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NEW YORK (AP) — In a strongly worded filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying …

ABC-owned TV stations across the U.S. are criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for an early review of their broadcast licenses. On Thursday, WABC in New York called the move "unlawful" and "unconstitutional," accusing the FCC of targeting disfavored editorial voices. ABC stations in seven other markets filed similar objections. The FCC's action, initiated in April, focuses on stations in major cities like Los Angeles and New York. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says “broadcast licensees have a unique obligation to operate in the public interest.” Commissioner Anna Gomez, the FCC's sole Democrat, describes the reviews as an attack on the First Amendment. The dispute highlights tensions between the FCC and ABC over free speech and political scrutiny.