Federal judge says board broke law, halts closure plans for major renovations Last updated: May 30, 2026 | 10:46 A general view shows the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. AFP A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations - the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to leave his personal mark on the landscape of the nation's capital. Trump said in response that he's backing away from his proposed renovation and returning control of the arts institution to Congress. Get updated faster and for  FREE : Download the  Gulf News  app now - simply  click here . "Unless I am free to do what I do better than anyone else, bring this Institution back, physically, financially, and artistically, I have no interest in continuing what could only be a hopeless journey into 'NEVER NEVER LAND,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.…