House Democrats open probe into FCC media investigations under Trump

FCC’s Carr to Newsmax: Agency to Recommit to Public Interest

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, called out on Newsmax the big broadcasting networks for not airing balanced coverage and the FCC itself for not enforcing it. “I mean, broadcasters play a special role in our country,” Carr told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” on Wednesday. “One, they have access to airwaves, which cable channels don’t get, and in return, they have to operate in the public interest, and for years, the …

FTC chair defends Trump firing of Democratic commissioners

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson on Wednesday defended President Trump’s decision to fire the agency’s Democratic commissioners.  FTC commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were dismissed from their roles in March, with the administration telling the former commissioners their continued service at the FTC was “inconsistent” with its policies.  The pair sued the administration last week, arguing their firings …

A Bipartisan Roster Of Former FCC Officials Say Trump FCC Boss Brendan Carr Is Taking A Giant Dump On The First Amendment

Last October, Trump sued CBS claiming (falsely) that a 60 Minutes interview of Kamala Harris had been “deceitfully edited” to her benefit (they simply shortened some of her answers for brevity, as news outlets often do). As Mike explored in a post at the time, the lawsuit was utterly baseless, and tramples the First Amendment, editorial discretion, and common sense. CBS/Paramount is looking for regulatory approval for its $8 billion merger with …

Dems open probe into FCC chairman over attacks on the free press

Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce opened an investigation into FCC Chair Brendan Carr, citing his “attacks on the First Amendment and his weaponization” of the agency.

House Democrats open probe into FCC media investigations under Trump

Three congressional Democrats sought documents on Monday from the head of the Federal Communications Commission as part of a probe into what they called "sham" investigations into media outlets including CBS, NBC and ABC launched by the agency under President Donald Trump to try to intimidate the news media.

[New York - Shimizuishi Tamami] For the liberal US media, the existence of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the government regulator, is becoming a burden. This is because ultra-conservative Brendan Carr, who took over as head of the FCC under the Trump administration, has begun to investigate the content of reporting. There is a concern that this will overturn the tradition of "minimizing government intervention" and stifle reportin…