One of the biggest policy questions for Trump's second term is whether his personnel decisions would reflect the populist rhetoric he channeled on the campaign trail - or the laissez-faire principles traditionally favored by conservatives.

When it comes to reining in Big Tech, so far the populists seem to be winning out. Trump in recent weeks has tapped a slew of conservatives critical of tech giants such as Google

An FCC veteran who has praised Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Brendan Carr has outlined plans to remove regulations conservatives consider overbearing or outdated.

Brendan Carr could shake up a quiet agency that licenses radio and TV airwaves and caps phone costs. Observers worry he'll make it a political weapon for the right.

US President-elect Donald Trump has named "big tech" critic Brendan Carr to lead the US communications regulator, after he takes office in January 2025. Carr has attacked what he sees as the censorship of conservative viewpoints by top social media firms other than X,

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration's telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said in a statement on Sunday.