Cuts ordered by the Trump administration forced the museum honoring the 35th president to shut down. On Wednesday, its remaining staff opened the doors with determination — and questions.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum closed on Tuesday and will remain closed until further notice, a notice from its foundation read. A subsequent statement from the

The temporary closure of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum due to the White House’s initiative to eliminate waste from the federal bureaucracy left critics fuming. The Boston, Massachusetts-based library briefly shuttered on Tuesday afternoon after five employees who had worked ticket sales at the front desk were laid off in response to