{
  "id": 6948525,
  "title": "Trump asks Smithsonian to install George Washington statues and exhibit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/trump-asks-smithsonian-to-install-george-washington-statues-and-6948525",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T15:59:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-asks-smithsonian-to-install-george-washington-statues-and-exhibit"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trump asked for an exhibit beginning now and continuing through Feb. 22, 2032, the 300th anniversary of Washington's birth. For Constitution Day on Sept. 17, Trump asked the institution to install the 11-foot statue of Washington featured at the recent Freedom 250 IndyCar race in the museum's Flag Hall.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/onboard-the-uss-george-washington-as-it-operates-in-the-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:33:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump asks Smithsonian to install George Washington statues and exhibit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/trump-asks-smithsonian-to-install-george-washington-statues-and",
        "published": "2026-09-12T04:15:46.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}