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Rep. James Talarico vs. FCC Censorship: The Late Night TV Interview CBS Wouldn’t Air
CBS didn’t “ban” Stephen Colbert’s interview with Rep. James Talarico, but it wouldn’t air it either, citing FCC equal-time fears. That small decision exposes a bigger shift: late-night TV is suddenly being treated like campaign real estate, where a single guest can trigger legal blowback. Talarico, a fast-rising Texas Democrat with preacher-grade delivery and teacher clarity, became the test case. The real question is what happens to political speech when networks decide the safest move is silence.
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Sanctuary Cities, Federal Power, and the Real Fight Behind the “Ban”
Sanctuary city policies are often framed as politics, but they are really a bet on public safety. Research generally finds these policies do not increase crime, and in some cases reduce it. But Washington keeps coming back to the same pressure points, grants, lawsuits, and threats of withheld funding, and the same constitutional question: how far can the federal government go to compel local cooperation before courts say it has crossed the line?
