The speech police came for Colbert

Published: (February 19, 2026 at 10:08 AM EST)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

Overview

Generally speaking, arcane and mostly unenforced FCC rules are not the province of late‑night talk shows. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr seems intent on changing that, though; not long after causing a ruckus that briefly took Jimmy Kimmel off the air, his vague threats appear to have been enough to convince CBS to tell Stephen Colbert not to air an interview. Which, of course, became a whole thing.

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