'Very big risk for Republicans': Trump appointee seen as already engaged in 'overreach'

Donald Trump's incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission sent a stern letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger that's seen as a threat to other news media outlets, and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona warned that these preemptive moves could alienate voters.

Trump appointee Brendan Carr signaled that he would take a more active role policing the media industry, pointing to the $15 million defamation settlement ABC News reached with the president-elect, and Cardona expressed alarm...