Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The main reading room is seen at the Library of Congress on June 13, 2025, in Washington. Kevin Carter/Getty Images Carla Hayden, ...

The Library of Congress is a supreme intellectual achievement. There may be no superior institution for serious research.

EXCLUSIVE: The richest prize in documentary film is down to a half dozen finalists. On Monday, the Library of Congress, The Better Angels Society, Ken Burns, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family ...

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The man ...

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With archives hosting about 180 million works, the world’s largest library is drawing interest from AI startups looking to train their large language models on content that won’t get them sued. Black ...

Donald Trump’s administration is attempting a hostile takeover of the Library of Congress — an agency that is part of the legislative branch and functions as its research arm in addition to ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Two Justice Department officials who thought they had been appointed into top roles at the library were denied entry on Monday. SARAH YENESEL/Getty Images Two ...

President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are condemning his decision, which came after Hayden's appearance earlier this week ...

Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is director of the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, and author of ‘Burning the Books: A History of ...