Typically, a State of the Union is delivered to a joint session of Congress inside the House of Representatives chamber. The idea of a State of the Union is written into the United States ...

One of the bleak ironies of our ongoing constitutional crisis is that federal courts are attempting to do a job that would, ideally, be performed by Congress—and rather than show gratitude ...

Members of Congress have long suffered from the view that the give and take in the legislative branch—the earmarks, the log rolling, and the back slapping integral to governing the nation—was ...

My own view is that the White House can look at this question all it wants, but it is ultimately up to Congress whether the writ should be suspended (at least during times of peace). This is clear ...

It’s a contentious battle continuing to play out in Congress. Two years overdue, Congress still hasn’t passed a new farm bill, and as the calendar approaches the half-way point of 2025 ...

Democratic lawmakers blasted Trump’s decision, and some are vowing to change the way positions like the Librarian of Congress are hired and fired. “We must assert our congressional prerogative ...

President Trump unexpectedly fired Library of Congress head Carla Hayden on Thursday in a move that sent Democrats into a frenzy. Hayden — the first woman and black librarian of Congress ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will stand at the front of the U.S. House chamber to address a joint session of Congress, the first of his second term in office.

A spokesperson for the Library of Congress confirmed the firing to PEOPLE on Friday, May 9. "Last night, the White House informed Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that she has been relieved of ...

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

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 ...

Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has reignited an effort in Congress to wrest back power from the executive branch and assert more control over legislative ...