• Trump hits back at late night shows critical of Republicans

    Trump hits back at late night shows critical of Republicans

    Oct 07, 2017 04:31 PM EST

    ... and producer for NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," tweeted. "Now kindly stop tweeting nonsense and go do your job for once." The FCC rule says political candidates should be treated equally by broadcast television stations when it comes to selling or giving away air time during an ...

  • Does an assault on a reporter reflect greater antipathy toward the press?

    Does an assault on a reporter reflect greater antipathy toward the press?

    May 25, 2017 11:58 PM EST

    ... Human Services Secretary Tom Price. And a Congressional Quarterly reporter was allegedly manhandled by security guards when he tried to ask a question after an FCC hearing. To explore the meaning of these incidents, we're joined by Howard Kurtz, host of "Media Buzz" on FOX News Channel, and Tom ...

  • Appeals court says it won't reconsider net neutrality ruling

    Appeals court says it won't reconsider net neutrality ruling

    May 01, 2017 05:53 PM EST

    ... faster than competing services. New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a speech last week that the rules were unnecessary. He wants to eliminate the FCC's broad powers to monitor Verizon and others for bad behavior. MORE: FCC chair Ajit Pai explains why he wants to scrap net neutrality ...

  • Seven unusual trends taking hold since Trump's inauguration

    Seven unusual trends taking hold since Trump's inauguration

    Apr 29, 2017 05:13 PM EST

    ... the corporations behind the “failing” and “fake” mainstream media are having a banner year, TheStreet reports. Growing audiences, increased subscribers and a hope that lax FCC regulations will enable more TV station consolidation are driving meteoric growth. CBS (+9%), NewsCorp (+13.4%), Disney (+8.8%), the New York Times Co ...

  • PBS NewsHour full episode April 27, 2017

    PBS NewsHour full episode April 27, 2017

    Apr 27, 2017 11:33 PM EST

    Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump steps back from pulling the plug on NAFTA, instead offering to renegotiate with Mexico and Canada. Also: The FCC chairman's plans to reduce government oversight of internet providers, President Trump's first 100 days in foreign policy, making sense of rising health care ...

  • How will a new law blocking internet privacy rules affect you?

    How will a new law blocking internet privacy rules affect you?

    Apr 04, 2017 11:06 PM EST

    ... joined now by Scott Cleland who's a researcher and advocate for greater Internet competition, and by Gigi Sohn, who used to be with the FCC, where she helped craft the now repealed rules. Welcome to you both. Scott, help me understand this. I know you work a lot with ...

  • Dems urge Trump to veto bill blocking online privacy rule

    Dems urge Trump to veto bill blocking online privacy rule

    Apr 02, 2017 03:36 PM EST

    ... iPads, and even our cellphones would be fair game for internet companies to sell and make a fast buck." The Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, is a critic of the broadband privacy rules and has said he wants to roll them back. He and other Republicans want ...

  • Before you lament the end of your internet privacy, read this

    Before you lament the end of your internet privacy, read this

    Mar 31, 2017 08:27 PM EST

    ... Order also put the FCC in charge of privacy regulations. Until 2015, the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, held jurisdiction over ISPs, according to a FCC statement. However, two years ago, the FCC “stripped the FTC of its authority over internet service providers.” The debate over net neutrality can be ...

  • House sends bill to Trump blocking online privacy regulation

    House sends bill to Trump blocking online privacy regulation

    Mar 29, 2017 03:48 AM EST

    ... law still requires broadband providers to protect customer information — but it doesn't spell out how or what companies must do. That's what the FCC rule aimed to do. The Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, is a critic of the broadband privacy rules and has said ...

  • Senate votes to undo internet privacy regulations

    Senate votes to undo internet privacy regulations

    Mar 26, 2017 09:08 PM EST

    ... You know, you have to rewind the clock a bit to the last administration to understand how we got to where we are now. The FCC under chairman Tom Wheeler, an appointee from President Barack Obama, put in place rules the require Internet providers like Comcast and Verizon and AT ...