Colbert said that he was surprised by a network statement that denied Colbert had been told he couldn't air an interview with a Texas Senate candidate for fear of triggering a little-known “equal time” rule by the FCC.

Federal Communication Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has used an arcane rule to unsettle President Trump's least favorite TV networks.

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.

With a printed copy of a CBS statement on his desk, Colbert used a dog poop bag to crumple up the piece of paper and throw it away.

Stephen Colbert’s comments that network executives pulled his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration has prompted a conversation about how media outlets treat political coverage.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr addressed Stephen Colbert's claims that CBS pulled a Democratic lawmaker's interview over federal regulatory concerns.

MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell has torn into CBS for the network’s alleged refusal to air an interview with a rising young Democrat. The uproar began after Stephen Colbert revealed to his studio audience that the MAGA-curious network had decided to pull Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s interview on The Late Show,

MS NOW panelists on "Deadline White House" were shocked by CBS calling Stephen Colbert a liar amid the FCC-James Talarico dust up.