Overview

• Cruz, the first high-profile Republican to break ranks on the issue, compared Carr’s tactics to “Mafia methods” and warned they risk chilling speech.
• ABC and parent company Disney suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after Carr threatened fines or potential license action against stations airing the show.
• Owners of dozens of ABC-affiliated local stations said they would not carry the program following the regulator’s warnings.
• President Donald Trump praised Carr as a patriot and reiterated his call to consider revoking licenses of networks he views as hostile.
• Democratic lawmakers announced plans to introduce legislation to bolster protections for free expression in response to the episode.