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.
It’s not immediately clear whether the firings are legal, as the Trump administration is required to give a 30-day notice.
The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a ...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump fired over a dozen inspectors general across federal agencies late Friday night, one of ...
Lawmakers in both parties expressed concern that the White House might have circumvented federal rules in dismissing government watchdogs.
During Trump’s first term, he fired five IGs over a span of six weeks in 2020. “Trump’s Friday night coup to overthrow ...
The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at federal agencies, a move consistent with his efforts to reshape the federal government in his first few days back in the ...
The two-sentence long note to HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm cited “changing priorities” under Trump's new ...
The South Carolina senator admitted that Donald Trump broke the law with his mass firing of inspectors general.
The president’s mass firings of inspectors general were indefensible. The reactions from congressional Republicans added ...