President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican Brendan Carr, an Elon Musk-backed critic of big tech, to lead the FCC, calling Carr a "warrior for Free Speech."

Carr last week accused big tech firms including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft of taking steps to censor Americans. Linda McMahon expected to be announced as secretary of commerce - report 11:50 Several roles in Donald Trump’s new team,

Donald Trump has picked Brendan Carr to serve as his next FCC chairman, selecting the senior Republican on the commission who has promised to rein in Big Tech. Carr’s choice had been expected. Trump nominated Carr to serve on the FCC in his first term.