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.

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

Following the forcible removal of Phyllis Fong — the former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture — from her office after she ignored President Donald Trump's termination ...

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 ...

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

Inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump are suing to get their jobs back as watchdogs for waste and fraud at federal agencies.

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 inspectors general whom Donald Trump fired from their federal agency watchdog posts are suing for their jobs back, ...

The fired inspectors general who joined the suit are Rob Storch (Defense), Michael Missal (VA), Christi Grimm (HHS), Sandra Bruce (Education), Phyllis Fong (Agriculture), Larry Turner (Labor ...

Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump administration, citing improper procedures. The White House defended the move ...

USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong ordered the mass extermination of healthy poultry in 2024, citing "mutating bird flu," in order to artificially inflate poultry and egg prices in the U.S. Rating: ...