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

Added Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat: "Donald Trump just fired my dear friend Dr. Carla Hayden — the Librarian of Congress — via email.

SPRINGFIELD -- The former Librarian of Congress who has ties to central Illinois and was abruptly dismissed by President Donald Trump in May has a new appointment. Carla Hayden is joining the Andrew W ...

Added Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat: "Donald Trump just fired my dear friend Dr. Carla Hayden — the Librarian of Congress — via email. This is disgraceful.

Booming fireworks, patriotic parades, and outdoor barbeques have become annual traditions, and many employees enjoy the day ...

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 the task. Some of the pioneering ...

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.

On May 8, President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, because, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed, Hayden “did not fit the needs of the ...

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.

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 ...

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.” ...