FCC received Paramount gifts before deal Ethics experts say that by accepting the gifts, FCC commissioners are compromising the agency’s impartiality Salon · Jul 16
Kennedy Center filled with shoddy work as officials rushed to renovate venue in Trump aesthetic, whistleblowers claim Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse expands investigation into Trump-directed ‘waste’ at the performing arts venue The Independent UK · Jul 14
Trump Allegedly Rushed Kennedy Centre Renovations for Peace Prize Ceremony, With Taxpayers Footing the Bill Whistleblower claims Trump rushed renovations at the Kennedy Centre ahead of a FIFA peace prize ceremony, with taxpayers potentially bearing the cost of disputed construction work. International Business Times UK · Jul 12
Trump rushed Kennedy Center renovations for Fifa peace prize ceremony, whistleblowers say Letter from Democratic senator outlines more no-bid contracts and second botched reflecting pool redo The Guardian - US · Jul 11
Request to return Trump’s name to Kennedy Center during appeal is denied by panel of judges The board of trustees ‘failed to show how they will be irreparably injured’ if Trump's name remains off the building The Independent UK · Jul 8
Trump Offers to Broker Ukraine Peace Deal, Kennedy Center Warns of Financial Setback and More: This Week In Politics As the weekend unfolded, several significant events took place, including President Donald Trump‘s offer to help broker a Ukraine peace deal, a warning from the Kennedy Center about the financial impact of removing Trump’s name and JD Vance‘s substantial Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holdings. Benzinga · Jul 5
Kennedy Center Warns Court-Ordered Removal of Trump's Name Could Cost 'Hundreds Of Millions' That 'Will Never Be Recovered' The Kennedy Center has warned of a possible massive financial setback, potentially in the “hundreds of millions,” following a court order to erase President Donald Trump‘s name from its foundation. Benzinga · Jul 1
'Caught in Sex Traffic': Trump Humiliated by Savage Epstein Joke at Kennedy Center After Name Is Forcefully Removed Comedian Whitney Cummings roasted Donald Trump with a Jeffrey Epstein 'sex traffic' joke at the Kennedy Center, as Bill Maher collected the Mark Twain Prize and Trump's failed bid to rename the venue still hung over the night. International Business Times UK · Jun 29
Bill Maher honored at Kennedy Center as Trump’s influence becomes the night’s biggest joke IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 29
Trump steals the spotlight at Bill Maher’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony Politically Incorrect host may have received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the tarp-covered Kennedy Center but Donald Trump was the main topic of conversation — and the butt of jokes The Independent UK · Jun 28
A judge demanded Trump’s name come down from the Kennedy Center. Now, he wants to know why tarps block the view Lawyers fighting to keep the president’s name off the building say the venue is waging ‘a petty act of defiance’ that is ‘willfully sabotaging’ the facade to appeal to Trump’s ego The Independent UK · Jun 24
The judges have issued their orders, but the Trump administration is choosing defiance with the Kennedy Center and the Anti-Weaponization fund Administration lawyers are pointing to the details in their arguments. We Got This Covered · Jun 21
Kennedy Center says it will delay its closing for renovations — but it’s not booking any new shows ‘Management has deferred affirmative long-term programming or staffing adjustments,’ the center’s director said in a court filing The Independent UK · Jun 20
The Independent UK · Jun 20 Kennedy Center says it isn't required to reschedule shows after judge blocks 2-year closure The Kennedy Center's management isn't committing to new shows or staff expansion, even as it considers options short of a full two-year closure that a federal judge blocked last month
The Mary Sue · Jun 17 A Federal Judge Just Dismantled Trump’s Desperate Eleventh-Hour Bid to Keep His Name on the Kennedy Center The Trump administration said the "millions" raised through the center would have to be returned if the name changed.
The Independent UK · Jun 15 Fresh off stripping Trump from its building, Kennedy Center creates new endowment bearing the president’s name Rep. Joyce Beatty accused the center’s Trump-appointed trustees of being ‘more focused on elevating the President than advancing the arts’
The Independent UK · Jun 15 Kennedy Center crew rained out while trying to remove Trump’s name IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jun 15 Trump ally gives excuse for blowing through deadline to remove his name from Kennedy Center – the weather Court filing does not explain why the center waited until last minute to remove president’s name
Bangkok Post · Jun 13 Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center arts venue WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington on Saturday -- a stinging defeat for the US leader who has eschewed political tradition to affix his name and likeness across public spaces.
The Independent UK · Jun 13 Trump's name is gone from the Kennedy Center's facade, according to a top official at the arts venue The letters spelling out President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of Kennedy Center are now gone
The Economic Times · Jun 13 Removal of Donald Trump's name from Kennedy Center begins after court ruling Workers began removing President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts facade. A federal judge ruled the renaming unlawful. The effort followed a rejection of a last-minute bid to halt the removal. This marks a setback for the president's push to place his name…
The Guardian - US · Jun 13 Workers remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after court rulings In the dead of night, behind a screen, the president’s name was purged from the facade of the Washington building
The Times of India · Jun 13 Donald Trump's name to come off Kennedy Center after court battle Workers began removing US President Donald Trump's name from the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts early Saturday, narrowly missing a court-ordered Friday deadline after thunderstorms delayed the work.
The Economic Times · Jun 13 Trump's name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after court denies last-minute move to keep it 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. Trump's name was added after he influenced the center's leadership. The center is also fighting a block on renovations. Its website and…