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Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico, left, with CBS late night host Stephen Colbert in an interview relegated by network executives to YouTube only, Feb. 17, 2026. (CBS via YouTube)

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Left-wing late night and the law: The latest Colbert controversy highlights dated broadcast regulations

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February 27, 2026 4:57 am

US President Donald Trump gestures as he concludes his remarks during the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026.

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Jimmy Kimmel carps over Trump’s record-breaking State of the Union: ‘Play him off’

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February 25, 2026 9:14 am

FILE - Oscar Villanueva holds a sign in support of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel outside El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where his late-night show is staged, in Los Angeles, Sept. 18, 2025.

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Viewers bombarded ‘snowflake’ FCC with complaints when Jimmy Kimmel’s show was pulled over Charlie Kirk comments

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February 20, 2026 3:02 pm

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill.

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FCC chairman denies ‘hoax’ that agency blocked Colbert-Talarico interview: ‘Highly entertained’

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February 18, 2026 4:25 pm

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Colbert is ‘not interested’ in giving ‘both sides’ a spot on his show: Joe Concha

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February 18, 2026 12:33 pm

U.S. Senate primary candidate, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, participates in a debate with Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, during the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Convention, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Georgetown, Texas. (Bob Daemmrich/Texas Tribune via AP, Pool)

Entertainment

What is the FCC equal time rule at center of Colbert-Talarico interview controversy?

David Zimmermann -

February 17, 2026 4:41 pm

This photo combination shows Stephen Colbert, left, in Los Angeles, Sept. 12, 2022 and Texas Rep. James Talarico, Aug. 16, 2025, in Chicago.

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Colbert posts James Talarico interview on YouTube after CBS pulls it off air over FCC equal time rule

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February 17, 2026 11:53 am

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Trump says dinner with Bill Maher was a ‘waste of time’

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February 14, 2026 4:12 pm

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Stephen Colbert ‘discussed’ running for office with family

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January 28, 2026 1:03 pm

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FCC warns late-night and daytime talk shows about political equal-time exemptions

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January 21, 2026 7:06 pm

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Tag: Late Night Shows

Left-wing late night and the law: The latest Colbert controversy highlights dated broadcast regulations

Jimmy Kimmel carps over Trump’s record-breaking State of the Union: ‘Play him off’

Viewers bombarded ‘snowflake’ FCC with complaints when Jimmy Kimmel’s show was pulled over Charlie Kirk comments

FCC chairman denies ‘hoax’ that agency blocked Colbert-Talarico interview: ‘Highly entertained’

Colbert is ‘not interested’ in giving ‘both sides’ a spot on his show: Joe Concha

What is the FCC equal time rule at center of Colbert-Talarico interview controversy?

Colbert posts James Talarico interview on YouTube after CBS pulls it off air over FCC equal time rule

Stephen Colbert ‘discussed’ running for office with family

FCC warns late-night and daytime talk shows about political equal-time exemptions

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