President Donald Trump’s administration announced it had dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan in a surprise move Friday evening.

The National Archives became the target of Trump’s ire when the independent agency sought to retain documents from his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022.

The president is infusing his political agenda into officially nonpartisan national institutions across Washington, DC

President Trump has fired Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan, the government official responsible for preserving and providing access to government records. Sergio Gor, director of the Presidential Personnel Office, announced Shogan's dismissal Friday night. Shogan has held the job since 2023.

No cause or reason was cited,” wrote the archivist, Colleen Shogan. But the National Archives had been deeply involved in the classified documents case against President Trump.

China hopes the Dalai Lama can "return to the right path," and is open to discussions about his future as long as certain conditions are met, Beijing said on Monday, a proposal rejected by the Tibetan parliament-in-exile in India.

White House does not provide a reason for Shogan's firing, but she was involved in investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents after leaving office in 2021 - Anadolu Ajansı

US President Donald Trump has dismissed the head of the National Archives, Colleen Shogan, who was involved in his criminal case. It remains unclear who will replace her, according to NBC News. According to the publication,