Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is dismissing four high profile petitions before the agency before she vacates the position, saying such action is necessary to protect the First Amendment.



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FCC chief: Agency is not ‘president’s speech police’

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday rejected complaints about how ABC News moderated the pre-election TV debate between President Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump, and appearances of Vice President Kamala Harris on CBS' "60 Minutes" and NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

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Outgoing FCC chief rejects Trump’s complaints over ABC debate, Harris TV appearances

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is dismissing four high profile petitions before the agency before she vacates the position, saying such action is necessary to protect the First Amendment. In a Thursday statement, Rosenworcel said the FCC would dismiss the complaints and petitions from various groups “that seek to curtail freedom of the…

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FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel dismissed four complaints and petitions against local TV stations that seek to 'undermine the First Amendment.'

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Outgoing FCC Chair Dismisses Complaints Against TV Stations That ‘Seek to Weaponize’ Agency: ‘The FCC Should Not be the President’s Speech Police’

The departing chairwoman of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, warned of efforts to tie the broadcast station license renewals to news content, as the agency dismissed a series of complaints brought from the left and the right. She did not name incoming President Donald Trump, who has threatened networks over their news and other content, but […]

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Exiting FCC Chair Warns That Agency “Should Not Be The President’s Speech Police” As Broadcast News Complaints Are Dismissed

Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics.

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As Trump inauguration nears, FCC chief dismisses complaints against TV networks

Outgoing Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel had some choice words about Donald Trump and the threat he poses to the First Amendment.

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Biden’s FCC chair issues grim warning about Trump’s threat to the First Amendment

(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Jessica Rosenworcel used her final weeks in office to “take a stand on behalf of the First Amendment” by dismissing four high-profile petitions she said attempted to “weaponize” the agency’s authority for political purposes. The petitions targeted both conservative and liberal broadcasters. One complaint was a bid by ex-Fox executive Preston Padden to revoke …

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Outgoing FCC Chair Rejects Four 'Weaponizing' Complaints

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Trump plans to nominate Olivia Trusty, policy director for a US Senate committee, as the third Republican member of the FCC's five-person commission  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he intends to nominate Olivia Trusty to fill an upcoming vacancy at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Trump plans to nominate Olivia Trusty, policy director for a US Senate committee, as the third Republican member of the FCC's five-person commission

The Federal Communications Commission has rejected the 2023 petition seeking to deny Philadelphia station FOX29's broadcast license renewal over parent company FOX's coverage of the 2020 election. The government agency also dismissed a complaint against fellow Philly station 6ABC over 2024 election coverage. Jessica Rosenworcel, the outgoing Democratic chairwoman of the FCC, said the moves were made to preserve the First Amendment.

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FCC dismisses 2023 petition against FOX29's license renewal, saying it's 'at odds with the First Amendment'

Chair: Complaints “seek to weaponize the licensing authority of the FCC.”…

FCC chief: Agency is not ‘president’s speech police’

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