# Trump’s budget would gut local libraries and museums. Congress is not on board.

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/trumps-budget-would-gut-local-libraries-and-museums-congress-is-not-on-board/
- Published: 2026-04-26T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Rose Main Reading Room at New York Public Library – Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Photo credit: Ran Ding via Unsplash. Article by Shauneen Miranda. Missouri Independent – April 24, 2026. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is looking to eliminate funding in fiscal 2027 for the agency that serves as the primary federal funding source for libraries and museums nationwide. But congressional appropriators — who rebuffed similar efforts to gut the agency in fiscal 2026 — expressed little enthusiasm for the proposed cut […] Click here to view original web page at www.missouriindependent.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio