Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley demanded President Trump provide an explanation for his firing of most federal inspectors general. The post JUST IN: GOP Judiciary Committee Chair Grassley Joins Democrat in Letter Protesting Firing of Inspectors General first appeared on Mediaite.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is demanding answering after President Donald Trump fired inspectors general in a Friday evening layoff spree. The post Chuck Grassley Wants Answers From Trump After Friday Night Inspectors General Purge: ‘I’d Like Further Explanation’ first appeared on Mediaite.

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 (AP) — Senators returned to the Capitol Monday for a late-evening session pushing ahead on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with voting possible to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as the nation’s secretary of state on Inauguration Day.

Chuck Grassley is old school — and that’s not just because he’s 91 years old. The Iowa Republican is the longest-serving current member of the U.S. Senate, and as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has become famous for his fierce defense of ...

The White House on Tuesday is pausing federal grants and loans as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.

WASHINGTON – President Donald ... Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a statement that "there may be good reason the IGs were fired," but he wants "further explanation from President Trump."

Bondi is expected to receive broad support from Republicans but face sharp questions from Democrats who have concerns about whether she will protect the Justice Department from political influence.

It could take weeks, and in some cases months, to confirm President-elect Donald Trump ... expected to be confirmed in Trump’s first weeks as well. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the chairman ...

Chuck Grassley ... Schumer ripped into the Trump administration for dismissing 17 independent inspectors general. "It's a preview of the lawless approach that Donald Trump and his administration ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) demanded an answer Saturday after President Donald Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general a night earlier without informing Congress. On Friday evening ...

In a statement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said that the freeze would have devastating implications for the “most vulnerable people in our country,” and described the Trump administration’s forceful disregard of Congress’s powers as a “dangerous move towards authoritarianism.”