Judge questions why Kennedy Center is moving so quickly to return Trump's name to building
Judge Christopher Cooper has expressed skepticism about the Kennedy Center's plan to quickly add President Donald Trump's name to the building.
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Raw Story reaches for "shocking" where Washington Examiner - News stays flat.
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "'Shocking' Trump DOJ moves during Kennedy Center hearing flagged by lawyer". The right frames it as "Lutnick stumps for Trump’s Kennedy Center rebrand outside key court hearing".
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Judge Christopher Cooper has expressed skepticism about the Kennedy Center's plan to quickly add President Donald Trump's name to the building.
Venue's board of directors, stacked with supporters of the president, voted to add his name again despite past ruling.
The judge did not issue a ruling at the end of the hearing and it was not immediately clear when it might come.
Justice Department lawyers said in a court filing this week that keeping Trump’s name off the performance center could lead to it being demolished.
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Thursday defended renewed plans to inscribe President Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, insisting they do not run afoul of previous court rulings that foun...
A lawyer involved in the hearings over President Donald Trump's effort to rename the Kennedy Center flagged a shocking moment by the Justice Department. During a Thursday appearance on CNN,...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made an unexpected appearance outside a courthouse on Thursday, raising a new theory for how President Donald Trump could keep his name atop the Kennedy Ce...
The administration described the renaming as an acknowledgment of Trump’s role in restoring and renovating the building.
After the court forced the removal of the president’s name from the building’s title, the center devised a plan to add an inscription honoring President Trump.