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What Is the FCC? Defining the Federal Communications Commission & Its Purpose

In the wake of Kimmel’s suspension, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said broadcasters “have a responsibility to the public” and praised ABC for taking action after the late-night host’s monologue drew critici...

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What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission

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Who is FCC chairman Brendan Carr?

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Trump suggests FCC could revoke licenses of TV broadcasters that give him too much 'bad publicity'

President Donald Trump on Thursday floated the possibility of TV broadcasters losing their federal licenses over what he perceives as negative coverage of him, a day after Disney’s ABC yanked “Jimmy ...

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FCC chair thinks investigating 'The View' 'worthwhile' after Jimmy Kimmel suspension

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‘Toxic mix of eroded rights and corruption’: Dem Senator slams Kimmel firing

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Jimmy Kimmel's suspension fits squarely into the FCC's new pressure playbook

An FCC commissioner pressuring local broadcasters into speaking up against a network is like "nothing we've confronted before in our modern day," said Al Tompkins, a journalism professor at Syracuse ...

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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air After Charlie Kirk Remarks

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Trump’s FCC Goon Teases New TV Targets After Kimmel Suspension

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Jimmy Kimmel's suspension shows power of FCC's Brendan Carr

Carr has cheered on Trump's private lawsuits against the media over their news coverage, which most scholars and media lawyers say falls well within the protections of the First Amendment.

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FCC chairman warns of lack of trust in media after Kimmel’s suspension

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Trump’s FCC Chair: Kimmel ‘Isn’t the last shoe to drop’

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Trump claims Jimmy Kimmel was yanked over 'bad ratings,' rejects free speech concerns

President Donald Trump said Jimmy Kimmel should have been pulled "a long time ago," rejecting Democrats' outcries about the state of free speech in the United States after ABC indefinitely pulled the...

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Late-Night Hosts React To Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

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Why was Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show suspended? Here's what we know

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Fox News Host Warns Kimmel Ban Could Come Back to Haunt Her Colleagues

By Wednesday night, Kimmel was “suspended indefinitely.”

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Jimmy Kimmel's Talk-Show Pulled Indefinitely Following Remarks About Charlie Kirk

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The Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: A Huge Step Down the Authoritarian Road

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FCC commissioner calls Trump's threat to pull broadcast licenses 'a campaign of censorship'

In an interview with Here & Now, Anna Gomez said the Federal Communications Commission doesn't have the constitutional authority to revoke the licenses of broadcasters who air content critical of the president.

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Trump disputes Ted Cruz’s criticism of FCC chair’s threats over Kimmel

President Trump on Friday said he disagreed with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over criticism of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to take action against ABC, before late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air indefinitely.

Ted Cruz rips FCC chair's Jimmy Kimmel threat as 'unbelievably dangerous'

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned that the FCC could take action against ABC and Disney over the late-night host's remarks about Charlie Kirk's death.

FCC derided as “Federal Censorship Commission” after pushing Jimmy Kimmel off ABC

ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air yesterday, shortly after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr urged the Disney-owned company to take action against Kimmel or face consequences at the FCC over Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk's killer.

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'Right out of Goodfellas.' Ted Cruz weighs in on FCC head's Kimmel threat

Sen. Ted Cruz called it "unbelievably dangerous" for FCC Chairman Brendon Carr to pressure ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel's show off the airwaves.

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What a recent Supreme Court decision could mean for Trump FCC pressure on broadcasters

Suggestions by President Donald Trump and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr that broadcaster licenses could be revoked over disfavored views expressed on their airwaves could run afoul of a unanimous Supreme Court decision just last year addressing alleged pressure by government officials to silence speech.

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Is Starlink Bad for the Environment? FCC Doesn’t Think It Should Weigh In

The FCC wants to exempt satellite providers from oversight required by the National Environmental Protection Act. Astronomers and anti-light pollution groups disagree.

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Wisconsin’s Baldwin joins senators calling out FCC after chair’s remarks, Kimmel’s suspension

Democratic senators including Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) have written to the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to criticize the agency’s chairman’s attacks on late night TV ho

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Abolish the FCC

FCC The Trump Administration Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) recent efforts to intimidate broadcasters into taking anti-Trump comedians off the

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900 MHz Band Change Would Cause Public Safety Risks, Communications Disruption, Research Argues

A new research report, filed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), details the risks of a proposal under consideration by the FCC that would restructure portions of the Lower 900 MHz band,