It’s Black History Month — and President Donald Trump has put his stamp on the decades-old commemoration. The White House’s 2026 Black History Month proclamation said Black history…
Read more How much has Trump reshaped the portrayal of Black history?WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes an even deeper dive into the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s “Ocean Library” to explore how DNA collected from millions of specimens is helping us…
Read more Mapping the genetic code of ocean life at the Smithsonian – WTOP NewsWhat if we told you that a small army of flesh-eating insects plays a crucial role in helping the Smithsonian prep and preserve its fossils? This page contains…
Read more Flesh-eating beetles: The unsung heroes of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History – WTOP NewsA different photo appears without any accompanying text block, though the text was available online. Donald Trump was the only president whose display in the gallery did not…
Read more Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait – WTOP NewsPresident Trump’s photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection of museums…
Read more Reference to Trump’s impeachments removed from photo at Smithsonian’s National Portrait GalleryFor months, Texas senators have made a controversial push to move NASA’s iconic Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston’s Johnson Space Center, a risky effort that…
Read more NASA’s New Chief Finds Loophole for Texas Shuttle SwitcherooEric and Wendy Schmidt purchased and donated the “remarkably complete” skull of Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur the Smithsonian said is famed for its domed head. Left lateral view of…
Read more This dinosaur skull is one of just a few of its kind — and it’s going on display in DC – WTOP NewsAll of the Smithsonian’s museums will be reopened by Monday after the longest U.S. government shutdown on record kept doors closed for weeks. This page contains a video…
Read more All Smithsonian museums to reopen by Monday – WTOP NewsThe Smithsonian’s popular National Air and Space Museum in D.C. is one of the first museums that reopened to the public Friday after a monthlong closure during the…
Read more Smithsonian museums in DC reopen after record 43-day government shutdown – WTOP NewsA bakery near the National Zoo is celebrating the impending return of zoo visitors after seeing a drop in foot traffic and sales during the government shutdown. This…
Read more ‘Huge difference’: DC businesses feel impact of National Zoo’s closure — and reopening – WTOP NewsJim Sanborn couldn’t believe it. He was weeks away from auctioning off the answer to Kryptos, the sculpture he created for the CIA that had defied solution for…
Read more Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos RevealVisitors are expressing their disappointment that the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will be closed to the public due to the government shutdown. This page contains a video…
Read more Government shutdown causes a real Boo at the Zoo – WTOP NewsDuring his regular checkup, a 9-year-old clouded leopard named Masala undergoes a procedure to get a tiny heart monitor implanted under his skin at the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology…
Read more Human heart-monitoring devices find new life helping biologists understand threatened speciesA man trying to load an “art car” painted by Andy Warhol onto a truck at the National Mall in D.C. has died after he became trapped underneath…
Read more Man dies on National Mall after being trapped underneath race car painted by Andy Warhol – WTOP NewsAtlanta — A popular museum in Atlanta is expanding at a critical moment in the United States – and unlike the Smithsonian Institution, the National Center for Civil…
Read more National civil rights museum beyond Trump’s immediate reach expandingThe Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to hand over information to the White House related to a review of its exhibitions by Friday, as it navigates an…
Read more Smithsonian wrestles with independence as White House review picks up – WTOP NewsPhoto: Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images There’s something increasingly strange about Donald Trump’s ongoing — indeed, intensifying — campaign to demand the sunniest possible view of American history from any…
Read more Trump Sees Whitewashed U.S. Past and Dystopian PresentThe animals that live on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s sprawling 32,000 acres in Northern Virginia are connected by one thing: the threat of extinction. Tucked away in…
Read more How a Smithsonian lab is helping threatened species get off the endangered listWASHINGTON — Just days after taking over Washington, D.C., law enforcement, President Donald Trump criticized one of the district’s preeminent tourist attractions: the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian, founded…
Read more Trump is wrong: Smithsonian does feature success, brightnessKamala, a longtime member of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd, was euthanized on Saturday following years of struggling with osteoarthritis. Asian elephant Kamala often raised her…
Read more Kamala, beloved Asian elephant at National Zoo, euthanized after failing health – WTOP News
