内布拉斯加州参议员Cavanaugh因取消她认为在意识形态上狭隘的认可历史展览而遭到斥责。 Nebraska Senator Cavanaugh reprimanded for removing a sanctioned historical exhibit she deemed ideologically narrow.

Nebraska州参议员Machaela Cavanaugh于2026年1月被议会执行局正式斥责,因为她从州国会删除了由PragerU制作的历史展览的一部分,尽管她声称不知道该展览得到正式认可。 Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh was formally reprimanded by the Legislature’s Executive Board for removing parts of a PragerU-produced historical exhibit from the State Capitol in January 2026, despite claims she was unaware it was officially sanctioned. 这次展览是该国250周年纪念活动的一部分,展示了80多幅关于美国革命和独立宣言主题的绘画。 The display, part of the nation’s 250th anniversary commemorations, featured over 80 paintings on American Revolution and Declaration of Independence themes. 监控录像拍到了她撤走物证的画面,引起州长Jim Pillen的批评,兰开斯特县治安官办公室也进行了刑事调查,结论是不会提出任何指控,但调查将保持开放。 Surveillance footage captured her removal of the exhibits, prompting criticism from Governor Jim Pillen and a criminal investigation by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, which concluded no charges would be filed but kept the probe open. Cavanaugh说,她相信参议员们不能把物品放在国会的墙壁上, 认为展览在意识形态上是狭隘的, Cavanaugh said she believed senators couldn’t place items on Capitol walls and called the exhibit ideologically narrow, while the Board upheld its reprimand, stating her actions were unprofessional and inconsistent with expected conduct. 这起事件引起了历史学家的更广泛关注, 历史学家质疑展品的准确性。 The incident has drawn broader scrutiny from historians who question the exhibit’s accuracy.