FCC chair rips Kimmel-Talarico interview
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Jimmy Kimmel returned from a long hiatus by taking aim at FCC chair Brendan Carr, referencing his show's suspension and the ongoing clash over free speech.
Kimmel on Thursday aired his interview with Talarico on YouTube rather than on his network broadcast, citing the FCC threat. Talarico is running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, in a race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate in November.
Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr shared that the regulatory agency is responding to President Trump's call for NBC journalist Kristen Welker to be met with "rebuke or punishment.
Chair Brendan Carr on Sunday said he is “looking at a lot of actions” to carry out after President Trump urged that the agency punish NBC
Internal documents obtained by Guardian show White House meetings, scheduled calls with top Trump officials and communications with Fox News producers
Brendan Carr said the agency may advise broadcasters on the use of polling; Democrat Anna Gomez called it an "excuse for censorship."