Joyce Beatty

It was deathly quiet outside the John F. Kennedy Memorial Centre for the Performing Arts on Friday afternoon

Thousands gathered outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening to voice opposition to plans proposed by President Donald Trump for the facility, joining a wide network of organizations and individuals alarmed that he could follow through on threats to close and demolish the iconic institution

The shake-up prompted a backlash from prominent artists including Issa Rae, Shonda Rhimes, Ben Folds and Renée Fleming, who cut ties with the institution amid concerns it was becoming increasingly politicized

Following President Donald Trump’s return from a North Carolina rally on Wednesday, images were released of him looking at a mysterious poster board while seated on Air Force One

Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) sparked strong internet reactions when on Tuesday she recounted a heated exchange she had with President Donald Trump

The effort is part of Trump's broader vision of leaving his cultural and aesthetic mark on the U.S. capital, including a large new ballroom to replace the White House East Wing he ordered demolished, a troubled renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and a planned "triumphal arch" near the nation's main cemetery honoring its war dead

Trump ousted major arts donor David Rubenstein in 2025 as the president pushed to rename the venue after himself

A towering stick-man sculpture on the Kennedy Center’s grounds is being removed as the venue’s Donald Trump-dominated board begins a massive renovation project at the president’s direction

Judge will decide whether Trump-controlled board violated court order blocking president’s name from the facade

The battle over the Kennedy Center's future escalated Thursday as Trump's allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him

After returning to office on January 20, 2025, the president replaced board members and installed allies at the traditionally bipartisan institution

They have now been there for more than two months, fueling speculation that the construction crew never actually removed the president’s name from the performing arts venue — or have been told to keep the scaffolding in place while the venue’s Trump-dominated board fights to put his name back

Republicans are facing a potentially ugly 2026 midterm election in less than three months

The board of trustees ‘failed to show how they will be irreparably injured’ if Trump's name remains off the building

In a Monday night report from The Washington Post, the outlet featured photos it reported were from the previous week and obtained from an activist group named Hands Off the Arts

The Kennedy Center's management isn't committing to scheduling new shows or building up its staff, even as the performing arts venue considers options short of a full two-year closure that a federal judge blocked last month

Justice Department (DOJ) attorneys representing the historic performing arts center asked a district court late Friday evening for a 12-hour extension to the 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline

Trump looking to off-load operations to Congress

How the bruised institution would bounce back after a two-year closure ordered by the president of the United States—and what it would look like once it did—were major questions

It ended with U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper taking no action after firing questions at plaintiff and defense attorneys alike, making it difficult to predict how he might rule

On April 17, Cherfilus-McCormick submitted notice of her candidacy to the Florida Department of State as a Democrat — just a week before officially stepping down from office

The Trump Kennedy Center released documentation Wednesday of what it described as "decades of deferred maintenance and critical infrastructure needs" as part of a $257 million renovation effort, offering an unusually detailed look at the condition of the venue as leadership pushes forward with the project

President Donald Trump used part of a Cabinet meeting Thursday to tell an extended story about his preferred writing instrument — a Sharpie marker — interjecting the anecdote amid briefings on the war in Iran, long security lines at major U.S. airports, rising oil prices and volatility in financial markets

President launches into extended stemwinder of grievances ranging from lawsuits over the Kennedy Center to the Justice Department’s failure to bring sham charges against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

The NAACP has named Kristen Clarke, a former Biden Justice Department official, as its next general counsel

Kennedy Center to close for two years after controversial vote

President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities

President Donald Trump is embroiled in a war with Iran that has spurred convulsions across the global economy

Plans to shutter the Trump Kennedy Center were made official through a board of trustees vote on Monday afternoon, setting up a two-year renovation process that some Democratic lawmakers believe should have required more congressional input

President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now entering ​its third week, with no clear end in ​sight, shutting down the key through which 20% ‌of ⁠the world's oil and liquefied natural gas flow, pushing up oil prices and raising fears of a renewed spike in global inflation

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts now features President Trump’s name on its exterior

The aircraft, identified as a KC-135 Stratotanker, went down Thursday while supporting operations in the region

Historic performing arts center was plunged into turmoil when Trump purged more than half of the original board, replacing them with Republican supporters

The moment was caught after the committee released its full, nearly five-hour deposition of 88-year-old Wexner as part of its ongoing probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s network

Donald Trump, who remains embroiled in tensions surrounding ICE’s presence in Minnesota, as well as scrutiny over the justice department’s latest release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, has made another announcement on Sunday evening: the temporary closure of the John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC

Just so no one doubted his total ownership, in December he put his name on the building formerly known as The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts

It was not immediately clear why the newly appointed head of artistic programming resigned so quickly

Schlossberg, former President John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter, a journalist and an author, died Tuesday aged 35 after revealing she had terminal cancer in a November 2025 New Yorker essay

As a New York businessman, Donald Trump put his name on real estate, golf courses, vodka, steaks, bottled water and his own university

President Trump's takeover this year of the Kennedy Center — which was renamed to include Trump earlier this month — is continuing to trigger cancellations from scheduled acts