Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Senate judiciary chair, and the committee's top Democrat seek answers from Trump on firings of inspectors general

In a statement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said that the freeze would have devastating implications for the “most vulnerable people in our country,” and described the Trump administration’s forceful disregard of Congress’s powers as a “dangerous move towards authoritarianism.”

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley demanded President Trump provide an explanation for his firing of most federal inspectors general.

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin Relaunch Bipartisan Effort to Boost Transparency in Prescription Drug Advertisements

WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance

Iowa, and a ranking member requested President Donald Trump detail his decision to fire inspectors general from 18 offices who serve as “watchdogs” for federal agencies. In a letter sent to Trump Monday,

Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Chairman, and Ranking Member Democrat Sen. Dick Durban sent a letter to the President on Tuesday.

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel was involved in a tense exchange with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Thursday over President Donald Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters earlier this year.

President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, said Thursday during his confirmation hearing he did not support the president’s decision to grant clemency to the dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who attacked police officers.

President Trump's nominee to be top US spy, Tulsi Gabbard, and pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, face tough Senate hearings.

The Trump administration did not provide notice to Congress and has not informed lawmakers about the rationale for the firing, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R–Iowa), told ...