Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, was fired by President Donald Trump in May.

A tweeted invitation from then-Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, teasing the world’s largest collection of a single instrument, did the trick. Lizzo’s scheduled tour turned into a three-hour visit ...

"We're all kind of guessing about it because we've not gotten a real clear explanation," said AEI's Kevin Kosar.

It takes a certain kind of warped sensibility to find the light side of cannibalism. But the late musical theater composer ...