Coverage dated December 16, 2025

Senators press FCC's Carr in wake of Kimmel controversy

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Senate Commerce Committee Democrats pushed Carr over comments that appeared to threaten local TV affiliates' licenses.

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  1. Roll Call

    Senators press FCC's Carr in wake of Kimmel controversy (opens Roll Call)

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    Senate Commerce Committee Democrats pushed Carr over comments that appeared to threaten local TV affiliates' licenses.

  2. MyNorthwest

    FCC leader Brendan Carr to face Senate questioning for first time since Kimmel controversy (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will face Senate questioning Wednesday for the first time since he pressured

  3. WMUR

    Brendan Carr faces Senate over Kimmel controversy (opens WMUR)

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    Brendan Carr faces the Senate Commerce Committee over his push to remove Jimmy Kimmel, FCC probes of major networks, and scrutiny of media consolidation

  4. The Daily Signal

    Democrat Senators Criticize FCC Head Over Threats to Kimmel Show (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Senate Democrats attacked FCC Chair Brendan Carr for pressuring ABC affiliates to not air Jimmy Kimmel's show.

  5. Variety

    FCC Chairman Seems to Say That in Threatening ABC Affiliates Over Jimmy Kimmel, He Was Doing His Job to Uphold the ‘Public Interest’ (opens Variety)

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    FCC Chair Brendan Carr, asked at a Senate hearing about threats to broadcasters over Jimmy Kimmel comments, said he was simply holding them to a required 'public interest standard.'

  6. Deadline

    FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Grilled Over Jimmy Kimmel Comments (opens Deadline)

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    Carr faced his first Senate hearing since the incident in September.

  7. Fox News

    FCC chair Brendan Carr to face Senate grilling for first time since Jimmy Kimmel saga (opens Fox News)

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    FCC Chairman Brendan Carr appears before the Senate Commerce committee on Wednesday to discuss his push for broadcasters to take ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel off the air.

  8. Fox News

    FCC Chair Brendan Carr accused of presiding over censorship, told to resign in tense hearing exchange (opens Fox News)

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    FCC Chairman Brendan Carr faced censorship accusations and calls to resign from Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., during a tense Senate hearing over ABC's September suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

  9. New York Post

    FCC chief Brendan Carr defends Jimmy Kimmel remarks in heated Senate hearing: ‘You intimidate the companies’ (opens New York Post)

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    Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission faced criticism on Wednesday from Democrats at his first appearance before Congress after pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air in September.

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