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President Trump targets museums he said push divisive ideology. Activists and historians say he's trying to erase the ...
Agencies are scrambling to comply with President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion.
In his executive order, Trump called for reshaping the Smithsonian into a “symbol of inspiration and American greatness.” ...
Lonnie G. Bunch III has never been afraid to address white supremacy. The leader of the Smithsonian Institution’s 21 museums ...
The president’s recent executive order directed at the institution will face a lot of procedural headwinds before he can MAGA ...
Trump's threat to withhold federal funds because of "improper ideology" could have a chilling effect on the museum's programming.
The president’s executive order pushing the museum to start honoring American history again is a welcome step.
Alan Spears remembers visiting Gettysburg National Military Park with his parents in the 1970s. They wanted something ...
The Smithsonian represents a pinnacle of official US efforts to represent pasts that are painful and violent as well as beautiful and accomplished.
The president has issued an executive order to control Smithsonian exhibits and restore removed statues linked to slavery ...
Because the Smithsonian can receive private funding, it is not entirely in trouble-but the long-term effects remain unclear.