{
  "id": 796131,
  "title": "Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/kennedy-center-board-votes-again-to-renovate-building-and-inscribe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T18:57:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/kennedy-center-renovations-trump-name"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has voted to proceed with Donald Trump's proposal to renovate the historic building and inscribe his name on its facade, despite a federal order to remove the president's name from the signage. The board, comprising mostly handpicked and staunch allies of the president, voted to close the main building while keeping the newer addition, the Reach, open for limited programming and as an active memorial to John F Kennedy. The decision comes as the center has until next week to present a plan to the judge who blocked earlier rehabilitation efforts.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}