Maryland leaders react to firing of Carla Hayden
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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,…
As the President of the American Library Association, I am deeply disappointed in last night’s decision by President Trump to fire Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as Librarian of
El subsecretario de Justicia Todd Blanche, quien representó a Donald Trump durante su juicio penal de 2024, ha sido nombrado director interino de la
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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.
President Donald Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting Librarian of Congres. Carla Hayden, who started at the Chicago Public Library before going on to head the Library of Congress,
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The day after firing the Librarian of Congress, the president also fired the nation’s top copyright official. It's worth considering why.