Judge blocks closure of Kennedy Center, orders removal of Trump’s name

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Washington — A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors during proposed renovations, and ruled that the institution’s board acted unlawfully when it added President Trump’s name to the building and official title. In a 94-page opinion on Friday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in favor of Democratic Rep. Joyce

Judge Blocks Planned Closure of Kennedy Center and Orders Trump’s Name Removed From Building

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Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) (C) and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) (C) arrive for an event on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A federal district judge on May 29 ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and blocked officials

Judge blocks closure of Kennedy Center, says board can’t add Trump’s name

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Washington — A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors during proposed renovations, and ruled that the institution’s board acted unlawfully when it added President Trump’s name to the building. In a 94-page opinion on Friday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in favor of Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio,

HUD Launches Investigation of Portland-Area County Over Race-Based Homelessness Programs

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The move comes after the Free Beacon reported that Multnomah County prioritizes minorities for housing, offers ‘culturally specific’ apartments for ‘BIPOC community’ Homeless camp tents in northeast Portland (Wikimedia Commons) The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday launched an investigation into Multnomah County, Oregon, over the county’s race-based homelessness programs, writing in a

No tax charges filed in SPLC probe after IRS lawyers found informant program lawful

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Federal agents previously investigated the Southern Poverty Law Center’s paid informant program for possible tax crimes, but the probe failed to yield any charges after Internal Revenue Service lawyers determined it was legally structured, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Agents from IRS Criminal Investigation in 2019 and 2020 homed in on shell