News & Politics A Deeper Look at Trump’s Kennedy Center Debacle What’s going on at DC’s top arts institution—and what it means for people who love it most. Editor's Pick, Kennedy CenterJune 25, 2026
News & Politics Trump Really Doesn’t Want You Hearing Beethoven The Kennedy Center’s spiraling programming crisis, explained. Kennedy CenterJune 24, 2026
News & Politics Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Explain Tarp By the end of July, the public should have some answers. Kennedy CenterJune 24, 2026
News & Politics Must Be Nice to Be Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Alexis Wilkins, an aspiring country singer, will perform tonight on the National Mall. Great American State Fair, Kash PatelJune 24, 2026
News & Politics Kennedy Center Still Refusing to Book Performances, Despite Court Order According to a court filing, the board will vote again in mid-July on whether to close the building. Kennedy CenterJune 19, 2026
News & Politics The Kennedy Center Legal Situation Keeps Getting Weirder Trump's tarp is just the start. Kennedy CenterJune 16, 2026
News & Politics Kennedy Center Sign Frenzy Misses the Point The Trump sign was bad. It's not the main issue. Kennedy CenterJune 13, 2026
News & Politics Here’s Why Trump’s Name Is Still on the Kennedy Center A lot happened overnight—but not the removal of the sign. Kennedy CenterJune 12, 2026
News & Politics How Joyce Beatty Saved the Kennedy Center The Ohio congresswoman tells us why she's hopeful about a judge's ruling that zapped Trump's name from the building—and what she expects to happen next. Joyce Beatty, Kennedy CenterJune 10, 2026
News & Politics Is the Kennedy Center Already Defying the Court? The part of yesterday's memo about the closure might be be an issue, an expert says Kennedy CenterJune 5, 2026
