The dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication between the Library of Congress and the executive branch.

Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.

President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, via email, a move that immediately drew sharp condemnation from her supporters. "President Trump’s ignorant decision will ...

In a letter, U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is urging President Donald Trump to reinstate former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden after she was abruptly fired.

Dr. Carla Hayden, nominee of former President Barack Obama, was the first woman and Black congressional librarian.

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 fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, drawing an outcry from Democrats. Hayden was fired by email on Thursday, according to a message from the White House Presidential Personnel Office that the Associated Press viewed. She had led the library since being confirmed by the Senate in 2016.

GOP congressional leaders have stood aside the past four months as President Donald Trump has attacked legislative branch prerogatives — shuttering agencies, canceling federal grants and imposing sweeping tariffs. Now he’s meddling in their actual back yard.