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

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

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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 Backs FCC's Brendan Carr and Warns Broadcasters Could Lose Licenses

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Trump floats stripping networks critical of him of their broadcast licenses

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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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Trump suggests FCC should consider revoking TV licenses over negative coverage of him

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Trump threatens to revoke licenses of TV networks that give him bad press

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Trump says TV networks opposed to him should 'maybe' lose licence

"This is blatant censorship," Stephen Colbert said on his rival CBS show.

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Trump Says Broadcast Networks Should Lose Their FCC Licenses for Treating Him Unfairly

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Jimmy Fallon reacts to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension: 'I hope he comes back'

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

The FCC applauded ABC for taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air following his late-night remarks, sparking protests over free speech. Learn more about the agency here.

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Cruz warns conservatives 'will regret' FCC censorship push against ABC, other media outlets

Sen. Ted Cruz warns that FCC Chair Brendan Carr's threats to revoke ABC's broadcast license over Jimmy Kimmel's false statements could set a dangerous censorship precedent.

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

ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk’s

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FCC’s Carr Holds Sway Over Local TV Stations Eager to Merge

A storm over late-night TV comedy has given local station owners a chance to curry favor with the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission, which must ultimately bless any of their merger plans and approve regulatory reforms they’re seeking.

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‘Dangerous as hell’: Ted Cruz compares FCC chair’s threats against ABC to mob tactics

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday denounced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats to pull ABC’s broadcast license as “unbelievably dangerous” and compared some of his rhetoric to “mafioso” tactics.

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.

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Ted Cruz criticizes Trump-appointed FCC chair for urging "action" on Jimmy Kimmel

Ted Cruz of Texas sharply criticized the head of the Federal Communications Commission for urging ABC to crack down on the now-benched late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, calling the Trump appointee's comments "dangerous as hell" and comparing his move to a mafia shakedown.

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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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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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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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US House Democrats call on FCC chair to resign after pressuring Disney

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House on Thursday called on the chair of the Federal Communications Commission to resign after he pressured Walt Disney and ABC affiliates to stop airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live" after the late-night show host made comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination.