• Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

    Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

    Jun 27, 2025 02:44 PM EST

    ... most conservative, ruled 9-7 that the method of funding is unconstitutional. The 5th Circuit held that Congress had given too much authority to the FCC and the agency in turn had ceded too much power to a private entity, or administrator. The last time the Supreme Court invoked what ...

  • 'The Project' explores Project 2025's origins and goals to reshape American culture

    'The Project' explores Project 2025's origins and goals to reshape American culture

    May 01, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... he wants, he should get rid of them. They also think he should be able to seize control of independent agencies, the FTC, the FEC, FCC, bodies like this that are established by Congress to be appointed by the president, but then to operate independently. And they also want to ...

  • Journalists gather to honor First Amendment at 2025 White House Correspondents' Dinner

    Journalists gather to honor First Amendment at 2025 White House Correspondents' Dinner

    Apr 27, 2025 06:26 PM EST

    ... Pope Francis' funeral in Rome and had no events Saturday night. The Trump administration has had multiple skirmishes with the press in recent months. The FCC is investigating several media companies, the administration is working to shut down Voice of America and other government-run outlets, and The Associated Press ...

  • AP renews court request for reinstatement to White House press pool

    AP renews court request for reinstatement to White House press pool

    Mar 27, 2025 09:07 PM EST

    ... the president The case is one of several aggressive moves the second Trump administration has taken against the press since his return to office, including FCC investigations against ABC, CBS and NBC News, dismantling the government-run Voice of America and threatening funding for public broadcasters PBS and NPR.The ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case that could weaken Congress delegating action to agencies

    LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case that could weaken Congress delegating action to agencies

    Mar 26, 2025 01:43 PM EST

    ... the justices on behalf associations of telecommunications companies. The Trump administration, which has moved aggressively to curtail administrative agencies in other areas, is defending the FCC program. The appeal was initially filed by the Biden administration. “Neither Congress’s conferral of authority on the FCC, the FCC’s reliance on ...

  • Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech but critics say his actions threaten it

    Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech but critics say his actions threaten it

    Mar 12, 2025 06:20 PM EST

    The president has sued several outlets for coverage he dislikes, and his appointees at the Federal Communications Commission have helped pressure those media companies. Meanwhile, Trump's FCC is opening investigations of other media companies with which Trump has feuded, and the administration has barred The Associated Press from the ...

  • A look at the legal tactics Trump is using against media outlets

    A look at the legal tactics Trump is using against media outlets

    Dec 19, 2024 11:35 PM EST

    ... And I know that they certainly are thinking about these issues. I think one of the other things we need to think about is the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission, and Brendan Carr taking the chair position there, because Trump has threatened to revoke the licenses of stations that he ...

  • As U.S. government pivots to full Republican control, the outlook is uncertain for AI regulations

    As U.S. government pivots to full Republican control, the outlook is uncertain for AI regulations

    Nov 28, 2024 06:37 PM EST

    ... would raise First Amendment issues at the same time that Trump’s campaign and other Republicans were using the technology to create political memes. The FCC was in the middle of a lengthy process for developing AI-related regulations when Trump won the presidency. That work has since been halted ...

  • WATCH: WNBA Champions New York Liberty honored with ticker-tape parade

    WATCH: WNBA Champions New York Liberty honored with ticker-tape parade

    Oct 24, 2024 07:07 PM EST

    ... responders for their service during the coronavirus pandemic. Not all New York sports champions have gotten the honor of a parade. The New York City FC won their first Major League Soccer championship in 2021, but only received a celebration at City Hall. Last year, NY/NJ Gotham FC won ...

  • Harris and Trump court voters, make jabs at each other ahead of early voting in Michigan

    Harris and Trump court voters, make jabs at each other ahead of early voting in Michigan

    Oct 18, 2024 10:50 PM EST

    ... Donald Trump: For 19 days, I don't think we should do that anymore. I think you shouldn't play negative ads. Lisa Desjardins: The FCC prohibits broadcast stations from rejecting political ads from any legally qualified candidate. Speaking of ads: Marc Anthony, Musician: I remember what it was like ...