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Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center after court order

Crews erected scaffolding on Friday as onlookers gathered into the evening, though storms delayed the work until Saturday. Grouped from 12 articles across 7 sources.

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BBC NewsJun 13, 2026, 5:00 PM

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center after court order

Crews erected scaffolding on Friday as onlookers gathered into the evening, though storms delayed the work until Saturday.

Al JazeeraJun 13, 2026, 2:48 PM

Workers remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after court ruling

Judge says Trump-backed board's move to add president's name unlawful, requires Congressional approval.

ABC NewsJun 13, 2026, 4:06 PM

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center following court order: DOJ

A judge had given the Trump administration until noon Saturday to remove the name.

The Globe and MailJun 13, 2026, 1:40 PM

Work begins to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center

After the DOJ requested a last-minute extension for the court-ordered deadline, a judge called the delay part of a ‘pattern of non-compliance’

ABC AustraliaJun 13, 2026, 1:26 AM

Workers remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center as appeal fails

Workers are removing the US president's name from the facade of the building hours after a court-ordered deadline.

The Globe and MailJun 13, 2026, 3:06 AM

Trump’s name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after court denies last-minute move to keep it

Dozens of people gathered in a plaza in front of the Kennedy Center as workers built scaffolding to remove Trump’s name from the facade of the venue

CNBCJun 12, 2026, 11:58 PM

Trump name must be removed from Kennedy Center by Friday night as appeals court rejects delay

President Donald Trump had asked a federal appeals court to suspend a lower-court order that his name before removed from the performing arts center.

Al JazeeraJun 12, 2026, 9:32 PM

Judge keeps order in place to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center

The US president has sought to reshape the capital city's image and institutions through series of plans and projects.

ABC NewsJun 13, 2026, 6:14 AM

Kennedy Center misses deadline to remove Trump's name as government seeks short delay

The Trump administration still faces a deadline of Friday to remove Trump’s name from the building.

ABC NewsJun 12, 2026, 2:48 PM

DOJ appeals Kennedy Center ruling ahead of deadline to remove Trump’s name

A judge gave the administration 14 days to remove Trump's name from the performing arts center.

The GuardianJun 13, 2026, 2:03 AM

Crowd gathers at Kennedy Center after court denies Trump’s emergency appeal to keep his name on building – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Court denies emergency appeal to retain Trump’s name on Kennedy Center Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments , the Wall Street Journal reported last night, citing people familiar with the matter. “ It should be done because I did nothing wrong ,” Trump said when asked about the resolution in a phone call this week with the Journal. “ It was a rigged deal — it was a whole rigged situation .” Continue reading...

The GuardianJun 12, 2026, 1:01 AM

Trump’s hand-picked Kennedy Center board mounts last-ditch effort to keep his name

Board seeks to stay judge’s ruling that found Trump’s name was illegally added to Washington performing arts venue Donald Trump’s hand-picked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday. The board voted on Thursday to seek a stay of US district judge Christopher Cooper’s 29 May ruling that said Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center, according to a person familiar with the move who requested anonymity to discuss a private meeting. Continue reading...

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