P resident Donald Trump has issued an executive order that requires independent government agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek White House approval bef

The executive order doesn’t explicitly mention enforcement, but observers expect that the assertion of total authority over the agencies could sway their approach to policing bad actors.

President Donald Trump’s executive order grasping far greater control over independent federal agencies embraces a constitutionally questionable theory that presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan have considered – and ultimately rejected.

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 C

The order weighing on the federal agency's independence could also have implications on enforcement activity, concerned observers say.

Trump ordered independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Communications Commission to submit proposed regulations to the White House to ensure they are in line with the president’s priorities.

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.

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.

A new executive order gives President Donald Trump's appointees more power over independent agencies, including how the Fed regulates banks. But monetary policy will remain under the central bank's full control.

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to give the president greater power over independent regulatory agencies — government entities Congress set up to be shielded from White House control.

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