Kennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Leaving After a Tumultuous Year

Lawmaker who accused Trump of Kennedy Center snub missed invite in spam folder

The Democratic congresswoman suing President Trump and the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees over their bid to revamp the storied arts institution was caught in a blunder ahead of a court appearance Thursday.   In court filings last week, lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) said she had not been invited to a March 16 meeting where the plan to overhaul the…

Democratic lawmaker allowed to attend Kennedy Center board meeting, judge rules

<p>Ohio representative Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member, may access documents and speak, but may not vote</p><p>A federal judge ruled on Saturday that a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate at a board meeting about <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s plan to close down the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years of renovations.</p><p>But the judge is not forcing the board to let the Ohio representative Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member through her position in Congress, vote at Monday’s session.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/kennedy-center-board-meeting-democrat">Continue reading...</a>

A seat at the table, but no vote yet for a Democratic lawmaker in the Kennedy Center board showdown - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxNcjJVS0g5QkNqMUFqRG83d3R4Q0ZFb0pGZkNsbzQxeGtPUXFSSmZsazY3d1FuMXlxUldfcmZneUh4TldqWnRTQ2VwWEt4QkRwZVRVMy1JcnZoX0pDQ0tpeUFKaXNhRi1aTnNuVnBocUJMNkF0ZXMyajV4b3VpckpkdU5LZTZNSk9ZNmVUQ0Fia1lEWnhrV0pZYTFlYkx5WDl6dzl6SFZYMEdNV0E?oc=5" target="_blank">A seat at the table, but no vote yet for a Democratic lawmaker in the Kennedy Center board showdown</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

Trump administration must provide Kennedy Center renovation plans to board members before key closure vote, judge rules - CNN

Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting

A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.

From the archives: Richard Nixon addresses the 1973 energy crisis

Then-President Richard Nixon addressed the nation from the Oval Office during the 1973 energy crisis. Fueled by the Yom Kippur War, members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in the Middle East banned the sale of oil to the U.S. and other countries, sharply raising gas prices for Americans as they faced their first fuel shortage since WWII.