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House votes to take over librarian of Congress appointment power

House lawmakers passed a bill Monday aimed at preventing future executive branch interference in some legislative branch agencies, a year after President Donald Trump fired the librarian of Congress. It would allow House and Senate leaders to appoint the heads of both the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing…

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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Rebecca Slaughter firing - Roll Call

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.

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Filing is the latest battle in war over whether the head of copyright office can remain in office despite Trump firing her.

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GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill - Roll Call

Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a $7.3 billion fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a deal to end the shutdown.

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Capitol Historical Society names Library of Congress alum Roswell Encina new CEO - Roll Call

Roswell Encina, former communications officer for the Library of Congress, will be president and CEO of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.

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Supreme Court asked to allow removal of Copyright Office head - Roll Call

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the removal of Shira Perlmutter as Copyright Office head.

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Appeals court halts firing of Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter - Roll Call

A federal appeals court ordered Shira Perlmutter reinstated Wednesday as the register of copyrights at the Library of Congress.

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Appropriators advance Legislative Branch bill without GAO cuts - Roll Call

Senate appropriators approved a fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch bill that would boost spending for Congress while avoiding cuts to the GAO.

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Fresh off Trump firings, Library of Congress stares down a proposed cut

The past two months have brought uncertainty for the Library of Congress, after the president fired two top leaders and now as GOP appropriators take aim.

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Congressional agencies look for boost amid government downsizing - Roll Call

Legislative branch agencies are generally asking for funding hikes during an era when the White House is slashing spending.

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Judge declines to halt firing of Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter - Roll Call

The case involves a power struggle between the executive and legislative branches, as Trump aims to expand his authority.

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Commercial AI “goes beyond established fair use,” Copyright Office says – but the win for artists was quickly dashed with an “unprecedented power grab”

The Copyright Office proposed a way both artists and AI could thrive. Then, the drama began

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Where In The World is Elon Musk? Internet Debates Whereabouts As DOGE Role Fades

The world's richest man is making billion-dollar deals on the heels of President Trump in the Middle East this week.

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Trump strikes a blow for AI – by firing the US copyright supremo

As the UK debates AI and copyright, Trump hands a gift to big tech, drones proliferate along the India-Pakistan border and a robot dispenses methadone

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US copyright verdict offers a glimmer of hope for artists vs AI

But will it make a difference?

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‘Brazen power grab’: Trump fires Copyright Office head after AI report sparks suspicion

The timing and lack of explanation fuel suspicion of a political purge.

The Guardian - US

Trump reportedly fires head of US copyright office after release of AI report

Dismissal of Shira Perlmutter follows firing of librarian of Congress, which oversees copyright office

Fortune

Trump’s removal of copyright chief a ‘power grab’ that followed AI copyright report, top Dem says

Rep. Joe Morelle has denounced President Trump’s removal of Shira Perlmutter as an unprecedented power grab, suggesting it followed a report that found that AI companies sometimes breach copyright laws

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Trump taps Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting head of Library of Congress - Roll Call

Critics cite separation of powers concerns: “You can’t name an executive branch official to head a legislative branch agency.”

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Trump administration reportedly fires the head of the US Copyright Office as it tries to tackle AI's use of copyrighted materials

The firing finger gets to work once more.

International Business Times

Trump Administration Fires Top Copyright Official After Removing Library of Congress Head

This move comes shortly after President Donald Trump removed Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to lead the Library of Congress, as part of an ongoing effort to remove government officials perceived as opposing his administration.

The Independent UK

AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office

Artists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could help clear the way for the use of AI tools in Hollywood, the music industry and other creative fields

The Independent UK

'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for immediate relief from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods

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AI generations can be copyrighted now - on one condition

So long as you’ve made significant changes to make it your own work, you may be able to copyright AI content.

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