Donald Trump's administration is attempting a hostile takeover of the Library of Congress - an agency that is part of the legislative branch and functions as its research arm in addition to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not really about the books. It’s a power struggle with potentially vast consequences. The Library of Congress not only stores the world's largest collection of books but also an ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) Tuesday joined Democrats in pushing back against President Donald Trump's effort to install his own leadership team at the Library of Congress, which is part ...

The surprise firing of the head of the Library of Congress and efforts to install Trump loyalists at the iconic institution have stirred bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill. By Maya C. Miller and Carl ...

Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has reignited an effort in Congress to wrest back power from the executive branch and assert more control over legislative branch ...

President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are condemning his decision, which came after Hayden's appearance earlier this week ...

Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats. By Tim Balk The Trump ...

Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. She was also the first person in the job to be term-limited. Her time was set to expire next year. "There were quite ...