The CIA has changed its assessment on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, now favoring the lab leak theory. But some worry this could be an indication of politicization.
President Donald Trump defended his firing of at least a dozen inspectors general at federal agencies, a sudden late-night purge of independent officials assigned to root out mismanagement and illegal acts in the US government.
A coalition of Democratic lawmakers expressed their concerns with President Trump’s Friday decision to fire independent inspectors general. “We write to express our grave concern about your recent…