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Brendan Carr

American lawyer, FCC commissioner (born 1979)

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Nov 5, 2025
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Are there reports of controversy involving Erika Kirk and Charlie Kirk?

Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, has been at the center of multiple controversies since his death: viral footage of her interactions at Turning Point USA events has triggered accusations of staged e...

Jan 22, 2026
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Who are the principal named architects of Project 2025 and what positions did they hold in government?

is a –led blueprint for a administration whose named architects include a mix of former Trump officials and conservative operatives; the most repeatedly identified figures in reporting are , , , , , a...

Jan 17, 2026
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Who are the named Project 2025 authors and where have they been appointed across the current administration?

A significant number of individuals who authored or contributed to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 have been nominated, appointed, or confirmed to roles in the current Trump administration, inc...

Dec 12, 2025

Have any sponsors pulled ads from Jimmy Kimmel Live after viewer complaints or social media campaigns?

Yes — in the September 2025 controversy over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, some local broadcasters preempted his show and a handful of advertisers an...

Jan 16, 2026

What are the documented policy proposals from Project 2025 that current appointees are attempting to implement?

Project 2025 is a 900‑page "Mandate for Leadership" playbook from the Heritage Foundation that maps hundreds of conservative executive‑branch changes and personnel plans; in the first year of the curr...

Oct 8, 2025

Is jimmy Kimmel suing karoline leavitt?

Jimmy Kimmel is not shown to be suing Karoline Leavitt based on the provided reporting: none of the cited sources document a lawsuit initiated by Kimmel against Leavitt, and recent coverage centers on...

Oct 4, 2025

Which Republican lawmakers have publicly denounced Trump's actions as authoritarian?

Several news analyses identify a mix of Republican lawmakers who have publicly criticized actions by former President Trump or his administration as authoritarian or dangerous, but the lists and conte...

Jan 29, 2026

Who are the key architects of Project 2025 and where are they serving in the current administration?

—an ambitious –linked blueprint to remake the executive branch—was written and compiled by a network of former officials and conservative operatives, several of whom now occupy senior roles in the cur...

Nov 20, 2025

Which Jimmy Kimmel Live sponsors have been criticized for their advertising?

Available reporting shows advertisers and sponsor groups drew scrutiny during the September 2025 controversy over ABC’s temporary pull of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Kimmel’s monologue about the killing ...

Oct 20, 2025

trump is following project 2025

Donald Trump’s 2025 administration shows with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 in personnel and some early executive actions, but public reporting also documents gaps and lacks a single smoking‑...

Oct 6, 2025

Abc anchor suspended over comment heard by hegseth

The original statement conflates two different threads: reporting about Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth activities and a separate news story about ABC suspending a late-night host. The rel...

Jan 16, 2026

Which Project 2025 authors hold current federal positions and what offices do they lead?

Several authors of Project 2025 now occupy senior roles in the federal government: Russell Vought is serving as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Brendan Carr is leading the Federal Com...

Jan 29, 2026

Is there a publicly available list of Project 2025 contributors and the government positions they later held?

Yes — multiple publicly available compilations identify people who contributed to and track which contributors were later nominated, appointed or confirmed to government posts — but there is no single...

Jan 16, 2026

Which specific Project 2025 policies have been implemented and who authored them?

Project 2025 — a nearly 900‑page conservative blueprint convened by the Heritage Foundation — has served as both a policy playbook and a personnel roster that the second Trump administration has used ...

Dec 6, 2025

did the federal government ban jimmy kimmel

The federal government did not formally “ban” Jimmy Kimmel, but the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, publicly urged broadcasters to stop airing his ABC show after...

Oct 9, 2025

What are the grounds for Johnny Joey Jones' defamation claim against The View hosts?

None of the provided documents contain evidence or reporting about a defamation claim filed by Johnny Joey Jones against the hosts of The View; every supplied analysis indicates the sources discuss ot...

Jan 29, 2026

Did Brandon Carr threaten ABC to get rid of Jimmy Kimmel?

The contemporaneous reporting shows chair publicly urged , and local affiliate licensees to take action over ’s monologue and warned of “additional work for the FCC ahead,” language widely interpreted...

Jan 24, 2026

FCC pressure by Trump

and FCC Chair have been repeatedly reported to to punish or cajole broadcasters and platforms perceived as hostile to the administration, using threats about licenses, inquiries, and regulatory levera...

Jan 5, 2026

How many former Project 2025 contributors currently hold Senate‑confirmed positions in the administration and what are their roles?

A minimum of five individuals who are identified as contributors to Project 2025 hold Senate‑confirmed positions in the current administration: Russell Vought (Director, Office of Management and Budge...

Nov 17, 2025

Potential changes to Section 230 liability for social media in 2025?

Congress, federal agencies, and outside experts are actively advancing multiple, competing paths to change Section 230 in 2025: bipartisan draft bills to “sunset” the law, Administration and DOJ propo...