Many libraries across the United States are locked in a battle over e-books, which generally cost much more to purchase than ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U ...

On the one hand, the Library of Congress is . . . well, Congress’s library. It serves the legislative branch; its employees answer to Congress and are not governed by the executive branch’s ...

The remarks, which came during a keynote speech at a summit hosted by the All-In Podcast, follow President Donald Trump’s ...

The confrontation turned physical on May 12 when Paul Perkins and Brian Nieves, two Justice Department officials, showed up at the Library of Congress to start work. Perkins, it has been reported ...

A particular area of concern for Congress is the library’s database of all lawmakers’ research requests, another employee said, which dates back to the 1990s.

It is disputed what legality, if any, there is for Trump’s ongoing power grab at the Library of Congress. According to two sources familiar with the matter, even before the internal message was ...

The top Democrat on the congressional committee that oversees the Library of Congress, Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), is calling for an investigation into the White House’s recent actions involving ...

The day after firing the Librarian of Congress, the president also fired the nation’s top copyright official. It's worth considering why. May 12, 2025, 11:25 AM EDT ...

From Saturday's Washington Post story; the subhead is, [Title:] It's Called the Library of Congress. But Trump Claims It's His [Subtitle:] The case is the latest example of efforts by the Trump ...

President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.