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The Washington Post reports:
The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress. Never mind the name — administration lawyers are now arguing that the main research library of the legislative branch doesn’t actually belong to Congress at all. A legal push to claim the Library as executive turf isn’t a one-off. It’s the latest move in a broader effort by President Donald Trump and his administration to erase the traditional lines that separate the branches of government.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had decried the prior library leadership, referring to books that were not appropriate for children, even though the library does not lend books to children. Individuals cannot borrow directly from the Library of Congress.
“There were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children,” she said in a press briefing, referring to former librarian Carla Hayden and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) May 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It’s called the Library of CONGRESS. But Trump claims it’s his.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202…
— Frank Amari (@frankamari.bsky.social) May 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM