Gavin Newsom delivered a wildly rambling response when asked a straightforward question about his brand of politics — ...

A former ally of President Donald Trump is raising eyebrows after agreeing with a recent post about how the U.S. government can be saved. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who had a major public falling out with ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art announced today its plans to return three sculptures to the Government of India, following rigorous provenance research that documented that the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is returning to the Indian government three bronzes, museum leaders told The Washington Post, after extensive provenance research indicated that the ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Trump administration is planning to use artificial ...

There was nothing inherently alluring about the topic in artist Ben Shahn’s hands when, in 1940, he won a commission he called the “most important job that I could want.” It was the most Washington of ...

Controversy has seized r/Art—an online Reddit forum where thousands of artists share their work each week. The subreddit has been frozen since a team of moderators resigned; its new team of community ...

The U.S. government shutdown has reached 36 days, the longest closure in American history. From SNAP benefits to travel concerns and small businesses, we track the economic impacts. Closed signage is ...

A College of Charleston student got increasingly vexed a few years ago during a discussion about taxes and government. He got so irritated when thinking of having to pay taxes that he eventually ...

WASHINGTON — One D.C. museum has officially shuttered its doors because of the government shutdown. The National Gallery of Art closed it doors Saturday, Oct. 4 until further notice. The National ...

Katharina Fritsch's sculpture outside the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC (photo by Jeff Vincent via Flickr, CC BY 2.0) The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, has shuttered its ...