Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump’s new administration. The lawsuit filed Wednesday asks a judge to declare the firings unlawful and restore the inspectors general to their positions at the agencies.

Eight inspectors general whom Donald Trump fired from their federal agency watchdog posts are suing for their jobs back, adding to the legal scrutiny over Trump’s first weeks of decisions in the White House and raising questions about his political intentions.

The lawsuit claims the president failed to notify Congress or provide reasons for termination.

President Donald Trump appeared with billionaire Elon Musk in the Oval Office to sign an executive order that would continue downsizing the federal workforce.

Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the billionaire.

At Argentina's Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation, two piles of laws to be streamlined or cut sit on a wooden desk near an Elon Musk biography and a figurine of libertarian President Javier Milei with his iconic chainsaw.

The world's richest man took questions for the first time since he was appointed to lead a sweeping government cost-cutting effort.

Elon Musk has made a surprise first appearance in the White House beside Donald Trump. The world's richest man leads a massive government cost-cutting exercise on behalf of the president through his Department of Government Efficiency.