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The Trump administration completed an overnight overhaul of exhibits at Philadelphia’s President’s House Site, replacing displays focused on slavery with new interpretive panels that critics say present a more favorable portrayal of George Washington and diminish the experiences of the people he enslaved. The changes were installed late Tuesday, only …

The city of Philadelphia sued the Interior Department and the acting director of the National Park Service on Thursday, alleging that federal officials unlawfully removed exhibits referencing slavery from a prominent historic site near Independence Hall. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks a preliminary injunction requiring the restoration of …