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Trump's Name Controversy at Kennedy Center

70 articles from 25 outlets First seen: June 11, 2026
15 left · 6 center · 2 right · 4 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: Washington Examiner

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Framing spectrum · 27 outlets

cnn.com · 4/100 · Wire-neutral abcnews.com · 4/100 · Wire-neutral The Hill · 4/100 · Wire-neutral upi.com · 4/100 · Wire-neutral cbsnews.com · 4/100 · Wire-neutral NPR — Top Stories · 5/100 · Wire-neutral The Hill · 5/100 · Wire-neutral PBS NewsHour · 14/100 · Public broadcaster The Hill · 14/100 · Public broadcaster NPR — Top Stories · 14/100 · Public broadcaster The Hill · 14/100 · Public broadcaster PBS NewsHour · 14/100 · Public broadcaster Axios · 14/100 · Public broadcaster Washington Examiner · 14/100 · Public broadcaster Washington Examiner · 14/100 · Public broadcaster The Hill · 14/100 · Public broadcaster The Hill · 14/100 · Public broadcaster NPR — Top Stories · 14/100 · Public broadcaster PBS NewsHour · 14/100 · Public broadcaster apnews.com · 16/100 · Public broadcaster Axios · 16/100 · Public broadcaster NPR — Top Stories · 16/100 · Public broadcaster Guardian — US · 16/100 · Public broadcaster forbes.com · 16/100 · Public broadcaster Guardian — US · 20/100 · Public broadcaster variety.com · 22/100 · Public broadcaster Guardian — US · 30/100 · Mainstream Washington Examiner · 30/100 · Mainstream NPR — Top Stories · 30/100 · Mainstream Al Jazeera English · 30/100 · Mainstream NPR — Top Stories · 30/100 · Mainstream BBC — World · 30/100 · Mainstream Al Jazeera English · 30/100 · Mainstream The Hill · 33/100 · Mainstream PBS NewsHour · 33/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 33/100 · Mainstream New York Times — US · 36/100 · Mainstream New York Times — Politics · 36/100 · Mainstream forbes.com · 36/100 · Mainstream Fox News — Latest · 39/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 39/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 39/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 39/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 39/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 39/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 42/100 · Mainstream cnbc.com · 42/100 · Mainstream Guardian — US · 42/100 · Mainstream rawstory.com · 42/100 · Mainstream scrippsnews.com · 45/100 · Mainstream Washington Examiner · 45/100 · Mainstream Fox News — Latest · 53/100 · Outlet-flavored Fox News — Latest · 53/100 · Outlet-flavored Fox News — Politics · 53/100 · Outlet-flavored Fox News — Politics · 59/100 · Outlet-flavored The Daily Beast · 62/100 · Outlet-flavored Guardian — US · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored Fox News — Politics · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored Washington Examiner · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored aljazeera.com · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored The Daily Beast · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored latimes.com · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored Fox News — Politics · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored mercurynews.com · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored apnews.com · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored Washington Examiner · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored The Atlantic · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored cnn.com · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored apnews.com · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored Guardian — US · 65/100 · Outlet-flavored
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Range 4–65 (Wire-neutral → Outlet-flavored) Average 35/100 Lean: 12 left · 7 right · 51 neutral

