President Trump fired 17 inspectors general across federal agencies. Here's what an inspector general does and who they work ...

The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a ...

Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a ...

Congress must hold the president accountable for these personnel decisions and take steps to maintain inspectors generals’ ...

A former inspector general claimed on MSNBC that President Donald Trump's mass firing of 17 federal watchdogs on Friday ...

"President Trump is well within his power to remove members of the executive branch at will," law professor John Choon Yoo ...

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran, said the Trump administration had not followed proper protocols, according to Reuters ...

Hannibal “Mike” Ware, the former inspector general (IG) for the Small Business Administration, said he and others are looking ...

The White House defied a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog ...

Reports that the president has fired 17 independent watchdogs at government agencies has sparked an angry response from ...

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White ...

If the 30-day notice and reasons law is struck down, it will help the administration’s efforts to undermine civil service ...