by Chris Walker | Sep 22, 2026 | ABC, Andy Beshear, Mitch McConnell, News, Senate, term limits
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Kentucky) told the hosts of ABC’s “The View” that he still has concerns about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Kentucky) ability to serve in Congress. McConnell returned to work at the U.S. Capitol earlier in September, after spending three months out of public view following a fall in his home in June. During that time, the Kentucky senator made some public statements…
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by Amy Goodman | May 5, 2026 | ABC, Brendan Carr, Donald Trump, FCC, First Amendment, Interview, Jimmy Kimmel, mergers, Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery
As President Trump continues to attack media organizations and journalists, we speak with a sitting member of the Federal Communications Commission about how the administration has weaponized the FCC to go after his perceived enemies in the media. Anna Gomez is the sole Democratic commissioner on the FCC, which is currently operating with just three commissioners instead of the usual five.
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by Chris Walker | Apr 29, 2026 | ABC, broadcast media, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, free speech, Jimmy Kimmel, Melania Trump, News
On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered a review of all station licenses owned by ABC, an apparent escalation of the public feud between Donald and Melania Trump and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke he made at the president’s expense last week. The filing does not explicitly mention any names or specific television programming. Instead, it states that the FCC…
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by Chris Walker | Apr 27, 2026 | ABC, Donald Trump, free speech, Jimmy Kimmel, Melania Trump, News, Political Violence, White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
On Monday, first lady Melania Trump posted a demand on social media for television network ABC to “take a stand” against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes about her husband, President Donald Trump. The X post from Melania Trump — which claimed Kimmel’s rhetoric is both “hateful” and “violent” — comes just two days after a shooter nearly breached security at the White House Correspondents’…
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