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Ted Cruz Rips FCC Over ABC Broadcast License Review Following Kimmel Joke: โ€˜It Is Not Governmentโ€™s Job to Censor Speechโ€™

29 April 2026 at 14:12
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is a MAGA loyalist, but he thinks the Republican-controlled FCC stepped over the line in accelerating the renewal process for broadcast licenses of Disneyโ€™s eight ABC-owned local TV stations โ€” seemingly in response to a joke Jimmy Kimmel told about Melania Trump on late-night television. โ€œIt is not governmentโ€™s job [โ€ฆ]

Jane Fonda Slams FCCโ€™s Review of ABC Licenses as โ€˜Naked Attempt to Weaponize Government Power Against Dissentโ€™

28 April 2026 at 23:24
Jane Fonda, the actor and activist who is the founder of the modern Committee for the First Amendment, strongly criticized the FCCโ€™s order requiring Disneyโ€™s ABC-owned local stations to apply for early renewal of their broadcast licenses. The agencyโ€™s order Tuesday came a day after President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for Disney [โ€ฆ]

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