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FCC received Paramount gifts before deal

Ethics experts say that by accepting the gifts, FCC commissioners are compromising the agency’s impartiality

Salon

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

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

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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

Trump again loses demand to keep his name on the Kennedy Center

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The Independent UK

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

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.

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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

'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

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

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.

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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

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 Independent UK

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Kennedy Center crew rained out while trying to remove Trump’s name

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Bangkok Post

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

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

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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

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

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

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…

The Independent UK

Trump allies defy judge in bid to keep his name on Kennedy Center facade

On Thursday, the board voted to seek a stay of U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper’s May 29 ruling, which declared that Trump’s name had been illegally affixed to the Kennedy Center

AAP

Trump appeals ruling to strip name from Kennedy Center

Donald Trump's plan to renovate the Kennedy Center is part of a broader push by the Republican leader to reshape Washington's monumental core.

The Independent UK

Kennedy Center lawyers tell staff they have until Friday to remove Trump’s name from iconic venue

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