In firing one inspector general, sidelining another and assailing a third, President Donald Trump in recent days has put his aversion to agents of federal accountability on stark display in a country consumed by the coronavirus.

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

Glenn Fine, the acting Defense Department inspector general and a veteran watchdog, had been selected by peers last month for the oversight position. But Trump has instead nominated a replacement inspector general at the Pentagon and appointed an acting one…

By Eric Tucker, Matthew Daly, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Tuesday's announcement comes a week after news that the same watchdog office was investigating ethics allegations against the agency's newly confirmed chief, David Bernhardt.

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Democrats complained that Seema Verma has steered taxpayer money to political allies at the same time her agency slashed the ad budget for the Affordable Care Act, hindering enrollment.

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press