Washington Senators Question FCC Chair Over Kimmel Remarks
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Washington, Senate lawmakers questioned Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr Wednesday during a hearing after he urged broadcasters to pull ABC's Jimmy Kimmel for remarks about the killing of activist Charlie Kirk and drew scrutiny. Democratic senators accused Carr of politicizing the agency and undermining First Amendment norms, while Republican members raised unrelated regulatory issues including spectrum auctions and undersea cable. Carr defended his statements, said he enforces media laws, and acknowledged alignment with President Donald Trump by noting the FCC is not independent. Commissioners delivered opening remarks criticizing the agency's reputation. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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This 60-second summary was prepared by the JQJO editorial team after reviewing 5 original reports from The Dallas Morning News, The Herald Journal, 2 News Nevada, Medicine Hat News and KTBS.
Timeline of Events
- Carr publicly criticized Jimmy Kimmel and urged broadcasters to act.
- Lawmakers arranged a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to examine Carr's comments.
- FCC commissioners delivered opening statements criticizing the agency's reputation and independence.
- During the hearing Carr said the FCC 'is not an independent agency' and aligned with the president.
- The FCC website removed the word 'independent' from a mission section while the hearing was underway.
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Conservative commentators and FCC supporters gained heightened visibility and potential leverage over broadcast regulatory debates following Carr's remarks and the Senate hearing.
ABC, Jimmy Kimmel, broadcasters, and the FCC's reputation for institutional independence suffered intensified scrutiny and reputational risk during the public hearing.
After reading and researching latest news.... Brendan Carr defended urging broadcasters to act over Jimmy Kimmel's remarks; Democrats said he politicized the FCC and questioned First Amendment implications. Carr said the FCC is not independent and aligned with President Trump; the agency's website removed 'independent' during the hearing this week.
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