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Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this
The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. Last week, the Trump ...
Trump replaces longtime Librarian of Congress with top Justice Department official
President Donald Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting librarian of Congres. Carla Hayden, who started ...
Attorney who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting ...
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Thursday to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the U.S ...
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Columbia must give 30 days' notice before sharing student records with Congress' antisemitism probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University must give detained activist Mahmoud Khalil and other students 30 days' notice before handing over any more documents to Congress as it investigates ...
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Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, people familiar with the ...
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Trump’s team has disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds, top Democrats say
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads “DOGE ...
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Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security that Trump had signed into law
This month, Gen. Dan Caine, the new Joint Chiefs Chairman, told Congress that the program had helped troops in battle. “When we would go out into the field after concluding an assault ...
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Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., speaks at the Labor ...
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Rep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won’t seek reelection as cancer returns
Connolly, 75, has served in Congress since 2009 and represents northern Virginia, including Fairfax County. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in a statement that Connolly has ...
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Detroit Democrats are once again looking to unseat one of their own in Congress
Thanedar expressed confidence in his record in Congress. "Voters have a choice between my bold, strong and proven leadership or Hollier’s incompetence, or McKinney’s inexperience,” Thanedar said in a ...
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Trump’s first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies, igniting trade wars
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump arrives to address a joint ...