Trump order challenges independence of FCC, FTC and financial regulators
The order is the latest example of Trump’s embrace of a broad and controversial theory of executive power. The White House is ...
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New Trump EO: I Alone Can Direct the FCC, FTC, Other Independent Agencies
In practical terms, the order seems unlikely to make much difference. The new FCC and FTC chairmen have already shown ...
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‘Greatest Threat To Free Speech’: Ted Cruz Predicts Legal Action Against Big Tech For Censoring Conservative Media
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday on Newsmax that he plans to expose and go after big tech companies ...
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Trump Claims Power Over FTC, FCC
The order requires the FTC, FCC and others to submit “significant” proposed regulations to the White House before finalizing them. The directive also empowers the director of the Office of ...
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Decoding the Independent Agency Executive Order: Implications for the Activities of Federal Agencies and Business Interests
The Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies Executive Order (the “Independent Agency EO”), signed by President Trump on February 18, ...
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In the Name of ‘Accountability,’ Trump Orders White House Agency Control
Some news organizations are calling it a "power grab" by the White House. Talk of court challenges has already emerged.
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Trump Takes A Say In FCC Operations With New Executive Order
A new executive order from Trump expands presidential oversight of independent regulatory agencies like the FCC and FTC ...
FCC launches probe into censorship on Big Tech platforms
“Tech firms should not be bullying their users,” said FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, recently chosen by President Trump to ...
With a stroke of the pen Donald Trump brings independent agencies like FEC, FCC, FTC, and the SEC under his control; here's what he could do now
United States president Donald Trump signed an executive order that will give presidential control over independent agencies.