Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump ...

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Phyllis Fong had become a fixture at the USDA, serving in her role for over two decades since she was appointed by George W. Bush.

Sharon Basch is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law filing occasional dispatches from Washington DC ths semester.  From the moment Donald Trump took office on January 20, one of his ...

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Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of her office Monday after she ...

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 and leaping between species to 67 ...

In a dramatic turn of events, Phyllis Fong, the USDA Inspector General, was escorted out of her office for refusing to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration. This incident raises ...

Phyllis Fong had informed her colleagues in an email that she planned to remain in her position, asserting that the termination notice did not follow legal requirements and therefore was not valid.

USDA and other agencies need closer oversight as the Trump administration purges inspectors general, Senate Agriculture Chair ...

Chaos Unfolds as USDA Inspector General Refuses to Leave After Dismissal** In a stunning display of defiance, Phyllis Fong, the USDA Inspector General, found herself facing off ...