On America’s 250th, Smithsonian Museums Offer Respite and Reflection

An institution under attack from the Trump administration provided relief from the weather on July 4 — and a chance to ponder ...

July 5 – America 250 with Ken Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Lonnie Bunch

Kristen Welker speaks with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Smithsonian ...

Trump supporters took shelter in the African American History Museum during the July 4 storm. The internet had thoughts.

NMAAHC shelter July 4: Thousands of attendees at Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration on the National Mall were directed to take ...

Preston on Politics: Memorabilia helps preserve convention history

The fireworks over Denver and balloon drop in St. Paul are distant memories of the 2008 presidential conventions, but Harry Rubenstein and Larry Bird hope the handful of Democratic and Republican ...

America’s greatest strength is ‘not running away from its history’: Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III joins Meet the Press to mark America’s 250th anniversary and discuss the nation’s ...