Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.

Between the 50 pianos and the instruments in the orchestra, the total number of strings the audience hears is closer to 11,400, the New York Times reports. Haas tells the Times that he wants the ...

Few signs of progress toward an agreement to reopen the government have emerged as both parties work to lay blame on their political opposition.

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself ...

As the US government shutdown takes effect, here's what visitors need to know, from airport queues to national parks and museums.

The Washington Wizards announced to season ticket holders yesterday that the 2025-26 Meet the Team Party was postponed due to the U.S. federal government shutdown. The party was initially scheduled to ...

A group of citizen historians, alarmed by Donald Trump's targeting of Smithsonian museums, are on a mission to document their displays.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino does not have a physical presence on the National Mall yet, but it has already demonstrated that, if built, it will traffic heavily in the ...

Chastity Bowick is the new incoming executive director of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute. Current executive director Elle Moxley is stepping down after six years.. She founded the organization in ...

Lindsey Halligan, the US attorney overseeing the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, once warned that the Department of Justice risked becoming a tool for political revenge. Today, ...

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