President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms.

For a generation, the narrative was that Watergate ushered in greater congressional ... to make the government more transparent," Schulman said. Democratic Sen. Walter Mondale was part of a ...

For a generation, the narrative was that Watergate ushered in greater congressional oversight ... to make the government more transparent," Schulman said. Democratic Sen. Walter Mondale was part of a ...

ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl on Sunday compared recent resignations by career prosecutors at the Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Trump to “the darkest days of Watergate.” ...

We discussed the effect the resignations might have on the Justice Department, how the situation compares to Watergate, and whether there’s anything that can stop Adams’s case from being ...

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power.