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Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump leaves court

Politics May 12

Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, who defended Trump in hush money trial, named acting Librarian of Congress

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Politics May 09

Historians explore how to "establish and preserve the narrative of Jan. 6", in Washington
Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Hayden in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office.

By Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Arts Apr 09

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden attends the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center Grand Opening Ceremony in New ...
Elton John, Mary J. Blige, ‘Minecraft.’ Here are all the new inductees to the National Recording Registry

Twenty-five recordings entered the archive in the class of 2025, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Wednesday.

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Arts Dec 17

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The cultural significance of the movies just added to the National Film Registry

The Library of Congress announced the 25 films that made it into this year's National Film Registry. The registry, started in 1989, now includes some 900 movies, chosen for their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to preserving the nation’s film…

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein

Science Jun 01

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WATCH: Poet Laureate Ada Limón reads poem being sent to space on NASA’s Europa Clipper mission

The words will be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in October 2024 on a journey to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.

By News Desk and Associated Press

Apr 12

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‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ among 25 additions to National Recording Registry

By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport

Each year, the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings of cultural, historical or aesthetic importance for the National Recording Registry. Tunes for the history books, for the memory banks or just to hum or dance along to. This year is…

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Jan 14

Lionel Richie to receive Gershwin Prize for pop music

By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press

Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements. The Library of Congress said Thursday that Richie will receive the national library’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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Aug 19

WATCH: Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near Capitol

By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press

A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff that prompted a massive police response.

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Apr 10

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Library of Congress seeks diverse archivists and storytellers

By Ivette Feliciano

Founded in 1802, the U.S. Library of Congress is one of the world’s largest repositories of human knowledge. Now, a new initiative backed by a $15 million grant seeks to expand the National Archive to include diverse experiences. NewsHour Weekend’s…

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Mar 24

Works by Janet Jackson, Kermit the Frog, among recordings added to Library of Congress

By Associated Press

The library selects titles for preservation because of their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape. The titles have to be at least 10 years old.

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