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

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 ...

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 ...

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This fight offers some real lessons about the administration’s means and ends, Congress’s pain points, and the direction of bigger fights to come.

First Black woman to head Library of Congress fired by Trump over DEI concerns Carla Hayden has championed books by diverse authors. 'We felt she did not fit the needs of the American people ...

Who is in charge of the Library of Congress: Congress or the president? Until recently, the settled answer in Washington was that the world’s largest library was, as its name states, a ...

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The Fairbanks House is the oldest wooden house still standing in North America. Built between 1637 and 1641, scientists ...

Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.

The dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication.

Trump has moved to exert influence over the largest library in the world, firing the librarian of Congress and seeking to install members of his administration at the institution, which serves ...