Is Trump demolishing the Kennedy Center? What you need to know about the crisis

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Set us as preferred A federal court has denied a request for an emergency hearing on the abrupt closure of the Kennedy Center after a photo snapped of President Trump aboard Air Force One reviewing a large printout that appears to read, “Kennedy Center DEMO[LISHED],” prompted a flurry of court filings about the beleaguered national arts center’s future.The escalation of concern included an early morning meeting of eight architectural, preservation and civic organizations calling for the court to appoint a “neutral officer to protect the building and institution.” In his brief legal order issued early Thursday afternoon, U.S.District Court Judge Christopher Cooper reminded Kennedy Center leaders of their responsibility to “inform Plaintiffs and the Court if there is any change in the Board’s plans that would constitute a reversal of the Center’s position that the building will not be demolished and that no new structure will be constructed.” Cooper also ordered the venue to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building — including any plans for demolition — and set a date of Sept.

23 for the center to “file a detailed status report, supported by a sworn declaration from a knowledgeable representative of the Kennedy Center, on the ‘temporary closure’ and emergency repairs described” in the center’s Thursday answer to a request for an emergency hearing.Entertainment & Arts The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to immediately close the performing arts venue, a few hours after a federal judge ruled that President Trump’s name could not be restored to its facade.The Wednesday night photo of Trump was taken a day after the center abruptly shut down and placed barricades outside despite an existing preliminary injunction against its closure....