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.

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,

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 Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.

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.

"There is some concern that I have with respect to the approach that Europe is taking with the DSA (EU Digital Services Act) in particular," Brendan Carr, a Republican appointed to the FCC helm by President Donald Trump in January,

In the waning weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump returned to one of his most common targets of criticism: broadcast news organizations. Following a 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris,

What does President Trump’s executive order giving the White House oversight of the FCC and other independent agencies mean for the world of broadcast? We asked several legal observers. Their consensus is that the executive order was principally issued to set up a court case challenging the Supreme Court’s Humphrey’s Executor doctrine,

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's constant warfare with the news media serves him two ways. He immediately satisfies his unquenchable thirst for attention and, over time, he can strong-arm his critics into supplication.

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.