FCC fast-tracks ABC license renewals amid DEI probe and Trump pressure
The FCC, led by a Trump‑appointed chair, has expedited the early renewal of eight ABC local stations’ licenses (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, San Francisco, Raleigh–Durham, and Fresno) as part of an ongoing Disney DEI practices probe, a move critics argue is political retaliation tied to Donald and Melania Trump’s backlash against Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania joke.