A face-off between a Smithsonian official and congressional Republicans revealed the battle over America's meaning
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A face-off between a Smithsonian official and congressional Republicans revealed the battle over America's meaning
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July 23, 2026 10:30AM (EDT)
Republicans in Congress probe history museum, echoing Trump
GOP confronts Smithsonian Director for 'altering' US history: 'Ma’am, are you a White Supremacist?'
'Ma’am, are you a White Supremacist?': GOP confronts Smithsonian Director for 'altering' US history
The Smithsonian’s Show Trial on Capitol Hill
Fight at the museum
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A fiery House Oversight Committee hearing erupted as Republican Representatives confronted Smithsonian National Museum of…
A fiery House Oversight Committee hearing erupted as Republican Representatives confronted Smithsonian National Museum of…
Republicans grilled a museum head, intensifying Donald Trump’s campaign to reshape the American story.
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In a House DOGE subcommittee hearing, GOP representatives excoriated the director of the National Museum of American History,…
