smithsonian-pushes-back-on-white-house-report-labeling-it-‘extreme’

The Smithsonian Institution has responded to the White House’s  162-page document released over the July Fourth holiday weekend criticizing the group and the National Museum of American History for “extreme political activism.”  In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch wrote to staff members thatContinue Reading

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The U.S. said on Wednesday afternoon that it carried out another round of strikes on Iran, according to military officials.  In a post on X, U.S. Central Command said that, at the president’s direction, the military has started additional strikes on Iran. They said the attacks are meant to “degradeContinue Reading

us-launches-‘powerful’-retaliatory-strikes-against-iran

The U.S. military on late Tuesday afternoon said it carried out new strikes on Iran.  According to a post by U.S. Central Command, the strikes were in retaliation for Iran’s attacks against commercial ships traveling inside the Strait of Hormuz. The post described the attacks as “powerful” and said theyContinue Reading

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On the day the federal government observed the Independence Day holiday, organizers of the capital’s main attraction, the Great American State Fair, were forced to shut down the festivities over the heat in Washington, D.C.  The Freedom 250 social media page announced around 1 p.m. local time that the eventContinue Reading

olympian-indicted-for-alleged-vandalism-to-reflecting-pool

A grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted a three-time Olympian for allegedly vandalizing the refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to The Washington Post.  The grand jury indicted Olympian David Hearn on one count of destruction of property, a felony charge that can carry up to 10 years in prison.Continue Reading