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FCC investigating if ABC's 'The View' violated equal time rules for political candidates

FCC probes ABC’s The View over equal time rules after Texas candidate James Talarico’s appearance, challenging the exemption for daytime talk shows as bona fide news.

  • The Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into whether ABC’s daytime talk show violated political “equal time” rules after interviewing Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
  • The inquiry follows recent FCC guidance reaffirming that the Communications Act of 1934’s equal opportunities requirement applies to late-night and daytime talk shows.
  • The probe was prompted by Talarico’s appearance earlier this week; he is competing against Rep. Jasmine Crockett in a contentious Democratic primary, alongside a crowded Republican field for the same Senate seat.
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