Donald Trump has dispatched one of his veteran fundraisers in a frantic attempt to stop the Kennedy Center from bleeding donations. Meredith O’Rourke has spearheaded drumming up financial support for ...

Trump Kennedy Center A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul ...

The Kennedy Center has become a flashpoint of controversy during President Trump’s second term as he endeavors to reshape arts and culture to his vision for the country. Trump made himself the ...

Kennedy Center staffers received a memo this week warning that impending job cuts will leave “skeletal teams” in place as the embattled institution prepares to close for two years of renovations. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the Trump administration prepares to close the Kennedy Center for a two-year renovation, the head of Washington ...

A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)(AP/Rahmat Gul) As the Trump administration prepares to ...

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell warned of upcoming staff cuts and the reality of “skeletal teams” in a Tuesday night email to his staff that also touted a “total renovation of the building ...

As the Trump administration prepares to close the Kennedy Center for a two-year renovation, the head of Washington’s performing arts center has warned its staff about impending cuts that will leave ...

WASHINGTON—President Trump knows which slabs of white marble cladding the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts need to be replaced and what type of pipes run through the venue. He has the ...

Back in November, Washington National Opera artistic director Francesca Zambello figured out exactly how she would blow up the opera company’s 44-year relationship with the John F. Kennedy Center for ...

President Donald Trump's plan for a "Complete Rebuilding" of the Kennedy Center in Washington has sparked a legal debate over whether he -- or Congress -- has the power to control the high-profile ...