Anthea Hartig, director of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History, is sworn in to the House Oversight and Government Reform Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee hearing titled “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past,” in Rayburn building on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Tom Williams/AP
Good morning, D.C. In today’s newsletter: The Smithsonian under scrutiny, Carter Barron’s (temporary) return and a fresh look at the Commanders’ stadium plans.
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Republican lawmakers grilled the director of the Smithsonian’s U.S. history museum yesterday over concerns the institution is too “woke.”
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