Stephen Colbert says CBS barred a Texas Senate candidate interview over FCC election rules, raising questions about media pressure and political access.

Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.

Talarico posted a nearly minute-long clip of his interview with Colbert on X, calling it “the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.”