National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia
A Result of the Museum’s Proactive Provenance Research, in Collaboration With the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Return Marks the Museum’s First Repatriation Under the Smithsonian’s Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns…
SBA Launches Deregulation Strike Force to Support President Trump’s Affordability Agenda
Agency Conducting Government-Wide Review of Regulations Impacting Small Businesses WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched a new Deregulation Strike Force, dedicating a full team to the…
City Council Elects Vice-Mayor Tamala Takahashi as Burbank’s New Mayor
Burbank, CA (December 15, 2025)—On December 15, 2025, during the annual reorganization meeting, the City Council Members elected their colleague Tamala Takahashi as the new Mayor of Burbank and Council…
National Museum of Asian Art Presents Paintings From India’s Himalayan Kingdoms in New Exhibition
Exhibition Features Works, Some Never Publicly Displayed Before, From Renowned Benkaim Collection The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced “Of the Hills: Pahari Paintings from India’s Himalayan Kingdoms,”…
Coho salmon are making a comeback in the Russian River for the first time in 30 years
What you need to know: Governor Newsom celebrates the presence of naturally reproduced coho salmon in the Russian River’s upper basin in Northern California for the first time in over…
National Portrait Gallery Announces Winners of Its 2025 Teen Portrait Competition
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced Matilda Myers of Maryland and Kate Stermer of California as winners of the 2025 Teen Portrait Competition, a triennial event inspired by the…
SBA Orders All 8(a) Participants to Provide Financial Records
Over 4,300 firms required to transmit financial data as part of ongoing effort to expose fraud, waste, and abuse WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued letters…
University of Alabama Senior Receives Marshall Scholarship
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama senior and Birmingham native Addison Miller is among 43 Americans selected to study in the United Kingdom through the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Miller is…
Asian Elephant Is Pregnant at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
$23 Million Campaign Launches To Increase Asian Elephant Conservation Impact For the first time in nearly 25 years, animal care staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute…
Newsom blasts CDC panel after vote to end universal newborn hepatitis B vaccinations
What you need to know: As part of the West Coast Health Alliance, California today issued an update on the vote by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s…