Sohn: Dark Money Fueled FCC Nomination Failure
Gigi Sohn has weighed in on the political forces that prevented her from taking a seat on the FCC after her nomination by President Joe …
Gigi Sohn has weighed in on the political forces that prevented her from taking a seat on the FCC after her nomination by President Joe …
Gigi Sohn, who withdrew her nomination to the FCC in March, has been named executive director of the American Association for Public …
Its official. On Sunday night, the White House sent out a note that it had informed the Senate it has withdrawn the nomination of Gigi Sohn …
The Biden administration appears to be in no hurry to withdraw the nomination of Gigi Sohn, its first choice for the third Democratic seat …
For over a year, Gigi Sohn stayed relatively silent as she faced a barrage of attacks over her
nomination to the FCC, which had languished …
Gigi Sohn, President Biden’s nominee to the FCC, withdrew her name Tuesday after two years of partisan gridlock delayed her confirmation. In …
President Biden’s nominee for an open seat on the FCC, Gigi Sohn, appears stalled in committee and is in danger of failing to reach the full …
FCC nominee Gigi Sohn said she thinks the agency should investigate DirecTV's deplatforming of right-leaning cable news channels …
The Senate Commerce Committee today once again vetted public interest lawyer Gigi Sohn for the long-vacant third Democratic seat on the …
President Joe Biden's pick for a key fifth seat on the FCC will tell lawmakers that industry opponents have sought to scuttle her nomination …
Citing a smear campaign to continue to prevent Gigi Sohn from being seated as the fifth FCC commissioner, former Fox and ABC/Disney …
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is urging Congress to move the nomination of Gigi Sohn to be the fifth member of the FCC. “It is outrageous that …
It is beginning to look like the 2-2 deadlock that has marked the FCC for the past two years is not about to come to an end in the …
The opponents of Gigi Sohn's nomination to the FCC are bringing out their familiar artillery in their effort to keep her off the agency, …
A coalition of Hispanic groups is renewing calls for President Biden to “name a person of Latino descent” to the FCC. The campaign comes as …
President Joe Biden, who at first did not succeed in getting his FCC nominee confirmed, or even voted on the the full Senate, is try, trying …
The key Democrat’s confirmation remains stuck in committee.
Prospects for Gigi Sohn — a controversial nominee to join the FCC who is a major proponent of restoring so-called “net neutrality” rules …
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, who heads the panel that overseas the FCC, said the nomination of Democrat Gigi Sohn to fill …
Various unions, communications and otherwise, are pushing Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Commerce Committee chair Maria …
Gigi Sohn may soon take a seat as FCC commissioner thanks to Democrats' narrow victories in US midterm Senate races around the country, …
One year ago today, President Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to the empty spot on the FCC. Sohn, a longtime consumer advocate who worked for the …
Supporters of Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the FCC have gotten together on a letter to congressional leaders, clearly hoping that the weight of …
The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), which represents 800 FCC employees, has come out in support of the nomination of Gigi Sohn for …
James Erwin: "With their razor-thin Senate majority at risk, Democrats want to notch a few last-minute accomplishments before the November …
Supporters of FCC nominee Gigi Sohn are dismissing a call over the weekend by advocacy group ALLvanza for President Joe Biden to drop Sohn’s …
The Biden administration’s controversial choice of Gigi Sohn to fill an open seat on the FCC has been in Senate confirmation limbo for …
Last month, the Biden administration passed a regrettable milestone: 500 days without seating a fully functional FCC. The president’s …
It’s not looking good for Gigi Sohn’s nomination to fill the third Democratic seat on the FCC, one that’s extremely long-vacant — for well …
FCC nominee Gigi Sohn has faced a mix of poor timing, bad luck and opposition from some lawmakers, making her confirmation at once more …
Congress hasn't budged on President Biden's pick for a key tie-breaking FCC seat as the clock ticks down on the chance for a vote. Why it …
News Corp.'s Wall Street Journal editorial board this week continued its push to defeat the nomination of Gigi Sohn for the fifth Democratic …
The 2-2 Democrat-Republican deadlock at the agency means that many media issues are left hanging, including some important to the Biden …
It appears that two can play at the game of six-figure ad campaigns targeted at FCC nominees — in this case, the nomination of Gigi Sohn to …
Some former Democratic members of Congress have joined what is increasingly a concerted effort to block the nomination of Gigi Sohn, …
The FCC should conclude its long-overdue, congressionally mandated quadrennial review of whether its media ownership regulations are …
Fans in the association sphere called on the Senate to confirm Democratic nominee Gigi Sohn to fill the fifth seat on the FCC, which has …
House Democrats made a point of noting the absence of a fifth FCC commissioner — specifically Democratic nominee Gigi Sohn — at the first …
Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee have so far blocked the nominations of Georgetown University law professor Alvaro Bedoya to the …
A divided Senate Commerce Committee finally voted Thursday (March 3) along party lines to send Gigi Sohn‘s nomination to the FCC to the full …
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday told lawmakers that it opposes the nomination of longtime net-neutrality supporter Gigi Sohn to …
The broadcast networks on Feb. 11 signed off on Locast‘s $700,000 settlement of a court ruling that the now-shuttered streaming platform had …
More than two months after the Senate delayed a vote on Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the FCC, her name is included on a list of presidential …
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) has set March 3 for a vote by her committee on the nomination of Gigi Sohn for the …
FCC nominee Gigi Sohn faced a strongly divided Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday at the second hearing on her nomination to the agency‘s …
Says neither net neutrality nor copyright stands should be disqualifying.
President Biden’s FCC nominee Gigi Sohn will face questions from a Senate panel once again on Wednesday amid ongoing delays to her …
The drawn-out confirmation process for FCC nominee Gigi Sohn was further delayed last week by a medical emergency, and the more time that …
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) has scheduled a second nomination hearing for Democratic FCC nominee Gigi Sohn. The hearing is slated for 10 …