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Trump’s inspector general purge declaws a government watchdog
Congress must hold the president accountable for these personnel decisions and take steps to maintain inspectors generals' abilities to monitor the government’s honesty and efficiency.The Hill - 3h -
Cruz 'confident' Trump will nominate 'serious' new inspectors general
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he’s confident President Trump will hire “serious” inspectors general to replace the roughly 17 agency watchdogs that he ousted from their posts on Friday night. In an ...The Hill - 1d -
Wild lose top scorer Kaprizov for at least a month
Kirill Kaprizov, leading scorer for the playoff-hopeful Wild, will miss at least four weeks to have surgery on a lingering lower-body injury, the team said Tuesday.ESPN - 1d -
Can we at least put a stop to ‘birth tourism’?
President Trump's executive order attempting to stop "birthright citizenship" faces an uphill battle in the courts, but Americans can agree that the practice of "birth tourism" is an abuse of the ...The Hill - 2d -
Temporary housing linked to deaths of at least 74 children
Official data show that 58 of those children were babies under the age of one.BBC News - 2d -
Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge
The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a never-ending cycle of politicization.”The New York Times - 2d -
Ex-inspector general on Trump firings: 'We’re looking at what amounts to a threat to democracy'
Hannibal “Mike” Ware, the former inspector general (IG) for the Small Business Administration, said he and others are looking into whether actions taken by President Trump amount to a threat to ...The Hill - 2d -
President Trump's executive actions and inspectors general firings spark debate
In just one week, President Trump has taken hundreds of executive actions to push his agenda forward, including firing more than a dozen inspectors general across multiple agencies. The move has ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump fires at least 15 inspectors general, Hegseth and Noem confirmed for Cabinet
President Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general late Friday night, including some he appointed during his first term. Inspectors general are independent employees who are tasked with ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump defends decision to fire 18 inspectors general
President Trump is defending his decision to fire 18 inspectors general Friday night. The inspectors, who are tasked with investigating fraud, abuse and waste, were removed from multiple federal ...NBC News - 3d -
Sen. Marshall 'absolutely' comfortable with Trump’s purge of inspectors general
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said he’s “absolutely” comfortable with President Trump’s decision to oust more than two dozen inspectors general from various federal agencies. "Absolutely," Marshall ...The Hill - 4d -
Sen. Adam Schiff says Trump 'broke the law' by firing 18 inspectors general
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday blasted President Donald Trump for his decision to fire 18 inspectors general late Friday night and accused the president of breaking the law.NBC News - 4d -
Graham defends purge of inspectors general, but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government. He conceded, however, that Trump ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump fires multiple inspectors general in late-night move
The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.ABC News - 4d -
Trump fires 18 inspectors general overnight in legally murky move
President Donald Trump on Friday fired 18 inspectors general in the federal government, according to Hannibal “Mike” Ware, the head of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and ...NBC News - 4d -
Trump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purge
Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.CBS News - 4d -
Trump fires more than a dozen inspectors general, including those he personally appointed
President Trump's firing of inspectors general serving as government watchdogs at multiple agencies has sparked bipartisan backlash. The president didn't give Congress a 30-day heads up or a ...CBS News - 4d -
House Democrats condemn Trump's inspectors general firings in letter
A coalition of Democratic lawmakers expressed their concerns with President Trump’s Friday decision to fire independent inspectors general. “We write to express our grave concern about your recent ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump fires at least a dozen government watchdogs
Democrats described Trump's late-night firing of the federal agency inspectors general as an 'attack on Democracy'.BBC News - 4d -
Collins: 'I don’t understand' Trump's inspectors general firings
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Saturday she didn’t understand why President Trump fired several departmental inspectors general late Friday night given that ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump Fires at Least 12 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The White House appeared to have violated a law that requires giving Congress 30 days’ notice and detailed reasons before removing the watchdog officials.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump ousts more than a dozen inspectors general in late night action
President Trump on Friday ousted several inspectors general within government agencies overnight, shaking up federal oversight just days after returning to the White House, an administration ...The Hill - 5d -
Report: Trump fires at least a dozen inspectors general
President Trump has reportedly fired at least a dozen inspectors general, according to the Washington Post and the New York Times. The dismissals appear to violate federal law because the ...NBC News - 5d -
Southport killer sentenced to at least 52 years in prison
Judge says ‘highly likely’ 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana will ‘never be released’Financial Times - Jan. 23 -
At least two students wounded in Tennessee school shooting
Police say two students were wounded and a shooter has been "contained" after a shooting inside a high school cafeteria in Antioch, Tennessee.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
At Least 76 Are Killed in Fire at Ski Resort in Turkey
The pre-dawn blaze broke out at a popular resort during a school break. Some survivors spoke of terrifying escapes.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Hotel fire at ski resort kills at least 66
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday that the death toll from a pre-dawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort has risen to 66.ABC News - Jan. 21 -
Weddings That Are Out of This World (or at Least Way Out of the Chapel)
Some couples bring in numerologists or lip print readers, while others choose to be married by a spirit guide or practicing witch.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Russian airstrike on Kyiv kills at least three
Russian forces unleashed a combined drone and missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Saturday, killing at least three people in a central district, city officials said.NBC News - Jan. 18 -
Drones delivering weapons to jails is national security threat, prisons inspector says
The prisons watchdog says drones are delivering weapons to two of England's highest security prisons.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
At least 5 people killed in California's Eaton Fire
The Eaton Fire, which is burning in and around Pasadena, California, has killed at least five people, officials say. Firefighters are working around the clock to battle the fire, which has been ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
DHS inspector general confirms FEMA audit
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari confirmed that his office initiated an audit of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in mid-December over ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
At least 95 killed in 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Tibet
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 95 people in the remote region of Tibet. BBC News correspondent Laura Bicker joined CBS News with the latest.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Sprawling winter storm blamed on at least four deaths
A sprawling winter storm is blamed on the deaths of at least four people and dumped 2 feet or more of snow in some areas. The storm stretched from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, leaving tens of ...NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Warriors' Kuminga (ankle) out at least 3 weeks
Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga will be re-evaluated in three weeks after suffering a significant right ankle sprain, the team said Sunday.ESPN - Jan. 5 -
Some USPS workers stealing mail: Inspector General report
Federal prosecutors in December charged two postal workers with stealing more than $1 million in business checks.The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Fireworks explosion in Hawaii kills at least 3, injures at least 20
The fireworks explosion happened just before midnight outside a home in a Honolulu-area neighborhood.CBS News - Jan. 2 -
Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day
Officials say most of the victims were women and children as Israel’s war against Hamas continues into the new year. Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
At Least 10 Killed After Vehicle Drives Into Crowd in New Orleans
At least 30 more were injured after a vehicle drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday, the city said.The New York Times - Jan. 1