Trump News at a Glance: President’s Name to Be Removed from Kennedy Center
Appeals court in Washington DC rejected emergency appeal seeking to pause the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the building on Friday – key US politics stories from Friday 12 June at a glance
TL;DR
- An appeals court in Washington DC rejected an emergency appeal to halt the removal of Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade.
- Trump's Justice Department approved an $111bn merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery.
- Prospects for a US-Iran peace deal remained uncertain due to conflicting claims from officials.
- Trump is urging Congress to pass a resolution symbolically nullifying his two impeachments.
- The Trump administration suspended federal funding to Los Angeles's homelessness agency.
- SpaceX had the largest stock market debut in history, valuing the company over $2tn.
- A federal judge extended an order blocking the Trump administration's $1.8bn slush fund.
- Children with autism are receiving unapproved stem cell treatments in clinics across the US.
- Dozens of women at a New Jersey immigration detention facility announced a hunger and labor strike.