# Brendan Carr is one firing away from an unchecked FCC

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- The Verge, 2026-08-12 13:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/policy/978783/trump-fcc-nominee-quorum

> President Donald Trump already has a Republican majority on the Federal Communications Commission, the agency overseeing America’s communications systems. A new nomination could give him a path to exclude opposing voices altogether. The FCC currently consists of two Republicans and one Democrat. The move could nevertheless expose the administration to legal risk. Brendan Carr is therefore described as being one firing away from an agency without effective internal opposition.