The case is the latest example of efforts by the Trump administration to erase the traditional lines that separate the ...

President Donald Trump has fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the Republican president and his agenda.

Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.

President Donald Trump fired on Thursday the Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, according to a copy of her termination email obtained by NBC News. In the email sent to Hayden Thursday, Trent ...

Carla Hayden has championed books by diverse authors. 'We felt she did not fit the needs of the American people,' White House ...

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

Why was Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden fired? Since his inauguration day, Trump has repeatedly targeted programs and people he considers improperly advancing diversity, equity ...

Two Justice Department officials who thought they had been appointed into top roles at the library were denied entry on ...

Congress should have that power, not the president, some say, after Trump removed Library of Congress head Carla Hayden from ...

President Donald Trump appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as the acting librarian of Congress. Blanche served as Trump’s personal attorney during the president’s criminal trial in 2024.

For now, Robert Randolph Newlen, who was Hayden’s top deputy, remains in charge as acting chief librarian. But Trump has ...

A federal judge declined to issue an order that would immediately prevent the Trump administration from firing the register ...