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The Trump Administration's FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, has already made some moves when it comes to media. Only two days on the job, Carr reinstated complaints against ABC, CBS, and NBC for bias against Trump during the 2024 election. Last Thursday, he ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS for allegedly running advertisements. We discuss how the FCC regulates media and protects free speech. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.

Dallas in particular is a hub for library-media collaborations.

The nation will move in two very different directions depending on who becomes the next president. Experts say democracy is at stake— and according to the polling, it’s a toss-up.So how are you feeling? Are you extra stressed and anxious? The uncertainty of this is on my last nerve as well. We’re going to talk about news anxiety.

Voice of America's chief national correspondent, Steve Herman, tells us about his latest book, "Behind the White House Curtain." Herman covered the White House under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden. His book discusses inner workings of the White House press corps and the relationship between the president and the press.

From the Founding Fathers to fake news, relations between American presidents and the media have been contentious throughout the country's history.…