Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Resigns Amid Ongoing Feud With Trump Administration
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III announced on September 8, 2026 that he will step down by the end of the year, ending a seven year tenure atop the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian and the first African American and first historian to hold the post, confirmed his resignation in a statement, … Read more
