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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1919, William F. Quinn, American lawyer (died 2006) was born. In 1922, Martin Dies Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1870) passed away. In 1946, Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (born 1864) passed away. In 1949, Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (born 1877) passed away. In 1956, Michael Spinks, American boxer was born. In 2005, Robert E. Ogren, American zoologist (born 1922) passed away. In 2013, Leonard Garment, American lawyer and public servant, 14th White House Counsel (born 1924) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (born 1919) passed away. In 2015, Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927) passed away. In 2024, President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Trump’s bid to reshape American history meets fierce Smithsonian resistance
Smithsonian head says White House report unfairly characterized US history museum
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MS NOW
· Jul 7, 2026
This White House doesn’t understand how to love America. The Smithsonian does.
A report attacking the National Museum of American History would prefer Americans feel a shallow patriotic crush than truly love this country. The post This White House doesn’t understand how to love America. The Smithsonian does. appeared first on MS NOW.
URL Media
· Jul 8, 2026
Our Biggest Takeaways from the White House Report Targeting Smithsonian Native American Exhibits
The post Our Biggest Takeaways from the White House Report Targeting Smithsonian Native American Exhibits appeared first on URL Media.
Off The Press
· Jul 7, 2026
‘Ideologically captured’
Trump panel finds Smithsonian American history museum acting as 'political instrument'...Click to read more
Loonie Politics
· Jun 23, 2026
Trump is the frontman for his own party as rival groups vie to shape America’s 250th anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The complexities of the American story aren’t hard to miss. Just steps into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the gavel used by Nancy Pelosi when she became the first female speaker of the U.S. House sits next to a red “Make America Great Again” cap. A shirt emblazoned with a [] The post Trump is the frontman for his own party as rival groups vie to shape America’s 250th anniversary appeared first on Loonie Politics.
Legal Insurrection
· Jul 11, 2026
White House Report Details the Wokeification of the Smithsonian American History Museum
Not all Americans follow academic theories or curatorial fashions, but they do understand when a revered public institution has traded settled truths and basic history for political activism and division. The post White House Report Details the Wokeification of the Smithsonian American History Museum first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Liberty Nation
· Jul 8, 2026
Smithsonian American History Museum Ideologically ‘Captured’
Nothing says “American History” like denigrating white Christian men.
The Root
· Jul 9, 2026
14 Things You Must See Inside The Smithsonian
Photos: 14 Fascinating Things Inside the Smithsonian: Despite Trump’s criticism, here's proof that the Smithsonian continues to preserve America’s history.
The Daily Signal
· Jul 12, 2026
The Smithsonian’s Patriotism Problem
“Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don’t want you to love your country.” That’s a disclaimer every entrance to the National Museum of American History ought to display, according to a new report by the White House excoriating the Smithsonian Institution and its flagship museum. But it doesn’t take a...
The Daily Wire
· Jul 7, 2026
The White House Just Highlighted These Absurd Displays At The Nation’s Top History Museum
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History pushes left-wing activism, featuring bizarre displays including chest binders, a crotch harness, and the diary of a gender-confused girl, according to a scathing White House report released Monday. The Trump administration’s Domestic Policy Council released a 162-page report concluding that the Smithsonian “fails in the basic task of ...
The Daily Beast
· Jul 6, 2026
New White House Showdown Exposed in Fiery Documents
Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesA damning new White House report says that the current leadership of D.C.’s iconic Smithsonian Institution “cannot be trusted” to tell America’s history accurately.The explosive document takes particular aim at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, which it says is led by “radical activists,” and suggests Donald Trump may be planning to install his own leadership team there.The 162-page report, released late on July 4 by the Executive Office of the President, follows Trump’s relentless campaign to overhaul some of Washington’s most influential cultural institutions, labeling them “woke” for focusing on “divisive” issues such as slavery.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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· Jul 6, 2026
White House: Smithsonian unworthy US stewards
White House: Smithsonian unworthy US stewards
The New Civil Rights Movement
· Jun 24, 2026
AOC Says Reflecting Pool Is ‘Swamp’ Because GOP Doesn’t ‘Understand First Thing About Science’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a “swamp” because the GOP doesn’t understand science. Ocasio-Cortez made the comments in response to journalist Pablo Manríquez, according to The Hill. “I mean, when you defund science research, when you de — when you don’t really understand the first thing about [] The post AOC Says Reflecting Pool Is ‘Swamp’ Because GOP Doesn’t ‘Understand First Thing About Science’ appeared first on The New Civil Rights Movement.
Diane Ravitch's blog
· Jul 6, 2026
White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for “Extreme Political Activism”
A new report was released over the weekend lambasting the Smithsonian Institution for political bias. In its desire to have federal museums teach “patriotic history,” the Trump administration is intent on gaining control of the Smithsonian, cutting its budget, and firing leaders who insist on telling both the good and the bad parts of the []
Investing.com
· Jul 9, 2026
Smithsonian head says White House report unfairly characterized US history museum
Smithsonian head says White House report unfairly characterized US history museum
The Epoch Times
· Jul 6, 2026
White House Report Accuses Smithsonian Leaders of ‘Extreme Political Activism’
The report states that the Smithsonian National Museum of American History ‘fails to substantively present America’s founders and founding.’
