The Trump Administration must provide a transparent explanation for this decision,” the Connecticut Democrat continued. Hayden was nominated to lead the Library of Congress by President Barack ...

Truthout is appealing for your support as Trump and his sycophants crack down on political speech. Nonprofits like Truthout could be caught in Trump’s crosshairs as he attacks dissenting groups with ...

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President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are ...

The White House terminated U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter two days after firing the Librarian of Congress.

Newlen said in the email that he will “assume the duties of acting Librarian of Congress until further instruction.” A spokesperson for the Library of Congress later confirmed Hayden's ...

Neither the Library of Congress nor the White House immediately responded to a request for comment from Reuters. The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, described ...

Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress. A spokesperson for the library told The Hill in an email that “Tonight, the White House informed Librarian ...

The Library of Congress has acquired a gold mine of resources that document the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles. The cultural institution in Washington, D.C., now has a collection from activist ...

The White House on Thursday notified Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that she was removed from her position, a spokesperson for the Library of Congress told CNN. While the reason for Hayden’s ...