Trump Abruptly Fires Carla Hayden, First Black Librarian Of Congress

Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 10, 2025

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to lead the Library of Congress. The firing, first reported by the Associated Press, came in an email from

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