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President Donald Trump’s administration insists that the nearly 225-year-old entity across the street from the Capitol is under his direction.
Congress should have that power, not the president, some say, after Trump removed Library of Congress head Carla Hayden from ...
The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this.
School boards could pull books from school library shelves if they deem them profane or indecent under legislation given ...
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 ...
But staff members at the Library of Congress pushed back, insisting that Congress must have input and refusing to give two other top Justice Department officials whom Mr. Blanche chose for senior ...
Here are a few things President Donald Trump and his toadies seem not to know about the Library of Congress when justifying the firing of Carla Hayden (“Alsobrooks urges Trump to reinstate Carla ...
Though the Library of Congress is part of the Legislative Branch, its director is appointed by the president, with Senate confirmation. On Monday, Trump reportedly selected Deputy Attorney General ...
Washington's Library of Congress has been around since 1800. Here's a look at what's inside it. The library is at 10 First St. SE in Washington, D.C., 20540. It includes the Thomas Jefferson ...