Trump’s inspector general nominee will obey Trump, but what about the law?
It should be abundantly clear to the U.S. Senate that Bell’s mindset is incompatible with independent oversight.
Government Executive
Housing regulator watchdog ousted, another in Trump’s ongoing replacement of acting inspectors general
The removal of the acting inspector general for the Federal Housing Finance Agency is the latest example of President Donald ...
So We’re Supposed to Believe It’s Coincidence That Trump Just Fired a Key Watchdog?
At the time of his dismissal, acting inspector general Joe Allen of the Federal Housing Finance Agency was looking into the ...
Opinion
Keep inspectors general independent and on the job
Congress must defend the independent work of inspectors general, who have saved taxpayers billions of dollars and provide essential oversight, from President Trump’s efforts to defund and ...
Law
Commentary: Supreme Court Says Defending Congress’s Power of the Purse Is the Comptroller General’s Job. He Should Do It.
An obscure government official unexpectedly has until Dec. 22 to make a choice that could prove pivotal in the ongoing clash between Congress and the President over control over federal spending. The ...
Fired Jan. 6 Prosecutor Suing Trump Goes to Personal Injury Firm
A former federal prosecutor who claims he was fired for his work on cases against Jan. 6 Capitol rioters has taken a job at a South Florida personal injury firm.
Officials Accused of Mortgage Fraud Attack Trump’s Housing Agency Chief
New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, sought to publicize the role of the ...