Trevor Hughes
Senior National Correspondent at USA Today
Telemarker. Backpacker. Mountain biker. Perpetual traveler. Former Vermonter, Boston U. grad. Roving reporter for @USATODAY.
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floridatoday.com | C. A. Bridges |Trevor Hughes |Francesca Chambers
C. A. Bridges Trevor Hughes Francesca ChambersUSA TODAY NETWORK - FloridaPresident Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the first African American and woman to hold the position. The White House cited Hayden's focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion as the reason for her dismissal. Hayden's firing followed criticism from a conservative group and Congressional questioning about a library modernization project.
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yahoo.com | C. A. Bridges |Trevor Hughes |Francesca Chambers
President Donald Trump fired longtime Librarian of Congress and Tallahassee native Carla Hayden on May 8, reportedly due to her focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Hayden, both the first Black American and the first woman to head the library, holds a PhD in library sciences and was nominated to the post in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. She was questioned by Congress earlier in the week over a library modernization project that was running late and over budget.
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5 days ago |
usatoday.com | Trevor Hughes |Francesca Chambers
The White House said President Donald Trump fired the first Black woman to run the Library of Congress over his concerns about her focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Trump had longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden dismissed via email late on May 8, drawing broad condemnation from her supporters in Congress. Hayden holds a PhD in library sciences and was nominated to the post in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama.
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tallahassee.com | James Call |Trevor Hughes
Carla Hayden, the first African American and woman Librarian of Congress, was fired by President Trump via email. Hayden, a Tallahassee native, had served as Librarian of Congress since 2017. The firing comes amid Trump's criticism of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A Tallahasseean has joined the list of Floridians to lose a job at the start of President Donald J. Trump’s second term with Friday's firing of the Librarian of Congress in an email.
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ca.news.yahoo.com | Trevor Hughes
A federal judge in Vermont has ordered the Trump administration to release a Tufts University PhD student from Turkey whose video-recorded detention earlier this year by immigration agents drew broad condemnation. Judge William Sessions ordered the release of Rümeysa Öztürk on May 9, and she is now free on a personal recognizance bond, her attorneys said.
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