At issue in the Kimmel case is how much influence the FCC can bring to bear under its statutory authority and First Amendment protections for free speech.

Cruz said FCC chair Brendan Carr sounded like a mafia boss when he threatened ABC over Jimmy Kimmel's comments on Charlie Kirk.

Suspension of politically charged segments highlights the tension between satire, broadcast rules, FCC enforcement

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Friday rebuked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr for backing ABC’s suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Cheney, a vocal critic of the Trump administration who left office in 2023,

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that Jimmy Kimmel “misled” the American public with his remarks and implied ABC could face regulatory consequences for airing “misleading content.”

Did the Nexstar and Sinclair station groups overplay their hands by aggressively taking on Disney this week? The decision to yank "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off their ABC affiliates - repping a combined 25% of the TV audience - may have an impact on several fronts,

Bill Maher is standing by Jimmy Kimmel amid his suspension and offering advice based on his own experience of having his show canceled in 2002.

It was threats from Trump’s FCC chair, Brendan Carr, that snowballed into ABC pulling Kimmel’s show indefinitely after the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk ’s alleged killer. The move has also sparked an intense conversation about censorship.