It's been the center of Washington's arts scene for decades, but how did one of the city's most famous monuments transform from something universally beloved to a hot rod for controversy.

House Republicans moved forward with an effort to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House after first lady Melania Trump just months after President Donald Trump seized control of the national arts cent

The amendment comes as the latest move in Republicans' effort to reshape the Kennedy Center, which was authorized by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, named after President John F. Kennedy in 1964 following his assassination, and opened in 1971 under the Richard Nixon administration.

Bob Onder announced Thursday his sponsorship of a new bill proposal to formally rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump. HR 4715 was introduced Wednesday to the House of Representatives, nicknamed the “MEGA ...

Pop pianist Ben Folds' new record is a celebration of the National Symphony Orchestra, and a protest against President Trump's changes at the Kennedy Center.