Republican, Democratic FCC commissioners stepping down this week [View all]
Source: Yahoo! News/Reuters
Wed, June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two members of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday they plan to resign this week giving President Donald Trump two more seats to fill on the U.S. telecom regulator.
Republican Nathan Simington was confirmed in December 2020 to the five-member FCC after he led a regulatory effort during Trump's first term in office seeking to rein in social media companies, and could have stayed on until the end of the year. Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, who could have stayed until 2028, said he plans to step down this week.
Meanwhile the Senate has not yet voted on the nomination of Senate aide Olivia Trusty to serve on the panel. That could temporarily leave the FCC with one Republican and one Democratic commissioner. Turnover at the FCC is common during changes in presidential administrations.
The departures come as Trump has pressured Republican FCC Chair Brendan Carr to strip CBS of its broadcast licenses after Trump sued CBS News seeking $20 billion over its editing of a "60 Minutes" interview in October 2024 with then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Trump has fired Democratic commissioners on other independent agencies including the Federal Trade Commission.
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