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,

The core of President Donald Trump’s agenda runs through Chuck Grassley, who has been in the chamber longer than his vice president has been alive. Trump must count on the 91-year-old Senate Judiciary chair for everything from remaking the immigration system to unraveling the so-called “deep state” to ushering in conservative dominance of the federal courts — and that may turn out to be risky: According to interviews with a dozen lawmakers,

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Defense Department at the White House on Saturday morning during a ceremony officiated by Vice President JD Vance, who offered the tie-breaking vote on Friday evening to seal his nomination. Vance offered words of appreciation for the president and Senate before acknowledging the close vote.

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

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.

President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his own picks for the independent watchdog roles.

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:

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

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

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

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.