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Smithsonian Director Faces Capitol Hill | Bend News
Smithsonian’s top historian faces Capitol Hill scrutiny as she prepares to testify before two House committees amid a White House backlash over the museum’s historical exhibits. Accused of promoting “extreme political activism” and a “radical view of American history,” the museum defends its mission to tell the full, complex story of America — a stance the White House dismisses as ideologically biased. This marks the first time a Smithsonian official publicly appears before Congress since Trump’s 2023 executive order targeting “improper ideology” in federal cultural institutions. The clash…
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