Judge Halts Fund Disbursements for Presidential Allies and Rejects Kennedy Center Renaming

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from distributing funds from a $1.776 billion settlement designated for presidential allies. In a separate decision, the judge ruled that the Kennedy Center board lacked the authority to unilaterally add the former president's name to the institution. The court asserted that only Congress possesses the power to alter the center's official designation.