Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.
The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.
President Donald Trump fired multiple inspectors general late on Friday, removing the independent watchdogs tasked with investigating abuse and impropriety in federal agencies in a move that ...
A senior administration official said the move was an effort to let go of parts of the Biden administration that don’t “align” with the Trump administration.
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 ...
“Trump’s Friday night coup to overthrow legally protected independent inspectors general is an attack on transparency and accountability, essential ingredients in our democratic form of ...
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 control ...
“Trump’s Friday night coup to overthrow legally protected independent inspectors general is an attack on transparency and accountability, essential ingredients in our democratic form of ...
The Trump administration fires about 17 independent inspectors-general at government agencies, an action some fear will ...
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. There's Actually an ...