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

    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…