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Sports without politics is a fantasy and the World Cup proves it
From ancient Greece to Nazi Germany, sport and politics have long been intertwined. Nevertheless, we still imagine that international sport can be kept above the fray and serve as a neutral arena where nations compete on merit alone. In this article, diplomacy scholar Geoffrey Allen Pigman argues the 2026 FIFA World Cup shows this is a dangerous illusion. When international sport is left entirely to revenue-maximizing private bodies like FIFA, it doesn't escape politics, but rather surrenders to its worst expressions. With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics fast approaching, the IOC must decide whether to learn that lesson or repeat the same mistakes. The largest and most lucrative FIFA World Cup ever draws toward its climactic conclusion amidst a swirl of controversy. Team members, staff, fans, and spectators have been denied their right to enter the United States to participate, and US President Donald Trump intervened with FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to overturn a referee’s call that Trump believed disadvantaged the US national team. It is a moment to step back and reflect on what the purposes of international sport mega-events like the World Cup, and international sport more broadly, are, and what they should be. Does international sport serve public purposes? Is there a public interest? Or is it primarily a private endeavor organized by commercial enterprises to entertain the global public (and generate profit in the process), which is occasionally used by governments and leaders for raisons d’etat? Central to the idea of sport is the principle of fair play, which in the international context demands that games be free from political interference. However, it is impossible to separate sport from politics, all claims to the contrary notwithstanding. The most positive political use of international sport through the millennia has been to facilitate diplomacy. The use of international sport for diplomatic objectives has existed since at least the time of the ancient Olympic Games, around which was instituted the custom of the Ekecheiria, or Olympic Truce, between participating states to facilitate fair competition and diplomatic achievements by ensuring that participants could travel safely to the Olympiad. In his seminal work On Diplomacy (1987), diplomacy scholar James Der Derian characterized the objectives of diplomacy as overcoming alienation and mediating estrangement between governments and between peoples. One increasingly important diplomatic tool in the technology-infused media environment over the past century has been public diplomacy, under which governments and non-state diplomatic actors (e.g. transnational corporations) communicate to global publics about their international policy objectives and to shape their global brand image. Political scientist Michał Kobierecki, in his important book Sports Diplomacy (2020), views sports diplomacy as falling broadly within the ambit of public diplomacy, as international sport intimately involves the participation of global publics as spectators and consumers of global media. Diplomacy scholar Stuart Murray and this author, in a 2013 article, distinguish between international sport used for diplomatic purposes and international sport-as-diplomacy, which encompasses the range of diplomacy that occurs as teams and competitors, spectators and fans, and government officials all converge for international sporting events like the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup. Diplomacy scholar H.E. Chehabi, in a 2001 article on US-Iran sports diplomacy, describes the interaction between spectators and fans at international sporting events as “people-to-people diplomacy,” in which relationships develop independently of governments and their objectives. Diplomacy by the aforementioned definitions is often unsuccessful. Moreover, all too often the tools of diplomacy may be employed by governments and other actors to thwart or oppose the objectives of diplomacy as characterized by Der Derian. Governments routinely use the tools of public diplomacy to disseminate propaganda, spreading misinformation in the attempt to deceive global publics about their objectives and to create misleading impressions about their brand identity. Within sports diplomacy, the term “sportswashing” has been coined recently to describe how governments invest in and promote international sport to create positive global public impressions of their nations and, in doing so, to distract the global public from their deficient records in areas such as human rights and democratic governance. Murray, in his 2018 book Sports Diplomacy: Origins, Theory and Practice, introduces the concept of sports anti-diplomacy, wherein governments intentionally use international sport to advance aggressive and nationalistic objectives. Obvious historical examples include Hitler’s use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics to glorify his Third Reich and the 1969 El Salvador-Honduras football “war.” SUGGESTED READING The beautiful game made ugly By Emily Ryall FIFA argues that it is and seeks to be apolitical in its stewardship of international Association Football (soccer). FIFA policies governing bids to host the World Cup require uninhibited and non-discriminatory access for players, team staff, and spectators of all participating countries to host nations and venues. It became clear soon after Trump returned to power in the United States in January 2025 that Trump’s political intentions and objectives to limit non-US citizens from living and working in the United States and, in numerous cases, even visiting the country, would collide with FIFA’s host nation policies. Beginning soon after the start of the second Trump administration, US federal authorities imposed restrictions on entry to the United States of citizens of between 20 and 40 countries for any purpose, with only limited exceptions. Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began arresting non-US citizens in the United States, including persons with and without legal status, holding them in jails, concentration camps, and other detention facilities until they were deported to their home or third countries, where they faced substantive risks to their personal safety. FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, in an effort to ensure the most successful and lucrative World Cup in history, engaged diplomatically with President Trump in an attempt to facilitate entry to the US for World Cup participants. Infantino did all in his power to ingratiate himself with Trump, to the extent of creating a FIFA “Peace Prize,” which he awarded to Trump in December 2025 at a ceremony in the then Trump-controlled John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the World Cup draw. The prize was an ersatz consolation for someone who aspired in vain to win the rather more prestigious and well-known Nobel Peace Prize. And in the run-up to the World Cup, conditions became worse. In February 2026, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a war of aggression against Iran, illegal under international law, under the false pretence that Iran’s government was preparing to attack the United States and Israel. During the US aerial bombardment of Iran, US planes bombed Azadi Stadium, the facility where Iran’s national football team trained. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup began, it was clear that Infantino’s efforts had been for naught: the Trump administration would not adhere to FIFA policies governing access to World Cup host nations. World Cup referee Omar Artan, a citizen of Somalia, was denied a US visa to enter the United States to participate in the World Cup. Trump’s government only granted US visas to Iran’s football team ten days before they were scheduled to arrive for the tournament. Numerous members of the support staff for Iran’s team were denied US visas. Iran’s team, which had been scheduled to train in Arizona, was directed to shift its training site to Tijuana, Mexico, notwithstanding that all three of their group stage matches took place at US venues. The US Department of Homeland Security only permitted the Iranian team to enter the US on the day before each scheduled match and then to return to Mexico immediately after playing. Members of Iraq’s and Switzerland’s football teams were delayed for hours by US officials at the US border, and an Iraqi team photographer was refused entry. Spectators and fans from Haïti and Iran were denied entry to the United States altogether. A large number of fans from a range of countries had their applications for US visas rejected. There were multiple off-ramps through which participants could have avoided the negative consequences of Trump’s decisions for the 2026 World Cup. Once it was clear that the Trump government intended to violate the established expectations for World Cup hosts, FIFA could have shifted the matches scheduled to take place in the United States to Mexico and Canada. The three nations were already designated as co-hosts, and host cities and venues had been selected. Once it was clear that FIFA, governed by FIFA boss Gianni Infantino’s dependent and dysfunctional relationship with Trump, would never consider this option on its own, it fell to the national football federations to act. The national federations, particularly some combination of federations of the leading contenders (France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Morocco, England, Germany, etc.), could have refused to participate under the US-imposed conditions or, at the least, demanded an ironclad agreement with the Trump government that FIFA policies on access would be respected. ___ International sport is inextricably entangled with diplomacy of different sorts, for good or ill, it cannot be considered to be in the purely private realm and left to revenue-maximizing private actors. ___ Why did neither FIFA nor the national football federations act to protect the interests of players, team staff, referees, fans, and spectators? In essence, the relentless engines of capitalism prevailed over norm observance, ethics, and fair play. The revenue interests of FIFA, sponsors, global media, and host cities won out. FIFA’s managers viewed hosting another World Cup principally in the United States as a veritable pot of gold for FIFA and its collaborators. FIFA has estimated its own revenue over the 2023-26 budget cycle, which includes the 2026 World Cup, at $13 billion, revised up from an initial projection of $11 billion, and 72% higher than the previous revenue cycle. Of that total, FIFA is estimated to have generated $8.9 billion from the Cup itself in revenue from TV rights ($3.92 billion), sponsorships ($2.69 billion), ticket sales ($3.1 billion), licensing rights, and other sources. A joint study by FIFA and the World Trade Organization estimates that the World Cup will contribute over $40 billion to global GDP, including nearly $14 billion in direct visitor spending in the three host countries (but principally in the United States, which hosted the lion’s share of the matches). The FIFA World Cup is now reportedly “the single most lucrative recurring commercial property in global sport.” And yet, notwithstanding the Trump government’s uses of the World Cup for sports anti-diplomacy, and the climate of anxiety that this created for participants