All fellow Marylanders can take pride in the work of Dr. Carla Hayden, who has provided remarkable leadership as the Librarian of Congress. Her sacking by Donald Trump, who knows little about Congress and less about libraries, is a scandal exposing his contempt for learning,…

El subsecretario de Justicia Todd Blanche, quien representó a Donald Trump durante su juicio penal de 2024, ha sido nombrado director interino de la

Since returning to office in January, Trump has purged officials he regards as opposed to him and to his agenda. Hayden, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2015 and confirmed on a 74-18 Senate vote the following year, named Perlmutter as head of the Copyright Office in 2020.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would assume the acting role days after Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden nine years into her 10-year term.

Trump appointees tried to get to work at the Library of Congress. Staff members at the library refused — and called the Capitol Police.