The "No Kings on the Pike" rally took place in Rockville, Md. on June 14, 2025. Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen was among those who attended the protest.

Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, stepped down from her role Friday. DC News Now has ...

Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes. Some hit buildings in Tel Aviv, killing at least three people and injuring dozens. Israel badly damaged one of Iran’s key nuclear sites. But much of the ...

The Smithsonian, an independent organization Congress created, disputed that the president had the authority to fire its employees.

Two weeks after President Donald Trump claimed he’d fired her because she’s a “highly partisan person,” the Smithsonian’s ...

In our news wrap Friday, Marines are on the streets of Los Angeles amid demonstrations against ICE deportations, a federal ...

Kim Sajet’s resignation comes days after the Smithsonian said it would review content across its museums, which the White ...

The director of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Portrait Gallery stepped down after the organization rebuffed President Donald Trump’s attempts to fire her. Kim Sajet shared her departure in a ...

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet's resignation comes two weeks after President Donald Trump attempted to fire her after accusing her of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced director Kim Sajet’s resignation in a Friday email to staff, obtained by ...

The standoff between President Trump and the Smithsonian Institution ends, for now, as National Portrait Gallery Director Kim ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday became the latest world leader to call for a stronger security force ...