A new executive order from President Trump makes the appointed heads of independent agencies like the FCC and the FTC a little more like figureheads. According to Trump, presidents control the actions of these appointees. The Ensuring Accountability For ...

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.

Shadowbanning, demonetizing may violate consumer protection, competition laws under FTC purview, new agency chair warns. Section 230 "advisory opinion" could send Big Tech investors fleeing, columnist forecasts.

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking the public’s input on whether Big Tech firms like Google and Facebook parent Meta censor their users, the agency announced on Thursday.

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.

Saying that independent agencies “have exercised enormous power over the American people without Presidential oversight,” President Trump has

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

The Trump administration has taken another step to centralize the executive branch with a new order that “reins in independent agencies.” | The White House's latest executive order would give the president greater control over federal agencies typically shielded by cross-term leadership appointments and dismissal protections.

“Tech firms should not be bullying their users,” said FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, recently chosen by President Trump to lead the commission. “This inquiry will help the FTC better understand how these firms may have violated the law by silencing and intimidating Americans for speaking their minds.”

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

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.

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 ...