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Because the Smithsonian can receive private funding, it is not entirely in trouble-but the long-term effects remain unclear.
The top Democrat of the House Administration Committee, Rep. Joe Morelle, and other Democrats who have oversight of the ...
The president’s recent executive order directed at the institution will face a lot of procedural headwinds before he can MAGA ...
The president may not like how the museum and research institution tells the American story — but Americans do.
In a letter to Vice President JD Vance, four U.S. representatives on a committee that oversees the cultural institution urged him to reject President Trump’s push to reshape it.
For 178 years, the Smithsonian Institution and its 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and resource centers, National Zoo, and other affiliates have been responsible for chronicling and displaying ...
From surprising squirrel migrations to islands popping up out of nowhere, the organization’s scientists tracked strange ...
The president’s executive order pushing the museum to start honoring American history again is a welcome step.
The Smithsonian is a public-private partnership built and sustained over the decades with support from Americans of every ...
The president has issued an executive order to control Smithsonian exhibits and restore removed statues linked to slavery ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums, educational and ...
Raj Tawney, an essayist and journalist who writes about family, food and culture, is the author of “Colorful Palate: A ...