House Republicans voted to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after Melania Trump, sparking partisan debate and scrutiny over proposed arts funding cuts.

House Republicans have advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House, one of the center's major theaters, the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.”

House Republicans have voted to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House After Melania Trump. House Republicans voted 33-25 on the fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment spending bill, contingent, on renaming the opera house at the John F.