Trump Is Threatening Broadcast Station Licenses — What that Means, and How It All Works

No, Trump’s FCC is not going after free speech — but the left has been stifling open debate for years

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is far from the first — or worst — practitioner of alleged First Amendment overreach.

Trump Snaps at Ted Cruz’s Shock Warning About Free Speech

The president said the FCC chairman was a courageous patriot for taking on broadcast networks that criticized him.

Trump is threatening broadcast station licenses — what that means, and how it all works

Networks such as Disney's ABC, Paramount Skydance's CBS, Comcast Corp.'s NBC and Fox Corp.'s Fox must have an over-the-air spectrum license from the government.

Longtime TV weatherman reveals 'effective tool' Americans have to stop Trump's censorship

President Donald Trump is now hinting at using the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to intimidate broadcasters into silence. But a retired TV news weather forecaster with more than four decades of experience says Americans have a unique tool at their disposal that could yield significant resu...

Trump Backs FCC’s Brendan Carr and Warns Broadcasters Could Lose Licenses

President Trump on Thursday offered his full support to Brendan Carr, the FCC chairman, and warned that broadcasters who criticize him could lose their licenses. Trump was asked about “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” which was indefinitely suspended on Wednesday. He argued that late-night shows are uniformly critical of him, saying “they haven’t had a conservative on in years.” “When you have a network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit…

Trump’s FCC chair Carr may be his new arbiter of ‘free speech’

Brendan Carr commits to the illusion of independence, but Trump’s threats to go after NBC next make the administration’s goals for the FCC clear, writes John Bowden