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

Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.

USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong was escorted out of her office after refusing to comply with her dismissal. She was one of 17 inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump shortly after his ...

Former U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis Fong was fired in January, after 22 years on the job, when the Trump administration dismissed such watchdogs from at least 18 federal ...

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department ... according to her biography. The Inspector General Act of 1978 states that “[a]n inspector general may be removed from office by the ...

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she ...

While presidents have the authority to remove inspectors general, the now-terminated employees argue that Trump did not ...