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Appeals Court Keeps Trump's Name Off the Kennedy Center, Raising the Stakes for an Apolitical Arts Mandate
A federal appeals panel has refused to restore President Trump's name to the Kennedy Center, a ruling that crystallises a longer fight over whether a flagship cultural institution can be steered by the White House.

Wire provenance
This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cultural_Center_Act
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Center_Honors
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