Deep state on life support as Trump cuts regulations at ‘record’ rate

Published September 8, 2025 12:35pm ET



Federal rule makers, already hit with layoffs since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, face another fast-growing threat to their roles in Washington’s “swamp”: record deregulation.

In its first report card on how agencies are complying with Trump’s demand that 10 regulations be eliminated for every new one added, officials have just revealed that they are cutting costly regulations at a record rate throughout the government.

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