FCC chair invites bipartisan backlash as MAGA battle with press intensifies

FCC chair threatens networks' licenses as Trump criticizes Iran war coverage

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.

FCC chair threatens to pull licenses of broadcasters airing 'distortions' about the Iran war - Business Insider

MAGA ramps up pressure on Trump to dump Cornyn

<p><a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">President Trump</a>, already at odds with many MAGA leaders over Iran, is getting pressured hard by MAGA activists not to endorse Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for reelection. <strong>Why it matters: </strong>This is the most unified, intense, in-his-face MAGA campaign yet to push Trump into picking sides in a pivotal fight — the GOP establishment or his base. Trump was leaning toward backing Cornyn before MAGA went ballistic, officials tell Axios.</p><hr><ul><li>Republican leaders see Cornyn as way more electable than scandal-stained GOP challenger, state Attorney General Ken Paxton. A loss in November could jeopardize Republicans' Senate majority.</li></ul><p><strong>Zoom in:</strong> Cornyn and Paxton finished atop the field in last week's Republican primary and are headed for a May 26 runoff.</p><ul><li>Trump has said he plans to endorse in the race, and his choice will be viewed as the favorite. </li><...

FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation

Novelist Dinaw Mengestu on the battle for freedom of expression

As he takes on the presidency of PEN America, Dinaw Mengestu explains why defending a plurality of voices is crucial at a time of censorship and revisionism. He also discusses how the organisation is working to rebuild its credibility after criticism over its failure to condemn the war in Gaza in 2023. The award-winning author’s fourth novel, “Someone Like Us”, has just been published in France, and Mengestu tells us about the personal elements he has woven into this story of an Ethiopian-American grappling with his identity. We also discuss the immigrant experience in the United States and why notions of “us” and “them” remain such divisive forces in public debate.

Justice Dept. Legal Threat Complicates Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair

An investigation of the Federal Reserve was thwarted on Friday, but a department appeal could reimpose an obstacle in Kevin Warsh’s path.