Republicans move to rename Kennedy Centre Opera House after Melania Trump
US House Republicans have moved to rename the opera house at Washington’s JohnF.Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts after First LadyMelaniaTrump, further stamping the Trump brand on America’s cultural landscape. In a move during a Tuesday hearing on the 2026 budget, the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee advanced a proposal to rechristen the 2,364-seat venue as…