ABC Warns FCC Equal-Time Push Could Chill Free Speech on The View
ABC argues in a 52-page filing that the FCC’s renewed equal-time scrutiny of The View would chill First Amendment rights by allowing the government to pick which viewpoints appear, noting the ongoing discrepancy in treatment between talk shows and radio and the infeasibility of forcing time for every candidate; the filing comes as Carr’s investigation into a Democratic candidate appearance on The View and related FCC licensing actions intensify regulatory pressure on editorial discretion ahead of the 2026 midterms.