President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.

President Donald Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting Librarian of Congres. Carla Hayden, who started at the Chicago Public Library before going on to head the Library of Congress,