{
  "id": 7594858,
  "title": "Trump’s bid to put his name on Kennedy Center blocked again by federal judge; ‘Trump Plaza’ plan also halted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trumps-bid-to-put-his-name-on-kennedy-center-blocked-again-by-federal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:53:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/trumps-bid-to-put-his-name-on-kennedy-center-blocked-again-by-federal-judge-11789490055385.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal judge in the United States on Tuesday once more halted Donald Trump's attempt to add his name to the prestigious John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. US District Judge Christopher Cooper issued an order temporarily halting the center's latest proposal to name the memorial after Trump, as well as barring the center's board from proceeding with plans to rename the campus the \"President Donald J. Trump Plaza.\" Cooper emphasized that any memorials for Trump or other entities at the Kennedy Center would require congressional approval. The center's board, primarily consisting of Trump appointees and led by Trump, had argued that adding his name would acknowledge his role in preserving the institution. The board maintained that without such recognition, it was unlikely that Trump would provide the necessary oversight for the renovation of the main building and lead the financial rescue of the center. Trump's efforts to transform the Kennedy Center form part of a larger initiative to leave a cultural and architectural legacy in Washington. His proposals have also included a grand ballroom at the White House, replacing the East Wing he ordered demolished, a renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and a planned \"triumphal arch\" near the national cemetery honoring US war dead. In May, Cooper had previously ordered the Kennedy Center to remove Trump's name after the center altered its marble facade to read: \"The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.\" Workers removed Trump's name from the building in June, replacing it with scaffolding and a white tarpaulin. Tuesday's ruling, stemming from a lawsuit filed by Democratic US Representative Joyce Beatty, who serves on the Kennedy Center board through her congressional position, prevents the board from advancing the name changes while the legal battle persists.",
  "summary": "US District Judge ordered the center to temporarily halt its latest proposal to put Trump’s name on the memorial to former President John F. Kennedy. Cooper also barred the center’s board from moving ahead with plans to rename the campus the “President Donald J. Trump Plaza.”",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}