Trump fires Kim Sajet, National Portrait Gallery director since 2013, for allegedly promoting DEI and being “highly partisan” and “totally inappropriate” for the position.
Bruce Springsteen releases EP calling Trump administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” as Trump shares meme showing himself hitting Springsteen with golf ball.
Trump vows to “turn around” Kennedy Center at White House dinner with loyalist board members, criticizes “phantom revenue” and previous “woke” programming.
Trump posts online telling Springsteen to “KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT” until he returns to U.S. and “then we’ll all see how it goes for him” after musician called president corrupt and treasonous.
Oregon Humanities and state councils sue Trump administration over terminated federal funding they claim violates congressional appropriations and separation of powers.
Dutch museum director reconsiders loaning artwork to U.S. museums due to Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts.
Trump appoints 5 allies to Holocaust museum board, including ‘Real Housewives’ star and political consultant.
Every arts director at the National Endowment for the Arts exits as Trump administration pushes to shutter the agency.
Federal judge blocks Trump plan to slash funding for library, minority business, and labor mediation agencies.
Rev. Amos Brown says Smithsonian notified him it may return his civil rights artifacts during Trump-ordered review of African American museum.
Kennedy Center cancellations following Trump board takeover lead World Pride DC to relocate Pride week events.
White House Easter Egg Roll draws thousands as Trump solicits corporate sponsorship for first time in event’s history.
After firing staff and canceling nearly all humanities grants, the Trump administration will use federal arts funding to build its long-promised “Garden of American Heroes”—a patriotic sculpture park celebrating historical figures in “realistic” form.
Kevin Young resigns as director of Smithsonian’s African American museum weeks after being placed on leave, as Trump targets institution.
Trump White House posts AI meme of ICE arrest in Studio Ghibli anime style, using viral trend to mock deportations.
White House Correspondents Association cancels comedian Amber Ruffin after post-inauguration booking, following backlash from Trump’s deputy chief of staff.
Trump orders Vance to purge ‘race-centered ideology’ from Smithsonian, block funds for exhibits that defy federal policy
Trump complains his Colorado Capitol portrait is distorted and demands it be taken down, saying Obama’s looked “wonderful” by comparison.
U.S. restricts Canadian access to historic border-straddling library, sparking backlash in Quebec tow
Trump chairs Kennedy Center board, trashes venue, floats honoring politicians, suggests himself as host.
Semisonic Slams Use of ‘Closing Time’ in White House Immigration Video: ‘They Have Missed the Point Entirely’
