The FCC is reviewing its $3 billion E-Rate program for schools and libraries due to concerns about excessive children's screen time. A vote on potential reforms or termination is scheduled for June 25, following a Surgeon General's advisory on the harms of screen use.
The FCC is reviewing its $3 billion E-Rate program for schools and libraries due to concerns about excessive children's screen time. A new proposal is expected soon, with potential reforms or termination of the program.
The broadcast network's rebuke comes amid a broader fight with Chair Brendan Carr over the company’s TV station licenses.
The broadcast network's rebuke comes amid a broader fight with Chair Brendan Carr over the company’s TV station licenses.
Chairman Brendan Carr celebrates FCC court loss in case over Biden-era rule.
Former FCC commissioners and staffers across parties are urging the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to force a vote on repealing the FCC's News Distortion Policy. The bipartisan group filed their petition in November 2025 after Chair Brendan Carr invoked the 1949 rule to pressure ABC over Jimmy Kimmel. Carr, who can alone bring the item to a vote, has refused while using the policy to threaten broadcasters perceived as biased against Trump. The petitioners argue the policy is unconstitutional and has been weaponized, seeking to compel FCC action before midterm elections.
A bipartisan group of former FCC commissioners and staffers is urging the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to force a vote on repealing the FCC's News Distortion Policy, arguing it has been weaponized by Republican Chair Brendan Carr. The petition, filed in November 2025 after Carr invoked the rule to pressure ABC over Jimmy Kimmel, has been blocked from a commission vote by Carr, who opposes repeal. The group seeks a writ of mandamus to compel action, citing concerns about the policy's use to threaten broadcasters perceived as biased against Trump, with midterm elections approaching.
The president's media czar, Brendan Carr, is already letting conservative broadcasters get bigger. Now he’s eyeing ways to help them ditch shows like Jimmy Kimmel.
The FCC's Media Bureau is soliciting public comments on whether the TV ratings system appropriately handles children's programming with transgender or non-binary characters. Chairman Brendan Carr claims parents are concerned about pro-transgender agenda in programming, though FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez notes only 11 public correspondences were received, with just 2 rating changes needed. Critics call the effort an attempt to erase transgender and non-binary people from media under the guise of protecting children.
