June 13, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Workers Strip Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center Hours After a Court-Ordered Deadline

Crews removed President Trump's name from the exterior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, 2026, hours past an extended court deadline. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper had ordered the...

March 23, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Eight Preservation and Architecture Groups Sue Trump Over the Kennedy Center Rebuild

On March 23, 2026, eight architecture and cultural organizations sued President Trump and the Kennedy Center's board in federal district court in Washington over a planned renovation that would close the complex for two...