The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.
In a late-night Friday move, President Donald Trump fired at least 17 independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources familiar with the move told ...
The firings open the door for Trump to install loyalists in their place. It also appears to violate federal law.
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 ...
President Donald Trump on Friday fired at least 12 inspectors general in the federal government, a senior White House official confirmed to NBC News. The move did not affect the inspectors ...
The two-sentence long note to HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm cited “changing priorities” under Trump's new administration, according to a copy obtained by ABC News.
According to multiple outlets ... “It’s a widespread massacre,” one of the fired inspectors general told the Washington Post. “Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists ...
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
Some employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the U.S.’ nuclear weapons, were reportedly ...