The Latest Breaking News from the Kennedy Center

Judge in Trump deportation case calls administration lawyers’ argument a ‘heck of a stretch’

Trump's appointments follow controversy and backlash over his recent takeover of the Washington, D.C.

Award-winning singe-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the Kennedy Center, which has been in upheaval since President Donald Trump took office

President Donald Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ board on Feb. 12, 2025. The remaining board members, most of whom he had recently appointed, then voted to make Trump the center’s chair. The board also fired Deborah Rutter, who had…

The president’s full-court press to dominate media and control cultural institutions is straight out of the authoritarian playbook

Late-night hosts discussed the latest distraction tactics from the president and his closest loyalist

Jokes about the president’s power grab at the Kennedy Center in Washington soon pale. This is a nakedly authoritarian move, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The president's purge at the historic D.C. arts and culture organization is scaring away A-listers

Issa Rae, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes among those who chose not to associate with the institution and president