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.

Which is to say that the FCC is taking a break from its day-job of bullying media companies that the White House doesn’t like so it can look into the ongoing problem of TV commercials being way louder than they’re supposed to be.

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission,

Some news organizations are calling it a "power grab" by the White House. Talk of court challenges has already emerged. President Trump has used "the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America" to issue an Executive Order "ensuring accountability" for the FCC.

A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday would place the FCC under the increased supervision of the White House.

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, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.

What does President Trump’s executive order giving the White House oversight of the FCC and other independent agencies mean for the world of broadcast? We asked several legal observers. Their consensus is that the executive order was principally issued to set up a court case challenging the Supreme Court’s Humphrey’s Executor doctrine,

Carr, who joined the FCC as a staffer in 2012, is a prime example of the kind of MAGA transformation we so often see now, where previously old-school Republicans who favor deregulation suddenly see federal agencies as tools to target Trump's perceived enemies.

Chair Brendan Carr did not address a social media post by President Trump demanding Comcast be forced to pay “vast sums” to the federal

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.