Dozens of pages of emails reveal how Brendan Carr, the FCC’s Republican chairman and close confidante of President Trump, was cleared by ethics officials to write a chapter in the 922-page manifesto when he was a commissioner.

Carr advocates greater control over social media by federal regulators, despite a reputation for supporting free speech.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency’s review of the proposed Skydance-Paramount Global merger is far from finished, as the two companies have said that they expect to complete the deal by the summer.