Trump Signs Order to Claim Power Over Independent Agencies
Trump signed executive order “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies” requiring independent agencies like FTC, SEC, and FCC to submit regulations for White House review, effectively ending 90 years of agency independence and bringing them under direct presidential control.
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- Trump signs executive order challenging independence of FCC, FTC and SEC (2025-02-18)
- Trump executive order targets control of SEC, FTC, and FCC (2025-02-19)
- Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies (2025-02-19)
- President Donald J. Trump Reins in Independent Agencies to Restore a Government that Answers to the American People (2025-02-18)
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