Bill Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center as comedians repeatedly mocked President Donald Trump’s contested control of the venue. The ceremony unfolded amid a legal fight over Trump’s name on the building and plans for a major renovation.
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A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to explain the tarp and scaffolding covering its facade after President Donald Trump’s name was removed under a court order. The center must also update the court on renovation, programming and public access plans by late July.
The Trump administration filed an appeal after a federal judge ordered President Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center. The board also voted to seek a stay of the ruling, which said only Congress can change the venue’s name.
Several artists have pulled out of the Great American State Fair concert series celebrating the US's 250th birthday, prompting Donald Trump to propose replacing the event with a Make America Great Again rally. Organizers and officials maintain the event is nonpartisan despite the controversy.
A federal judge blocks the Kennedy Center's planned closure and orders removal of Trump's name, ruling the board acted unlawfully in renaming the institution without Congress. Trump responds by calling for Congress to take control of the center.
The Treasury Department is preparing a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump’s portrait, pending congressional approval. The bill would be the first U.S. currency to depict a living person in over 150 years as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
A nonprofit has sued to stop the Trump administration's resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in blue, citing legal violations and historic preservation concerns. The administration defends the project as enhancing the visitor experience ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.