PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating ABC’s The View for potential violations of the Equal Time Rule after featuring Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico.WHO WAS INVOLVED: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Texas State Representative James Talarico (D), ABC’s The View, and CBS’s Stephen Colbert.WHEN & WHERE: The investigation was confirmed on […] The post FCC Targets ‘The View’ for Enforcement, Dismisses Colbert-Talarico Hoax. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating ABC’s The View for potential violations of the Equal Time Rule after featuring Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico. WHO WAS INVOLVED: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Texas State Representative James Talarico (D), ABC’s The View, and CBS’s Stephen Colbert. WHEN & WHERE: The investigation was confirmed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026; the events involve ABC, CBS, and FCC guidance issued last month. KEY QUOTE: “We’re taking a look at it.” — Brendan Carr IMPACT: The investigation will examine political bias in media , while raising questions about the application of the Equal Time Rule. IN FULL Federal Communications Commission (FCC )…Open
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President Trump convened his top advisers on Wednesday for a meeting on the crisis with Iran , two U.S. officials tell Axios. - Trump was briefed on the nuclear talks held earlier this week in Geneva and the group discussed next steps. Why it matters: The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize. - A U.S. military operation in Iran would likely be a massive, weeks-long campaign that would look more like full-fledged war than last month's pinpoint operation in Venezuela, sources say. - Trump's military and rhetorical build-ups make it hard for him to back down without major concessions from Iran on its nuclear program. What they're saying: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…