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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Arcs in the news about John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 137 stories · 2,150 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 15, 2023

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  • Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center
    Feb 3, 2025week of Sep 28, 2026

    Sep 26 Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege

    62 stories · earliest story we hold Feb 8, 2025

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Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center

25 of 62 stories this year

Trump elected chair of the Kennedy Center by newly constituted board · 46 articles, Feb 8Trump says he's firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman · 10 articles, Feb 8Trump says Ric Grenell will be Kennedy Center’s interim executive director · 5 articles, Feb 10Issa Rae cancels Kennedy Center event after Donald Trump becomes new chairman · 21 articles, Feb 13Kennedy Center cancels Gay Men's Chorus performance planned for WorldPride · 9 articles, Feb 19Hamilton cancels Kennedy Center 2026 performances amid Trump shakeup · 26 articles, Mar 6Vice President JD Vance gets booed at The Kennedy Center · 10 articles, Mar 14Trump will visit the Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution · 19 articles, Mar 17Trump ‘disappointed,’ vows to ‘fix’ Kennedy Center after first tour · 6 articles, Mar 17Conan O’Brien to receive Mark Twain Prize as Kennedy Center faces Trump-era upheaval · 42 articles, Mar 23Kennedy Center’s LGBTQ+ Pride events canceled · 17 articles, Apr 25Trump attends 'Les Misérables' at the Kennedy Center, drawing boos and cheers · 24 articles, Jun 11House Republicans vote to rename Kennedy Center opera house after Melania Trump · 34 articles, Jul 22Trump will be present at Kennedy Center as honorees are announced today · 31 articles, Aug 12KISS, Sly Stallone among those Trump announces as Kennedy Center Honorees · 21 articles, Aug 13‘The View’ co-host Ana Navarro urges Gloria Gaynor to turn down Kennedy Center honor because of Trump · 6 articles, Aug 14Tom Cruise declined Trump’s invite to receive Kennedy Center Honor: report · 6 articles, Aug 15Trump presents medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony · 19 articles, Dec 6Trump hosts the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor and others · 51 articles, Dec 7Trump says if he can't 'beat out' Jimmy Kimmel while hosting Kennedy Center Honors, he shouldn't be president · 5 articles, Dec 7Trump’s Name Added To Kennedy Center Facade · 88 articles, Dec 18House Democrat sues the Trump administration over move to rename the Kennedy Center · 20 articles, Dec 19Kennedy Center president demands $1 million from artist who canceled Christmas Eve concert amid Trump changes · 21 articles, Dec 25Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building · 19 articles, Dec 25Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations · 51 articles, Dec 25

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else8 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 13– 15Hundreds attend prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the Kennedy Center14 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 3 right
  2. Aug 22Trump: 2026 World Cup draw will be held at Kennedy Center19 articles · 12 independent sources
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Stories that name John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

  1. Dec 5Donald Trump awarded First FIFA peace prize during World Cup draw20 articles · 14 independent sources
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  2. Mar 18– 20Unredacted JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues114 articles · 55 independent sources
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  3. Mar 17Trump announces he will release 80,000 JFK assassination files on Tuesday, going to be 'very interesting'1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  4. Jan 30– Feb 1DC plane crash: What we know about the aircraft involved447 articles · 107 independent sources
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  5. Jan 16Conan O’Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy20 articles · 16 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Apr 16Kennedy Center will be lit with red, white and blue ‘permanently’1 articles · 1 independent sources
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