NewzNews of the vote comes the same day a federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the iconic performing arts venue. The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.The move came after a federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center board from returning Trump’s name to the building or grounds in any way, saying it would violate an earlier ruling that his name was illegally added.Earlier Tuesday, Trump denounced the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections, saying justices who opposed him are “not the people I interviewed.” His last-minute push to empower the U.S. Postal Service to refuse to deliver ballots in states that didn’t submit a list of eligible voters was opposed by election officials, who argued that the changes weren't necessary or even possible with ballots already being mailed.Appearing before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel defended the bureau’s loose hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality.
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Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again blocked the board from adding President Trump's name to the facade of the building. The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately close the venue’s main building for renovations, according to a source familiar, as the board argues that only President Trump can raise enough money to save it. The vote comes after officials indicated that the performing arts center faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks,” with a draft...
The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close the center over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump's name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter. WASHINGTON (AP) — Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, AP sources say. WASHINGTON (AP) — The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The board of the Kennedy Center voted Tuesday to close the facility amid financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter.Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick participated in the board meeting, according to one of the people. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss a private meeting. Lutnick's wife, Allison, is a member of the Trump-appointed board.Prior to Tuesday's board meeting, a federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center board from adding Trump's name to the structure or grounds, saying it would violate an earlier ruling that his name was illegally added to the building.Judge Christopher Cooper ruled, “Simply put, Defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress’s blessing.”After the board added Trump's name above Kennedy's, Cooper ruled in May that only Congress can approve changes to the Kennedy Center’s name.
The board responded by erecting an elevated tarp which obscures Trump’s name and most of Kennedy’s.The board had recently floated multiple options for getting Trump’s name on the grounds, including inscriptions like “Renovation and endowment overseen by President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Kennedy Center Fund.” Another option: “With Gratitude for Support from President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Kennedy Center Fund.”The board's proposal flatly states that “without such appropriate recognition” it’s unlikely that Trump will financially support what the board says are desperately needed renovations.Cooper, in his Tuesday ruling, noted “the government plays word games.”In a scheduling hearing Tuesday morning, prior to the release of his ruling and prior to the board's vote, Cooper appealed to lawyers for both sides to find a mediated solution to the fate of the performing arts center.
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