{"id":53331,"date":"2025-04-04T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T05:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/trump-administration-sued-over-cuts-to-libraries\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T22:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T05:20:09","slug":"trump-administration-sued-over-cuts-to-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/trump-administration-sued-over-cuts-to-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration sued over cuts to libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/https:\/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net\/04-05-2025\/t_15ca6432aff846c3a8b002aa47db8212_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=7a6ebfca90de6da966c0b6476284aa8704cb833edf0c3c5f69fdfbd9b7e67699&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Friday that her office is joining two groups of states in two different lawsuits against the Trump administration over medical research and closures of libraries and museums. 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