President Trump yesterday issued an executive order declaring sweeping power over agencies that were created to operate independently from the White House. The order declares that "officials who wield vast executive power must be supervised and controlled by the people's elected President,

Some news organizations are calling it a "power grab" by the White House. Talk of court challenges has already emerged. President Trump has used "the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America" to issue an Executive Order "ensuring accountability" for the FCC.

A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday would place the FCC under the increased supervision of the White House.

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.

Way back in October 2019, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13892, which required government agencies to act “transparently and

said time will tell whether the order has any material impact on how the FCC and other agencies operate. Trump’s executive order comes amid concerns that the FCC is being weaponized to ...

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), entitled, “Restoring Democracy and Accountability in