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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez calls on the National Association Broadcasters to push back amid Chairman Brendan Carr’s threat to stations that report on “fake polls.”
The NAB has been pretty low key in commenting on Trump and Carr’s warnings over broadcast licenses and news content, as it has prioritized the repeal of broadcast regulations.
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Two days after @BoutrousTed sent a letter to the DOJ threatening further legal action if the White House keeps excluding CNN from Air Force One, the White House is at it again.
Today is CNN’s turn to fulfill both in-town and out-of-town TV pool duties, but the White House press office left the network off the list for Trump’s trip to South Carolina, so as a result there will be no pooled TV coverage of the trip.
Boutrous said in the letter that he needs to hear back from the administration by Thursday at 5 p.m. Eastern, or CNN “will be forced to pursue additional judicial relief…”
Carr cites the FCC’s news distortion policy. But the FCC makes clear that it will only take action when it can be shown that airing misinformation was intentional.
FCC Chairman Warns Broadcasters That Airing "Fake Polls" Could Run Afoul Of "Regulatory Obligations" deadline.com/2026/10/fcc-bre…
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CNN Attorney Warns Trump DOJ It Will "Return To Court" Over Continued Ban On TV Pool Access To Air Force One deadline.com/2026/10/cnn-tru…
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Trump Floated Kicking Press Out of WH and Replacing Briefing Room With a Swimming Pool — NYT's Maggie Haberman Reports mediaite.com/politics/trump/…
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NEW from @nytimes: "More than 220 videos identified by the Wesleyan Media Project...used A.I.-generated fakery in ways large and small this midterm season."
“What we’re seeing with A.I. has surprised even us,” WMP co-director @efranklinfowler told NYT.
nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/po…
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White House not expected to hire a new press secretary ahead of midterm election. Source familiar tells me: “I wouldn’t expect anything new pre-midterms.”
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Quoting Trump's social media post of today, Judge Reyes orders govt to explain by 8pm whether it still takes the positions it took 2 days ago. Also orders Associate AG Stan Woodward to attend hearing tomorrow.
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NEW: Megadonors have now poured *2.3 billion* into the midterm elections.
Leading the pack is Elon Musk, the world's richest man, who is now the biggest individual political donor in American history.
Six donors have given $100M+. Read here:
washingtonpost.com/elections…
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The best
Laura had no business being as kind as she was while doing the job that she had. She is so very missed. rollcall.com/2026/10/15/jour…
The trouble with the White House Historical Association is they knew months in advance about the plan to demolish the East Wing yet never said anything about it. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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This is VERY different from how Hannity handled the Zacharia matter on Tuesday.
Sean Hannity to New Press Secretary Katie Zacharia: You Crashed And Burned In First Briefing--"What Happened?"
realclearpolitics.com/video/…
"Am I hearing that you think the staff should have prepped you better?"
"Can I give you some unsolicited advice? That will never be a friendly room to you."
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At least three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source. cnn.it/4B1dCRg
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Now we can say it definitively.
Elon Musk donated $158M to SLF.
SLF donated $158M to Texas PAC.
SLF is Texas PAC's only donor.
Elon Musk is singlehandedly funding Texas PAC, which is boosting Ken Paxton.
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It looked like the Paramount-WBD antitrust case was closed. Then a new filing landed in court — from a kid named Alex. He’s from Scranton, he’s pro-merger and he’s sure the companies will “try to get along so very well and proceed on keeping Hollywood alive forever.”
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WH official on judge's ruling on Trump ban: "The Fake News has no place demanding a spot in the President’s Oval Office. The lies they smear are a disservice to the American public and tear at the very fabric of our Democracy."
Following the media outlets victory in challenging Trump's WH ban, CNN debuted a new spot today that says, "Freedom of the press is not optional." It also quotes Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan.
Follow The Facts youtu.be/H1jCM0I_tHw?si=4DEB… via @YouTube