Chuck Grassley is old school — and that’s not just because he’s 91 years old. The Iowa Republican is the longest-serving current member of the U.S. Senate, and as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee,

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming president, Trump on Friday heads to survey hurricane damage recovery in North Carolina and then to Los Angeles to tour devastation from wildfires.

Donald Trump’s administration late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies that are tasked with rooting out fraud, waste and abuse in the government, according to The Washington Post.

Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws.

Chuck Grassley is an old-school senator working hard to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s unconventional DOJ picks.

The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at federal agencies, a move consistent with his efforts to reshape the federal government in his first few days back in the White House. Here’s what to know about inspectors general, and Trump’s latest removal of them:

A "30-day detailed notice of removal that the law demands was not provided to Congress," an Iowa Republican said.

The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.

President Trump fired multiple inspectors general without the required 30-day notice, prompting bipartisan concern about accountability and oversight in government.