The Washington, D.C., arts community is split between defiant protest and quiet resignation since President Donald Trump took control of one of its national treasures, the Kennedy Center.

While drama has surrounded the Kennedy Center following President Trump’s takeover as its board chair, a night of comedy honoring Conan O’Brien has not been caught in the crossfire.

Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center ... ignored the center during his first term, becoming the first president to routinely skip the honors ceremony.

Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump kicked off his purge of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by announcing his plan to gut the board and install himself as chairman.

Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy ... the honors ceremony, even in the presence of artists who disagreed with them politically. Trump mostly ignored the center ...

W. Kamau Bell was scheduled to perform at the Kennedy Center the day after President Donald Trump’s overhauled board of trustees elected Trump as chairman, fired president Deborah F. Rutter and ...

By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer “I think the frustration that President Trump had is that the Kennedy Center has no cash on hand, no reserves, and they have been paying for the salaries ...

But we are not looking for the list at the next Kennedy Center honors to be reprise of the run of show on that July night in Milwaukee. Trump and his administration well know that in the scheme of ...

By Javier C. Hernández and Michael Gold President Trump took control of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington only last week. But his administration is already making ...

WASHINGTON (WDCW) – The Kennedy Center was evacuated on Thursday after a bomb threat was reported at the venue, but an all-clear has since been issued, according to a representative. The ...