Library to Open New Experiential Gallery for Children and Teens This Spring
New Educational Space Expands How the Library Engages Young Audiences The Library of Congress is developing a new experiential gallery designed to invite children and teens with their families and…
Summer High School Program Application Period Opens Next Week
The Transportation Career Academy Program (TCAP) will begin accepting applications for its upcoming summer cohort, starting February 16, 2026. Offered by Metro, TCAP provides paid, hands-on internships for high school…
Treasury Accepting Whistleblower Tips on Fraud, Money Laundering, Sanctions Violations
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today launched a new dedicated webpage to confidentially accept whistleblower tips on fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations. While…
SBA Amends Disaster Declaration for California
These low-interest federal disaster loans are available in the California counties of Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, San Francisco, Siskiyou, Sonoma and Trinity. Businesses and nonprofits are eligible…
Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film Festival Returns to the National Mall Feb. 19–22
The Smithsonian’s annual Mother Tongue Film Festival is celebrating its 11th year with four days of programming Thursday, Feb. 19, to Sunday, Feb. 22, at venues on and near the…
Smithsonian’s National Zoo Names Baby Elephant, Her Name Is Linh Mai
Following a Public Vote, the Asian Elephant Calf at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Receives Her Name The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) 11-day-old…
Smithsonian American Art Museum Debuts Monumental New Commission by Nick Cave
“Nick Cave: Mammoth” Marks the Artist’s First Solo Exhibition in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian American Art Museum debuts “Nick Cave: Mammoth,” a monumental new body of work by internationally acclaimed…
Over 5,000 Join Congressman Brad Sherman Telephone Town Hall on Trump and ICE Accountability
SHERMAN OAKS, CA — On February 11th, over 5,000 residents joined Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) for another live Telephone Town Hall to discuss the key fights underway in Washington —…
Smithsonian Planetary Scientists Discover Recent Tectonic Activity on the Moon
New Map of Small Ridges in the Lunar Maria Reveals New Seismic Threats to Human Exploration Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs)…
Harriet Powers Stamps to Be Issued February 28
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837–1910) with four new stamps. Powers was a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American…