FCC Chair Brendan Carr Threatens 'The View'

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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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Who Is Brendan Carr? Meet the Regulator Behind Kimmel’s Removal
FCC Chair Brendan Carr defends ABC affiliates pulling Jimmy Kimmel show after monologue about Charlie Kirk
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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What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission
FCC chair who criticized Kimmel once said government shouldn't censor speech
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
‘Panic’ Behind the Scenes at ‘The View’ Amid Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Cancellation Fears: Report

Trump, Brendan Carr

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Trump Backs FCC’s Brendan Carr and Warns Broadcasters Could Lose Licenses
President Trump on Thursday offered his full support to Brendan Carr, the FCC chairman, and warned that broadcasters who criticize him could lose their licenses.

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Trump on networks: 'Maybe their license should be taken away' that decision 'will be up to Carr'
Trump suggests revoking licences of networks that are ‘against' him
Protesters react to ABC cancelling Jimmy Kimmel’s show after FCC threats
ABC pulled comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show following veiled threats from the Federal Communications Commission and now President Donald Trump has called on the FCC to revoke the broadcast lice...

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Ros Atkins on… What Kimmel's suspension means for free speech in the US
ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Over Charlie Kirk Comments
After Kimmel's suspension, a certain point of 'The View' has been radio silent
The absence of commentary since the news about Kimmel broke on Wednesday has been particularly glaring after late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jon Stewart criticized the decision by t...

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Jimmy Kimmel Has Been "Indefinitely" Yanked Off The Air After His Charlie Kirk Comments — Here's How People Are Reacting
Donald Trump Says Late Night Hosts’ Biting Jokes At His Expense Should Pose Threat To Broadcasters’ FCC Licenses
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Brendan Carr Has His Eyes on The View

After Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, FCC Chair Brendan Carr suggests “The View” may lose its news label, sparking debate on talk show standards.

Sen. Ted Cruz compares FCC chair Brendan Carr to mob boss

Cruz said Brendan Carr's threat to yank the FCC license of ABC over Kimmel's comments was like something out of "Goodfellas" and "dangerous as hell."

Brendan Carr's Threats On Networks May Be "Jawboning", And Courts Don't Like It, Legal Experts Say

In the 24 hours after ABC announced it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air, FCC chairman Brendan Carr has made a wave of media appearances, on CNBC, Fox News and a podcast, and he’s made more threats.

Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing
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