FCC reinstates complaints against ABC, CBS and NBC for 2024 election coverage

Before Trump appointee Brendan Carr stepped in, outgoing chair had rejected complaints as trying to weaponize' FCC

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

Last week, then FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said the commission was rejecting complaints that seek to weaponize the licensing authority of the FCC in a way that is fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment". Then, on Wednesday, the FCC said in a series of orders the complaints had been dismissed prematurely based on an insufficient investigatory record".