Trump Signs Executive Order to Enable OMB Oversight of Independent Agencies

The executive order comes as Trump has fired top officials at these agencies.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Enable OMB Oversight of Independent Agencies
President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Jackson Richman
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 18 to enable the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to have oversight of independent federal agencies.

Examples of independent agencies include the Federal Reserve, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the National Transportation Safety Board, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Federal Trade Commission.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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