FCC Finds New Way To Target The Talk Shows That Get Under Trump's Skin:

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FCC says TV talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates: The FCC is warning that daytime talk shows and late-night programs must give equal time to ...

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FCC says US late-night, daytime talk shows must offer equal time for candidate interviews

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FCC says talk shows may have to provide equal time to political foes: FCC is taking a dim view of whether daytime and late-night shows on broadcast TV ...

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Trump FCC Chair Confirms He’s Started ‘Enforcement Proceedings’ Against The View: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr confirmed that his agency had opened an investigation ...

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Trump FCC Chair Says Colbert Scandal Stems From Wanting to Give ‘More Airtime For More Democrats’

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Trump FCC investigates The View, reportedly says "fake news" will be punished: FCC recently issued equal-time warning to late-night and daytime talk shows.

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US agency investigating if ABC's 'The View' violated equal time rules for political candidates

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Equal Time, Unequal Enforcement: The Latest Move to Weaponize the FCC Against Trump Critics

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US threatens late-night, daytime talk shows over politician interviews, commissioner says

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Why Trump administration is targeting talk shows: Federal regulators are tightening the leash on how talk shows handle political guests.

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FCC says late-night and daytime talk shows must give candidates equal time: President Trump has long said late-night talk shows display anti-conservative bias ...

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FCC targets talk shows by revisiting ‘equal time’ rule for political candidates: By changing course on a decades-old ruling, the agency again raised free speech ...

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FCC sets new rules for talk shows hosting political candidates: Late-night and daytime shows might have to adjust their guest lineups.

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