
President Trump ousted more than a dozen inspectors general at multiple government agencies overnight, according to multiple reports, shaking up federal oversight just days after returning to the White House. Trump fired around 17 watchdogs at various agencies within the Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and others. Those within the Pentagon, State Department and Transportation Department were notified of the termination over email, according to the Washington Post, which was the first to report on the firings....