Power, Protest, and a Precarious Future for the Kennedy Center
A photo of President Donald J. Trump with a Kennedy Center DEMOLISH poster and a protest days later frame a governance crisis at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, where Trump now chairs a restructured board, lawsuits are before Judge Christopher R. Cooper, and agencies have aligned with the White House as courts test the remaining checks. Performance revenue has fallen since February 2025, even as Congress approved US$257 million for repairs and a judge says only Congress can authorize adding Trumps name to the building.