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Trump administration warns agencies could stop helping Smithsonian
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The Trump administration is threatening to cut off federal agencies’ participation with the Smithsonian Institution, accusing its leaders of promoting a “culture of ideological activism" — the latest move in an ongoing dispute surrounding the world’s largest museum complex's presentation of exhibits…
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Trump administration says agencies may stop working with the Smithsonian
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Trump administration warns agencies could stop helping Smithsonian
On July 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to slander the work of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., by demanding signs be place out front accusing the Smithsonian of pushing a “woke” version of history. These signs,...
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Vince Haley, assistant to the president for domestic policy, are warning that the institution's promotion of political issues involving race, gender, sexuality, environmental change and immigration diverts from its mission of being a steward of American history and…
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has suggested federal agencies may stop working with the Smithsonian Institution if its leadership does not change, ramping up a monthslong pressure campaign to align the world’s largest museum complex with its views.
The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw support for the Smithsonian Institution, accusing its leadership of presenting a “radical ideology” that weakens “shared American identity” in the latest effort to pressure the institution to change its presentations and practices.
The Smithsonian Institution faces threats beyond its $1 billion federal funding as Trump administration claims evidence of antidiscrimination violations.
The Trump administration is ramping up attacks against the Smithsonian and is now threatening to cut off federal cooperation in the curation and funding of exhibits.
The Trump administration is threatening to cut off federal agencies’ participation with the Smithsonian Institution, accusing its leaders of promoting a “culture of ideological activism" — the latest move in an ongoing dispute surrounding the world’s largest museum complex's presentation of exhibits…
The Trump administration has threatened to take away the support of federal agencies from the Smithsonian Institution in an ongoing dispute of how the world’s […] Source
The Trump administration threatened to cut federal support to the Smithsonian Institution, as debate continues over whether the country’s leading cultural center is guilty of political activism in how it portrays the U.S. and its history.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to cut federal agencies' support for the Smithsonian, marking its latest escalation against the institution.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to cut federal agencies' support for the Smithsonian, marking its latest escalation against the institution.
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