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 on Tuesday advanced a measure that would rename the Kennedy Center's opera house after first lady Melania Trump — as President Trump boosts his influence over the center.

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.”