and spectators, diplomacy that did not depend upon governments was able to thrive at the World Cup. Examples of successful people-to-people diplomacy were legion, as citizens of towns and cities across the States, as well as in Mexico and Canada, welcomed team members, their families and supporters, to training sites across North America. Fans of different teams joined together in person in stadiums for matches, at watch parties and bars, and at welcome events sponsored by host cities. The joy and camaraderie shared between the citizenry of Boston and Scotland’s “Tartan Army” of fans is but one example of how the “Beautiful Game” brings people together. Friendships forged across continents are likely to endure well beyond the Cup final. Even those achievements cannot be seen as unalloyed, however. As South African football fan Byron Pillay commented to Al Jazeera, “Football is called the Beautiful Game for a reason, for its ability to unite people. But it’s hard to believe in that magic with the politics and war rhetoric off the field of play, especially when one of the tournament hosts is central to that.” Ultimately, the experience of the 2026 FIFA World Cup illustrates that, as international sport is inextricably entangled with diplomacy of different sorts, for good or ill, it cannot be considered to be in the purely private realm and left to revenue-maximizing private actors. As long as there is the possibility of diplomatic progress in mediating estrangement between governments or between peoples, there is a broad and overarching public interest in international sport. Likewise, as it would be difficult to put on an international sport mega-event without international sporting organizations like FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), global media firms, and companies purchasing sponsorships, public and private interests in international sport must coexist, most likely somewhere on a shifting spectrum between partnership and rivalry or cross purposes. As the World Cup wraps up, the IOC needs to consider its lessons before the scheduled 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if they want to avoid a media-hyped Trump version of the 1936 Berlin Olympiad. The IOC and the National Olympic Committees need to set conditions on and make demands of Trump’s government with clearly articulated consequences for non-compliance, up to and including cancellation of the Games. Time is running out for the IOC, as unlike with the FIFA World Cup, there is no at-the-ready alternate venue for Los Angeles.
Sen. Whitehouse announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center
Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said in a release on Saturday that he had received a whistleblower disclosure from the Government Accountability Project.
Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal
A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to restore President Donald Trump's name to the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded.
Judges deny request to return Trump’s name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal
They said the request“failed to show how they will be irreparably injured” if Trump’s name remains off the building
Representative Joyce Beatty Still Celebrating Victory in Kennedy Center Legal Battle
Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, said her lawsuit challenging the president’s changes to the performing arts center was a fight for justice.
Bill Maher receives Mark Twain Prize amid uncertainty at Kennedy Center
Comedian and Trump critic Bill Maher on Sunday received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Washington institution that is entangled in a legal battle over President Donald Trump’s effort to overhaul it.
Comedian Bill Maher wins Twain humor prize as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval
Comedian Bill Maher is being awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The ceremony is happening at the Kennedy Center, which has been embroiled in controversy. President Donald
Humor laurels for comedian Bill Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval
Comedian Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center.
Humor laurels for comedian Bill Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval
Comedian Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center.
Humor laurels for comedian Bill Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval
Comedian Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center.
Humor laurels for comedian Bill Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval
Comedian Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center.
Photos show Kennedy Center's facade without Trump's name
The Justice Department is appealing a judge's order that Trump’s name to be scrubbed from the building as well as the center’s website and promotional materials
Photos show Kennedy Center's facade without Trump's name
The Justice Department is appealing a judge's order that Trump’s name to be scrubbed from the building as well as the center’s website and promotional materials
New images show what’s behind the tarp at the Kennedy Center
New images obtained by CNN show the Kennedy Center signage with President Donald Trump’s name removed, confirming a sworn court declaration from the arts center’s executive director Matt Floca that the president’s name is no longer affixed to the building.
Dem who sued to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center now says venue becoming 'lifeless husk' in fresh fight
The plaintiff in the case, Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, said that by refusing to take steps to resume shows, the Kennedy Center is in violation of a previous court order.
