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Trump Re-Erects Monument of Enslaver Removed in 2020
The statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved at least 200 people, is now on display in DC's Freedom Plaza.
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Hundreds Lambast Trump’s $7.5M Plan to Whitewash Eisenhower Building
"Don't even think about it," wrote one of over 2,000 concerned citizens, architects, and preservationists who warned of permanent damage to the structure.
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Satirical Video Game Lampoons Trump's Iran War Chaos
The fully functioning arcade game mirrors the White House’s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel’s prolonged war on Iran.
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Trump Border Wall Crews Damage 1,000-Year-Old Native Etching in Arizona
The Las Playas Intaglio likely served as a sacred site for ancestors of the Tohono O’odham Nation.
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Trump Adds His Face to the US Passport
The new passport design is an audacious escalation of the president’s attempts to tag public resources with his name and likeness.
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The US Pavilion Is Taking Online Donations
The American Arts Conservancy, the nascent nonprofit executing Alma Allen’s 2026 pavilion project, said it received no financial support from institutions.
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Representatives of Pride Flag’s Creator Sue Trump Administration
It’s one of two recent lawsuits targeting the government’s interventions across parks and monuments in the week after the Pride flag was removed from Stonewall.
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate Exhibits on Slavery
The Philadelphia display was dismantled last month after federal directives to remove negative representations of US history on public sites.
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Philadelphia Sues Trump Administration Over Removal of Slavery Exhibits
The city is pursuing legal action after artwork and panels about the history of slavery were removed from a historic park.
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Congress Funds Institute of American Indian Arts
The Senate confirmed appropriations for the college and several other embattled cultural institutions following Trump's threats to defund them.
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Activists Fight to Salvage the “Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art”
President Trump's plans to sell a federal building housing works of art about Social Security is an attempt to erase the country’s history, a new petition argues.
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Smithsonian Complies With Trump’s Documents Request
The institution handed over wall texts and other materials as part of the White House's targeted inquiry into the museum system.