US EditionPresident Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
- President Donald Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden via email on Thursday, as confirmed by a spokesperson for the Library of Congress.
- Carla Hayden was the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, having been confirmed in 2016.
- A spokesperson for the Library of Congress confirmed that she was dismissed following backlash from a conservative group.
- Congressional Democrats expressed outrage over the firing, with Rep. Rosa DeLauro calling it a 'callous' act.
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Firing of first Black Librarian of Congress sparks calls for an investigation
The abrupt removal of the nation’s first Black Librarian of Congress last week has sparked calls for a federal investigation into possible interference by the executive branch. Dr. Carla Hayden, appointed in 2016 by President Barack Obama and later confirmed by the Senate, was informed of her dismissal on May 8 via an email from […]
Trump again tries to whitewash history by ousting Librarian of Congress – The Bay State Banner
As publisher and editor of the Bay State Banner, I am occasionally invited to take part in media events around the city and most recently had the pleasure of attending a GBH media forum where I met Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.
Who's in charge of Library of Congress? Apparently not Congress
President Trump fired the Librarian of Congress and installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as the acting librarian. Members of Congress are challenging the move, believing the position isn’t under the executive branch's jurisdiction. So is it? According to the Library, it is an agency of the legislative branch. An appellate court ruled in 2024 that the librarian is a "Head of Department" within the executive branch, citing precedent. …
Senate rejects Trump's Library of Congress takeover
What happened Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) Tuesday joined Democrats in pushing back against President Donald Trump's effort to install his own leadership team at the Library of Congress, which is part of the legislative branch. Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden last week and Shira Perlmutter, head of the U.S. Copyright Office, over the weekend. But the Justice Department officials he named as their replacements have be…
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