White House Yanks FCC Nominee Who Bucked Social-Media Plan (1)

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0218390Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000173-b673-de5a-a57f-b677190d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">White House withdrew the nomination of Michael O’Rielly, who has <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"QBTJGNT0G1KX","_id":"00000173-b673-de5a-a57f-b677190d0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">expressed doubt about President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce legal protections for social media, for another term at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

The White House announced the action Monday in a notice sent to the Senate, which confirms nominees. The notice didn’t provide a reason for the decision.

The FCC has a 3-2 <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0120676D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000173-b673-de5a-a57f-b677190f0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Republican majority, and the vote of O’Rielly, a Republican, could be needed to advance Trump’s initiative. Both of the agency’s Democrats have expressed opposition to the president’s drive to narrow the shield against ...