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Trump Wants the FCC to Punish a Journalist for One Word

Trump threatens NBC's Welker with FCC punishment, the FBI loosens hiring standards, West Point fires its climate scientist, and a judge blocks speech-based deportations

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Aug 31, 2026
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Trump is threatening to send the FCC after an NBC journalist who accurately described his endorsement record as “mixed.” The FBI has quietly dropped its ban on hiring applicants who have patronized sex workers, stolen from employers, or engaged in bestiality. West Point fired its only climate sci…

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