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,

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.

The post, which got thousands of upvotes and comments, talks about concerns over President Donald Trump's new executive orders. The main worry is that these orders give the White House more control over financial agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

In a far-reaching executive order Tuesday, Trump demanded that the White House review regulations at the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies with sweeping power to shape everything from shipping lanes to nuclear power plants.

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by the Democratic Party over a recent executive order it says violates federal election law by giving him too much power over the independent Federal Election Commission.

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.

A sweeping executive order issued by President Donald Trump on Feb. 18 aims to bring the nation’s independent financial regulators under White House oversight, marking a shift in how the agencies have operated since their inception.

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.

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.