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): Washington Examiner (left), Jun 11, 20:26 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 15 37 Axios, Guardian, NPR, New York Times, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast +9
Center 6 14 Al Jazeera English, BBC, The Hill, apnews.com, cnbc.com, forbes.com
Right 2 12 Fox News, Washington Examiner
Unclassified 4 7 PBS NewsHour, scrippsnews.com, upi.com, variety.com
Report-by-report timeline · 70
Jun 11 20:26 Washington Examiner Kennedy Center to Remove Trump's Name Following Court Ruling Jun 12 00:10 cnn.com Kennedy Center Board Votes to Appeal Ruling on Trump's Name Removal Jun 12 00:15 Axios Kennedy Center board to appeal order for removal of Trump's name Jun 12 01:01 Guardian Kennedy Center board seeks to keep Trump's name following court ruling Jun 12 01:43 Washington Examiner Kennedy Center board to appeal order for removal of Trump's name Jun 12 02:26 The Hill Kennedy Center Board Appeals Order to Remove Trump's Name from Building Jun 12 03:10 apnews.com Kennedy Center Board Seeks Delay in Ruling on Trump's Name Removal Jun 12 05:43 NPR Kennedy Center board requests delay on ruling for removal of Trump's name Jun 12 09:48 The Atlantic Federal Judge Rules Against Keeping Trump's Name on Kennedy Center Jun 12 14:48 The Hill Washington National Opera files lawsuit against Kennedy Center for $17 million Jun 12 15:49 The Daily Beast Washington National Opera Files $17 Million Lawsuit Against Kennedy Center Jun 12 16:23 PBS NewsHour Kennedy Center board requests delay on ruling for removal of Trump's name Jun 12 17:17 Washington Examiner Work Begins to Remove Donald Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Jun 12 17:39 Axios Judge denies Trump's request to pause name removal from Kennedy Center Jun 12 17:49 The Daily Beast Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Amid Live Stream Jun 12 17:49 PBS NewsHour Judge Denies Kennedy Center's Request to Delay Trump's Name Removal Jun 12 18:06 Guardian Judge Denies Request to Pause Order for Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Jun 12 18:10 cnbc.com Federal Judge Rules Trump's Name Must Be Removed from Kennedy Center Jun 12 18:40 apnews.com Judge denies Kennedy Center's request to pause ruling on removal of Trump's name Jun 12 19:08 The Hill Federal Judge Denies Request to Delay Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Jun 12 19:11 Washington Examiner Washington National Opera Files Lawsuit Against Kennedy Center for $17 Million Jun 12 19:17 Guardian Judge Denies Request to Delay Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Jun 12 19:36 Guardian Judge Denies Request to Delay Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Jun 12 20:12 NPR Federal judge denies appeal to keep Trump's name on Kennedy Center Jun 12 21:39 Fox News Appeals Court Denies Kennedy Center Board's Request to Block Removal of Trump's Name Jun 12 21:39 Fox News Kennedy Center Board Seeks Stay on Order to Remove Trump's Name Amid Appeals Process Jun 12 21:39 Fox News Kennedy Center Board Requests Stay on Order to Remove Trump's Name Jun 12 21:39 Fox News Appeals Court Denies Kennedy Center Board's Request to Block Removal of Trump's Name Jun 12 22:45 Guardian Trump's Lawyers File Emergency Appeal Regarding Kennedy Center Jun 12 22:45 PBS NewsHour Federal Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Remove Trump's Name by Deadline Jun 12 23:40 Guardian Appeals Court Denies Emergency Appeal to Retain Trump's Name on Kennedy Center Jun 12 23:48 Guardian Court denies Trump's emergency appeal regarding name removal from Kennedy Center Jun 12 23:53 The Hill Federal Appeals Court Denies Effort to Keep Trump's Name on Kennedy Center Jun 13 00:04 Guardian Crowd Gathers at Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling on Trump's Name Removal Jun 13 00:30 Guardian Crowd Gathers at Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling on Trump's Name Removal Jun 13 00:43 NPR Kennedy Center removes Trump's name from building Jun 13 00:43 NPR Court Orders Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Jun 13 00:43 NPR Trump's name remains on Kennedy Center facade despite removal deadline Jun 13 00:43 NPR Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Begins Jun 13 01:25 Guardian Appeals Court Rejects Appeal to Pause Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

