What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission

Sep 18, 2025, 4:35 PM | Updated: Aug 19, 2026, 6:56 pm

FILE - Brendan Carr listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 24, 2020. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via AP, File)

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