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Alsobrooks urges Trump to reinstate Carla Hayden to Library of Congress
In a letter, U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is urging President Donald Trump to reinstate former Librarian of Congress Carla ...
Trump fires nation’s first Black Librarian of Congress
Carla Hayden, the first African American and woman to lead the Library of Congress, was dismissed without explanation.
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. Even as the White House ...
As Library of Congress crisis deepens, lawmakers tread carefully
Trump’s bid to exert control over the Library of Congress is a focal point in a power struggle between the legislative and ...
In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress
Lawmakers are raising separation-of-powers concerns as the White House seeks to install a Justice Department official at the ...
House Dems Weigh Legal Action Over Trump’s Library Of Congress Meddling: ‘The President Probably Violated The Law’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Democrats will be looking into President Donald Trump’s decision to fire ...
Trump fired the Librarian of Congress. Now Dems want to change the hiring process
Congress should have that power, not the president, some say, after Trump removed Library of Congress head Carla Hayden from ...
Maddow Blog | Trump’s decision to fire the librarian of Congress sparks an intensifying controversy
Trump appointees tried to get to work at the Library of Congress. Staff members at the library refused — and called the ...