Trump fires inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies
President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his own picks for the independent watchdog roles.
Trump Fires at Least 12 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The White House defied a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog officials.
Trump fires multiple inspectors general in late-night move
The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.
Trump fires 18 inspectors general overnight in legally murky move
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.
Trump Fires Independent Inspectors General at a Series of Agencies
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.
Adam Schiff: Trump 'broke the law' in firing inspectors general
"The American people, if we don't have good and independent inspector generals, are going to see the swamp refill," Schiff said.
Some Senate Republicans Defend Trump's Firing of 17 Inspectors General
Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to fire independent government watchdogs across at least 17 federal agencies, even though the move ran afoul of federal law.
Trump administration cites 'changing priorities' in emails that fired IGs
The two-sentence long note to HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm cited “changing priorities” under Trump's new ...
Trump meets with California residents, fire and law enforcement officials to see LA wildfire damage first hand
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Southern California and met with residents to tour the damage of the ...
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 ...
Trump fires at least a dozen government watchdogs
Democrats described Trump's late-night firing of the federal agency inspectors general as an 'attack on Democracy'.
Newsom thanks Trump for coming to California to tour fire damage in tarmac face-off
President Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom met on the tarmac of the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday when ...
Trump joined by Newsom in Los Angeles for Palisades Fire tour, emergency briefing
President Trump landed in Los Angeles Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly ...
Trump tours LA fire destruction amid worries about disaster aid
The visit, coming at the end of Trump's first week back in office, took place as he continued to denounce the state emergency ...
Explainer: What is FEMA, US emergency agency under fire from Trump?
President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management ...