New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- A US federal judge on Tuesday (September 15) again blocked the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts from adding President Donald Trump's name to the iconic Washington building, dealing a fresh setback to Trump's efforts to reshape the cultural institution.

US District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the center to temporarily halt its latest proposal to put Trump's name on the memorial to former President John F. Kennedy. Cooper also barred the center's board from moving ahead with plans to rename the campus the "President Donald J. Trump Plaza."

"Simply put, defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress's blessing," Coo...