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Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library

Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.

Associated Press News on MSN · 9h

Donald Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers

President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has morphed into an enormous fight over the separation of powers.

Indianapolis Star on MSN · 7d

Trump fires Librarian of Congress. What's in the Library of Congress?

President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are condemning his decision, which came after Hayden's appearance earlier this week before a Congressional committee, where she faced questions about a costly library modernization project.

Inside the megabill asks

Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to negotiate with competing factions of his conference as the clock ticks to advance ...

The Daily Beast4d

Library of Congress Staff Turn Away New MAGA Bosses

Night News Reporter Two Justice Department officials were denied access to the Library of Congress on Monday, causing a brief standoff on Capitol Hill. The two officials—Paul Perkins ...

MSNBC3d

Trump’s decision to fire the librarian of Congress sparks an intensifying controversy

Two Trump administration DOJ officials who claimed to be assigned to the Library of Congress in acting leadership roles were turned away from its offices this morning, three sources familiar told ...

Sun Sentinel4d

Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress

Here’s what’s inside it Trump’s stance against South ... hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this FACT FOCUS: Trump claims the US is ...

The Washington Post4d

Trump taps top Justice Dept. official to also head Library of Congress

President Donald Trump has chosen Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — the No. 2 official at the Justice Department — to also serve as the acting head of the Library of Congress, according ...

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