{"id":2616621,"date":"2026-06-20T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-says-it-will-not-host-new-shows-after-judge-blocks-two-year-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T10:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:28:15","slug":"kennedy-center-says-it-will-not-host-new-shows-after-judge-blocks-two-year-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-says-it-will-not-host-new-shows-after-judge-blocks-two-year-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center says it will not host new shows after judge blocks two-year shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkennedy-center-says-it-will-not-host-new-shows-after-judge-blocks-two-year-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Kennedy Center has decided not to host any new performances following a court order that blocked it&#8217;s planned two-year shutdown for renovations. The Trump governance faced multiple legal setbacks regarding its attempts to temporarily close the center and remove President Trump\u2019s name from the building. The Kennedy Center proposed a plan to keep public spaces operational without scheduling new shows, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-rioter-qanon-shaman-moved-to-virginia-jail-after-requesting-an-organic-diet\/\" title=\"Capitol Rioter \u2018QAnon Shaman\u2019 Moved To Virginia Jail After Requesting An Organic Diet\">federal judge ordered<\/a> the leadership to provide an update on the situation. The center is considering three renovation options,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including partial closures wiht ongoing public access<\/a> and phased closures addressing infrastructure needs. Critics argue these plans do not comply with the court\u2019s orders, expressing concern that the center\u2019s staff and programming have been significantly reduced in preparation for closure. The situation remains under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-assistant-diverted-40k-to-pay-for-wedding-personal-expenses\/\" title=\"NRA Assistant Diverted K to Pay For Wedding, Personal Expenses\">legal scrutiny<\/a>, with calls for the White House to clarify its intentions for the center\u2019s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"6434\">Kennedy Center<\/a> indicated that it won\u2019t host any new performances after a judge blocked plans to shut it down for two years for remodeling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> has experienced several losses in the courts over its handling of the Kennedy Center, the most recent of which halted the President Donald Trump-aligned board\u2019s plans to shut down the center temporarily for remodeling and removed Trump\u2019s name from the building. In a Friday court filing, the Kennedy Center\u2019s lawyers outlined its creative solution \u2014 to \u201cmaintain an operational model,\u201d with public spaces open for use, but new shows won\u2019t be scheduled.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4617090\/trump-new-air-force-one-dc-flyover-july-4\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump reveals new Air Force One will fly over DC on July 4<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4616661\/trump-can-keep-israel-attack-hezbollah\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he can keep Israel from attacking Hezbollah: \u2018They do as I say\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4616272\/trump-low-approval-unchange-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-can-keep-israel-from-attacking-hezbollah\/\" title=\"Trump says he can keep Israel from attacking Hezbollah\">low approval unchanged<\/a> as Iran war perceptions continue to plague him<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Court\u2019s order did not affirmatively require the Board to reschedule programming that had previously been canceled or to seek new programming,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news came in response to U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordering the Kennedy Center\u2019s leadership to provide him with an update on the status of the center by Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kennedy Center said that it was presenting three renovation plans to the board to vote on, including a partial closing with \u201csome continued public access and limited programming in spaces unaffected\u201d and another option to \u201cconsider a highly limited series of phased closures to address only the Center\u2019s most serious infrastructure needs while scheduling and maintaining a full slate of programming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawyers for plaintiff Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) took issue with the plan, arguing that it didn\u2019t comply with Cooper\u2019s order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4612270\/judge-presses-white-house-over-plan-to-keep-kennedy-center-open\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4612270\">JUDGE PRESSES WHITE HOUSE OVER PLAN TO KEEP KENNEDY CENTER OPEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaving gutted staff and programming, Defendants believe they can sit back and allow their pre-planned shutdown to commence,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tarp remains hung over the front of the Kennedy Center, covering where workers took down Trump\u2019s name from the building last week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Center halts new shows after court blocks shutdown plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2616622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26163625423155.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50057,36794,69706],"class_list":["post-2616621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kennedy-center","tag-legal-ruling","tag-show-cancellations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26163625423155.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2616625,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616621\/revisions\/2616625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2616622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}