The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress. Never mind the name — administration lawyers are now arguing that the main research ...

Congress should have that power, not the president, some say, after Trump removed Library of Congress head Carla Hayden from her post. Skip to content Politics ...

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.

Likewise, we have made clear that, unless Congress acts to suspend it, the Great Writ of habeas corpus allows the Judicial Branch to play a necessary role in maintaining this delicate balance of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden photographed in June 2024. Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Hayden's dismissal comes before her 10-year term was set to expire in ...

The death of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), announced Wednesday, marks the third sitting member of the House Democratic caucus to pass away this year alone. Since March, the Dems have lost Connolly ...

President Donald Trump sent Congress a memo Tuesday night asking lawmakers to sign off on his administration’s demand for roughly $9.4 billion in immediate spending cuts. If Congress passes that ...

And Congress is still waiting on the details. Jamie Dupree has covered national politics and Congress from Washington, D.C. since the Reagan administration.