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Two legal challenges advanced on Thursday against the Trump administration's cuts to U.S. cultural agencies. A coalition of academic groups—the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Historical Association, and the Modern Language Association—filed a lawsuit to stop the "illegal dismantling" of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which in April announced a 70–80 percent staff reduction and cancellation of over 1,000 grants. Separately, a federal judge issued an emergency order temporarily blocking similar cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, after the Department of Government Efficiency placed its 75-person staff on leave and the American Libraries Association brought suit.

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article policy schedule Jun 18, 2025 visibility 9

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The entire staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in Washington, D.C., was placed on administrative leave by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), effective immediately. Between 55 and 70 employees received a letter informing them of the leave with full pay and benefits for 90 days, requiring them to turn in government property and disabling their email accounts. This follows President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for the elimination of the IMLS within seven days as part of a broader reduction of federal bureaucracy. The agency, established in 1996, awarded approximately $266.7 million in grants last year to museums and libraries across all 50 states.

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article policy schedule Jun 3, 2025 visibility 11

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The proposed 2026 federal budget plans to defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), allocating only $6 million—down from its current $313 million—to close the agency. The cuts are part of a broader restructuring led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has already placed IMLS employees on administrative leave. Congress must approve the budget by October 1 and reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act by September 30 for the agency to survive, despite a temporary restraining order and a lawsuit by 20 state attorneys general.

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