• Swamp Notes: Trump tries to bring watchdogs to heel

  • Feb 22 2025
  • Length: 13 mins
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Swamp Notes: Trump tries to bring watchdogs to heel

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  • US President Donald Trump’s executive order this week seeks to “rein in” independent federal agencies by requiring them to submit draft regulations for review. The FT’s US managing editor Brooke Masters and our legal and enforcement correspondent Stefania Palma discuss what the new measures mean for the business community.


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    Trump makes push for control of independent US regulators

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    Swamp Notes is produced by Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com



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