Kennedy Center Board Files Emergency Stay to Keep Trump's Name on Facade Amid Appeal

A Washington, D.C. appeals court has rejected an emergency bid to keep Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center's facade, upholding a lower court's ruling that the name was illegally added. The Kennedy Center board, represented by the Justice Department, had sought a stay to pause the removal order, but U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper previously denied that request, determining that only Congress has the authority to change the institution's name, Deadline reported. After the midnight deadline passed, Justice Department attorneys requested a 12-hour extension due to thunderstorms that delayed the construction of scaffolding for the removal, according to Deadline. Crews are now expected to remove the words "The Donald J. Trump And" from the building, restoring its original designation as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.