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Stephen Colbert says CBS released its statement "without ever talking to me" and talk shows have long been exempt from "equal time" rules (Jack Dunn/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stephen-colbert-cbs-james-talarico-…

Stephen Colbert Slams CBS for Statement About James Talarico Interview
Stephen Colbert slammed CBS for releasing a statement about his interview with Rep. James Talarico without his knowledge.

Texas Senate Race:
Joshua Haymes & Brooks Potteiger (Pete Hegseth's pastor)  
pray imprecatory psalms against James Talarico:
"I pray that God kills him.
Ultimately, that means killing his heart and raising him up to new life in Christ ...
If it would not be within God's will to do so, stop him by any means necessary."

Joshua Haymes And Brooks Potteiger Pray Imprecatory Psalms Against James Talarico
Joshua Haymes & Brooks Potteiger (Pete Hegseth's pastor) pray imprecatory psalms against James Talarico: "I pray that God kills him. Ultimately, that means killing his heart and raising him up to new life in Christ ... If it would not be within God's will to do so, stop him by any means necessary."

Trump didn't want people in the US to see Talarico on Television, therefore sharing his interview on YouTube,
#talarico

FCC commissioner criticizes Paramount's decision to block Stephen Colbert-James Talarico interview
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5741862-brendan-carr-fcc-censorship-colbert-talarico-interview/

Colbert defies CBS over interview with Texas Senate candidate (Avery Lotz/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/colbert-cbs-talarico-interview-fcc-trump-carr
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p120#a260218p120

"White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the authors of a New York Fed study that found that Americans pay for tariffs should be disciplined, in an interview with CNBC Wednesday morning."
Discipline The Truth Tellers? – Digby's Hullabaloo
https://digbysblog.net/2026/02/18/discipline-the-truth-tellers/

CBS says The Late Show was not prohibited from broadcasting a James Talarico interview and was given "legal guidance" that a broadcast could trigger an FCC rule (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cbs-d

CBS Denies Forcing Stephen Colbert to Not Air Talarico Interview Over FCC Rule
CBS said it did not force "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" to pull an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico from its TV broadcast Monday, contrary to the way the late-night host had framed it. Rather, according to CBS, its legal team provided "guidance" to "The Late Show" that Talarico's appearance could "trigger the FCC's equal-time rule."

What Stephen Colbert's spat with CBS is really about (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/18/colbert-cbs-fcc-talarico/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260219/p21#a260219p21

Brendan Carr confirms the FCC is investigating The View for potentially violating its equal-time rule and he was "highly entertained" by the Colbert/CBS drama (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/busin…

FCC Chair Confirms ‘View’ Probe, Says He’s ‘Entertained’ by Colbert-CBS Drama
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr confirmed the agency was investigating “The View” for potentially violating its equal-time rules over its interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico.

By not airing Colbert's interview with Talarico, CBS bowed to FCC pressure preemptively as the agency hasn't formally eliminated talk show equal time exemptions (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/steph

Stephen Colbert Says CBS Blocked James Talarico Interview
Stephen Colbert revealed CBS lawyers blocked his 'Late Show' interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over FCC equal time rule concerns.