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An adviser to President Donald Trump said that while slavery was "horrible," no serious discussion of it is complete without the inclusion of "hope and progress." ...
New York Times investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about President Trump's criticism of the Smithsonian, saying the institution focuses too much on "how bad slavery was." ...
Letter writers discuss Smithsonian Museum exhibit review, the Virginia governor’s race and Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin ...
Rep. Alma Adams says Trump 'misunderstands museums’ role, stressing slavery’s history cannot be whitewashed' after his ...
President Donald Trump has promised to crack down on “woke” ideas promoted in museums across the United States, including the ...
This is not just about displays in the Smithsonian. America will never move forward, nor heal, as a society of diverse people ...
Only a racist would dare to defend or dismiss slavery, which stripped Africans of human rights and enslaved them as chattel to pick cotton on Southern plantations. They were often whipped and — in the ...
Roy adds his name to a large group of conservatives looking to replace current Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is now ...
The vice president called the report, which shows how Trump’s spending plan will exacerbate the wealth gap, “very atrocious.” ...
Mr. Trump has singled out the Smithsonian Institution and the National Park Service, claiming in a recent social media post that “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how ...
During the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, sidewalk astronomers brought a sense of hope into Washington, D.C.
White House gripes against Smithsonian come despite president’s past praise of museums like National Museum of African ...