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   AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview   
   with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from   
   Monday night's broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory   
   guidance from the Trump administration on giving equal time to political   
   candidates.   
      
   The issue came just hours before early voting opened Tuesday in Texas'   
   primary elections, which feature hotly contested Senate nomination races   
   in both parties.   
      
   "He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our   
   network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on   
   the broadcast," Colbert said on his program, "The Late Show with Stephen   
   Colbert."   
      
   WATCH: CBS says Colbert cancelation was financial decision, but timing   
   raises questions   
      
   "Then I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have   
   him on, I could not mention me not having him on. And because my network   
   clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."   
      
   CBS disputed Colbert's account, denying that his show was told it couldn't   
   interview Talarico. Instead, CBS said Tuesday, "The show was provided   
   legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule."   
      
   Talarico is in a spirited contest for the Democratic nomination as media   
   institutions are navigating around changing broadcast guidance, issued   
   under the Trump administration, governing how they interview political   
   candidates. His main opponent is U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and both have   
   built national profiles through viral social media clips.   
      
   On the Republican side, four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is facing the   
   political fight of his career against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton   
   and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt. Paxton stepped up his campaign with a Monday   
   night rally in Tyler in east Texas.   
      
   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/stephen-colbert-says-cbs-pulled-   
   candidate-interview-ahead-of-early-voting-in-texas   
      
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