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The Kennedy Center is locked in a legal battle over whether to restore Donald Trump’s name to its building, delaying any move until September 8th as tensions rise. After a judge ruled the board lacks authority to rename the institution — only Congress can do that — the center tried workarounds: naming a plaza after Trump, adding plaques claiming he “restored” it, and even tying future recognition to fundraising. The court blocked all of it, calling the moves attempts to sneak around the ruling. Representative Joyce Beatty, on the board, is leading resistance, accusing the center of hiding behind a tarp covering part of the building — which the center says is for repairs but Beatty’s team suspects is a tactic to delay and obscure. With a major two-year renovation underway and performances relocated, this legal drama adds chaos to an already complex time for the nation’s premier performing arts venue.

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