Judge blocks Kennedy Center from adding Trump's name and shutting down for renovations

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a plan to shut down the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years for what the board and the Trump administration argued was renovations on the facility. The judge also ordered that President Donald Trump's name be removed from the venue within the next two weeks. The orders filed on Friday came from a judge overseeing a lawsuit filed by Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees, who sued after board members picked by Trump voted to add his name to the venue in December 2025. montana #montanamoment #nbcmontana #mtwx #news FULL STORY: https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-wo... Stay up to date with our digital and social media content: Facebook:   / nbcmontana   Twitter:   / nbcmontana   Instagram:   / nbc_montana   Latest local news and weather: https://nbcmontana.com/ Latest Weather Forecast: https://nbcmontana.com/weather Download our App: https://nbcmontana.com/station/nbc-mo... Share Your Photos and Videos: https://NBCMontana.com/ChimeIn Send us News Tips: [email protected] Call our newsroom: 406-721-5642 NBC Montana is a MT based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions.