Trump’s FCC Nominee Nathan Simington Confirmed by Senate

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Trump’s FCC Nominee Nathan Simington Confirmed by Senate
President Donald Trump greets the crowd before he leaves at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit in Washington on Dec. 8, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), paving the way for a potential partisan deadlock at the agency depending on the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

Nathan Simington, who has helped lead a regulatory effort seeking to rein in social media companies, was confirmed 49-46 along party lines to the five-member FCC amid intense opposition from Democrats and digital rights groups.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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