FCC Quickly Scrubs Language from Its Website After Chairman Brawls With Democrat

The FCC website scrubbed language calling it an independent agency just minutes after a Democratic senator confronted the agency's chairman about it.
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FCC removes one key word from its website as it caves to Trump

The Federal Communications Commission website no longer reflects that the FCC is an “independent” agency after FCC Chair Brendan Carr testified to Congress on Wednesday that he didn’t consider it to be one.

Senators dig into FCC chairman's role in Jimmy Kimmel controversy

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) chastised his colleagues: "The 1st Amendment is not a one-way license for one team to abuse the power."

Democrats hit Carr over Kimmel 'censorship': 'A betrayal of the FCC mission'

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr faced intense criticism Wednesday from Senate lawmakers over concerns he used government power to promote the stifling of free speech. Carr was grilled by Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee over controversial statements he made about comedian Jimmy Kimmel that critics viewed as federal attempts to crack down on
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