FCC Cuts ‘Independent’ From Mission Statement After Chair Refuses To Discuss Trump’s Influence

The FCC earlier this year told local broadcasters they could be fined or lose their licenses if they aired “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Chairman Brendan Carr to Congress: 'The FCC is not independent'

Chairman Brendan Carr said the Federal Communications Commission isn't independent from the Trump administration in testimony before Congress.
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Brendan Carr says FCC will be ‘open-minded’ on Trump order to ban state AI laws

The EO tasks the agency chair with initiating a proceeding on whether federal AI standards can preempt state laws.

Carr suggests FCC isn’t an independent agency at Senate hearing

Chair Brendan Carr suggested on Wednesday that the agency is not independent from President Trump’s administration after being pressed by senators on

FCC immediately edits website after pro-Trump chair claims it’s not an independent agency

Congress long ago determined that the FCC is an independent expert agency,’ FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who now says the agency is not independent, said in 2018.

Cruz presses Trumpian regulator to stand down after Kimmel threats

Now, given the opportunity to prod Carr on Capitol Hill, Cruz scolded him in person. “Democrat or Republican, we cannot have the government arbitrating truth or opinion,” Cruz told Carr on Wednesday.
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