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Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are blocking a resolution from Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) calling on the White House to hand documents over to members of Congress on the White House’s efforts to force Big Telecom companies to censor cable news channels, as well as any pressure the Biden White House has placed on the FCC to regulate Big Tech.

Bad News for Subsidy King Elon Musk: FCC Rejects SpaceX’s Request for $900 Million in Aid for Starlink Internet

The FCC is considering deregulations to allow radio broadcasters to geotarget ads using new technology—meaning that one station can run different ads depending on the location of the listener. The rule has won praise from former President Trump’s top tech expert, who said it would level the advertising playing field for an industry dominated by conservatives.

Gigi Sohn, the Biden Administration’s nomination for FCC commissioner, has attended a partisan event touting an FCC-led breakup of Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s “right wing propaganda machine,” adding to mounting evidence that the nominee is hopelessly partisan. The appointee would break the current 2-2 FCC tie in favor of the Democrats

A group of prominent Republican lawmakers – including Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Rick Scott (R-FL) – is urging the Federal Communications Commission to scrutinize the recent deal to buy 18 Spanish-language radio stations by a Democrat-affiliated group, saying the deal represents a “blatant, partisan” attempt to silence dissenting voices.

FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, one of the last officials appointed to the federal government by President Donald Trump, slammed calls for the FCC to intervene in Elon Musk’s deal to take Twitter private, condemning demands to prevent the return of free speech to the platform as unconstitutional and un-American.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr rejected calls from a leftist think tank to intervene in Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, calling the organization’s concerns “frivolous.”

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced Gigi Sohn’s FCC and Alvaro Bedoya’s FTC nominations, putting Democrats one step closer to being able to advance their leftist agenda, including censorship, at the agencies. 

Video footage and photos show Joe Biden’s radical, pro-censorship FCC nominee Gigi Sohn attending a “Net Neutrality” rally with radical leftists in 2012, an attempt to pressure her former boss Chairman Tom Wheeler. Members of the same group of protests would later confront Wheeler at his house.

Joe Biden’s embattled nominee to the FCC, Gigi Sohn, apologized for the “tone” of past tweets accusing Fox News of being “state propaganda,” as she tried to convince lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee that the far-left opinions she spouted on social media would not impact her work at the FCC.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) excoriated Joe Biden’s controversial nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Gigi Sohn, at a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee earlier today, drawing attention to the suspicious timing of a favorable settlement made between TV broadcasters and Locast, a nonprofit where Sohn was a board member at the time.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemned one of Joe Biden’s more controversial nominees on the eve of her second Senate hearing, Gigi Sohn, who has been nominated to serve a five-year term at the FCC.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) lambasted Joe Biden’s far-left nominee for FCC commissioner, Gigi Sohn, at her second hearing today for her record of partisan attacks on Republicans. This is the second nomination hearing for Sohn, whose nomination has caused controversy due to radical statements she has made in the past, and alleged conflicts of interest.

Joe Biden’s embattled FCC nominee Gigi Sohn, whose nomination is already struggling on account of her partisan, pro-censorship record, is tied to a far-left “digital rights” activist who once campaigned on behalf of an al-Qaeda terrorist who was convicted for conspiring to kill Americans.

The Biden administration’s nomination of the far-left progressive activist Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a powerful federal agency that oversees internet and telecommunications regulation is struggling, according to reports. The news comes as One America News (OAN) walks back its support for Sohn, with network founder Robert Herring saying: “She shouldn’t be anywhere near the FCC as far as I’m concerned.”

One America News (OAN) and Newsmax are backing Joe Biden’s far-left, radical pick for FCC commissioner, Gigi Sohn, despite the fact that she and the organization she co-founded have called for the blacklisting of conservative broadcasters — including OAN.

The Biden administration is determined to appoint partisan left-wingers to key positions in the federal bureaucracy. In addition to Alvaro Bedoya, the George Soros linked, pro-illegal immigration professor that Biden has selected as his nominee for FTC commissioner, the Biden administration also wants the pro-censorship radical Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Committee (FCC).

A CBS affiliate television station in Spokane, Washington, appeared to air a pornographic clip for ten seconds during a weather update on October 17. The Station KREM 2 allegedly aired a pornographic clip on a screen behind meteorologist Michelle Boss

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has attacked fellow billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos over a number of complaints filed by Bezos’ Blue Origin against SpaceX. According to Musk, Bezos retired from Amazon so he could make filing lawsuits against SpaceX his “full-time job.”

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday seeking to restore the Obama-era net neutrality rules.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr proposed Monday to end big tech’s “free ride” on internet infrastructure and reduce taxes on Americans. 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr decried on Monday Baltimore, Maryland State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s call for an investigation against a news station a “chilling and direct attack on free speech.”

A multi-year investigation found that fake comments accounted for nearly 18 million of the 22 million comments the FCC received during its 2017 rulemaking, the New York State Office of the Attorney General Letitia James found in a newly released report.

On Thursday, the U.S. intelligence and security launched a “call to action” to address supply chain threats from foreign powers.

The FCC has fined two Texas telemarketers $225 million for making roughly 1 billion robocalls, bothering people across the United States.

The two Republican commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington, have blasted attempts by House Democrats to have cable carriers drop conservative networks like Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN.

In a Monday op-ed, the Washington Post called on heavyweight telecommunications corporations to shut down conservative cable news outlets including Fox News, One America News, and Newsmax TV, comparing the need to do so with that of shutting down foreign terrorist influencers.

Alejandro Mayorkas, President-Elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), helped with a corporate merger that is leaving thousands of Americans laid off. 

Given Big Tech’s flagrant interference in the 2020 election — a steal, out in the open, in front of everyone — it’s tempting to welcome any regulatory or legal action that might punish them.

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, conservative radio legend Michael Savage gave a glimpse into The Savage Nation Podcast, set to launch with the new year, while offering his insights on the direction of talk radio and what the future has in store.

FCC commissioner Brandon Carr is urging the agency to take action to curb legal protections for Big Tech companies engaged in political censorship before President Donald Trump leaves office, outlining a plan to do so.

After a closely-watched nomination, President Trump’s nominee to the FCC, Nathan Simington, was confirmed to the post by a 49-46 vote of the U.S. Senate.

Elon Musk’s space exploration firm SpaceX has been awarded $885.51 million in subsidies by the FCC to provide Starlink broadband Internet service to rural homes and businesses in 35 states.

The Senate Commerce Committee voted 14-12 along party lines to advance Nathan Simington, President Donald Trump’s proposed new member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Ajit Pai, chairman of the FCC, has announced he will step down from the position on January 20, 2021.

President Donald Trump called for the termination of Section 230 protection for internet companies as an upstart social media CEO has urged a more nuanced approach.