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A quick search about the U.S. executive branch will repeatedly tell you one thing, that it's

responsible for enforcing federal law,

and that our other branches, the legislative and judicial, have responsibilities meant to balance

federal power between all three of them. Our ongoing series, if you can keep it, is all about the

health of U.S. democracy. We've looked closely at issues like the Trump administration's refusal to spend

money that Congress has appropriated, mass firings of federal workers, and a whole lot more.

One of the big questions along the way is whether Congress or the courts will step in to reclaim

their constitutional role of restraining the president. Another set of actions the administration has taken in these first two months falls under the

non-enforcement of rules.

These rule changes can be detailed and hard to follow, but broadly, they involve the government's

ability to track influence from foreign actors on U.S. politics or business, as well as the

government's supervision of activities by U.S. companies big business, as well as the government's supervision of activities

by U.S. companies big and small.

What has the Trump administration done to weaken anti-corruption, financial disclosure,

and the agencies that supervise corporate America?

And what does it mean for politics, for the rule of law, and for your wallet?

I'm Jen White.

And I'm Todd Zwillick. You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the rule of law, and for your wallet. I'm Jen White. And I'm Todd Zwillick.

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