02-03-2017 19:29 via theverge.com

Trump pulls Obama’s final FCC nominee

President Trump has pulled the Obama administration’s final FCC nominee, former commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. The action suggests it’ll be even longer before the agency is restored to its typical five-leader status, and it opens up the possibility that Trump will break with long-running norms and stack the commission with conservatives.
The FCC is supposed to be led by five people: a chairperson and four commissioners, all nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. T
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