Kennedy Center Honors

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

Event · 13 stories · 177 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 3, 2023

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  • Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center

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    Feb 3, 2025this week

    Oct 2 Kennedy Center Honors to be held off-site for the first time in the ceremony's history

    65 stories · earliest story we hold Feb 8, 2025

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Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center

25 of 65 stories this year · 7 about Kennedy Center Honors

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 that name Kennedy Center Honors

  1. Dec 6– 8Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share38 articles · 26 independent sources
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