Like checking out library e-books? Trump, Congress could make it harder by cutting federal funding for libraries.

Trump’s sudden dismissal of Carla Hayden, the librarian appointed by former President Barack Obama, has placed the ...

This summer, President Donald Trump has begun to chisel back Medicaid and food stamps. On a July day in 1965, President ...

Over time, Congress cemented its authority over the library. An 1897 law requires a president’s pick for the librarian to be approved by the Senate.

The Library of Congress was founded in 1800 by the second U.S. president, John Adams, who sought to essentially make a law library for congressmen.

President Donald Trump intends to name Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche—his former personal attorney—to be the acting Librarian of Congress, the White House confirmed to Forbes, after the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not really about the books. President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of ...

While you can no longer read the 1802 act that established the structure of the Library of Congress, the document can be accessed on the U.S. Capitol visitors site.

California’s court fight to reign in the president's use of troops in Los Angeles now hangs on a 19th century law with grim origins and a Spaghetti Western-sounding moniker.

The Law Library of Congress published a November 2023 report entitled Selected Issues in Biotechnology Regulation: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, European Union, Germany ...