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MapQuest surged to the top of Apple’s US and Canadian free apps after refusing to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' following President Trump’s executive order, saying it preserves historical lake names; Google Maps also adjusted naming in the US, and MapQuest offers a personal renaming tool, contributing to a spike in downloads amid ongoing US–Canada trade tensions.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Metro Nashville Airport Authority announced a plan to rename Nashville International Airport (BNA) after Dolly Parton, with a September 17 meeting to discuss next steps; if approved, Parton would become the first woman to have an American airport named after them and only the second musician overall, though it’s unclear whether the airport code would change.
Following Dolly Parton’s death, local and state lawmakers are backing a proposal to rename Nashville International Airport to Dolly Parton International Airport. A Change.org petition has gained over 127,000 signatures. Final approval would come from the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority board, with FAA consent required. A 2010 policy also requires a two-year waiting period after death and a demonstrated significant contribution to Tennessee aviation. State legislators are planning related bills to advance the effort.
Ottawa City Council unanimously moved to rename Trump Avenue in the Central Park neighborhood, with potential replacements including Obama Avenue and Taco Avenue; the process would involve public engagement and resident support, and any change is not expected before the October municipal elections amid broader Canada–U.S. tensions.
At a federal court hearing, a judge pressed DOJ lawyers on the Kennedy Center’s plan to add Donald Trump’s name and rename the center as part of a renovation, questioning the Sept. 8 deadline and whether the move would violate federal rules against aggrandizement; the DOJ argued the recognition is for Trump as president, while opponents warn it could worsen the center’s finances and integrity, and the judge floated a possible pause to weigh the issues, with no ruling yet and the center appealing a prior order to remove the name.
A US District Court Judge Christopher Cooper questioned the Kennedy Center’s rush to reinsert Donald Trump’s name by September 8 after a May ruling found the addition illegal and that Congress must approve any renaming. The Trump-aligned board renewed the inscription "Restored and Renovated By President Donald J Trump" and pushed to rename the plaza, prompting threats from administration officials to demolish the center if renovations proceed. Rep. Joyce Beatty’s lawsuit argues the board defies the court. Cooper noted that court orders aren’t blocking necessary repairs, while the Kennedy Center’s status as a living memorial to JFK legally constrains renaming.
The U.S. Navy is weighing a renaming plan for the Ford-class carrier CVN-81, originally set to honor Black Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller, with internal discussions hinting at renaming the ship after President Donald Trump—an unprecedented move for a sitting president. The Navy is also considering honoring Miller on a different warship and pursuing the Medal of Honor for Miller, though Congress must authorize the award. The keel-laying ceremony is approaching later this year, and the ship isn’t expected to be delivered until 2034, amid broader reviews of how ships are named.
The Kennedy Center board voted to append “Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump” to the center’s formal name, two months after a federal judge ordered removal and said any renaming requires congressional approval. Critics, including Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, view the move as an attempt to skirt the court ruling, while the board also approved a two-year renovation closure that had been blocked by the court.
The Kennedy Center board voted to restore President Trump’s name at the venue—adding an inscription and renaming the site as the President Donald J. Trump Plaza—an action that appears to challenge a May federal judge ruling that only Congress could rename the center; the administration has appealed. The move comes alongside a two-year renovation plan for the main building with a $24.7 million upgrade, while programming may move to the REACH, and has drawn criticism from Rep. Joyce Beatty for circumventing court rulings and statutes.
A Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted to inscribe Donald J. Trump’s name on the building and to close the main center for two years for renovations, despite a judge’s ruling blocking the renaming; the plan would move operations to the REACH building and shift major events offsite, drawing criticism from lawmakers and legal challenges ahead.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged Congress to authorize renaming New York’s Penn Station after Donald Trump as Amtrak advances an roughly $8 billion rebuild, outlining funding requests (including $1 billion to start, a property-tax financing option, and a higher loan cap) and stirring opposition from lawmakers who say taxpayers shouldn’t fund a vanity project.
A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Trump’s name from the building, signage, and website. Crews completed the removal in line with the order, after the center argued that the change could affect donations and bylaws-related funding. The appeals court denied a pause, and the case highlighted who has authority to rename the venue and how fundraising was tied to the name.
A D.C. Circuit panel denied the Kennedy Center’s bid for an emergency stay to keep Donald Trump’s name on the building’s facade, allowing Judge Cooper’s order to remove the name by the deadline to stand; the center will pursue further appeal with briefing later this month, arguing that removal could harm fundraising and confuse the public.
A Washington, DC appeals court denied an emergency bid by the Kennedy Center and Donald Trump to pause the removal of Trump’s name from the center’s façade, upholding a judge’s ruling that the name was unlawfully added. The decision leaves in place ordering the center to remove the name, directs branding to reflect the center’s formal name, and temporarily blocks the planned renovations, despite opposition from the center’s leadership and Trump allies.
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s bid to stay a May 29 order mandating the removal of President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center facade, meaning the center cannot remain renamed the Trump Kennedy Center while appeals are pursued. Judge Christopher Cooper said the defendants failed to show they’re likely to win on the merits and that a stay wouldn’t serve the public interest. The D.C. Circuit has not yet ruled on a stay, and Rep. Joyce Beatty’s lawsuit argues Congress alone can change the center’s name, which is preserved by the Kennedy Center’s organic statute.