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The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe and Chris Stein

FCC chair suggests agency is not independent amid fears of Trump power-grab

Brendan Carr
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr speaks during a Senate committee oversight hearing on Wednesday. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock

The Federal Communications Commission is not an “independent” agency, its chairman suggested on Wednesday, as the word was scrubbed from its online mission statement.

Brendan Carr’s declaration to senators raised concerns of a further power-grab by the White House, amid concerns surrounding efforts by Donald Trump and his officials to exert greater control over independent agencies since his return to office in January.

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