FAQ: 2023 March for Life

By Jessica Kronzer
January 18, 2023 | 6:03 PM

For the first time since the Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion rights last summer, thousands are expected to gather in D.C. for the March for Life rally on Friday.

This year’s event marks 50 years after the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade — a decision that the court overturned in June.

More Local News
More National News

The march comes as some celebrate that ruling and others seek to secure abortion rights through other means at the state level.

Since Roe was struck down, numerous states have implemented bans on abortion, while others have scrambled to pass legislation affirming access.

Though some abortion rights opponents have reveled in victory this year, March for Life organizers have said there is more work to be done.

Here’s what you need to know.

National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

Related Stories