A spate of recent actions suggest that Brendan Carr, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is seeking to expand the agency’s purview to tackle a perceived liberal bias in the media and tech industries — even as critics question the FCC’s authority to do so.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is confronting Google with questions about allegations YouTube TV is implementing faith-based discrimination for denying a network's entry on its platform.

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has questioned if YouTube TV is potentially discriminating against faith-based programming by refusing to carry Great American Family, a network

The GOP war on the media is not the only reason for the free-falling trust numbers. But it’s a large slice of the story. So here’s a basic fact: A long time ago, the right initiated a scheme to encourage distrust and, no surprise, it worked—at least among Republicans and probably among GOP-leaning independents.

The FCC’s chair also asked the streamer for a briefing on their views regarding the reclassification of vMVPDs

Carr advocates greater control over social media by federal regulators, despite a reputation for supporting free speech.

Dozens of pages of emails reveal how Brendan Carr, the FCC’s Republican chairman and close confidante of President Trump, was cleared by ethics officials to write a chapter in the 922-page manifesto when he was a commissioner.

FCC chief Brendan Carr aims to 're-empower' local TV stations and he suggested that Congress consider tighter regulations on social media giants.