A federal judge on Thursday said President Donald Trump's firing of eight independent agency watchdogs was likely illegal but suggested that requiring them to be reinstated would be futile.

From Reuters: Phyllis Fong ... What better time for the USDA to be without an inspector general—or, worse, some MAGA hack pretending to be one—what with bird flu decimating cattle and poultry ...

The Government Accountability Office's decision came at the request of Democratic lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

The Democratic senators pointed to attempts to fire workers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture ... fired 17 inspectors general in the first week of his presidency, according to Reuters.

Last month, U.S. District Judge William Alsup in California ordered officials at the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense ...

Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Federal ... at the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, as well as the General Services Administration, according ...

Elon Musk called Donald Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro “dumber than a sack of bricks” Tuesday, once again betraying ...