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Congresswoman Blasts Trump Plan to Immediately Close Kennedy Center

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty has blasted the decision of the Trump-picked board to immediately close the Kennedy Center.

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The Latest: Board votes to close Kennedy Center amid financial woes and name disputeThe Kennedy Center board has voted to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building. Trump says the closure was needed for safety repairs. But he says those repairs would only happen if the board was allowed to add his name to the…

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Rep. Joyce Beatty demands emergency hearing after Kennedy Center closureThe latest filing follows the Kennedy Center board's vote to shutter the facility immediately for safety reasons and to begin renovations.

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Fencing goes up around Kennedy Center after board votes to close itThe board's vote on Tuesday came after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building.

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Kennedy Center says "nothing is being demolished" as Trump says it could be "ripped down"In court documents filed Wednesday by Rep. Joyce Beatty, a witness said he saw a "forklift run into and hit the pillars" of the building.

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Barbra Streisand Slams Trump’s ‘Unchecked Ego’ for Closing Kennedy CenterBarbra Streisand criticized President Donald Trump's "unchecked ego" amid the ongoing debacle surrounding the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Kennedy Center board votes to close after judge again rejects adding Trump's nameThe Kennedy Center's board of directors voted to close the historic arts center Tuesday, just minutes after a federal judge once again stopped a plan to put President Trump's name on the building.

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Kennedy Center board votes to close due to ‘dire’ financial situationThe vote from the board comes after President Trump and his team are dealt another loss from a federal judge over the performing arts center.

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Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name to the facade of the performing arts buildingThe Kennedy Center board voted on Thursday to add President Donald Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts venue and move forward with a two-year closure, according to Rep. Joyce Beatty, a trustee through her position in Congress, and her lawyers.

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Kennedy Center closes as judge again blocks addition of Trump's nameThe Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to immediately close the performing arts venue, a few hours after a federal judge ruled that President Trump's name could not be restored to its facade.

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