Smithsonian Chief Lonnie Bunch to Step Down Amid Trump-Driven History Clash
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian’s first Black secretary and its first historian, will retire by year’s end after 38 years with the institution, as the Trump administration has criticized how the Smithsonian presents American history and Interior Department officials have threatened to cut funding; Chief Justice Roberts praised his leadership as the Smithsonian prepares a smooth transition.