‘Open season’ on ABC as FCC moves up public comment process for renewals Order represents one of the most significant actions the Trump administration has taken against a media company The Guardian - US · Jun 13
FCC chair Brendan Carr says media were ‘lied to’ over Stephen Colbert controversy Carr says the Federal Communications Commission has also opened an enforcement action into ABC’s the View The Guardian - US · Feb 18
Meet the conservative lawyer causing headaches for major news networks Critics are concerned that Daniel Suhr, the head of a conservative legal group, may be pulling the strings behind many of the Trump FCC’s moves The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2025
What to know about the FCC chair who pushed broadcasters to drop Kimmel FCC chair Brendan Carr pushed local broadcasters to drop Kimmel Axios · Sep 18, 2025
FCC move to restore net neutrality sets stage for familiar fight - Roll Call The Biden administration’s move to restore net neutrality faces legal tests and a risk of a rollback under a future administration. Roll Call · Apr 9, 2024
A former Fox executive now argues Murdoch is unfit to own TV stations Preston Padden helped Rupert Murdoch launch the Fox broadcast network in the 1990s. Now he argues Murdoch has proved unfit to hold the license for a Philadelphia station. WEKU · Aug 9, 2023
Sohn: Dark Money Fueled FCC Nomination Failure Says media inattention or inaccuracies that she could not correct didn't help Multichannel News · Jun 12, 2023
INCOMPAS to Hill: We Need a Full FCC Now Communications trade groups urge swift action on confirmation Multichannel News · Jun 1, 2023
President Biden announces new FCC nominee to fill long-vacant commissioner seat President Biden announced Anna M. Gomez as his nominee for FCC commissioner. Android Central · May 23, 2023
President Biden Nominates Anna Gomez for FCC Seat Packages it with renominations for Geoffrey Starks, Brendan Carr Multichannel News · May 22, 2023
Biden’s failed pick of Gigi Sohn for FCC post shows influence of dark money on U.S. politics Groups targeting the nominee included one co-founded by ex-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., who’s now director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023
Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, she expected to face criticism over her desire to expand free internet access and improve competition among broadband providers The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
‘Perfect Storm’ Sinks Gigi Sohn’s FCC Nomination (Analysis) Opportunity to keep regulator at a political stalemate was apparently too tempting to pass up Multichannel News · Apr 3, 2023
White House Withdraws Gigi Sohn’s FCC Nomination Agency, public advocacy experience couldn’t overcome campaign to block confirmation Multichannel News · Apr 3, 2023
Multichannel News · Mar 21, 2023 President Biden Yet to Withdraw Gigi Sohn’s FCC Nomination The Biden administration appears to be in no hurry to withdraw the nomination of Gigi Sohn, its first choice for the third Democratic seat on the five-member FCC, or perhaps it was caught somewhat off guard by the need to find a new candidate.
Reason · Mar 8, 2023 Gigi Sohn Withdraws FCC Nomination Due to Politics, Policy, and Police Pressure While Sohn’s record raises ethics and judgment questions, some attacks against her lacked merit.
Salon · Mar 8, 2023 Dark money wins: Biden FCC nominee bails Public should be "outraged," say activists, claiming Biden's FCC remains "utterly impotent" against Big Telecom
Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023 News briefs Orlando Free Fall ride to be removed nearly year after teen's death
Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023 Sohn withdraws after Manchin opposes her FCC confirmation Gigi Sohn withdrew her nomination to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission after Sen. Joe Manchin III on Tuesday said he would oppose her confirmation.
Roll Call · Mar 7, 2023 Sohn withdraws after Manchin opposes her FCC confirmation - Roll Call She had only the narrowest of paths to get through the Senate on Biden's third attempt to get her confirmed to the commission.
Reason · Feb 24, 2023 How Today's Skeptical Supreme Court Could Block Net Neutrality Rules Attempts to reclassify ISPs as common carriers are unsupported by law.
Reason · Feb 23, 2023 Biden Renominates Gigi Sohn, Net Neutrality Advocate, to the FCC Net neutrality is an unnecessary and failed policy.
Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023 Gaps in broadband access is backdrop to Sohn’s FCC nomination fight WASHINGTON — In parts of Oklahoma’s 3rd District, more than half of the state’s rural residents don’t have access to a broadband connection, House Science Chairman Frank D. Lucas, who represents the district in Congress, said in a recent interview.
Roll Call · Feb 21, 2023 Gaps in broadband access is backdrop to Sohn’s FCC nomination fight - Roll Call As the Senate fights over an FCC nominee, the government is gearing up to allocate billions of dollars to close a gap in broadband access.
Salon · Feb 19, 2023 Dark money targets Biden agenda Untraceable telecom money is pouring in — to Democrats as well as Republicans. The goal? To shut down government