Firing, hiring, and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this. Carla Hayden is pictured above.

Who will be the Librarian of the Library of Congress, Todd Blanche? Blanche has been Deputy AG. At present, Robert Nerven is the highest-ranking career official of the library and has asserted himself as acting librarian. President Trump terminated Carla Hayden’s employment, who had served as librarian for nine of her ten-year term. GOP leader of the House, John Thune, remarked, “… This debate is a separation-of-powers, co-equal-branches-of-government discussion.”

Threatened legal action over Library of Congress overreach

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