The Smithsonian, tasked with telling the story of America, could see changes under Trump’s unprecedented executive order. What to know about how it operates.

The president’s order called for curbing the independence of the sprawling network of museums and urging it to promote “American greatness.”

An executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is prompting questions over the organization’s past and who runs and funds it.

President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."

In recent headlines, the Smithsonian Institution has found itself at the center of a political storm, sparked by President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at redefining American historical narratives.

The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.

President Donald Trump has taken aim at the Smithsonian Institution in his latest executive order, titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History."

President Donald Trump said a "concerted and widespread" effort over the past decade has sought to rewrite American history.

Laid out like an orchestra in a quiet gallery room, 40 colorful gems have one of the planet’s most distinguished conductors: a red diamond, 2.33 of the rarest carats in the world, shining like a little bit of magic.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”