发件人FCC将「独立」从网站上删除, 原因是卡尔主席因批评保守活动家而向广播公司施压, FCC removed "independent" from its website after Chairman Carr faced backlash for pressuring broadcasters over criticism of a conservative activist.

FCC主席Brendan Carr在参议院的听证会上表示, 该机构不是一个独立机构, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told a Senate hearing the agency is not an independent body, prompting the FCC to remove the term "independent" from its website. Kimmel对保守派积极分子查理·柯克(Charlie Kirk)发表言论后, Carr公开向广播公司施加压力,要求将ABC主持人Jimmy Kimmel撤走。 The change followed criticism over Carr’s public pressure on broadcasters to remove ABC host Jimmy Kimmel after Kimmel’s remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk. 民主党人指控Carr将公平竞争委员会政治化,违反第一修正案,破坏媒体自由,Sen. Ed Markey要求辞职。 Democrats accused Carr of politicizing the FCC, violating the First Amendment, and undermining media freedom, with Sen. Ed Markey calling for his resignation. Biden任命的人FCC专员Anna M. Gomez说,该机构的信誉因以批评者为目标而受到损害。 FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez, a Biden appointee, said the agency’s credibility was damaged by targeting critics. 共和党参议员将重点转向拜登行政政策,而卡尔则与特朗普总统一致,捍卫其维护公共利益的行动。 Republican senators shifted focus to Biden administration policies, while Carr, aligned with President Trump, defended his actions as upholding the public interest.