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The White House has already established a pattern of trying to intimidate the Smithsonian and other institutions into ...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will relocate much of its Washington, D.C., workforce to five regional hubs and vacate several buildings in the area, including its flagship research center, the ...

The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep her portrait of a trans woman out of the exhibition American Sublime.

Artist Amy Sherald is canceling an upcoming show of her work at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Sherald's boldly colored portraits documenting the African American experience have graced ...

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Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing concerns that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty was at risk of removal due to ...

The DC Public Schools' summer enrichment program includes a robotics camp where kids design, build, and compete with their own robots.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to ban the Smithsonian Institution from spreading "divisive ideology." Now, a GOP senator wants to make that law.

The former deputy director of the Smithsonian National Zoo brings conservation expertise as she prepares to lead Boston's Franklin Park and Stoneham's Stone Zoo.