A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from closing the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for repairs and ordered that it be removed from the building and its website.

"Congress gave the Kennedy ​Center its name, and only ​Congress ⁠can change it," wrote U.S. District Judge Casey Cooper.

A federal judge ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center, ruling the board overstepped its authority by unilaterally renaming the venue.

A federal judge ordered Trump’s name stripped from the Kennedy Center within 14 days and blocked a planned two-year closure.

A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building, saying only an act of Congress can change the venue’s name.

"The Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump," said Rep. Joyce Beatty, who sued over the renaming.

President Donald Trump says he has "no interest" in continuing his overhaul of the Kennedy Center after a federal judge ruled he couldn't rename the Washington, D.C., performing arts venue or close its doors for lengthy renovations unless Congress approves the plans.

A federal judge ruled that Trump's name was illegally added to the cultural center, which was explicitly named for JFK to memorialize him after his assassination