As predicted, Donald Trump’s attempt at flexing his might at The Smithsonian is hitting some snarls; plus, Blake takes The Odeon, and more in this week’s column.

The Smithsonian Institution on Monday emphasized its “nonpartisan stature” and said “all personnel decisions” are made by its secretary more than a week after President Donald Trump said he would remove the director of the National Portrait Gallery.

The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump attempted to fire a museum director.