Manuel Roig-Franzia

1 day ago | washingtonpost.com | Maura Judkis |Manuel Roig-Franzia |Meryl Kornfield

Defying Trump, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is still at work (washingtonpost.com) Defying Trump, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is still at work By Maura Judkis; Manuel Roig-Franzia; Meryl Kornfield 2025060423433000 President Donald Trump's latest attempt to assert control over an elite American cultural institution has turned into a high-stakes Washington standoff.

3 weeks ago | unionleader.com | Manuel Roig-Franzia

”Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II,” By Becky Aikman. Publisher: Bloomsbury. 368 pages. $31.99. Since President Donald Trump nominated a former “Fox & Friends” television host to be defense secretary, the issue of women’s roles in the U.S. military keeps popping up in headlines.

4 weeks ago | stripes.com | Manuel Roig-Franzia

In her new book, “Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II,” journalist and author Becky Aikman tells the story of the “Atta-Girls,” a collection of American women who, after being rejected by the U.S. military because of their gender, crossed the Atlantic to aid British forces by ferrying fighter planes, bombers and other aircraft to the male pilots in front-line squadrons.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Manuel Roig-Franzia

A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II (washingtonpost.com) A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II By Manuel Roig-Franzia 2025050714005300 Since President Donald Trump nominated a former "Fox & Friends" television host to be defense secretary, the issue of women's roles in the U.S. military keeps popping up in headlines.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Manuel Roig-Franzia |Kyle Swenson |Emma Uber |Gaya Gupta

Trump order launches Smithsonian and its visitors into confusion, dismay (washingtonpost.com) Trump order launches Smithsonian and its visitors into confusion, dismay By Manuel Roig-Franzia; Kyle Swenson; Emma Uber; Gaya Gupta 2025032823512300 President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order to eliminate what he considers "anti-American ideology" from the Smithsonian Institution cast the world's largest museum, education and research complex into a state of confusion Friday, just as streams...