- Federal judges and an appeals court panel rejected the administration's last-minute attempts to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump .
- Construction crews began removing the president's name from the Kennedy Center's marble facade following the court denials.
- District Judge Christopher Cooper initially blocked the name change, asserting that only Congress has the authority to alter the iconic venue's name.
- The administration appealed, claiming the president's name was crucial for fundraising and that donations would be lost without it, but this argument was dismissed by the D.C. appeals court.
- Kennedy Center officials were instructed to revert all official documents and digital platforms to the original John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts name.
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