Smithsonian Institution

President Trump's cultural agenda is reminiscent of a Stalin-esque playbook to some. Others say it's a needed correction to "woke-ism." Can he succeed in reshaping U.S. culture?

To fight Trump's vision of the future, turn to the history he wants to erase

Recent orders from the Trump administration run a real risk of muzzling professors who wish to teach their students the truth about the country's past.

Harriet Tubman pic, slavery mentions were deleted; NPS rep says edits were made 'without approval'

Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the president criticized the institution in an executive order.

His executive order faulted an exhibit which "promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct," a widely held position in the scientific community.

When Nazi officials opened their infamous "Degenerate Art" exhibition in 1937, they labeled modern art as culturally corrupt and ideologically impure. Now, nearly 90 years later, Donald Trump's latest executive…

In our news wrap Friday, Israel struck Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect last November, Utah is the first state to ­ban fluoride in public drinking water and President Trump signed an order to wipe out what he calls "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology" at the Smithsonian Institution.

The Smithsonian Institution, a vast complex of research centers, museums and galleries, is the latest culture target of President Trump's executive orders.

President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that claims in its title to be about "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History."

The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

By raising her son to be curious about the natural world, Kirk Johnson's mother helped shape the trajectory of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring researchers today

The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes condemned the action.

The initiative invites African Americans nationwide to submit videos, photos, and oral histories of their families.

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An uptick in seismic activity on the volcanic island of Santorini has raised concerns about a potential eruption.

NASA's findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost right from the start.

Several governors have issued states of emergency as 6 to 12 inches of snow are expected from Ohio to Washington, D.C.