Irish Star
· Jul 10, 2026
Smithsonian rejects Trump criticism of the American History museum
In an email to museum staffers, Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III pushed back against the Trump administration's recent document that accuses the Natural Museum of American History of engaging in extreme political activism
NPR News
· Jul 9, 2026
Smithsonian chief emphasizes 'accuracy and integrity' after White House report
The memo from the Smithsonian's secretary, Lonnie Bunch, responded to a White House report that calls the National Museum of American History driven by a radical, activist ideology.
POLITICO - Politics
· Jul 2, 2026
Ken Burns on Trump’s America 250: ‘Washington needed no monuments’
Ken Burns on Trump’s America 250: ‘Washington needed no monuments’
Drudge Retort
· Jul 3, 2026
Trump Plan will Destroy DC's Oldest Grove of Cherry Trees for Golf Practice
Trump plans on razing Washington's oldest grove of cherry trees, the sole survivors of Japan's original 1910 gift to America ...
UPI
· Jul 6, 2026
White House criticizes Smithsonian museum for ‘extreme political activism’
White House criticizes Smithsonian museum for ‘extreme political activism’
Conservative Review
· Jul 10, 2026
5 Top Reasons The Smithsonian American History Museum Is A National Disgrace
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has failed in its mission to instill a deeper respect for the American story.
Twitchy
· Jul 9, 2026
Report Lays Out the Leftist 'Ideological Capture' of the Smithsonian
Report Lays Out the Leftist 'Ideological Capture' of the Smithsonian
Washington Examiner
· Jun 22, 2026
Secrets visited the Reflecting Pool and found a dead duckling
Welcome to Washington Secrets and another week in the swamp. We spent part of the weekend with the crowds at the Lincoln Memorial, checking out the algae in the Reflecting Pool. It just so happens that the nation’s top experts on cleaning up water supplies are in town. Plus, we wonder why it was Donald []
Right Wing Watch
· Jul 6, 2026
War On The Smithsonian
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The New Yorker
· Jul 3, 2026
Donald Trump Celebrates America’s Two-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Birthday
At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness.
CBC News
· Jun 23, 2026
The Reflecting Pool saga | About That
U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to repair and repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., is not going as planned. Andrew Chang breaks down the race to fix a slew of problems by Independence Day, from large swaths of peeling paint to swampy algae blooms. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
The Hill
· Jul 6, 2026
White House brands Smithsonian's American history museum leaders as 'extreme' activists
A new report from the White House Domestic Policy Council labels leaders at the Smithsonian Institution as “extreme” activists attempting to impose their own ideology on how American history is presented. The 162-page report, released on July 4, alleges the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NAMH) “fails in the basic task of illuminating” U.S....
DNyuz
· Jun 28, 2026
Joe Biden Rips Into Trump’s DC Vanity Projects: ‘What a Loser’
Former President Joe Biden didn’t hesitate to slam Donald Trump’s numerous “vanity projects” in Washington, D.C., including the East Wing demolition for construction of a ballroom at the White House and the ongoing million-dollar Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool saga. Biden ran attendees at Saturday’s Live! Casino Hotel gala through a list of Trump’s failures []
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· Jul 8, 2026
This week in Oakland: Temescal Street Fair and the ‘Wood Street’ documentary screening at Grand Lake Theater
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PBS NewsHour
· Jul 8, 2026
How Trump politicized America's 250th birthday
For the past few weeks, visitors have flocked to the National Mall for the Great American State Fair, part of the celebration marking the nation's 250th anniversary. But in this milestone year, President Trump's approach to commemorating the anniversary has injected a more partisan tone into events meant to bring Americans together. Liz Landers reports from the fair.
Drudge Report
· Jun 29, 2026
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USA TODAY
· Jun 22, 2026
Trump doubles down on Reflecting Pool claims: Vandals used knife to cut 'violently,' algae vacuumed
After signing an executive order about quantum computing on June 22, President Donald Trump claimed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's peeling paint is the result of knife-wielding vandals. Follow latest updates: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/06/22/what-happened-at-the-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-last-weekend/90640223007/
MeidasTouch
· Jun 30, 2026
“His Party Sucks”: Congressman Doesn’t Hold Back on Trump Fair
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TASS
· Jul 7, 2026
No specific agreements yet on potential Putin-Trump meeting at Hermitage — Kremlin
Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that the US president had expressed admiration for the Hermitage Museum during his recent phone call with the Russian president
BoingBoing
· Jun 23, 2026
The Mouth of Moron returns to explain that pond scum is democracy
Karoline Leavitt returned to Fox News and immediately tried to convince America that the Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm is a campaign promise kept. On FOX, Leavitt called the algae-costumed protesters deranged leftists and said, Only the Democrats could hate beautifying our nation's capital and making it a symbol of pride again, but this is what the American people elected President Trump to do. — Read the rest The post The Mouth of Moron returns to explain that pond scum is democracy appeared first on Boing Boing.
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