Paolo Zampolli, a modeling agency honcho turned real estate player, has spent years pushing for Trumpian upgrades to DC's marble temple of high culture.

Taking over the Kennedy Center and appointing its entire board brings to mind the president's ill-starred history running a nonprofit

Why must every president overplay his hand?” Christopher J. Scalia wrote on X the other day. Scalia, the son of the famed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and hardly a

Shonda Rhimes, who had been treasurer of the Kennedy Center, has resigned from the board following Donald Trump’s takeover of the arts institution. “Please be advised that as of today, Shonda Rhimes has resigned from the board of the Kennedy Center,

Donald Trump continued his takeover of the Kennedy Center today, as he named loyalist Ric Grenell to serve as interim executive director. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “I am pleased to announce that Ric Grenell will serve as the Interim Executive Director of The Kennedy Center.

A decision by Donald Trump to fire everyone and wrest control of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on the banks of the Potomac has led to an alarming downward spiral in ticket sales and artists canceling performances in protest.

Rae, 40, announced Thursday on her Instagram story that she would no longer host “An Evening with Issa Rae” scheduled for March 16.

Issa Rae canceled her sold-out show at the Kennedy Center, scheduled for March 16, after news that President Donald Trump was elected chair by its board of directors.

Trump's call to the new Kennedy Center board, which was obtained by CNN, came less than a week after he announced that he would install himself as the cultural institution's chair

Following a slew of dismissals from the center’s board, Ben Folds has also stepped down as the National Symphony Orchestra’s artistic advisor

It's hard to imagine a greater betrayal of his uncle's legacy than remaining silent as Trump, his boss, tears apart the national cultural center.