FCC chairman Brendan Carr continues to demand programming changes at broadcast networks that air political content he doesn’t like.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr continues to demand programming changes at broadcast networks that air political content he doesn’t like.
by Jacob KastrenakesSep 17, 2025, 11:46 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade.
Disney gave in to threats from FCC chairman and occasional speech regulator Brendan Carr this evening, announcing that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be pulled off the air “indefinitely.” Carr was unhappy that Kimmel characterized the alleged