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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The April Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor found most agricultural economists think it could be 2026 before we see Congress final pass a new bill. One reason why is the fact Congress passed $10 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Jurisprudence Congress Isn’t Just Standing By As Trump Abuses His Power. It’s Doing Something Far Worse. This has to be one of the most troubling developments of Trump 2.0.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Views of Congress Today, 34% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Congress – slightly higher than the 30% who said this in 2024. With the Republican Party now in control of the U.S. House of ...