The Kennedy Center board unanimously voted to rename the performing arts venue the "Trump-Kennedy Center," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday. The big picture: Exerting his influence over the iconic institution has been one part of Trump's push to reinvent D.

The Kennedy Center board, composed almost entirely of President Trump’s allies, voted on Thursday to change the name of the performing arts center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House press se...

Eleven days later, the White House announced the name change had been approved.