Washington, D.C. (CNN) — The Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to hand over information to the White House related to a review of its exhibitions by Friday, as it navigates an unprecedented degree of scrutiny of its museums.

The review is part of an ongoing effort from the Trump administration to align prominent institutions with his cultural agenda, which has raised questions over whether the White House should have a say on content showcased at the nation’s leading museums.

While the Smithsonian, a unique public-private trust, does not consider itself an executive agency , President Donald Trump, through an executive order , has tasked aides with rooting out “woke” ideology and what it considers anti-American propaganda at the institution.

Lindsey Halligan, the Trump a

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