The Smithsonian is challenging the president’s authority to dismiss the leader of the National Portrait Gallery but says it ...

The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship amid a standoff ...

The Smithsonian Institution late Monday issued its own declaration of independence, saying authority over its staff lies with ...

Trump’s budget proposes “eliminating funding for the development of the National Museum of the American Latino,” the ...

Four days after the president said he was dismissing the head of the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian has yet to ...

Since taking office, President Trump has aggressively tried to reshape cultural institutions. Last month, he claimed he was ...

As President Donald Trump tries to fire the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Julian Raven is holding out hope that ...

Trump’s effort to oust the director of the National Portrait Gallery could give him absolute control over Smithsonian content ...

"All personnel decisions are made by and subject to the direction of the Secretary, with oversight by the Board," its ...

The proposed cuts coincide with a White House effort to exert greater control over some of the country’s most prestigious ...

“Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am herby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as Director of the ...

The president said he had fired the museum leader — setting up a standoff between the White House and the Smithsonian.