(Reuters) -U.S President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, in part over her commitment to diversity, the White House said on Friday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration believed Hayden wasn't serving the interests of American taxpayers,

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The White House has revealed why the administration fired the first female congressional librarian, Dr. Carla Hayden. Newsweek's live blog is closed.