"We're all kind of guessing about it because we've not gotten a real clear explanation," said AEI's Kevin Kosar.

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. Here’s more about the library and the mystery of who’s in charge now.

5,000 Sondheim Sketches and More Head to Library of Congress. The musical theater titan left behind material from beloved shows like “Sweeney Todd” and “Sunday in the Park With George.” ...

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 ...

The Library of Congress is not a community lending library. By law, it stocks pretty much every copyrighted book published in the United States. And it doesn’t allow children to access its holdings.

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 ...

Two Justice Department officials were denied access to the Library of Congress on Monday, causing a brief standoff on Capitol Hill. The two officials—Paul Perkins, an associate deputy attorney ...

The Library of Congress has a formidable history that began with a former president turned party elder waging cultural battles in a nation under fire. When Trump fired Hayden, ...

The musical theater titan left behind material from beloved shows like “Sweeney Todd” and “Sunday in the Park With George.” ...

Here are a few things President Donald Trump and his toadies seem not to know about the Library of Congress when justifying the firing of Carla Hayden (“Alsobrooks urges Trump to reinstate Carla ...