April 22, 2025
The Constitution vests President Donald Trump with the authority to reduce the size of the agency that disburses grants to U.S. libraries, the Trump administration told a Washington, D.C., federal judge, opposing two groups' attempt to reverse recent cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
April 10, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration is acting against Congress' will by making significant cuts to the agency that serves as "the lifeblood of the American library system," the American Library Association and a federal workers' union argued in Washington, D.C., federal court Thursday, asking the court to reverse the cuts.