Readers are welcome to mark notable events, births, or deaths on this day by consulting the January 26 Wikipedia page. And, yesterday, Trump fired at least a dozen of them , a move that, like preventing birth citizenship, is probably illegal archived here :.
President Trump fired at least 12 inspectors general late on Friday night, three people with knowledge of the matter said, capping a week of dramatic shake-ups of the federal government with a purge of independent watchdog officials created by Congress to root out abuse and illegality within federal agencies.
The move was the latest wave of abrupt upheavals following the inauguration of Mr. Trump that have put the government in increasing confusion. But agencies and departments whose watchdogs were said to have been removed included the departments of agriculture, commerce, defense, education, housing and urban development, interior, labor, transportation and veterans affairs, along with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Small Business Administration.
It was not clear whether the departments of State and the Treasury were included, but multiple people said that Michael E. Horowitz, the inspector general for the Justice Department, had been spared. Horowitz was lauded by Mr.
Vance broke a tie in the Senate after three Republicans defected from a bloc vote, while all Democratic Senators rejected the nomination. Republican leaders embraced that outlook as they cheered his confirmation. But Democrats, who unanimously opposed Mr. McConnell even said this:. McConnell stressed that in his estimation, Mr. McConnell said in a statement explaining his vote.
