A seat at the table, but no vote yet for a Democratic lawmaker in the Kennedy Center board showdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Saturday that a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate at a board meeting for discussing President Donald Trump’s plan to close down the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years of renovations.

But the judge is not forcing the board to let Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member through her position in Congress, vote at Monday’s session.

She sued to preclude the Trump administration from excluding her from the meeting...