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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.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Janay Kingsberry |Maura Judkis |Sophia Nguyen
Trump says he fired museum director as his budget targets Smithsonian (washingtonpost.com) Trump says he fired museum director as his budget targets Smithsonian By Janay Kingsberry; Maura Judkis; Sophia Nguyen 2025053018554000 President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, whom he called "highly partisan." The dismissal marks the first action Trump has taken against the Smithsonian Institution since an executive order he...
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Janay Kingsberry |Maura Judkis
It was unclear if Trump can dismiss Smithsonian leaders. The termination of Kim Sajet marks the president’s first action against an institution he has vowed to purge of “anti-American ideology.” President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, …
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Janay Kingsberry |Maura Judkis
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3 weeks ago | 
seattletimes.com | Maura Judkis
How many dolls is enough dolls? This question recently entered our political discourse via President Donald Trump, who, bracing the nation for the possibility of higher-priced items as a result of his tariffs, declared that a “beautiful baby girl… that’s 11 years old” doesn’t need “30 dolls,” and that “three or four” dolls should suffice. Try telling that to David Mansour. “Let me have my 1,700 dolls.”Hold up. Seventeen hundred? Yes. Mansour, 62, has been collecting Barbies for 37 years.
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3 weeks ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Maura Judkis
Doll collector David Mansour sits in a room at his home in San Diego with his vast doll collection. Photo / The Washington PostHow many dolls is enough dolls? This question recently entered our political discourse via US President Donald Trump, who, bracing the nation for the possibility of higher-priced items as a result of his tariffs, declared that a “beautiful baby girl... that’s 11 years old” doesn’t need “30 dolls”, and that “three or four” dolls should suffice.
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3 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Maura Judkis
They don’t need 30 dolls. They need hundreds! Thousands! (washingtonpost.com) They don’t need 30 dolls. They need hundreds! Thousands! By Maura Judkis 2025051412155300 How many dolls is enough dolls? This question recently entered our political discourse via President Donald Trump, who, bracing the nation for the possibility of higher-priced items as a result of his tariffs, declared that a "beautiful baby girl . . .
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Maura Judkis
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysAn upcoming exhibition featuring the work of LGBTQ+ African artists at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art has been postponed until 2026 due to “our current budgetary situation,” a spokeswoman said, amid heightened scrutiny of the Smithsonian by the Trump administration.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Maura Judkis
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art delays LGBTQ Pride exhibit (washingtonpost.com) Smithsonian National Museum of African Art delays LGBTQ Pride exhibit By Maura Judkis 2025050620012000 An upcoming exhibition featuring the work of LGBTQ+ African artists at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art has been postponed until 2026 due to "our current budgetary situation," a spokeswoman said, amid heightened scrutiny of the Smithsonian by the Trump administration. "Here: Pride and...
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Ashley Fetters |Maura Judkis |Shane O’neill |Rachel Tashjian
The 11 best looks from the 2025 Met Gala (washingtonpost.com) The 11 best looks from the 2025 Met Gala By Ashley Fetters Maloy; Maura Judkis; Shane O'Neill; Rachel Tashjian 2025050603565000 On some occasions, the Met Gala veers into the territory of the fantastical or even the cartoonish.
