Hour 1: Has the Smithsonian changed how it tells America's story?

This hour, Newell talks about Minnesota’s Paid Leave program surpassing $600 million in payouts across 75,000 approved claims during its first six months, sparking intense political debate over benefit costs, higher payroll taxes, and administrative processing delays. Then, Dr. Jody Edward Ginn, Director of Development for the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum, joins the show to talk about his recent visit to the Smithsonian and sounds the alarm on what he calls a drastic and alarming shift in how the nation’s museum presents American history, and why he believes standard scholarship is being sidelined.