Who Is Brendan Carr? Meet the Regulator Behind Kimmel’s Removal

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission, is attracting the kind of attention that’s rarely bestowed upon his position.

By attacking late-night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel, leading to the suspension of his show, Carr has dominated the news cycle in the past 24 hours, enraging celebrities and pundits and prompting Democratic lawmakers to call for his resignation.