Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge
The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a never-ending cycle of politicization.”
Inspectors general’s role as independent government watchdogs in question after Trump firings
Many inspector general offices will be headed by acting leaders in the interim, which could weaken the effectiveness of their oversight.
White House press secretary defends Trump's firing of inspectors general
Trump's firings of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general included officials at Defense, State, Transportation, Labor, Health and Human Services, and EPA among others.
Legal Analysts Respond to Donald Trump Firing Inspectors General
"President Trump is well within his power to remove members of the executive branch at will," law professor John Choon Yoo told Newsweek.
Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge
Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.
Trump Uses Mass Firing to Remove Independent Inspectors General at Various Agencies
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws.
White House defends inspectors general firings by citing Supreme Court ruling
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday defended President Trump's firings of at least a dozen agency inspectors general, saying Supreme Court precedent allows him the broad power to fire federal employees.
President Trump lays off 17 inspectors general. Here's what they do in that job
President Trump fired 17 inspectors general across federal agencies. Here's what an inspector general does and who they work ...
Inspector general dismissed by Trump calls mass firings a threat to democracy
A former inspector general claimed on MSNBC that President Donald Trump's mass firing of 17 federal watchdogs on Friday ...
Exclusive-USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she ...
USDA Inspector General escorted from office by security after defying Trump’s order
The USDA Inspector General deals with food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department and violations of ...
Trump defends ousting at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office improperly denied access to gift room with designer items, inspector general finds
While attempting an undercover inspection of the mayor's gift room, investigators were denied access to a log of gifts that ...
Pentagon’s acting inspector general reviewing order of Mark Milley investigation
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General is reviewing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to look into ...
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Top Republican Demands Trump 'Immediately' Explain Firing of Inspectors General without Notifying Congress
A top Senate Republican has written to President Donald Trump, demanding an immediate explanation as to why the President ...