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

Brendan Carr will move the complaints against ABC, NBC and CBS – which accused them of being partial to Kamala Harris – back to active or pending status.

The action by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr shines a spotlight on fears that President Trump will use his power to threaten media outlets that don't support him.

Glad to see that our campaign for truth and transparency through the @FCC won’t be stopped," a conservative group wrote after the news.

Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr has reversed his predecessor Jessica Rosenworcel’s last-minute decision to dismiss three complaints against local CBS, ABC and NBC stations.

Brendan Carr, newly installed as chairman of the FCC under the new Trump administration, is reviving a trio of complaints aimed at NBC, ABC and CBS content, ones that his predecessor dismissed for being “at odds with the First Amendment.

The move was immediately attacked by FCC commissioner Gomez and reverses a decision by former FCC chair denying the complaints on First Amendment grounds

Brendan Carr, the new Republican head of the agency, has brought back cases against CBS, ABC, and NBC related to last fall’s presidential election — though a complaint against Fox will be allowed to lapse.

The FCC has reinstated complaints regarding the moderation of pre-election TV debates by ABC News, and appearances of Vice President Kamala Harris on CBS and NBC. Previously dismissed by former FCC Chair Rosenworcel,

The agency also rejected a complaint against 6ABC over 2024 election coverage that allegedly favored Kamala Harris.

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

and appearances of Vice President Kamala Harris on CBS' "60 Minutes" and NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Last week, then-FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said the commission was rejecting complaints ...