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Democrat showdown: Jasmine Crockett vs. James Talarico

Gonzales discusses Talarico’s Senate candidacy and the controversy over his interview with Stephen Colbert.

Democrat showdown: Jasmine Crockett vs. James Talarico
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BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales mocks Texas Senate candidates Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico while discussing the controversy over Stephen Colbert’s interview with Talarico. The article quotes CBS saying the show was given legal guidance about equal-time requirements, not prohibited from airing the interview.

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Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico Does Not Air on CBS

Outlets agree that CBS did not air Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on broadcast and that it later appeared online. The dispute centers on FCC equal-time concerns. Left-leaning outlets frame the decision as censorship or political pressure threatening speech. Center outlets largely recount competing accounts of CBS’s legal guidance and the FCC’s equal-time rules, with some attention to campaign effects. Right-leaning outlets more often challenge the censorship claim and emphasize equal-time concerns or political gain, though some coverage lays out competing accounts.

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