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15+ hour, 18+ min ago   (380+ words) President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump, in social media posts late Friday, asked for…...

19+ hour, 7+ min ago   (538+ words) Ruling a fresh setback to opponents of GOP/backed maps Opponents of Florida’s current congressional map suffered another setback in state court earlier this month when a Leon County judge rejected a bid by voting-rights groups to have a jury…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (404+ words) Don't let political theater obscure the truth. Support the hard-hitting reporting that cuts through the spin this election season. Become a HuffPost member today. President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside…...

23+ hour, 30+ min ago   (425+ words) President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian Institution to honor George Washington at its National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., rather than engage in "ideological activism," in new Truth Social posts. "Immediately design and display a five-year exhibition worthy…...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago   (503+ words) People visiting the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. Credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue…...

1+ day, 51+ min ago   (413+ words) In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump asked…...

1+ day, 27+ min ago   (439+ words) President Trump called on the Smithsonian Friday to erect a 30-foot-tall George Washington statue outside the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, in place of the “strange modernist” sculpture that currently welcomes visitors. The sculpture switch is one…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (463+ words) A view of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump criticized ⁠what ⁠he called the Smithsonian's overwhelming focus ⁠on oppression on Friday and called for a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (348+ words) President Donald Trump is demanding the Smithsonian Institution immediately junk one of its longtime sculptures and replace it with a new statue — to mark George Washington’s 300th birthday. Trump posted a plan on Truth Social Friday night for what the venerated…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (429+ words) The average voter doesn’t get too excited about Primary elections. They often aren’t big and flashy like presidential races, but it’s where local decisions that will impact Floridians most directly are made. And this August, about 3.4 million Florida voters proved…...