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

Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.

USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong was escorted out of her office after refusing to comply with her dismissal. She was one of 17 inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump shortly after his ...

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department ... according to her biography. The Inspector General Act of 1978 states that “[a]n inspector general may be removed from office by the ...

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Department of Agriculture, was escorted from her office after allegedly refusing to accept her dismissal. REUTERS The USDA inspector general has a broad ...

While presidents have the authority to remove inspectors general, the now-terminated employees argue that Trump did not ...

Inspector General Phyllis Fong. The USDA denied that Fong was forcibly removed from her office after she reportedly refused to comply with being terminated by the Trump administration, according ...

A longtime federal prosecutor in Albany, Robert P. Storch, is among the eight inspectors general suing for their jobs back ...

Former U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis Fong was fired in January, after 22 years on the job, when the Trump administration dismissed such watchdogs from at least 18 federal ...

Eight inspectors general fired by the White House last month have sued the administration, arguing President Donald Trump ...

The case is the latest to challenge a wave of actions by President Trump that brazenly violated legal limits on his power.