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Republican lawmakers are seeking to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump, marking the latest GOP effort ...
In an unexpected move, House Republicans are pushing forward a proposal to rename the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy ...
Pop pianist Ben Folds' new record is a celebration of the National Symphony Orchestra, and a protest against President ...
Are The Changes Trump Is Making Allowed? Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter told staff in an email Friday “there is nothing in the Center’s statute that would prevent a new administration ...
The remaining staff at the Kennedy Center is trying to find programming that pleases the new leadership, but this one request went too far. Alex Bollinger (He/Him) June 9, 2025, 3:30 pm EDT ...
Richard Grenell, the Kennedy Center’s interim executive director appointed by President Trump following an unprecedented overhaul, says diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are among ...
Staffers at the arts institution dispute the claim that it faces a $100 million operating deficit, a striking number less than two years after the Kennedy Center reported a profit.
President Trump announced Friday night that he plans to name himself chairman of the Kennedy Center Board and use the post to dictate programming at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions.
The Kennedy Center Honors broadcast airs on CBS on June 6th. Recipients include Debbie Allen and Dick Van Dyke. It was a very different event this year.
House Republicans have advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after first lady Melania Trump, ...
Richard Grenell, the Kennedy Center’s interim executive director appointed by President Trump following an unprecedented overhaul, says diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are among ...
The first lady has only made one prominent appearance at the Kennedy Center since becoming its honorary chair in January.