The JFK library announced the closure on its website and social media. The institution is administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, or NARA, a federal agency.

Jack Schlossberg, former President Kennedy's grandson, spoke out against the Trump administration's overhaul of the federal workforce, which led to the recent closure of the JFK presidential library.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston closed abruptly Tuesday due to a "sudden dismissal of federal employees," but was expected to reopen Wednesday, officials said. The ...