President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that aimed to expand the White House's powers over various independent regulatory bodies.
Trump has requested independent agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit proposed regulations to the White House. We issued an order titled “Ensuring Accountability for the Company.” For reviews.
order He also asks Director of Management and Budget, in this case Russ, to look at Voughted and consider the agency's spending to match the president's priorities.
“These regulators are now exercising substantial enforcement bodies without adequate accountability to the President and through him to the Americans,” the order states. Additionally, these regulatory bodies are permitted to promulgate important regulations without a presidential review. ”
Enforcement lawsuits are expected to spark a legal battle as Congress has established that the agency affected by the order will operate independently from the White House.
The order is the latest in a controversial series of moves by Trump, purporting to unite power within the administrative department and viewing his advisor as an unelected bureaucrat who can block his agenda. They are trying to eradicate what they have.
In the first few weeks, the president fired several inspectors who provided oversight in various government agencies and expelled agency managers appointed by the previous administration.
On Sunday, the Trump Justice Department also asked the Supreme Court to greenlight the president's firing of the head of the federal whistleblower protection agency.
