In 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Carla Hayden as the 14th Librarian of Congress, making her the first woman and the ...

President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a ...

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will also serve temporarily as librarian of Congress after the dismissal of Carla Hayden.

Since returning to office in January, Trump has purged officials he regards as opposed to him and to his agenda. Hayden, ...