“If the Supreme Court ultimately overrules [the doctrine] and commissioners at independent agencies are effectively made at-will employees, then the White House would be able to wield tremendous power over these agencies by simply threatening to remove any commissioner who doesn’t vote in line with the administration’s policies and priorities.”

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

President Donald Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) mandating that independent agencies, including the SEC, the

The order is the latest example of Trump’s embrace of a broad and controversial theory of executive power. The White House is confident the Supreme Court will bless his approach.

The order will require all independent federal agencies and executive branches to now submit draft regulations so they can be reviewed by the White House.

Trump’s lawsuit and the FCC’s investigation into the network come as Paramount Global is being sold to Skydance Media, a deal that requires FCC approval. The post Trump Executive Order Gives Him Oversight of the FCC — While He Is Suing CBS for $20 Billion first appeared on Mediaite.

Other agencies that would be affected by new order include Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission

A new executive order from Trump expands presidential oversight of independent regulatory agencies like the FCC and FTC

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

The executive order is likely to be challenged in court. Separately, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a judge's ruling that blocked Trump's attempt to fire the head of the Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that protects government whistleblowers.

President Donald Trump recently signed a new executive order that confirms the administration’s legal position that so-called independent

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to expand his authority over “so-called independent agencies” in a bid to