• Federal judge says President Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center
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    Federal judge says President Trump’s name must be removed from Kennedy Center

    May 30, 2026 - By 

    Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it, a federal judge said Friday. WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Kennedy Center board’s March 16 vote to close the facility was “ill-informed and seemingly preordained” with no regard for its legal obligations. This story continues below. “The trustees might have assessed the propriety of closure…

  • Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund
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    Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ settlement fund

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The government created the fund to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president’s allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, also barred the government from moving forward with the fund’s creation while litigation is pending to challenge it. This story continues below. The judge, who was nominated to the bench…