Maddow Blog | Team Trump’s campaign against inspectors general goes from bad to worse
It's a problem that the White House has fired many IGs. The ouster of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's watchdog makes the ...
Government Executive
Trump fires another inspector general, raising fears about oversight independence
President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 fired the inspector general for the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., according to an official familiar with the situation. This latest action could further weaken the ...
CounterPunchOpinion
Trump’s War on Truth-Tellers
The Trump administration has warred against such truth-tellers since its first week in office. On January 24, President Trump ...
Hosted on MSN
Judge finds Trump violated law in firing inspectors general, but allows dismissal to stand
A federal judge found that President Trump broke the law in firing a number of inspectors general early in his term, but the judge found she did not have the power to reinstate them to their jobs. U.S ...
Opinion
Keep inspectors general independent and on the job
Congress must defend the independent work of inspectors general, who have saved taxpayers billions of dollars and provide essential oversight, from President Trump’s efforts to defund and ...
Opinion
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion
Trump Administration’s Undercutting of Oversight Hurts Taxpayers and Beneficiaries
Since the start of President Trump’s second term in January, the Trump Administration has consistently sought to evade accountability. Last month, the President removed a Senate-confirmed Inspector ...
The New York Times
Trump Dismisses Another Inspector General, Fueling Oversight Concerns
With the firing of the Export-Import Bank’s inspector general, the president has sidelined around two dozen of the watchdogs who seek out fraud and mismanagement in federal agencies. By Luke ...
Raw Story on MSN
Watchdog keeping checks on Trump retribution tour abruptly fired
President Donald Trump has dismissed the inspector general in charge of the Federal Housing Finance Agency — a government ...
Government Executive
Senate Democrats grill inspector general nominees over their independence from Trump
Lawmakers especially criticized the nomination of former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., to lead the Labor Department’s watchdog office.
MSNBC
Why the White House’s systemic campaign against inspectors general matters
On the first Friday night of his second term, Donald Trump took an indefensible step: The president fired at least 18 inspectors general who were responsible for rooting out corruption, ethical lapses ...
Trump Administration Fires Mortgage Regulator Watchdog and Fannie Mae Ethics Staff
The shakeups come after FHFA Director Bill Pulte publicized his criminal referrals over allegations of mortgage fraud against ...
Defense One
Will new inspectors general defy Trump if needed? Nominees won't say
A trio of nominees to replace inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump were pressed by Senate Democrats on Thursday about their propensity to act independently of the White House. Sen. Gary ...