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,
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.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr wrote a letter to top tech CEOs, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, calling on them to stand up to European censorship.
In the blizzard of executive orders, Resolute desk pronouncements and mass firings of President Donald Trump’s first weeks in office, it’s easy to lose sight of what has been happening at the FCC and its chilling effect on the media.
Donald Trump said that his legal team was asking for “a lot” of money to settle his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris in advance of the 2024 presidential election.
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.
If I were Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, I’d be feeling a little nervous right now — and probably also upping my security detail, since this is unfortunately the type of world we live in these days. Roberts has raised the ire of Bully In Chief — sorry, make that President — Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump this week signed an executive ... who has served as a commissioner since 2023. Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, as well as Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and ...
President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission,
The President has signed an executive order which requires independent agencies to consult with the White House on priorities and performance standards.
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.