On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

What's open and closed for the July Fourth holiday? Here's a breakdown of what you can expect if you plan to be out.

The holiday celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 ...

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

It takes a certain kind of warped sensibility to find the light side of cannibalism. But the late musical theater composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim was up to ...

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden spoke at the Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Branch on Saturday night, ...

Congress passed the Presidential Records Act of 1978 after ... agencies such as the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, it is unclear what money ...

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.

Indeed, because the Library exercises such executive powers, the Librarian of Congress has to be an executive officer rather than a legislative one. See, e.g., Buckley v.