejected requests to pause the deadline for removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. Scaffolding was erected, and workers began preparations for removal. Onlookers gathered to witness the process.
An appeals court in Washington DC rejected a last-ditch effort by the Kennedy Center's leadership to keep President Donald Trump's name on the building, leaving the institution with few options other than removing the name. Separately, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change.
A federal judge ruled that President Trump cannot rename the Kennedy Center to include his name, ordering his name's removal and temporarily blocking the center's closure for renovations, while also restoring Rep. Joyce Beatty's voting rights as a trustee.
