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Why independent agencies were created to be independent

President Trump claims power over independent regulators in a new order. NPR asks Jane Manners, law professor at Temple University, why independent agencies were created to be independent.

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Trump order challenges independence of FCC, other agencies

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

Accountability Comes To The Independent Agencies

New Trump executive orders subjecting independent agencies to White House supervision and regulatory review could lower regulatory burdens

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Independent agencies targeted by Trump’s latest executive order

A regulatory expert said the directive will likely be challenged in court, as Congress has largely shielded some of the affected agencies from involvement by the White House.

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Trump order declares independent US agencies aren’t independent anymore

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,

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Quick Tip: How to avoid mortgage scam costing victims thousands

A new mortgage scam is costing victims hundreds of thousands of dollars. Consumer investigator Jason Knowles is finding out how to avoid this scheme.

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FCC’s Gomez Criticizes Agency's CBS Investigation During Visit to WFOR in Miami

MIAMI —Federal Communications Commission commissioner Anna Gomez continued her criticism of the FCC’s investigation into ...

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Major Rule Mayhem And The Discipline Of Federal Independent Regulatory Agencies

Trump’s new executive order brings independent agencies under White House review, but now needs congressional backing to ...

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Red states ask Supreme Court to curb federal agency power

A coalition of attorneys general want the high court to use a dispute over a telecommunications fee to resurrect a ...

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FTC, SEC and other independent federal agencies must clear regulations by White House, Trump orders

The Trump administration has taken another step to centralize the executive branch with a new order that “reins in ...

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FTC seeks public’s input on ‘un-American’ and ‘potentially illegal’ Big Tech censorship — including ‘shadow banning’

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking the public’s input on whether Big Tech firms like Google and Facebook parent Meta ...

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Trump moves to rein in federal agencies, orders transparency on government waste after expanding IVF access

Donald Trump signed two executive orders and a memorandum on February 18. One orders a study on IVF access, another enforces ...

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Comcast’s DEI policies face federal scrutiny as FCC opens investigation

Noting an executive order by President Trump, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts that ...

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What Federal Cuts to Public Media Funding Could Mean for Santa Barbara County

In Washington, federal lawmakers have made moves to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). In Santa Barbara ...

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Trump signs executive orders expanding his control over independent agencies

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order to bring independent agencies under control of the White House, ...

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FCC chair accuses predecessors of partisan bias after criticism of media probes

Chair Brendan Carr slammed his predecessors at the department after they criticized him for his probing of major broadcast ...

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