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Kennedy Center Opera House Could Be Renamed After Melania Trump - Real Or Not? The Answer Will Surprise You

A House vote to name the Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump triggers political backlash and UK media attention.

International Business Times UK · Jul 24, 2025

What did she do again?: Republicans announce Melania Trump’s cultural achievement while quietly pocketing $72 million

Her inspiration must be contagious.

We Got This Covered · Jul 23, 2025

Republicans push bill that would force Kennedy Center Opera House to be renamed after Melania Trump

The First Lady is the honorary chair of the Kennedy Center

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

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Trump ally Ric Grenell says he’d ‘look at’ California bid if Kamala Harris runs

Kennedy Center interim director says he would have consider running for California governor if Harris opts in

The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2025

Trump gets mixed reception at Kennedy Center over ‘woke’ agenda purge

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The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Boos, cheers and a heavy dose of irony as Trump takes in Les Mis against backdrop of LA protests

The tuxedo-clad US president promised a ‘golden era’ for the US at his first Kennedy Center production in Washington

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2025

Trump booed at Kennedy Center Les Miserables show as drag queens protest performance

President met with a harsh reception as he attended the opening night at the revamped arts institution, which his administration has taken over to drive out ‘woke’ programming

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

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Watch: Trump reacts to news that actors are boycotting his attendance at Kennedy Center

Donald Trump says he is unbothered by actors boycotting his attendance of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center Wednesday night (11 June).

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Les Miserables actors drop out because Trump is attending show

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The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Trump plans to attend 'Les Misérables' at the Kennedy Center after taking over the institution

President Donald Trump is taking his seat in the president's box for opening night of the award-winning musical “Les Misérables” at the Kennedy Center

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Les Miserables understudies set to take center stage as cast boycotts Trump-Vance attendance at Kennedy Center

Trump will attend a Kennedy Center production for the first time during his second term

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

The Latest: Federal appeals court to hear arguments in Trump’s bid to erase hush money conviction

President Donald Trump's lawyers will argue Wednesday before an appeals court that his criminal hush money conviction should be erased

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

International Pride Orchestra plays outside DC in rebuff to Trump snub at Kennedy Center

LGBTQ+ ensemble was to appear at performing arts center but moved to Maryland after president reorganized venue

The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2025

Masters of the House: Trump and Vance set to attend ‘Les Miserables’ opening at the Kennedy Center

Several cast members are reportedly planning to boycott the performance

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

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The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2025

Kennedy Center sees ticket sales fall dramatically amid Trump intervention

Donald Trump appointed himself chair of the performance center in February, leading to boycotts and cancellations

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

‘Last time I’ll take a job without looking at it’: Trump bashes Kennedy Center at board dinner

Trump cleared his own way to be installed as chair of Kennedy Center in February

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2025

Les Misérables actors to boycott Kennedy Center performance over Trump attendance

At least 10 of musical’s cast members will not participate in June show the president is expected to attend

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

Several Les Mis cast members plan to boycott Trump appearance at Kennedy Center performance fundraiser: report

The reported rebellion follows the president’s crackdown against ‘woke culture’ at the center

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The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

Kennedy Center events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration have been canceled, organizers say

Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D

The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2025

Dismay as cross-border library caught in US-Canada feud: ‘We just want to stay open’

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House sits half in Canada, half in Vermont. Now, the US is planning to cut off main entrance access to Canadians

The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2025

Trump news at a glance: US can deport lawful resident for his views in ‘unjust and alarming’ court ruling

Judge rules Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil for his beliefs – key US politics stories from 11 April at a glance

The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2025

Kennedy Center director snipes at musician for ‘vapidness’ over DEI concerns

Trump ally Richard Grenell sends series of hostile emails to Yasmin Williams despite saying he was ‘too busy’ to do so

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025

Richard Grenell engages in ‘bizarre’ email exchange with musician

‘Yes I cut the DEI ******** because we can’t afford to pay people for fringe and niche programming that public won’t support,’ Trump’s acting head of the John F. Kennedy Center reportedly wrote

Space · Apr 8, 2025

Lunar Quilts capture crafters, astronaut's take on return to the moon

The future of lunar exploration never looked more colorful, or so square. "The Next Giant Leap," a pair of moon-themed quilts, debuted at the Kennedy Center's Earth to Space festival in Washington.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2025

The problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the possibility of ‘Cats’

When President Donald Trump announced that he was assuming control of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he described the move as a triumph over “wokey” programming. He subsequently fired the 17 board members appointed by President Joe Biden and installed himself as chairman.

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