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Smithsonian board to keep institution 'free from political or partisan influence'
The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery.
In Challenge to Trump, Smithsonian Says It Controls Personnel Decisions
The Smithsonian says it retains the authority over personnel such as the director of the National Portrait Gallery, whose ...
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Smithsonian Makes Last-Ditch Effort To Keep Its Liberal Bureaucrats On Payroll
The Smithsonian issued a statement Monday saying that it controls its personnel decisions after President Donald Trump ...
Why a Smithsonian Institution exhibit is coming to a Hill Country town
A Smithsonian Institution exhibit that analyzes changes in rural America will make a stop in a small Hill Country town this ...
Amid Trump standoff, Smithsonian says only secretary can hire and fire
The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump ...
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Smithsonian Stands Up to Trump, MOCA Closes its Geffen Branch Amid Protests, Is Putin's Daughter Dealing Art?: Morning Links for June 10, 2025
SMITHSONIAN STANDS UP TO TRUMP. On Monday evening, the Smithsonian Institution affirmed it is an "independent entity" in a ...
How the Smithsonian safeguards 148 million specimens
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History safeguards 148 million objects, yet 99% of them remain hidden from public ...
Smithsonian asserts its autonomy from Trump
The Smithsonian's Board of Regents Monday night affirmed the authority of its secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, to make "all ...