Updated 6 November 2026
This page provides links to sources, articles, and webpages with important news about the National Archives and Records Administration.
National Archives News – NARA webpage featuring official news releases, upcoming events, blog stories, special topics, and historic videos.
FundNARA.com – This information should help you write letters and emails to your Members of Congress about the importance of the National Archives to you personally – as well as the importance of the permanently valuable records it is entrusted to safeguard for the American people in perpetuity.
The Last Campaign – Substack by Anthony Clark, who writes about oversight, transparency, and accountability of government officials, agencies, and programs.
SONA – Save Our National Archives – Join genealogists and others in opposing NARA’s plan to close the Regional Archives in Chicago and San Bruno (San Francisco). (updated link, 7 July 2026)
Chicago Area Archivists – Get information to help you – along with fellow genealogists, historians, and others in opposing NARA’s plan to close the Regional Archives in Chicago.
Documents:
California Indian Legal Services v. United States National Archives and Records Administration (3:26-cv-12310), U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. (Last updated 5 Nov. 2026).
Rep. Mullin and other Members of Congress to NARA, 19 Aug. 2026.
Specific pages in reverse chronological order:
“What’s the Latest with the Closures of the National Archives in San Francisco and Chicago?” (6 Nov. 2026).
“Chicago National Archives Closure Will Be Loss for Historians, Researchers, Even Deep-Sea Divers.” (6 July 2026).
“The Archivist of the U.S.’s Hearing Wasn’t Really About the Archivist.” (1 July 2026).
SONA (Save Our National Archives) Press Release Concerning San Bruno (28 June 2026).
“SAA Letter to HSGAC Regarding the Nomination of Bradford P. Wilson.” (15 June 2026).
“Judge Grants Emergency Order Blocking Trump Administration from Disregarding Presidential Records Act.“ (20 May 2026). [The Presidential Records Act governs records created by Presidents from Ronald Reagan to the present day. It was enacted by Congress due to the misconduct of Richard M. Nixon during his presidency. NARA administers the Presidential Libraries of the modern presidents from Herbert Hoover to the present day.]
“SAA Monitors the Nomination of Bradford P. Wilson to be the Next AOTUS.“ (12 March 2026).
“SAA Calls on Members to Advocate for Robust NARA Funding.“ (24 June 2025)
