The FCC is investigating ABC regarding political bias, with Brendan Carr leading the agency probes.
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Updated Aug 1
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What happened
The FCC is investigating ABC regarding political bias, with Brendan Carr leading the agency probes.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The FCC is investigating license renewal requests for Disney/ABC Network due to allegations of political bias.Sub-event
- ABC filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).Sub-event
Carr is under pressure from the administration regarding ABC's content.1 source
- ABC is undergoing an FCC review of its broadcast schedule led by Brendan Carr.Sub-event
- Regulators challenged ABC's show regarding compliance.Sub-event
ABC accused the FCC of chilling speech in a regulatory dispute.1 source
- Brendan Carr led an inquiry into a network's political guest practices.Sub-event
FCC probes ABC over political bias, led by Carr.1 source
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The entities involved
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Federal Communications Commission
independent U.S. government agency
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ABC
first Australian public television channel
Related events
- Brendan Carr is investigating ABC Television Network's talk show for rule violations, while the Trump administration pressures the FCC regarding the network's license renewal.
- The FCC is probing ABC's parent company Disney regarding the status of The View, while Brendan Carr discusses the matter as FCC Chairman.
- The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, launched probes into ABC's diversity practices on May 29, 2026, with support from Donald Trump.
- ABC filed a lawsuit against the FCC over its license renewal process, accusing the commission of political pressure and bias.
- Carr was appointed to the FCC chair position, and Trump demanded the FCC take action against a media host.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- abc.net.au
- kelownadailycourier.ca
- bostonglobe.com
- thewrap.com
- yahoo.com
- nypost.com
- nypost.com
- tvtechnology.com