Kennedy Center says it isn’t required to reschedule shows after judge blocks 2-year closure
The Kennedy Center's management isn't committing to new shows or staff expansion, even as it considers options short of a full two-year closure that a federal judge blocked last month.
Kennedy Center says it's still weighing whether to carry out a "partial closure"
Kennedy Center asks judge to pause deadlines in ongoing lawsuit as it explores options for renovation
The Kennedy Center on Friday asked a federal judge for more time to comply with deadlines in an ongoing lawsuit over its looming closure as the center’s board explores avenues for renovation.
Jim Acosta ruthlessly mocked for comparing removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center to fall of Berlin Wall
Jim Acosta live-streamed for nearly 11 hours awaiting the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center, then compared it to the Berlin Wall falling.
Kennedy Center exterior remains covered after Trump’s name is removed
Large striped tarps remained on the Kennedy Center’s exterior Sunday, prompting confusion and frustration from some visitors to the renowned arts venue after President Donald Trump’s name was removed over the weekend.
Trump turns 80 with spectacle of cage fights at White House; issues loom
The bash comes while the U.S. and Iran are discussing a deal to the end the war, and after Trump's name was removed from Washington's Kennedy Center.
Trump turns 80 with spectacle of cage fights at White House; issues loom
The bash comes while the U.S. and Iran are discussing a deal to the end the war, and after Trump's name was removed from Washington's Kennedy Center.
Trump's Name Removed From Kennedy Center Building
The removal of Trump’s name came after a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to restore its original name by Friday, June 12.
Workers begin removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center
The work came hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline.
Workers begin removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center
The work came hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline.
Workers begin removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center
The work came hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline.
Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center in predawn operation
President Trump's name was taken off the Kennedy Center after a federal judge denied the administration's request that his order be put on hold.
Judge gives Kennedy Center until noon Saturday to remove Trump’s name
(CNN) — A judge has granted the Kennedy Center’s request for additional time to fully remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building, giving the arts center until noon Saturday
Appeals court keeps intact deadline for Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name
An appeals court is keeping intact a federal judge’s ruling requiring the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from its building by the end of Friday.
Yes, there's a livestream to watch Donald Trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center
Donald Trump's name is being removed from the John F. Kennedy Center — and there's a livestream for it.
Judge denies DOJ request to pause removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center
A federal judge had ruled May 29 that physical and digital signage with President Donald Trump’s name must be taken down within 14 days
Justice Department appeals order to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
A federal judge ruled May 29 that physical and digital signage with President Donald Trump’s name must be taken down within 14 days
Justice Department appeals order to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
A federal judge ruled May 29 that physical and digital signage with President Donald Trump’s name must be taken down within 14 days
Kennedy Center board plans to appeal judge’s ruling over removing Trump’s name
President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board of trustees discussed plans to appeal a judge’s ruling — hoping to halt the ordered removal of Trump’s name from the building.
Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center website branding
The Kennedy Center website logo no longer includes “Trump” after a federal judge ruled President Donald Trump’s name had to be removed from the institution’s branding.
The Un-Trumping of the Kennedy Center Will Happen Very Soon
An internal memo from the center’s counsel gave staff a June 12 deadline to remove the president’s name from the building’s signage.
Kennedy Center orders staff to remove Trump’s name
The Kennedy Center’s general counsel ordered staff on Thursday to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building by June 12, according to a memo obtained by CNN, in order to comply with a recent court order.
Judge with intimate ties to Dem Party's key Russia Hoax players behind latest anti-Trump decision
Trump accuses Obama-appointed Judge Cooper of conflict of interest over Kennedy Center ruling, citing wife Amy Jeffress' work for Biden and Democrats.
Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks
President Donald Trump is fuming about a court ruling that blocked his renovation plans for the Kennedy Center in Washington.
Judge says Kennedy Center board violated law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure
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.
Judge says Trump can’t add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned closure
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue.
New head of the Kennedy Center tries to show that the building really needs a renovation
Trump's move to shutter the building for two years starting in July, which was approved by the board last month, has spurred lawsuits and an outcry that the closure is merely a response to plunging sales as artists canceled Kennedy Center performances in droves.
The Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation
The Kennedy Center's new president, Matt Floca, is leading tours to show the building's need for major repairs | 830 WCCO
Trump receives warm reception at the Kennedy Center after transforming the arts institution
President Donald Trump finally got the Kennedy Center reception he’s always wanted.
Trump mostly cheered while attending opening night of 'Chicago' at the Kennedy Center
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Jane Fonda Warns of ‘Authoritarian Takeover’ in Kennedy Center Protest
Ask this question on a first date — or brace for a nasty surprise
Hot topics, AI dream girls and the Kennedy Center, in readers’ eyes.
Musician who canceled Kennedy Center holiday performance asks for suit to be dismissed
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Musician who canceled Kennedy Center holiday performance asks for suit to be dismissed
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Democratic lawmaker asks judge to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
In a motion filed Wednesday, Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio argues that Congress was clear in its intent that the Kennedy Center is named for the late President John F. Kennedy — and no one else.
Democratic lawmaker asks judge to take Trump's name off Kennedy Center
A Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal judge to force the Kennedy Center to block and reverse efforts to attach President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue.
Trump sued by historic preservation groups to block Kennedy Center changes
A coalition of preservation groups is suing to stop major physical changes at the Kennedy Center under President Donald Trump’s renovation plans. On Monday, the groups filed a lawsuit against
Top architectural and historic preservation groups sue Trump over Kennedy Center plans
A consortium of the nation’s top architectural and historic preservation groups is targeting President Donald Trump’s plans to temporarily close and extensively renovate the Kennedy Center, filing a new lawsuit Monday that asks a federal judge to indefinitely halt the project.
Comedian Bill Maher to receive Mark Twain Prize, sources say
TV host and comedian Bill Maher has been chosen to receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, two sources close to the Kennedy Center told CNN.
Richard Grenell: From Trump Cabinet Hopeful to Ex-Kennedy Center Manager
Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump’s secretary of state. Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.
Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years and names a new president
The widely expected decision comes in the wake of numerous resignations and cancellations during President Donald Trump's second term, although Trump himself has cited the need for repairs as a reason for the closure.
Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board approves two-year closure
President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board of trustees voted Monday to close the storied performing arts institution for two years for renovations.
Trump says Florida Rep. Neal Dunn would’ve been 'dead by June’ absent intervention - Live Updates
During a meeting with Kennedy Center board members, Trump shared details of Dunn’s health and the surgery doctors performed.
Trump administration must provide Kennedy Center renovation plans to board members before key closure vote, judge rules
A slew of documents related to President Donald Trump’s plans to close and extensively renovate the Kennedy Center must be turned over to a Democratic congresswoman who sits on the center’s board ahead of a Monday vote on the president’s plan, a federal judge has ruled.
Exclusive: Trump is preparing to replace Ric Grenell as head of the Trump-Kennedy Center, sources say
President Donald Trump is expected to remove Richard Grenell as head of the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Politics of renaming a presidential memorial
The debate over adding Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center raises questions about presidential memorials and what they reveal about our values today.
Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for about two years
President Donald Trump said he plans to close the Kennedy Center for roughly two years for the facility to undergo construction.
Trump's lesson from Minneapolis: From the Politics Desk
Plus, the Kennedy Center's forthcoming closure shocks the National Symphony Orchestra.
Actors' Equity, IATSE, Other Entertainment Unions Condemn Kennedy Center Closure
Trump recently announced that the Center would be closed for two years for renovations.
Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says
DC arts venue, which has seen wave of canceled events after Trump’s takeover, will start renovations in July
Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for two years for reconstruction work
The center historically has hosted over 2,000 events per year, although many performers have pulled out of planned shows since Trump's shakeup began.
Trump says Kennedy Center will close in July for two years for renovations
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will close for roughly two years to allow for extensive renovations, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
Kennedy Center to cease entertainment operations for two years, Trump says
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Performing Arts should not host any events for two years, starting on July 4, President Donald Trump posted on Sunday.
Kennedy Center to cease entertainment operations for two years, Trump says
Feb 1 (Reuters) - The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Performing Arts should not host any events for two years, starting on July 4, President Donald Trump posted on Sunday. "Based on these findings, and totally subject to Board approval, I have ...
