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

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

Washington today is not just a company town that houses the seat of government; it is an epicenter of connections and capital. Although small in area, it looms large in American commerce. Beyond government, the District of Columbia’s stature has grown in the global economy as a catalyst for domestic growth and a beacon for international trade.

In these final actions of his presidency, Biden is asserting his domestic and foreign-policy principles before Trump takes charge.

President Donald Trump ran on a promise of mass deportations and tougher measures at the southwest border, with his border czar Tom Homan promising an increase in ICE activity as soon as the president returned to the White House. Despite potential large-scale raids in Chicago and New York City this week, smaller operations took place instead.

Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work.

The orders cut funding for so-called DEI initiatives across all agencies in order to "end DEI inside the federal government," according to Trump administration officials. They also rescind numerous previous executive orders and actions from past administrations that aimed to promote diversity throughout the federal government.

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

The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.

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.

Lawmakers in both parties expressed concern that the White House might have circumvented federal rules in dismissing government watchdogs.

Deeming it a "widespread massacre" Pres. Trump set stage for constitutional fight by firing at least 17 IGs without 30day notice to Congress.