President Donald Trump fired multiple independent federal watchdogs, known as inspectors general, in a Friday night purge, removing a significant layer of accountability as he asserts his ...
The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a ...
President Donald Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at multiple ... clearing the way to replace them with loyalists. The inspectors general at agencies including the departments of state ...
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
Independence is the key to the effectiveness of inspectors general. Trump's illegal firings undermine their function in ...
Eight U.S. inspectors general filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump's decision to fire them, ...