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Trump targets ‘anti-American ideology’ at Smithsonian museums  BBC.com

Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, joined top Democrats in insisting that the president does not have the power to “pick and choose” what to fund.

Trump executive order seeks to ‘restore’ American history through Smithsonian overhaul  NPR RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY  The White House Trump targets ‘anti-American ideology’ at Smithsonian museums  BBC.com Museums and parks must remove some items related to race and gender: Executive

The “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” order removes “divisive, race-centered ideology” from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo. (Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Judge James E. Boasberg said top officials, including the defense secretary, the national security adviser and the secretary of state, must preserve the messages they exchanged.

Many of the people serving in the administration do not have decades of experience in government, or deep knowledge of its rules and why they exist, former officials say.

In the Trump era, the definition of an official secret depends on whatever works best for the president.

The number of children killed in Gaza, according to the local health ministry, recently rose above 15,000.

Yolanda Saldívar, the woman convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla-Perez, has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer at a Texas motel in 1995. (Image credit: Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Paul Howell/Houston Chronicle)

President Trump’s newly announced 25% import tariffs on foreign cars will increase vehicle prices by thousands of dollars, experts say, but Tesla is likely to fare better than other carmakers. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)