While drama has surrounded the Kennedy Center following President Trump’s takeover as its board chair, a night of comedy ...

This political interference erodes artistic independence. The Kennedy Center’s tradition of nonpartisanship has ensured that ...

Folk musician Rhiannon Giddens said on social media that she has moved her May concert – originally scheduled for the Kennedy ...

Arts leaders, community organizers and artists fear censorship, funding loss as Trump aims to "make the arts great again" The ...

On Feb. 7, Trump announced on Truth Social that he would be terminating “multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman,” referring to longtime Kennedy Center chair and major ...

The Kennedy Center’s then-president, Deborah Rutter, praised O’Brien at the time for bringing his “unique blend of the smart, silly, insightful, and hilarious into our homes.” The news ...

Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter was also ousted. The new board is made up solely of Trump appointees, and Trump himself is now chair, an unprecedented move. Traditionally, the performing ...

Trump announced his new position on his Truth Social page. The Kennedy Center’s longtime president, Deborah Rutter, was then fired, the Times reported. Those actions prompted Folds to resign as ...

At the center of this controversy is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a landmark performing arts venue ...

On February 12, 2025, Trump was “unanimously” elected chairman of the Kennedy Center after ousting longtime president Deborah Rutter and appointing several allies, including former ambassador ...