The firings open the door for Trump to install loyalists in their place. It also appears to violate federal law.

President Donald Trump fired the independent inspectors general from at least a dozen federal agencies, with the sudden move ...

President Donald Trump fired more than a dozen government watchdogs late Friday in a move that appears to have violated ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary Saturday morning, declaring it an “honor of a lifetime," and he promised to ...

For those who were carefully listening, Nigel Farage had an interesting message in his speech at the “Stars and Stripes Union ...

The Senate voted 59 to 34 to confirm Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, as the new head of the Department.

A senior administration official said the move was an effort to let go of parts of the Biden administration that don’t “align ...

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power.

The unusually narrow confirmation came after questions from members in both parties over Hegseth’s qualifications.