Kennedy Center to Cease Entertainment Operations for Two Years, Trump Says
Feb 1 (Reuters) - The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Performing Arts should not host any events for two years, starting on July 4, President Donald Trump posted on Sunday. "Based on these findings, and totally subject to Board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to ...
Kevin Couch, senior official at Trump Kennedy Center, abruptly resigns
Kevin Couch, who was named senior vice president of artistic programming at The Trump Kennedy Center earlier this month, has resigned from his role.
What to know about the Melania Trump documentary
As Melania Trump prepares to walk the red carpet at the newly rebranded Kennedy Center Thursday evening, she is proving that a peek behind the curtain of her life isn’t just a historical record, but a multi-million-dollar commodity.
Musician: I’m ‘getting more attention for canceling’ than playing at Kennedy Center
Washington National Opera cuts ties with the Kennedy Center after longstanding partnership
The Washington National Opera on Friday announced it is parting ways with the Kennedy Center after more than a decade with the arts institution.
Washington National Opera bows out of Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera has decided to end its arrangement with the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital, though it says it is hoping for an “amicable transition.” The Opera
Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances
House Republicans crowded into the Kennedy Center on Tuesday to hear President Donald Trump lay out his vision for the consequential midterm year ahead.
Dance company director speaks out on canceling Kennedy center shows
Trump Has Renamed the Kennedy Center, but a Satirist Owns the URL
A comedy writer bought the web domain TrumpKennedyCenter.org and the satirical site he created is drawing attention amid the backlash over the institution’s renaming.
Man charged with allegedly threatening Kennedy Center president
The Justice Department charged a Virginia man on Tuesday for allegedly sending a threatening text message to presidential envoy and Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell.
Kennedy Center renaming prompts new round of cancellations from artists
More artists have canceled performances at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility. Jazz supergroup The Cookers announced their withdrawal from a New Year's
More musicians cancel Kennedy Center concerts after board votes to add Trump's name to the building
Recent cancellations have left the performing arts center in Washington with gaps in programming for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
New Year’s Eve concert is latest cancellation at the Kennedy Center
Jazz supergroup the Cookers have canceled two New Year’s Eve performances at the Kennedy Center, days after a Christmas Eve jazz concert was also canceled.
Kennedy Center president demands $1 million from artist who canceled Christmas Eve concert amid Trump changes
Trump's Kennedy Center president is slamming jazz artist Chuck Redd for pulling out of the annual Christmas Eve concert in the wake of the venue's controversial renaming: 'We will seek $1 million in damages.'
Kennedy Center president rebukes performer who called off Christmas Eve show over addition of Trump’s name
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell lambasted a performer’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC, arts venue.
Donald Trump Gets Lowest Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Ever: Report
Despite Trump’s boasts, the broadcast’s ratings reportedly dropped 35 percent from last year’s record low.
Donald Trump Gets Lowest Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Ever: Report
Despite Trump’s boasts, the broadcast’s ratings reportedly dropped 35 percent from last year’s record low.
Christmas concert canceled over outrage at Donald Trump's Kennedy Center changes
The Kennedy Center's annual Christmas Eve concert was abruptly canceled due to outrage over Donald Trump changing the name of the venue: 'Saddened to see this name change.'
Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump’s name installed on Kennedy Center
The host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance canceled Wednesday’s concert, citing the board of trustees’ move to rename the facility for both the 35th president and President Donald Trump.
The Kennedy Center adds Trump's name onto the building
The board of trustees voted to add Trump's name Thursday
Opinion | Weighing Politics and Morality in the Israel Debate
Readers respond to an essay criticizing U.S. Democrats’ failure to resolve the conflict in Gaza. Also: Trump’s Kennedy Center rebrand; blaming immigrants after the Brown shooting.
Kennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name
New signage is being installed at Washington, DC’s performing arts center on Friday to include President Donald Trump’s name.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’
The board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Thursday to rename the facility after both the former president and President Donald Trump.
Must-See Moments From the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors
Get the inside preview on America's top cultural awards show, airing Dec. 23
Health care fight heads to fever pitch
Plus: Supreme Court hears case on presidential power, Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, Tim Walz faces scrutiny
Health care fight heads to fever pitch
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