Tag: inspectorsgeneral

US Politics

White House Defunds Oversight Council in Dangerous Power Grab

The White House blocked congressionally approved funds for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, effectively shuttering its operations. This brazen attack on oversight mechanisms represents a dangerous assault on democratic accountability and the rule of law.

US Politics

The Assault on Accountability: Trump's Purge of Government Watchdogs

President Trump fired Parisa Salehi, a respected government watchdog who had exposed fraud and saved millions of taxpayer dollars, undermining the very institutions designed to protect democracy and ensure government accountability. This reckless purge of inspectors general weakens oversight, threatens whistleblowers, and assaults the rule of law that Americans depend on for transparency.