“The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday, one week after announcing that eight of the institution’s museums must submit their current wall text and future exhibition plans for a comprehensive review,” the New York Times reports.

“The list borrows heavily from a recent article in The Federalist that objected to portrayals at several museums. It argued that the Museum of American History promoted homosexuality by hanging a pride flag; overemphasized Benjamin Franklin’s relationship to slavery in its programming; and promoted open borders by depicting migrants watching fireworks ‘through an opening in the U.S.-Mexico border wall.'”

“Michael Faulkender, the second-highest official at the Treasury Department, is leaving the administration less than five months after being confirmed by the Senate,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“As deputy Treasury secretary, Faulkender ran the department’s day-to-day operations and did a stint as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service during the leadership turmoil at the tax agency. He is the second Senate-confirmed official to leave the Treasury Department this month, following the departure of IRS Commissioner Billy Long. “

FBI agents raided former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton’s DC-area home Friday morning in a high-profile national security probe, the New York Post reports.

Said FBI Director Kash Patel on X: “No one is above the law… FBI agents on a mission.”