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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch addressed the report in a letter to staff.

Only at the precipice do we evolve.” Those words, spoken by Professor Barnhardt in The Day the Earth Stood Still, capture one ...

In the extensive coverage of this year’s July 4 celebrations in Washington, DC, it was often mentioned that 850,000 ...

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch disputed the scathing July 4 report released by the White House, which accused the National Museum of American History and its leaders of presen ...

With its sweeping curved exterior and towering glass façade, this remarkable building has drawn attention for its dome ...

The White House released a scathing 162-page report accusing the Smithsonian Institution of engaging in "extreme political activism" and presenting "a radical view of American history." ...

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Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly ...

The Smithsonian says it is committed "nonpartisan" scholarship.

After the Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major defeat by upholding birthright citizenship last month, an angry Trump ...