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Jasmine Crockett Says She Has Not Been Invited On Colbert's Show Since Opponent's Segment Got Pulled

Talarico’s pulled interview and his claim that the FCC banned it are central to the controversy Crockett discussed.

Jasmine Crockett Says She Has Not Been Invited On Colbert's Show Since Opponent's Segment Got Pulled
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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Jasmine Crockett said she was never invited to appear on Stephen Colbert’s show after CBS pulled its interview with her Senate-race opponent, James Talarico. The article also reports Talarico’s fundraising surge and his claim that the FCC banned the interview.

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Texas state representative and Senate candidate whose Colbert interview was pulled

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Texas representative and Senate candidate discussing her lack of an invitation to Colbert’s program

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ALSO MENTIONED  Brendan Carr, FCC chairman commenting on the controversy

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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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