When President Trump announced late last month that he was firing Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery, some wondered whether he even had the ...

The 179-year-old Smithsonian institute shook off President Donald Trump’s attempt to commandeer its board of regents last ...

The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery.

The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired ...

The Smithsonian says it retains the authority over personnel such as the director of the National Portrait Gallery, whose firing the president had announced.

The Smithsonian says it retains the authority over personnel such as the director of the National Portrait Gallery, whose ...

The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump ...

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

But this time, the attack has foundered, as Trump lacks the legal authority to dismiss Sajet or hire her replacement—although ...

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

Henneberger and Mastio debate DEI and diversity after the firing of National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet.