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Trump Orders Installation of Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum

The entrance of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2026 (photo Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images) President Trump has ordered federal officials to install content warning labels outside the ...

Democrats defend Smithsonian as museum leader faces GOP-led hearings

Documents sharpen a struggle over how to tell the nation’s story, whether Trump can dictate the contents of the congressionally chartered institution.

Republicans press Smithsonian museum leader in contentious Hill hearings

The lawmakers called attacks on the museum “revisionist history” after a White House report accused it of “ideological capture.”

Congress eviscerates Smithsonian museum director for ‘overtly sexual’ trans exhibits, calling ‘politeness’ white supremacy

Gender and sexuality are highlighted by your museum,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) told National Museum of American History Director Dr. Anthea Hartig, showing off photos from exhibits

Smithsonian too focused on 'oppressors and the oppressed,' say House Republicans

In a House DOGE subcommittee hearing, GOP representatives excoriated the director of the National Museum of American History, following a White House report earlier this month that also criticized her.

Rep Brandon Gill backs Trump executive order, calls to 'clean house' at the Smithsonian

Rep. Brandon Gill says Americans are "sick" of woke ideology at taxpayer-funded museums and praises Trump for confronting ideological bias head-on.