August 13, 2025 Arizona senate president calls on FCC to revoke state's PBS license over 'viewpoint discrimination' Arizona senate president Warren Petersen requested the FCC investigate the state's PBS station for alleged bias toward the Democratic candidate in the 2022 governor's race.
August 3, 2025 FCC seeks to shift power from national programmers to local broadcasters in public interest push FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr proposes shifting media influence from national networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC back to local broadcasters amid declining trust in legacy media.
July 24, 2025 FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger following Trump settlement, Colbert cancellation FCC Chairman Brendan Carr released a statement announcing his approval of the $8 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media after a yearlong saga.
July 24, 2025 FCC chairman sounds clarion call to return to 'unbiased, trustworthy journalism' Brendan Carr discussed media course correction following Colbert's show cancellation and criticizes partisan content, highlighting Skydance's CBS News plans.
July 11, 2025 PBS station singles out GOP senators in contentious public broadcasting funding battle Republican officials criticized PBS Kansas for running an ad asking viewers to contact senators about preserving funding, as the Senate prepares to vote on public media funds.
July 10, 2025 Democratic senators demand full FCC vote on Paramount-Skydance merger following Trump’s CBS settlement FCC is facing pressure from Democratic lawmakers for a transparent review of the Paramount-Skydance deal after President Trump's settlement raised questions about media independence.
July 8, 2025 Longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent Steve Kroft, Jon Stewart bash CBS’ Trump settlement as ‘shakedown’ Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft and Jon Stewart criticized Paramount's settlement with Trump, calling it a "shakedown" linked to merger plans.
July 2, 2025 Dominating 'space economy' a key priority for Trump's FCC chief The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission delivered his first major speech in his new role with the Trump administration, announcing six priorities he plans to focus on.
June 24, 2025 CBS blasts Trump’s lawsuit as ‘meritless’ despite recent $15 million settlement offer President Trump's election interference lawsuit against CBS was again called meritless despite the network making a $15 million offer to settle it earlier this month.
June 19, 2025 Trump-appointed FCC chairman probes Biden cybersecurity program over China concerns President Trump's FCC is raising the alarm over alleged Chinese connections in Biden's cybersecurity labeling initiative as documents reveal national security concerns.