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Jan 30, 2025 Trump signed an executive order making independent regulatory agencies like the SEC and FTC directly accountable to the White House Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
Subordinating independent regulators to presidential control concentrates power and weakens institutional checks Congress designed into these agencies.
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- Trump makes independent regulators answerable to White House — Trump signed an executive order making independent regulatory agencies – such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – accountable to the White House. Agencies will have to report new policy priorities to the executive branch for approval, which will also have a say over their budgets. The White House states the order ensures "all federal agencies are accountable to the American people, as required by the constitution." Critics argue the move clashes with mainstream interpretations of the Constitution.
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Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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Jan 30, 2025 state attorneys general in 22 states sued the Trump administration over the executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A large multistate lawsuit challenges an executive order that seeks to override a constitutional citizenship guarantee.
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- 22 state attorneys general sue Trump over birthright order — A coalition of 22 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against an executive order issued by Trump that challenges birthright citizenship. The order is seen as unconstitutional and an attack on the 14th Amendment. The lawsuit represents a significant legal challenge to the administration's immigration policies and underscores the ongoing battle over constitutional rights.
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Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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