President Donald Trump and his administration want control over exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution. In a letter sent Aug. 12, three White House officials told the secretary of the Smithsonian ...

WASHINGTON -- The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution's content with ...

In his landmark essay “The Souls of White Folk” published in 1910, W.E.B. Du Bois eerily previewed President Donald Trump’s appeal and rise to power. “This assumption that of all the hues of God ...

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Three Texas GOP lawmakers are alleging that the Smithsonian Institution illegally lobbied Congress to block the transfer of the space shuttle Discovery from a Virginia museum to Houston, home of ...

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself ...

Citizens have the power to elect a president, but even after the election, artists have the power to commemorate or condemn them. From the Show: Picturing the ...