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cnn.com 4 Wire-neutral Appeals Court Orders Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center abcnews.com 4 Wire-neutral Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Following Court Order The Hill 4 Wire-neutral Washington National Opera files lawsuit against Kennedy Center for $17 million upi.com 4 Wire-neutral Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling cbsnews.com 4 Wire-neutral Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Following Court Order NPR — Top Stories 5 Wire-neutral Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Begins The Hill 5 Wire-neutral Kennedy Center to establish endowment named after Trump PBS NewsHour 14 Public broadcaster Federal Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Remove Trump's Name by Deadline The Hill 14 Public broadcaster Kennedy Center Board Appeals Order to Remove Trump's Name from Building NPR — Top Stories 14 Public broadcaster Kennedy Center board requests delay on ruling for removal of Trump's name The Hill 14 Public broadcaster Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center following court ruling PBS NewsHour 14 Public broadcaster Workers Remove Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Following Court Order Axios 14 Public broadcaster Judge denies Trump's request to pause name removal from Kennedy Center Washington Examiner 14 Public broadcaster Kennedy Center Removes Donald Trump's Name Following Court Ruling Washington Examiner 14 Public broadcaster Kennedy Center Begins Removal of Trump's Name Following Court Order The Hill 14 Public broadcaster Federal Judge Denies Request to Delay Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center The Hill 14 Public broadcaster Workers Start Removing Trump Name from Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling NPR — Top Stories 14 Public broadcaster Federal judge denies appeal to keep Trump's name on Kennedy Center PBS NewsHour 14 Public broadcaster Judge Denies Kennedy Center's Request to Delay Trump's Name Removal apnews.com 16 Public broadcaster Kennedy Center Begins Removal of Trump's Name Following Court Order Axios 16 Public broadcaster Kennedy Center board to appeal order for removal of Trump's name NPR — Top Stories 16 Public broadcaster Trump's name remains on Kennedy Center facade despite removal deadline Guardian — US 16 Public broadcaster Appeals Court Rejects Appeal to Pause Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center forbes.com 16 Public broadcaster Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Following Court Order Guardian — US 20 Public broadcaster Crowd Gathers at Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling on Trump's Name Removal variety.com 22 Public broadcaster Workers Remove Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling Guardian — US 30 Mainstream Judge Denies Request to Pause Order for Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Washington Examiner 30 Mainstream Work Begins to Remove Donald Trump's Name from Kennedy Center NPR — Top Stories 30 Mainstream Court Orders Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Al Jazeera English 30 Mainstream Court Rules Against Trump-backed Board's Name Addition at Kennedy Center NPR — Top Stories 30 Mainstream Kennedy Center removes Trump's name from building BBC — World 30 Mainstream Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center following court order Al Jazeera English 30 Mainstream Donald Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling The Hill 33 Mainstream Federal Appeals Court Denies Effort to Keep Trump's Name on Kennedy Center PBS NewsHour 33 Mainstream Kennedy Center board requests delay on ruling for removal of Trump's name Guardian — US 33 Mainstream Appeals Court Denies Emergency Appeal to Retain Trump's Name on Kennedy Center New York Times — US 36 Mainstream Kennedy Center Confirms Removal of Trump's Name New York Times — Politics 36 Mainstream Kennedy Center Confirms Removal of Trump's Name forbes.com 36 Mainstream Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Following Court Order Fox News — Latest 39 Mainstream Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Facade Following Court Ruling Guardian — US 39 Mainstream Crowd Gathers at Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling on Trump's Name Removal Guardian — US 39 Mainstream Judge Denies Request to Delay Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Guardian — US 39 Mainstream Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Begins Following Court Rulings Guardian — US 39 Mainstream Court denies Trump's emergency appeal regarding name removal from Kennedy Center Guardian — US 39 Mainstream Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Following Court Ruling Guardian — US 42 Mainstream Judge Denies Request to Delay Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center cnbc.com 42 Mainstream Federal Judge Rules Trump's Name Must Be Removed from Kennedy Center Guardian — US 42 Mainstream Trump's Lawyers File Emergency Appeal Regarding Kennedy Center rawstory.com 42 Mainstream Workers Remove Donald Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Following Court Order scrippsnews.com 45 Mainstream Judge Denies Request to Keep Trump's Name on Kennedy Center Washington Examiner 45 Mainstream Washington National Opera Files Lawsuit Against Kennedy Center for $17 Million Fox News — Latest
LEANS RIGHT 53 Outlet-flavored Appeals Court Denies Kennedy Center Board's Request to Block Removal of Trump's Name Fox News — Latest
LEANS RIGHT 53 Outlet-flavored Kennedy Center Board Seeks Stay on Order to Remove Trump's Name Amid Appeals Process Fox News — Politics
LEANS RIGHT 53 Outlet-flavored Appeals Court Denies Kennedy Center Board's Request to Block Removal of Trump's Name Fox News — Politics
LEANS RIGHT 59 Outlet-flavored Kennedy Center Board Requests Stay on Order to Remove Trump's Name The Daily Beast
LEANS LEFT 62 Outlet-flavored Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Amid Live Stream Guardian — US
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Donald Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center facade following court ruling Fox News — Politics
LEANS RIGHT 65 Outlet-flavored Workers Remove Trump's Name from Kennedy Center Facade Following Court Ruling Washington Examiner
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Kennedy Center to Remove Trump's Name Following Court Ruling aljazeera.com
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Judge Rules to Remove Trump's Name from Kennedy Center The Daily Beast
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Washington National Opera Files $17 Million Lawsuit Against Kennedy Center latimes.com
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Amid Future Uncertainty Fox News — Politics
LEANS RIGHT 65 Outlet-flavored Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Facade Following Court Ruling mercurynews.com
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Trump's Name Removed from Kennedy Center Building apnews.com
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Kennedy Center Board Seeks Delay in Ruling on Trump's Name Removal Washington Examiner
LEANS RIGHT 65 Outlet-flavored Kennedy Center board to appeal order for removal of Trump's name The Atlantic
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Federal Judge Rules Against Keeping Trump's Name on Kennedy Center cnn.com
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Kennedy Center Board Votes to Appeal Ruling on Trump's Name Removal apnews.com
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Judge denies Kennedy Center's request to pause ruling on removal of Trump's name Guardian — US
LEANS LEFT 65 Outlet-flavored Kennedy Center board seeks to keep Trump's name following court ruling