Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.

The inspector general of the Agriculture Department, however, returned to work as normal the Monday after being informed of the firing, “recognizing the email as not effective," the lawsuit said.

Since avian flu arrived in the U.S., farmers have killed millions of birds affected by the disease; however, this is standard ...

By Chris Cameron Reporting from Washington A federal judge denied eight former inspectors ... general, who performed oversight of the Departments of Defense, State, Education, Agriculture, Labor ...

An inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture—one of 17 inspectors general summarily fired by President Donald Trump on Jan. 25—was led out of her office on Jan. 27 by police ...

A post shared on Facebook claims the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps purportedly arrested U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong. The USDA denied ...

Inspectors general named in the lawsuit include those from the Department of Defense, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education. Court documents filed in Washington ...

Eight U.S. inspectors general filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday, alleging their firings violated federal law. The inspectors general asked the U.S. Dis ...

Eight inspectors general whom Donald Trump fired from their ... had been in her position at the Department of Agriculture for more than 20 years. After Fong was told she was fired, she continued ...

The eight inspectors general want a judge to declare their firings by email were "legally ineffective" and put them back to work.

While presidents have the authority to remove inspectors general, the now-terminated employees argue that Trump did not provide Congress with the legally required 30-day notice outlined in the ...

The former inspectors general involved in the lawsuit worked at the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, State, Education, Agriculture and Labor, as well as the ...