Some of Donald Trump's biggest donors scored a major victory when the Securities and Exchange Commission took steps to end a rule detested by fossil fuel companies, according to a report Monday. The Biden administration had approved the rule nearly a year ago requiring large companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and plans to reduce
President Donald Trump has reportedly picked Brian Quintenz — currently serving as head of policy at a16z — as the next chair of the Commodity Futures Trading 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to lay off the top leaders at regional offices across the country as part of its cost-cutting recommendations to the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Donald Trump again raged against Comcast, threatening that the media giant should “pay vast sums of money” over its MSNBC programming. Trump has long railed against Comcast, but his post on Truth Social late Sunday appeared to have been triggered by the news that MSNBC was dropping Joy Reid and Alex Wagner from its primetime
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission has delivered a significant victory to the cryptocurrency industry by agreeing to drop a major lawsuit against Coinbase, a crypto exchange platform company that spent heavily on the 2024 election and donated a million dollars to President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Many oil and gas companies objected in March when the SEC required companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions in legal filings. A move by the acting SEC chair signals that the agency will no longer push for implementation of the rule.
A new executive order claims the president controls all major actions by independent agencies, from FERC to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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.
Experts in the Nigerian blockchain and cryptocurrency industry have expressed optimism and confidence in the growth of the industry
A Republican-controlled legislature continues to cede power to the president. Why bother legislating your agenda when you can have a demagogue issue orders?