In a new letter, the White House has reignited its threat to pull funding from the Smithsonian amid a probe of the federally funded organization’s programming, budgets, and forthcoming commemorations for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Dated December 18, the letter underscored that the institution has yet to provide the majority of the documents White House officials requested in August, which include “current exhibition descriptions, draft plans for upcoming shows, upcoming programming materials, and internal guidelines used in exhibition development.” It remains unclear whether the administration accounted for the Smithsonian’s month of suspended operations during the government shutdown. “The American people will have no patience for any museum that is diffident about America’s founding or otherwise uncomfortable conveying a positive view of American history, one which is justifiably proud of our country’s accomplishments and record,” the White House’s l...